Hive Keychain Mobile v2.2

v2.2 is now live on Android and iOS, bringing you no less than four new features! Read on to see what's new!

Onboard your friends!

You can now onboard your friends to Hive within seconds using Keychain mobile Apps.
Here's how it works:

Your friend downloads Keychain and goes through the onboarding process: Create account > Create with a friend
They can then choose their username, create their keys, and copy them to store them safely outside of Keychain
A QR Code containing their public keys will then be generated
You can then scan this QR Code to get to a confirmation page
An account creation ticket will be used if available, or the HIVE price of an account creation (currently 3.000 HIVE) otherwise
You can optionally add an HP or RC delegation
Once the account is created on your side, your friend will be redirected to Keychain main screen

This process allows one to onboard easily IRL, without having access to the new users' private keys. We hope this will be useful to bring the next generation of Hivers to the chain!

Open Peak Notifications

You can now activate Open Peak Notifications on mobile!
Simply go to Settings > Notifications to opt in.
Note that the activation is account-bound and that if you are already using it on the extension, the same configuration will be shared.

Key change detection

This feature simply compares the keys stored within Keychain with the public keys associated with your account.
If they do not match, you will be asked if you changed the keys yourself, in which case you should update your Keys in Keychain to use your account correctly.
If not, chances are that you are under attack, in which case time is of the essence and you should seek help in the relevant channels.

Vesting routes change detection

Attacks can also be carried out by changing vesting routes, in which case HIVE will be sent to another account when you power down.
The feature works similarly to the key change detection and checks for change every time the App launches. If a change is detected, it will be displayed and you will be asked if the changes were intentional.

About the iOS App

A few points related to the difficulties of getting an update to pass Apple review for blockchain-related Apps:

it took us many iterations to make them understand that blockchain "accounts" are not web2 accounts and cannot be deleted upon user request, hence the lack of recent updates for Apple users
we had to disable swaps on iOS, and remove a few dApps from the Ecosystem page. You can still access swaps from the internal browser at https://swapwidget.hive-keychain.com/?username=YOUR_USERNAME
we discovered a small bug right after passing the review, that causes a crash when navigating out of the in-app browser. It has already been fixed in a new version awaiting Apple review. In the meantime, if you are affected, simply click on the "restart" button on the error page and you will be brought back to the main screen. Sorry for the inconvenience 🙏