Phantom wallet launches Android mobile app

The operator of the Phantom wallet on the Solana blockchain announced the launch of the mobile version of the app for Android devices.

1/ Phantom is officially live on Android! We are so excited to bring the world’s friendliest crypto wallet to the world’s most popular mobile OS.

Download 👉 https://t.co/da93RmUXz0 pic.twitter.com/YEQBeoezzS

— Phantom (@phantom) April 18, 2022

Phantom announced the launch of the wallet’s mobile version in November 2021. In December they announced that they would conduct auctions for the right to access the beta version of the iOS app in a Dutch auction format, but under community pressure they abandoned these plans.

1/5 — Hey everyone — we hear your feedback loud and clear and we’ll be changing our approach to how we distribute our iOS beta invites.

— Phantom (@phantom) December 28, 2021

The Android product received a feature set similar to the iOS app. Users can send, receive and exchange digital assets, including DeFi tokens and NFTs.

According to the press release, more than 50,000 people participated in the app’s beta testing.

As reported in January 2021, the Phantom operator closed a Series B funding round of $109 million. It was led by venture-capital firm Paradigm.