Bluewallet, one of the most popular lightning network wallets launched a new app for Apple Watches on Sunday, that will enable the Apple smartwatch users to receive bitcoin’s experimental lightning payments with just a few taps.
A sneak peek of the app was released through a tweet, weeks ago by Bluewallet and as of today, the app is officially downloadable from the iTunes store.
https://twitter.com/bluewalletio/status/1108088791330365441
With the aid of the app, the transactors can generate a QR code using the smartwatch app. The square-shaped barcode could then be scanned by someone else via their smartphone in order to send over a payment. Nuno Coelho, the Product and UX engineer describes the app as an experiment while speaking to CoinDesk:
“It’s a small experiment we’re doing to put wallets on the watch. The first releases will be simple, allowing you to receive lightning payments.”
While smartphones are extremely popular, smartwatches have had been gaining traction owing to their convenience of tracking health and viewing phone notifications without actually pulling out the phone. In a similar context, Bluewallet is experimenting to see if users may like their watch to conveniently serve the purpose of bitcoin payments as well. Coehlo told the publishing:
“Sometimes the convenience of just [receiving bitcoin] with two taps from your wrist can be a relevant user experience, specially on the go or if you need to be fast.”
He further added that the watch comes in handy when you’re buying bitcoin from someone, but “don’t feel comfortable” taking out your phone. Coehlo stresses that this is an experiment, adding that lightning technology in itself is at an experimental stage they are not sure how many users will be interested in using the app. He added that:
“If feedback is good, we’ll spend more time on the project. It’s a very early stage industry so we’re trying to figure out how to build this stuff properly.”
Helmed by a team of three developers, Bluewallet is currently working on a variety of features to expand the wallet, Coehlo elaborated:
“We would also like to move from being a third-party service, minimizing trust. That’s our most important goal at the moment. ”
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