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guid: /Last-Week-in-LineageOS-6
title: Last couple of weeks at LineageOS
author: harryyoud
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="april-fools">April Fool’s</h3>
<p>We’re glad so many of you have enjoyed (and fallen for) our April Fool’s antics.</p>

<p>To be absolutely clear:</p>

<ul>
  <li>VoLTE is the name of our (temporary) mascot (who is retiring on Friday). If you haven’t seen it yet, check out our <a href="http://lineageos.org/Announcing-our-Mascot/">blog post</a>.</li>
  <li>br0zip is a harmless just-for-fun app shipping on LineageOS 14.1 builds from 3rd April to 7th April (<em>Disclaimer: It does not actually produce functional ROMs</em>)</li>
  <li>VoLTE, our mascot, is also in the bootanimation on LineageOS 14.1 builds from 3rd April to 7th April</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-20th-march">Major changes since 20th March</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Wiki refresh! Our wiki now has a brand new material design, courtesy of Aykut Yilmaz. We’ve also made the URLs a bit prettier and reorganised a few pages. <a href="http://wiki.lineageos.org">Check it out</a></li>
  <li>New gallery app
    <ul>
      <li>Easier navigation between timeline, albums and videos</li>
      <li>Fullscreen video playback</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Made LineageOS Updater more reliable. It should no longer corrupt or break downloads under certain circumstances</li>
  <li>New floating button in the Recorder app: You can now choose <em>when</em> to begin a screen recording. Pressing record will create a floating view, from which you can begin the recording.</li>
  <li><a href="https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/topic:YOLO">YOLO</a></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>Lenovo Vibe K5 / K5 Plus - A6020 - <em>maintainers: shr3ps, scritch007, danielstuart14</em></li>
  <li>ARK Benefit A3 - peach - <em>maintainer: lolmaxlik</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy Note II (GSM LTE) - t0lte - <em>maintainer: poisonninja</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy Note II (SK Telecom) - t0lteskt - <em>maintainer: filiprss</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy Note II (Korea) - t0ltektt - <em>maintainer: filiprrs</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus - kccat6 - <em>maintainer: cvxda</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A - lentislte - <em>maintainer: cvxda</em></li>
  <li>Motorola Moto Z - griffin - <em>maintainers: vache, shr3ps</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Removed 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>HTC One Max (GSM) - t6
    <ul>
      <li>No longer maintained</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>HTC One Max (Verizon) - t6vzw
    <ul>
      <li>No longer maintained</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>


guid: /Last-2-Weeks-in-LineageOS-7
title: Last couple of weeks at LineageOS
author: invisiblek
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Last-2-Weeks-in-LineageOS-7/
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="aosp-712-merge-and-april-security-patches">AOSP 7.1.2 Merge and April Security Patches</h3>
<p>We’ve merged up the N branch to 7.1.2. This merge includes all AOSP security patches and features to the platform. Builds starting April 14th will include these.</p>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-the-3rd-of-april">Major changes since the 3rd of April</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Android 7.1.2</li>
  <li>Fixed Extra Tiles issues leading to increased battery usage problems</li>
  <li>Many minor bugfixes</li>
  <li>Website and wiki are now using https by default</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.lineageos.org/Last-Week-in-LineageOS-6/">April fools</a> (VoLTE and Br0zip) are now gone</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="donations">Donations</h3>

<p>You can now make Bitcoin donations, but for those who’re not comfortable with this currency, we’re working on setting up other platforms you can contribute to. To let you know how all those donations will be used, we’ve set up the <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/costs.html">monthly LineageOS infra costs</a> wiki page.</p>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>HTC M9 (GSM) - himaul - <em>maintainers: rashed, raymanfx</em></li>
  <li>HTC M9 (Verizon) - himawl - <em>maintainers: flyhalf205, rashed, raymanfx</em></li>
  <li>Letv LeEco Le 2 (International) - s2 - <em>maintainer: codeworkx</em></li>
  <li>Letv LeEco LePro3 - zl1 - <em>maintainers: codeworkx, jrior001</em></li>
  <li>LG L90 - w7 - <em>maintainer: mobiusm</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 LTE (Sprint) - lt02ltespr - <em>maintainer: deadman96385</em></li>
  <li>Yu Yuphoria - lettuce - <em>maintainers: h2o64, mikeioannina, TheStrix</em></li>
  <li>Yu Yureka - tomato - <em>maintainers: h2o64, Meninblack007, mikeioannina</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Changes to 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE Korean variants (t0ltektt,t0lteskt) are now unified under t0ltekor - <em>maintainers: filiprrs, PoisonNinja</em></li>
  <li>Samsung Galaxy S5 US Celullar (klteusc) has been merged into Samsung Galaxy S5 (klte). To continue receiving updates, flash the latest klte build, as this is the last week of klteusc builds.</li>
</ul>

<p>Removed 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>Nextbit Robin - ether
    <ul>
      <li>Temporarily disabled by maintainers until major bugs are addressed</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>


guid: /Changelog-8
title: Changelog 8 - May ASB, Jelly, Donations and More Servers
author: harryyoud
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-the-18th-of-april">Major changes since the 18th of April</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Merged android-7.1.2_r8 tag (<a href="https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01">May Security Patches</a>). All builds from May 1st will include these.</li>
  <li>A new app, codenamed Jelly, is our brand new browser focused to work on low-end devices in order to replace the old insecure AOSP browser. It relies on the system webview, so you can be sure you’re safe as long as your webview is up to date
    <ul>
      <li>Gello is not dead and it’s being rebased on a newer Chromium version (m58). We will give more details about this in the future</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The location tile in Quick Settings has been much improved, and you can now change between different modes of location, similar to that in Settings</li>
  <li>We’ve added an autobrightness toggle in Quick Settings next to the brightness slider</li>
  <li>Sorting should now work correctly for non-latin characters in Trebuchet</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="changes-to-infrastructure">Changes to infrastructure</h3>

<p>We’ve made some changes to our infrastructure which should speed up Gerrit, and as a bonus, should reduce monthly expenditure. You can view our current costs <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/costs/">on the wiki</a>.</p>

<p>Alongside this, we’ve also added to our number of build slaves, so we should be able to blitz through the daily list of devices builds much quicker now. Thanks to the Academic Computer Club at Umeå University for providing the agrippa, iktinos, and kallikrates build slaves.</p>

<h3 id="paypal-donations">PayPal Donations</h3>

<p>As mentioned by the <a href="https://lineageos.org/Last-2-Weeks-in-LineageOS-7/">last review post</a>, you can make Bitcoin donations. As of this week, you can also make PayPal donations. The links for doing this, and information on how your money will be spent, are available on the <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/costs/">costs section of our wiki</a>.</p>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/addison">Motorola Moto Z Play - addison</a> - <em>maintainer: Alberto97</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/serranodsdd">Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International Dual SIM) - serranodsdd</a> - <em>maintainer: arco</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hiaeuhl">HTC One A9 (International GSM) - hiaeuhl</a> - <em>maintainer: intervigil</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hiaeul">HTC One A9 (US GSM) - hiaeul</a> - <em>maintainer: intervigil</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/chagallwifi">Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Wi-Fi - chagallwifi</a> - <em>maintainers: deadman96385, DarkExistence</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ha3g">Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (International 3G) - ha3g</a> - <em>maintainers: tincho5588, deadman96385</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h910">LG V20 (AT&amp;T) - h910</a> - <em>maintainer: albinoman887</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ls997">LG V20 (Sprint) - ls997</a> - <em>maintainer: albinoman887</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996">LG V20 (US Cellular/North American Unlocked) - us996</a> - <em>maintainer: albinoman887</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vs995">LG V20 (Verizon) - vs995</a> - <em>maintainer: albinoman887</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/natrium">Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus - natrium</a> - <em>maintainers: Luk1337, luca020400</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Changes to 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/serrano3gxx">Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G) - serrano3gxx</a> - moved from 13.0 to 14.1</li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/serranoltexx">Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International LTE) - serranoltexx</a> - moved from 13.0 to 14.1</li>
</ul>

<p>Removed 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/nicki">Sony Xperia M - nicki</a> - no longer maintained</li>
</ul>


guid: /Changelog-9
title: Changelog 9 - Gello, Jelly and a security advisory
author: harryyoud
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-9/
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-the-2nd-of-may">Major changes since the 2nd of May</h3>

<ul>
  <li>The autobrightness slider, found in Quick Settings, can now be toggled in <em>Settings &gt; Status bar &gt; Brightness</em></li>
  <li>Gello has been dropped in favor of Jelly. Read below for more information</li>
  <li>Jelly got various improvements, including desktop mode support</li>
  <li>FlipFlap can now be disabled from within the app</li>
  <li>Incorrect call durations in Dialer has been fixed</li>
  <li>Webview has been updated to the latest stable release (based on Chromium 58)</li>
  <li>Fixed a crash in some 3rd party apps that use the camera under some circumstances</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="gello-and-jelly">Gello and Jelly</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-8">Last month</a>, we introduced a new browser app, codenamed Jelly, made for devices that couldn’t handle a heavier browser such as Gello and/or Chrome.</p>

<p>We’ve been shipping Gello which was based on Chromium m42 (dated April 2015) for too long, and it has recently became unreliable with the latest upstream merges. We’ve finally managed to rebase it up to Chromium m58, but it isn’t going to ship in nightlies.</p>

<p>Gello is really hard to maintain for us, which means users will end up using an old vulnerable Chromium browser far too often. Jelly, instead, is easier to maintain and it depends only on the system webview (you can use Google’s one that’s updated from the Play Store too), so we’ve decided to <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/topic:nuke_gello+OR+topic:nuke_gello-devices">drop Gello</a> and just ship its little brother.</p>

<p>We’re still looking into a reliable way to allow people who are still interested in obtaining a downloadable Gello, but in the meanwhile you can use our <a href="https://github.com/LineageOS/android_external_gello_build">Gello build environment</a> to compile your own Gello m58 APK.</p>

<h3 id="kernel-su-hide-to-address-an-important-vulnerabilty">Kernel su-hide to address an important vulnerabilty</h3>

<p>It has been claimed that the Privacy Guard implementation of ‘su’ has security vulnerabilities even when disabled. In other words, the mere presence of the su binary is enough to compromise the device.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the person who reported this vulnerabilty refuses to disclose its exact nature, nor could we make sure to properly fix this exact issue. The next best solution is to ensure that su is only accessible when enabled in the Settings app and keep su disabled when it’s not in use.</p>

<p>We’ve created a kernel patch that hides the existence of su from <em>all</em> processes except root and system when the su daemon is not running (root needs access so that init can start the su daemon, and system needs access in order to populate the root access settings appropriately).</p>

<p>This effectively makes it <em>impossible</em> for unprivileged processes to exploit su when it is disabled in settings. Indeed, it makes it impossible to even see that the su binary exists. It cannot be seen either directly (via <code class="highlighter-rouge">stat /system/xbin/su</code>) or indirectly (via <code class="highlighter-rouge">ls /system/xbin</code>). A side effect of this, is that Play Services can’t detect su binary when root is disabled either, allowing some (older) devices to pass SafetyNet when root is installed but disabled.</p>

<p>This fix cannot be applied globally but <em>must</em> be merged to each device’s kernel. If your device hasn’t been patched yet, or you’re maintaining a device, take the proper patch and apply it <em>as soon as possible</em> (kernel <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/170516">3.18</a>, <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/170624">3.10</a> and <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/170648">3.4</a>).</p>

<p><em>This is a precautionary measure. We are not aware of any active exploits targeting this issue.</em></p>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Changes to 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ether">Nextbin Robin - ether</a> has been readded - <em>maintainers: chrmhoffmann, crpalmer, mikeioannina</em>
    <ul>
      <li>The maintainers have been hard at work over the past couple of weeks squashing bugs and now it’s ready for nightlies again</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<p>Removed 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mako">Google Nexus 4 - mako</a> - no longer actively maintained</li>
</ul>

<p>We’d like you to remember that all the devices that are removed from the build roster are just waiting for a new maintainer for nightlies to continue. If you’re interested in maintaining a dropped device, patch it and then <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/submitting-patch-howto.html">submit your work to Gerrit</a>, your contributions will be welcome.</p>


guid: /Changelog-10
title: Changelog 10 - Sensitive numbers and our CVE Tracker
author: harryyoud
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-the-15th-may">Major changes since the 15th May</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Some sensitive numbers are no longer written to the call log
    <ul>
      <li>In the EU, some numbers are intentionally not shown on phone bills, in order to allow hotlines dealing with domestic violence or similar situations to be called with confidence</li>
      <li>In LineageOS, a list of particular numbers (available to view <a href="https://github.com/LineageOS/android_vendor_cm/blob/cm-14.1/prebuilt/common/etc/sensitive_pn.xml">here</a> - this will be continually updated) will no longer be written to the call log viewable in the Dialer app</li>
      <li>We would appreciate if you know of any other sensitive numbers in your country - particularly those dealing with child abuse, domestic abuse, or sexual assault hotlines - to submit these to <a href="https://review.lineageos.org">Gerrit</a>, in a similar fashion to these commits: <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/174954">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/175114">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/175119">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/175115">US</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Small Jelly tweaks and improvements
    <ul>
      <li>Support ‘desktop mode’ - for viewing sites as a desktop browser would see them</li>
      <li>The page is no longer re-rendered when the device is rotated</li>
      <li>Incognito mode has been improved: it no longer stores cookies, and now shows an indicator to let you know when you are in incognito mode</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>WiFi is now enabled on first boot after a factory reset, preventing a crash in our Setup Wizard further in the setup</li>
  <li>AudioFX should now be much more responsive, and free of some of the lag suffered when moving between various effects</li>
  <li>The customisable right lockscreen shortcut now has identical behaviour and appearance to the left one, so no longer appears black, and correctly inherits the icon’s primary colour as the background</li>
  <li>A potential memory leak and/or memory corruption exploit with our recent su hide patches (which you can read more about in our <a href="https://lineageos.org/Changelog-9/">last changelog post</a>) has been fixed</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="cve-tracker-again">CVE tracker (again)</h3>

<p>If you didn’t know, Google releases a set of security updates monthly, which fix a number of CVEs (security vulnerabilities). These aren’t always in the upper layers of Android, and are typically in the kernel.</p>

<p>Because of this, it can be difficult to record exactly which devices, as a developer, have been patched against particular vulnerabilities. Our <a href="https://cve.lineageos.org">CVE tracker</a>, which was previously private is now publically accessible (as read-only), primarily for the use of developers not currently part of the LineageOS team who would like to patch their kernels against security vulnerabilities.</p>

<p>To clear up some confusion, to modify values here, you have to be signed into a GitHub account that is part of the LineageOS organization on GitHub - a privilege reserved for those who are part of our team.</p>

<p>Also bear in mind, that this does not analyse the kernel repository. The device maintainer must mark particular CVEs patched themselves.</p>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/dragon">Google Pixel C - dragon</a> - <em>maintainer: followmsi</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/device/hlte">Galaxy Note 3 (International LTE) - hlte</a> - <em>maintainers: haggertk, trader418</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/device/hltetmo">Galaxy Note 3 (T-Mobile) - hltetmo</a> - <em>maintainers: haggertk, trader418</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/tenshi">BQ Aquaris U Plus - tenshi</a> - <em>maintainers: brinlyau, eloimuns, Kra1o5, Team aquaris-dev</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Changes to 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mako">Google Nexus 4 - mako</a> - <em>maintainer: rmccask</em>
    <ul>
      <li>Readded to 14.1 roster</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<p>Changes to 13.0 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/x2">LeEco Le Max 2 - x2</a> - <em>maintainers: tortel, andr68rus, cr3pt</em>
    <ul>
      <li>Promoted to 14.1</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xt897">Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE - xt897</a> - <em>maintainers: nadlabak, mccreary</em>
    <ul>
      <li>Promoted to 14.1</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>


guid: /Safetynet
title: SafetyNet
author: javelinanddart
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<h2 id="safetynet-what-it-is-and-how-it-affects-you">SafetyNet: What it is, and how it affects you</h2>

<h3 id="what-is-safetynet">What is SafetyNet?</h3>
<p><a href="https://developer.android.com/training/safetynet/index.html">SafetyNet</a> is an API that was developed by Google in order to detect whether or not a device is in a known-good state. On older devices, this check is more lenient in order to maintain compatibility.</p>

<h3 id="how-does-this-affect-you">How does this affect you?</h3>
<p>App developers can choose to enable a toggle in the app developer console to hide their app on the Play Store if a device doesn’t pass SafetyNet tests, or can choose to check the SafetyNet status of a device to disable certain functionality. Notable examples would be Netflix, which is hidden on the Play Store, and Android Pay, which checks SafetyNet each time the app is used. Devices running Lineage may have a smaller selection of usable apps in the Play Store as a result of these checks.</p>

<h3 id="what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it">What are we going to do about it?</h3>
<p>Our official stance is that <strong>we will not intentionally circumvent an integrity check that Google has put in place for app developers</strong>. Any action taken to bypass SafetyNet risks a backlash against all custom OSes, and could cause Google to block them entirely from the Play Store. We have always taken the approach that our customizations should not change the underlying Android architecture in ways that developers cannot predict.</p>

<h3 id="what-can-you-do-about-it">What can you do about it?</h3>
<p>For apps that are no longer visible in the Play Store, you can pursue alternative methods of app installation. For apps that inhibit functionality, you can always install your device’s stock software and relock your bootloader.</p>

<p>The LineageOS Team</p>


guid: /Changelog-11
title: Changelog 11 - June ASB, Chromium 59 and Tasks Lock
author: TimSchumi
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-11/
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<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-the-31st-may">Major changes since the 31st May</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01">June security patches</a> have been merged (AOSP tag <em>android-7.1.2_r17</em>). All builds starting June 6th will include these. Users that have a vendor.img (mostly Google devices) will be presented with a notice to update this on first boot</li>
  <li>You can now <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/topic:taskLock">prevent tasks from being removed when clearing all apps</a> in the recent apps view</li>
  <li>Jelly now supports HTTP authentication</li>
  <li>System WebView has been updated to <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/topic:chromium-59">Chromium 59</a></li>
  <li>The <a href="https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-10/">sensitive numbers list</a> has been expanded, and some new countries are now included (e.g. Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Netherlands, Serbia and Spain)</li>
  <li>You can now disable lock screen album background when playing music</li>
  <li>Double tap to sleep now works on the lock screen too</li>
  <li>Terminal now properly recognizes CTRL and ALT keys</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flounder">Google Nexus 9 (WiFi) - flounder</a> - <em>maintainers: hashbang173, razorloves</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flounder_lte">Google Nexus 9 (LTE) - flounder_lte</a> - <em>maintainers: hashbang173, razorloves</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/libra">Xiaomi Mi 4c - libra</a> - <em>maintainer: Demon000</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/capricorn">Xiaomi Mi 5s - capricorn</a> - <em>maintainer: LuK1337</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/lithium">Xiaomi Mi MIX - lithium</a> - <em>maintainer: balika011</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Changed 13.0 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/maserati">Motorola Droid 4 - maserati</a> - Promoted to 14.1</li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/targa">Motorola Droid Bionic - targa</a> - Promoted to 14.1</li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/spyder">Motorola Droid RAZR/RAZR MAXX (CDMA) - spyder</a> - Promoted to 14.1</li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/umts_spyder">Motorola Droid RAZR/RAZR MAXX (GSM) - umts_spyder</a> - Promoted to 14.1</li>
</ul>

<p>Suspended 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/tenshi">BQ Aquaris U Plus - tenshi</a>
    <ul>
      <li>Rework in progress</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/v521">LG G Pad X (T-Mobile) - v521</a>
    <ul>
      <li>Suspended until wiki instructions are updated</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>LG G2 (<a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d800">AT&amp;T</a>, <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d801">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d803">Canadian</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d802">International</a>)
    <ul>
      <li>No longer actively maintained</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>LG G5 (<a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h830">T-Mobile</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h850">International</a>)
    <ul>
      <li>Suspended until wiki instructions are updated</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>LG V20 (<a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h910">AT&amp;T</a>, <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h918">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ls997">Sprint</a>, <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vs995">Verizon</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996">GSM Unlocked</a>)
    <ul>
      <li>Suspended until wiki instructions are updated</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<p>You can <a href="http://wiki.lineageos.org/contributing.html">contribute</a> and help the maintainer with updating the wiki instructions by submitting a commit like <a href="https://review.lineageos.org/#/c/175965/">this one</a> for the device to get builds re-enabled.</p>


guid: /Changelog-12
title: Changelog 12 - Jam-packed Jelly, Terrific Tiles, and Updated Updater
author: javelinanddart
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-12/
feedurl: https://www.lineageos.org/feed.xml
base: /Changelog-12/
content:
<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-biweekly-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-couple-of-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ biweekly review, where we go over changes in the last couple of weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-june-12th">Major changes since June 12th</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Jelly has been vastly improved:
    <ul>
      <li>When a download is completed, a notification is now shown, and a scan for new files is now run</li>
      <li>Links in incognito tabs are now opened in new incognito tabs</li>
      <li>A shortcut can now be created directly to a new incognito tab</li>
      <li>Form data (e.g. usernames, passwords are not saved) is now saved by default</li>
      <li>Do not track option can now be enabled</li>
      <li>Search suggestions are now available, including:
        <ul>
          <li>Baidu</li>
          <li>Bing</li>
          <li>DuckDuckGo (default)</li>
          <li>Google</li>
          <li>Yahoo</li>
          <li>None</li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li>Links can now be opened in external apps (e.g. YouTube links can be opened in the YouTube app)</li>
      <li><a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/06/whats-new-in-webview-security.html">Safe browsing</a> is now supported</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The <a href="https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-10/">sensitive numbers list</a> has been expanded:
    <ul>
      <li>Brazil, France, Portugal, and the UK have new numbers included</li>
      <li>Sensitive numbers for Greece, Taiwan, and Ukraine have been added</li>
      <li>Country detection for the Czech Republic has been fixed</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>A longstanding issue affecting tap-to-pay on several devices has now been fixed</li>
  <li>Media codecs have been updated</li>
  <li>A timeout for the ‘long press power button for torch’ option can now be set. You can find this option in Settings &gt; Buttons &gt; Automatically turn torch off</li>
  <li>The clock app can now set a system profile when an alarm triggers</li>
  <li>The Location QS tile can now be toggled without fully expanding the status bar</li>
  <li>The Battery Saver QS tile has been removed, as this functionality is already available in the main Battery QS tile</li>
  <li>Custom tiles have now been integrated into the framework to allow for deeper integration with the system, and mimic behavior from older versions
    <ul>
      <li>In the next few weeks, keep an eye out for new tiles being forward ported</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The updater app now prevents major version upgrades (e.g. 13.0 to 14.1) from being automatically installed, in order to prevent the situation where the user doesn’t notice the change and ends up with incompatible add-ons</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="infrastructure">Infrastructure</h3>

<ul>
  <li>The <a href="https://cve.lineageos.org/">CVE tracker</a> has seen a major redesign, and completion percentage calculation has been improved</li>
  <li>The <a href="https://download.lineageos.org/">downloads page</a> now shows <code class="highlighter-rouge">sha256</code> and <code class="highlighter-rouge">sha1</code> checksums instead of <code class="highlighter-rouge">md5</code></li>
  <li>Weather providers are now available on the <a href="https://download.lineageos.org/extras">extras page</a></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/foster">Nvidia Shield Android TV - foster</a> - <em>maintainer: webgeek1234</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/shieldtablet">Nvidia Shield Tablet - shieldtablet</a> - <em>maintainer: webgeek1234</em>
    <ul>
      <li>Promoted from 13.0</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<p>Readded 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li>LG G5 (<a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h830">T-Mobile - h830</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h850">International - h850</a>) - <em>maintainer: rashed</em></li>
  <li>LG V20 (<a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h918">T-Mobile -  h918</a> and <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996">GSM Unlocked - us996</a>) - <em>maintainers: rashed, Albinoman887</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/v521">LG G Pad X (T-Mobile) - v521</a> - <em>maintainer: rashed</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ham">ZUK Z1 - ham</a> - <em>maintainers: ashwinr64, raymanfx, shenki</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Suspended 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/w7">LG L90 - w7</a>
    <ul>
      <li>No active maintainer owns the device</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/athene">Motorola Moto G4 - athene</a>
    <ul>
      <li>Investigating boot issues</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>


guid: /Changelog-13
title: Changelog 13 - Wonderful Webviews, Pedantic Permissions and Disappearing Dates
author: harryyoud
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Changelog-13/
feedurl: https://www.lineageos.org/feed.xml
base: /Changelog-13/
content:
<h2 id="welcome-to-lineageos-regularly-irregular-review-where-we-go-over-changes-in-the-last-few-weeks">Welcome to LineageOS’ regularly irregular review, where we go over changes in the last few weeks</h2>

<h3 id="major-changes-since-july-3rd">Major changes since July 3rd</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Even more Jelly improvements
    <ul>
      <li>Search on page has been added</li>
      <li>No longer saves form data when in incognito mode</li>
      <li>Changed to Google as the default search engine, home page and suggestion provider. This can still be changed in Settings, just like before</li>
      <li>Added the Yandex search engine</li>
      <li>Media can now be displayed in full screen mode</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Merged July security patches for both LineageOS 14.1 and 13.0</li>
  <li>Merged August security patches for LineageOS 14.1</li>
  <li>Sensitive number improvements
    <ul>
      <li>Countries with multiple MCCs are now supported properly (including GB, US, and India)</li>
      <li>Added multiple 116 numbers in various European countries</li>
      <li>Added sensitive numbers for Greece</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Date can now be hidden on the LockClock widget</li>
  <li>Updated Chromium Webview to version 60 (60.0.3112.78)</li>
  <li>A number of deadlocks/freezes/crashes in AppOps have been fixed</li>
  <li>The updater app now warns in case mobile data is about to be used for a download</li>
  <li>“Panic detection” mode is now enabled. Pressing the back button several times in quick succession will return you to the home screen</li>
  <li>Fixed a number of crashes and removed a screen for single SIM devices in the Setup Wizard</li>
  <li>Eleven (Music app), Snap, and Gallery are now properly granted external storage permissions</li>
  <li>On dual-SIM devices, the preferred SIM for SMS is no longer reset on reboot</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="infrastructure">Infrastructure</h3>

<ul>
  <li>CVE tracker improvements
    <ul>
      <li>Added a dark theme - makes it easier on the eyes!</li>
      <li>Added a new landing page to answer some FAQs</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

<h3 id="build-roster">Build roster</h3>

<p>Added 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/nx512j">nubia Z9 Max - nx512j</a> - <em>maintainer: Bauuuuu</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mido">Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 - mido</a> - <em>maintainer: TheScarastic</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Readded 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/athene">Motorola Moto G4 - athene</a> - <em>maintainers: vache, shr3ps, rahulsnair</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d800">LG G2 (AT&amp;T) - d800</a> - <em>maintainer: Kapricornus</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d801">LG G2 (T-Mobile) - d801</a> - <em>maintainer: Kapricornus</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d802">LG G2 (International) - d802</a> - <em>maintainer: Kapricornus</em></li>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d803">LG G2 (Canadian) - d803</a> - <em>maintainer: Kapricornus</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Suspended 14.1 devices</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/lt03lte">Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (LTE) - lt03lte</a>
    <ul>
      <li>Withdrawn due to neglected CVE patches</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>


guid: /Summer-Survey
title: Summer Survey
author: jrizzoli
url: https://www.lineageos.org/Summer-Survey/
feedurl: https://www.lineageos.org/feed.xml
base: /Summer-Survey/
content:
<p>While the project’s development proceeds, we think it’s important to take a moment and get some feedback from our users. 
It has been decided to create a simple survey, instead of collecting on-device metrics, to help us improve LineageOS 
in the right direction without wasting resources on things that our userbase is not interested in.</p>

<p>The survey is really simple and we won’t collect any sensitive information.</p>

<p>We kindly ask you to be respectful of everyone: be honest and don’t take the survey more than one time, each one’s opinion is equally important.</p>

<p>The survey will be closed in two weeks’ time.</p>

<h3 id="topics">Topics</h3>

<p>We’ve divided this survey into 5 topics:</p>

<ol>
  <li>Apps</li>
  <li>Wallpapers</li>
  <li>Features</li>
  <li>Infrastructure</li>
  <li>Public relations</li>
</ol>

<p>You can take the survey here below, and you can share it to your friends using this link: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/4phLuXIWHUr3s4Qf2">goo.gl/forms/4phLuXIWHUr3s4Qf2</a></p>

<p>We’re looking forward to see your answers!</p>

<p>The LineageOS team</p>

<h3 id="survey">Survey</h3>

<html>
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb1IiHmxwVh08emdMh5Nc9pi8oIhc-Wp49Sr5JdFRzoDMPmA/viewform?embedded=true" width="100%" height="700" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/4phLuXIWHUr3s4Qf2">Loading...</a></iframe>
</html>


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282223
title: Bitcoin Trades Sideways as Bitcoin Cash Price Drops to $800
author: Daniel Palmer
url: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-trading-sideways-bitcoin-cash-drops-800/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Following recent highs for both assets, bitcoin has been trading sideways for the last 48 hours, while bitcoin cash has settled around $800.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282255
title: Philippines Central Bank Grants First Cryptocurrency Exchange Licenses
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/philippines-central-bank-grants-first-cryptocurrency-exchange-licenses/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
The central bank of the Philippines has granted licenses to two local bitcoin exchanges, according to local reports.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282246
title: Credit Card Giant Visa Hints at Digital Asset Service Plans
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/credit-card-giant-visa-hints-digital-asset-service-plans/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Payments multinational Visa may be looking to blockchain as a way to facilitate the transfer of digitized assets, according to a patent filing.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282286
title: Monero Price Hits Record High Near $100 on New Exchange Listing
author: Daniel Palmer
url: https://www.coindesk.com/monero-price-hits-record-high-near-100-on-new-exchange-listing/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
The price of monero, the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency created in 2014, shot up sharply this morning, shattering its previous record by around $35.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=281998
title: Swift's Cross-Border Blockchain Trial Is Moving Into Its Next Phase
author: Michael del Castillo
url: https://www.coindesk.com/swifts-cross-border-blockchain-trial-moving-next-phase/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Swift has completed development work on its first blockchain proof-of-concept, and six global banks are about to put it through its paces.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282320
title: Credit Suisse Eyes 2018 Launch for Blockchain Loans Platform
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/credit-suisse-could-be-using-smart-contracts-in-production-next-year/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
A group of banks led by Credit Suisse is eyeing the launch of a blockchain platform for syndicated loans, according to reports.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282341
title: ICO Scammers Steal $500k in Phony Enigma Project Pre-Sale Launch
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/ico-scammers-steal-500k-phony-enigma-project-pre-sale-launch/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
As much as $500,000 in ether has been stolen from supporters of the Enigma blockchain project following a security compromise.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282127
title: Bitcoin Cash Wins Mining Power as Price Falls Back Below $600
author: Pete Rizzo
url: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-cash-wins-mining-power-price-falls-back-600/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
The bitcoin cash blockchain is becoming more competitive against the bitcoin chain from which it forked – and that's having interesting impacts.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282422
title: Bitcoin Prices Dip Below $4,000 to Hit 7-Day Low
author: Pete Rizzo
url: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-prices-dip-4000-hit-7-day-low/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
The bitcoin price is back below $4,000, falling below a notable milestone after roughly a week of trading above the mark.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282457
title: Asus Debuts Specialized Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Miners
author: Rachel Rose O'Leary
url: https://www.coindesk.com/asus-debuts-specialized-motherboard-for-cryptocurrency-miners/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Asus is to release a new product aimed at cryptocurrency miners – a motherboard that can be packed with 19 GPUs.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282414
title: Mark Cuban Backs Former Coinbase Employee's $20 Million Token Fund
author: Ash Bennington
url: https://www.coindesk.com/mark-cuban-backs-former-coinbase-employees-20-million-token-fund/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Investor Mark Cuban is backing a new token fund that's seeking to raise up to $20 million from institutional investors.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282412
title: Walmart, Kroger & Nestle Team with IBM Blockchain to Fight Food Poisoning
author: Michael del Castillo
url: https://www.coindesk.com/walmart-kroger-nestle-team-with-ibm-blockchain-to-fight-food-poisoning/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
A new consortium being spearheaded by IBM is seeking to use blockchain to improve global food safety – and cut costs for suppliers.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282383
title: Boldstart Founder Launches Hyperledger Fabric's First Blockchain Accelerator
author: Michael del Castillo
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
url:
https://www.coindesk.com/boldstart-founder-launches-hyperledger-fabrics-first-blockchain-accelerator/

content:
The enterprise-facing Hyperledger Fabric blockchain now has its own accelerator, one backed by a notable venture investor.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282397
title: Blockchain ID Startup ShoCard Raises $4 Million in New Funding
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-id-startup-shocard-raises-4-million-new-funding/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
ShoCard has announced a new venture funding round, news that coincides with its launch of a new enterprise-focused identity product.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282509
title: The Newest Version of the Opendime Bitcoin Wallet Is Out
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/the-newest-version-of-the-opendime-bitcoin-wallet-is-out/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Coinkite is about to start shipping the third iteration of its Opendime bitcoin hardware wallet, the startup announced today.


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282554
title: The IRS Has Been Using Bitcoin Tracking Software Since 2015
author: Stan Higgins
url: https://www.coindesk.com/irs-using-bitcoin-tracking-software-since-2015/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
The IRS has been using blockchain tracking tools developed by Chainalysis since 2015, public records reveal. 


guid: https://www.coindesk.com/?p=282561
title: Congressional Group Pushes for Blockchain Security Standards
author: Rachel Rose O'Leary
url: https://www.coindesk.com/congressional-blockchain-group-pushes-medical-security-standards/
feedurl: http://www.coindesk.com/category/news/feed/
content:
Members of Congress are advancing research into blockchain security standards, according to a new podcast.


guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11234
title: Buying bitcoin is now available for Blockchain wallets on iOS
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/06/buy-bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-ios/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Late last year, we </span><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-buying/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">announced</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a partnership with </span><a href="https://www.coinify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coinify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that allowed our users in Europe to, for the first time ever, seamlessly and expediently buy bitcoin from within their Blockchain wallets without compromising user security or control. This partnership was aimed at making our wallet infinitely more user friendly and, ultimately, more accessible for the mass market. Today we take the next step in delivering greater accessibility.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our team is excited to announce that iOS users in Europe are now able to buy bitcoin from within their Blockchain wallets using the same seamless and user friendly Blockchain-Coinify integration available to web users.</span></p>
<p><span id="more-11234"></span></p>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mobilebuyimage-01.jpg?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11382 size-full" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mobilebuyimage-01.jpg?resize=990%2C757&#038;ssl=1" alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like you may have already discovered on web, your Blockchain wallet can be funded in a flash with credit and debit cards, or directly from your bank account, which is subject to bank transfer speed. Each of these methods have made their way to iOS to make sure users can acquire digital currency easily, however they choose. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This important update brings us one step closer to building an open, accessible and fair financial future for the growing number of mobile users. We look forward to rolling out this integration to our Android wallet users in the near future. </span></p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/06/buy-bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-ios/">Buying bitcoin is now available for Blockchain wallets on iOS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.blockchain.com">Blockchain Blog</a>.</p>
<hr><p>Late last year, we announced a partnership with Coinify that allowed our users in Europe to, for the first time ever, seamlessly and expediently buy bitcoin from within their Blockchain wallets without compromising user security or control. This partnership was aimed at making our wallet infinitely more user friendly and, ultimately, more accessible for the mass [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11280
title: Celebrate bitcoin’s milestones on these holidays
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/09/bitcoins-milestones-explained/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin has already begun to radically change how people transact. Wondering how we got to where we are today? Here are a list of bitcoin&#8217;s milestones to date that have helped define the ecosystem and build a new financial future for millions across the globe. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bitcoin-holidays-01.jpg?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11295 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bitcoin-holidays-01.jpg?resize=990%2C769&#038;ssl=1" alt="Multiple balloons tied to a suitcase. Each balloon has a symbol representing one of the bitcoin holidays covered in the post." data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
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<h4><b>Bitcoin’s White Paper &#8211; October 31, 2008</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin’s initial round of exposure to the world was </span><a href="https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">an academic paper</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Payment System”. Written by an unknown person or persons using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto, the paper laid the groundwork for the digital currency and the peer-to-peer decentralized payment network that powers it all. It’s been speculated that Halloween was </span><a href="https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-white-paper-intentionally-published-halloween/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">intentionally chosen</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as a release date. </span></p>
<h4><b>The Genesis Block &#8211; January 3, 2009</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few months after the release of the White Paper, Satoshi mined </span><a href="https://blockchain.info/block/000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the very first bitcoin block</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which was the first evidence of activity recorded on the block chain. This activity, referred to as the Genesis Block or Block 0, is commonly celebrated as the other half of bitcoin’s birthdate; the White Paper being the initial half. Both being important milestones, Block 0 represents the genesis of bitcoin in action. The </span><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/f4184fc596403b9d638783cf57adfe4c75c605f6356fbc91338530e9831e9e16" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">first official bitcoin transaction</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> followed soon after, with cryptographer Hal Finney receiving a total of 10 BTC from Nakamoto on January 12, 2009.</span></p>
<h4><b>Bitcoinween &#8211; October 31, 2014</b></h4>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blockchain created a bitcoin-inspired jack-o&#8217;-lantern contest sparked by social media movement <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BitcoinWeen?src=hash">#BitcoinWeen</a> <a href="http://t.co/a5ZCfBp60X">http://t.co/a5ZCfBp60X</a></p>
<p>— CoinDesk (@coindesk) <a href="https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/528807543221792768">November 2, 2014</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During 2014’s spooky season, a contest dubbed “Bitcoinween” was organized by our very own Nicolas Cary. The </span><a href="https://twitter.com/niccary/status/528973617313624064" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">pumpkin carving contest</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> put the spotlight on </span><a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/04/21/eco-conscious-nonprofits-accept-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">bitcoin-accepting nonprofits</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with Cary donating $500 in bitcoin to the contest winner’s nonprofit of choice. While Bitcoinween was only a one-year event, one thing is clear: bitcoin is an epic transaction medium for nonprofits.</span></p>
<h4><b>Bitcoin Pizza Day &#8211; May 22, 2010</b></h4>
<figure id="attachment_11281" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-11281 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Bitcoin-Pizza-Days-Sixth-Anniversary-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1" alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Source: <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bitcoin-Pizza-Days-Sixth-Anniversary.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">news.bitcoin.com</a></figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This holiday generates quite a bit of buzz on social media each year. Despite what a </span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bitcoin+pizza+day&amp;oq=bitcoin+pizza+day" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">quick Google Search</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> might lead newer users to think, this bitcoin milestone didn’t kick off because we’ve got some strange pizza fetish. The truth is that pizza was </span><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Laszlo_Hanyecz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the first documented purchase of a good</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with bitcoin. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In May of 2010 </span><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BitcoinTalk.org user Laszlo posted an offer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to pay 10,000 BTC to anyone who would order him two pizzas. At the time, bitcoin was still in its infancy and hadn’t been used for purchasing much of anything. On May 22, Laszlo’s offer was accepted and his bitcoin-for-pizza transaction marked the very beginning of bitcoin’s use potential as an everyday currency. The 10,000 BTC transaction was only worth $41 USD at the time, but </span><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/05/23/bitcoin-pizza-day-20-million/#Tm1fcrpG0mqL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">now it holds a value of over 20 million dollars</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fast forward to today, there are plenty of ways to buy yourself a slice of cheesy goodness, like </span><a href="http://pizzaforcoins.com/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pizza For Coins</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or through gift card e-tailers </span><a href="https://www.egifter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">eGifter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.gyft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gyft</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Thank you, Laszlo!</span></p>
<h4><b>The Halving &#8211; once every four years</b></h4>
<figure id="attachment_9331" style="width: 963px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-9331 size-full" src="https://i2.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/thehalvening1.png?resize=963%2C736&#038;ssl=1" alt="Illustration of a rocket awaiting launch with a countdown and stats on bitcoin's 2016 halving." data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Source: <a href="http://www.thehalvening.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">thehalvening.com</a></figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halving is a part of the bitcoin mining process. In short, bitcoin miners are rewarded with bitcoin for each block of transactions they validate. How much they receive is divided in half during the halving, which occurs about once every four years (or once every 210,000 blocks). To date, there have been two halvings. The first was in November 2012, which reduced the reward from 50 to 25 BTC. Last year, </span><a href="http://blog.thehalvening.com/bitcoin-halving-parties-2016/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">gatherings around the globe</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> celebrated the second halving event, which saw it reduced again to 12.5 BTC. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The reward halving makes bitcoin increasingly difficult to mine. As its demand and utility also rises, this creates scarcity, which can have a significant influence on bitcoin’s market value. </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">And there you have it, a quick and (hopefully) insightful primer on  bitcoin&#8217;s milestones that have inspired parties, fundraising efforts, and a worldwide pizza party that&#8217;s been happening on the same date for the past 7 years. </span></i></p>
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<hr><p>Bitcoin has already begun to radically change how people transact. Wondering how we got to where we are today? Here are a list of bitcoin&#8217;s milestones to date that have helped define the ecosystem and build a new financial future for millions across the globe. Bitcoin’s White Paper &#8211; October 31, 2008 Bitcoin’s initial round [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11298
title: Improving Our Fee Recommendations
author: Antoine Le Calvez &#38; Matt Tuzzolo
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/14/better-fee-recommendations/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p style="text-align: left;">At Blockchain, we strive to make digital currency safe and easy for everyone to use. Part of that goal is providing effective miners’ fee recommendations for every transaction our users make. Bitcoin has recently reached its peak capacity, with a consistent queue of tens of megabytes of transactions waiting to be confirmed. As bitcoin interest and activity continues to grow (and we can expect this trend to continue), we’ve made two important changes to our wallet:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The introduction of a new fee recommendation algorithm aimed at being more reactive to changing network conditions and providing a better, more consistent experience for our users.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A new ‘Priority’ option which aims to have your transaction included in a block within 60 minutes. This feature is currently available via our Web and Android wallets and will be included in our upcoming iOS release; available the week of June 19th.</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Fee Recommendations Work</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Bitcoin, transaction fees are used to incentivize miners to confirm transactions by including them in a block which is then appended to the previous blocks, creating a ‘block chain’. Rational miners will select transactions paying a higher fee per byte. ‘Fee per byte’ is represented in satoshis/B (‘sat/B’ for short) and can be seen when viewing a transaction on our explorer:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/explorer-tx-1.png?ssl=1"><img class="wp-image-11309 size-full aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/explorer-tx-1.png?resize=551%2C259&#038;ssl=1" alt="The breakdown of a bitcoin transaction, with how much of a fee per byte highlighted and displayed as satoshis per byte." data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recommending a fee that will achieve a confirmation within a specific time window would require knowing what fee per byte future transactions will pay and therefore is not possible to do reliably. There are many approaches to fee recommendations. Bitcoind, for example, tracks how long past transactions took to confirm and how much they paid in order to determine a fee level which will confirm a transaction in a given number of blocks most of the time. This gives conservative estimates but does not react quickly to changing network conditions (which can be very dynamic) and often results in users either paying too much or too little.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Approach</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In looking at trends of </span><a href="https://blockchain.info/charts/mempool-growth?timespan=1week" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">mempool size growth</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, it’s apparent the mempool can experience rapid and unpredictable increases in size. Therefore it is important that our fee recommendations adjust rapidly as transactions using slow-to-update fee recommendation algorithms that are not overly conservative (expensive) can experience dramatic increases in confirmation time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our approach observes recent network activity to determine the rate of growth for each fee level. This gives us a picture of how much the network is paying for blockspace and in what proportions. Using that data and a snapshot of bytes in the mempool at every fee level, we extrapolate mempool state into the near future to find a fee level that puts a transaction at the right place in the unconfirmed queue for a targeted confirmation range. This produces fee recommendations that adapt more quickly to abrupt changes in network conditions and results in a more consistent user experience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We plan on continuing to improve our fee recommendations in the future.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visualizing Mempool Activity</span></h2>
<p>Our algorithm requires that we capture mempool state data over time in order to determine fee level growth in bytes per second. As a result, we’re able to produce <a href="https://blockchain.info/charts/mempool-state-by-fee-level" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visualizations</a> depicting mempool activity over time:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11300 size-full" src="https://i2.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mempool-activity-01.gif?resize=990%2C674&#038;ssl=1" alt="A visualization of fee recommendations per byte based on mempool activity" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to plotting bytes per fee level, we also include in the chart our ‘regular’ and ‘priority’ fee level recommendations for any given moment in time (seen as vertical lines in red and blue). This new chart is available </span><a href="https://blockchain.info/charts/mempool-state-by-fee-level" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope this tool provides people with a better understanding of how the mempool and fees work. Our current fee recommendations are also available via </span><a href="https://api.blockchain.info/mempool/fees" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our API</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Priority Fee Option</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As pictured below, the new Priority fee option can be found in our web and Android wallets today. If you&#8217;re on iOS, stay tuned for our upcoming release which will include this priority fee update. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Priority-fee-modal-zoom-v2-1.gif?ssl=1"><img class="wp-image-11308 aligncenter" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Priority-fee-modal-zoom-v2-1.gif?resize=450%2C409&#038;ssl=1" alt="The Blockchain wallet send screen demonstrating the new fee options, regular and priority. " data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><em>Feeling intrigued? Visit our <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/careers/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">careers page</a> to view our open positions and help us build an open, accessible and fair financial future. </em></p>
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<hr><p>At Blockchain, we strive to make digital currency safe and easy for everyone to use. Part of that goal is providing effective miners’ fee recommendations for every transaction our users make. Bitcoin has recently reached its peak capacity, with a consistent queue of tens of megabytes of transactions waiting to be confirmed. As bitcoin interest [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11335
title: More Rocket Fuel: Announcing Our Series B with Lakestar and GV
author: Peter
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/22/announcing-series-b-lakestar-gv/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Blockchain-Rocket.png?ssl=1"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11350" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Blockchain-Rocket.png?resize=85%2C139&#038;ssl=1" alt="Dark blue rocket taking off with Blockchain's logo stacked." data-recalc-dims="1" /></a>When Blockchain started out as an open source project, we set out to build tools that would make it easy for anyone to use digital currencies. We still pursue this goal everyday.</p>
<p>I’m extremely proud and humbled by the progress we’ve made &#8211; millions of active users around the world, exchange partnerships in 34 countries, billions in monthly consumer volume, and an API platform used by some of the biggest companies in our field.</p>
<p>Today, I’m excited to announce that we’ve raised a Series B of $40 million with Lakestar and GV (formerly Google Ventures) with additional participation from Nokota Management and Digital Currency Group. Our existing investors &#8211; Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures, Prudence Holdings, Virgin, and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group) &#8211; also participated in the round. Their continued support is an honor.</p>
<p>Our Series B represents the most substantial investment in the fintech space since Brexit and is the largest Series B raised by any digital currency company to date. This brings our total capital raised to over $70 million and we’re thrilled to welcome some of the most well-respected investors in the world to the Blockchain family.</p>
<p>Our mission “to create an open, accessible, and fair financial future for billions across the globe, one piece of software at a time” is a lofty one. This capital moves us one step closer to delivering on that mission and will ensure we can take a very long-term view.</p>
<p>As the market leader, you can expect us to make big, bold bets in research and development as well as further our expansion efforts globally. You can also expect new products aimed at allowing anyone to transact, save, or hedge digital assets with greater speed, efficiency and control.</p>
<p>Innovating, disrupting, revolutionizing a century old industry takes time. We’ve made significant strides, but we’re just getting started. Thank you for joining us on the very first part of our journey to the moon &#8211; rest assured we have the rocket fuel to get there!</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Peter &amp; the Blockchain Team</p>
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<hr><p>When Blockchain started out as an open source project, we set out to build tools that would make it easy for anyone to use digital currencies. We still pursue this goal everyday. I’m extremely proud and humbled by the progress we’ve made &#8211; millions of active users around the world, exchange partnerships in 34 countries, [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11359
title: Product Update: Q2 2017
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/07/07/product-update-q2-2017/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s already several weeks into summer, and you may have noticed some exciting new changes to our bitcoin wallet since our last product update. If you’d like to catch up on all the details, keep reading for a product update recap on what we delivered in the second quarter of 2017.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Noteworthy updates for Q2 2017</span></h4>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We launched a new dynamic fee service including priority fees on web, Android, and iOS</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iOS users can now buy bitcoin, and web users now have the additional ability to sell bitcoin </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mobile users now have a seamless way to log in via web</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Easy payment requests</span></li>
</ul>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improved fee recommendations and a priority fee option</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin has sure been seeing some love and recognition worldwide. As a growing number of new users transact, it’s becoming increasingly important to ensure transactions continue to confirm consistently and reliably even at peak network volume. </span><a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/14/better-fee-recommendations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our new fee recommendation algorithm</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was designed to keep tabs on bitcoin network activity and quickly adjust your transaction fees as needed to ensure a better, more consistent user experience.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11308 size-full" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Priority-fee-modal-zoom-v2-1.gif?resize=608%2C553&#038;ssl=1" alt="Product update screenshot demonstrating use of our priority fee option" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And for urgent transactions, or just to ensure a quicker confirmation time, we introduced a new ‘Priority’ fee option, which aims to make sure your transaction is confirmed in 60 minutes. </span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buying bitcoin on iOS; selling bitcoin on web</span></h4>
<p>Our partnership with Coinify leads us to two exciting updates for Q2.</p>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mobilebuyimage-01.jpg?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11382 size-full" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mobilebuyimage-01.jpg?resize=990%2C757&#038;ssl=1" alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/06/buy-bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-ios/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last month</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we took the next step with our Blockchain-Coinify integration and made buying bitcoin possible for our European iOS users. Just like in our web wallet, iOS users can buy bitcoin in a flash using a credit or debit card, or fund their Blockchain wallets directly from a bank account. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to being able to seamlessly acquire bitcoin, web users in Europe can now also sell bitcoin. Whether you’re buying your first bitcoin using our iOS wallet, or selling bitcoin on web, we’re excited to bring this functionality to users without compromising user security or control.</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seamless cross-device access to your wallet</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Users that use Blockchain primarily on their mobile device now have it easier when logging in on web. Instead of having to manually type in their Wallet ID, password, and two-factor code, mobile users can visit Settings, choose Log in to Web Wallet, and follow the three easy steps to be quickly logged in on web. </span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Easy payment requests</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our payment request tool turns your request into an easily shareable link that includes the amount, your destination address, and a description of the transaction. Share the link with a friend, who can use it to send payment with their Blockchain wallet without having to scan QR codes, paste an address, or enter amounts. </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t have a Blockchain wallet? Click </span></i><a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></i></p>
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<hr><p>It’s already several weeks into summer, and you may have noticed some exciting new changes to our bitcoin wallet since our last product update. If you’d like to catch up on all the details, keep reading for a product update recap on what we delivered in the second quarter of 2017. Noteworthy updates for Q2 [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11356
title: Our Android users in Europe can now buy bitcoin
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/07/10/android-users-europe-buy-bitcoin/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we </span><a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/06/06/buy-bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-ios/#more-11234" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">announced</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that iOS users in Europe could buy bitcoin, we promised that it wouldn’t be long before Android users would see the same features and functionalities. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Delivering on that promise, we’re happy to announce that Android users in Europe can now buy bitcoin from within their Blockchain wallets with the same </span><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-blockchain-wallet-buying/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blockchain-Coinify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> integration available to web and iOS users.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/android-mobilebuyimage-v2-01.jpg?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11389 size-full" src="https://i2.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/android-mobilebuyimage-v2-01.jpg?resize=990%2C757&#038;ssl=1" alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Without having to compromise security or control, Android users can choose to fund their Blockchain wallets using credit and debit cards, or directly from their bank account. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This latest update ensures our users in Europe can acquire digital currency easily and conveniently, with whichever Blockchain wallet platform and payment method they choose. </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t have a Blockchain wallet? Click </span></i><a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to get started.</span></i></p>
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<hr><p>When we announced that iOS users in Europe could buy bitcoin, we promised that it wouldn’t be long before Android users would see the same features and functionalities. Delivering on that promise, we’re happy to announce that Android users in Europe can now buy bitcoin from within their Blockchain wallets with the same Blockchain-Coinify integration [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11392
title: Meet our Team: July 2017
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/07/27/meet-blockchain-team-july-2017/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s no doubt that the frenzy surrounding digital assets and block chain technology has been surging worldwide. Amidst all the craziness, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome these five talented, driven individuals on board the Blockchain team!</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11399" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SarahMaxwell-bw.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="Black &amp; white headshot of Blockchain team member, Sarah" data-recalc-dims="1" /><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-maxwell-9370a4a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Maxwell</a></strong>, Head of Communications</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As an economics major, Sarah sees the unique value of bitcoin and the digital economy. Coming aboard as our Head of Communications, she has been busy demonstrating how people worldwide can build a better financial future with Blockchain. Before joining our ranks, Sarah was an early member of Uber’s communications team and was responsible for global campaigns like UberKITTENS, partnerships, and new products. Most recently, she was on the Advance team for Hillary for America, where she organized campaign </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">events, rallies, and fundraisers for Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. A former politico, she’s also had the opportunity to meet three U.S. presidents, and delights in accumulating more stamps in her passport. </span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11401" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/xen-bw.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="Xen" data-recalc-dims="1" /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/xen-baynham-herd-01685775/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Xen Baynham-Herd</strong></a>, Head of Strategy &amp; Lead Economist</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to becoming our Head of Strategy and Lead Economist, Xen worked in a number of investment banking related roles ranging from fixed income trading, asset &amp; liability management to balance sheet optimization and strategy. Suitably, his educational background includes a Master’s in International Banking and Finance. Interestingly, he was also an early pioneer and champion of a digital currency project called ‘Utility Settlement Coin’ looking to set the standard for global inter-bank settlements using DLT. Xen will be helping us build and optimize our roadmap at the intersection of finance and technology.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11400" src="https://i2.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/KK-BW.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="Black &amp; white headshot of Blockchain team member, KK" data-recalc-dims="1" /><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mayo-72116b54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KK Mayo</a></strong>, NYC Office Manager</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">KK pursued civil engineering and dance at Hofstra University on Long Island. Defying the doubts of naysayers, she managed to complete her dual degree in an impressive four years. After college, she started at Milgo Industrial as an administrative assistant. Eventually, she oversaw all contracts in and out of the company, and had her hands in every department. KK’s artistic passion for dance came to life when she founded her own dance company, KAKE DANCE. She joins the Blockchain team excited to continue her adventure in NYC, ready to tackle whatever craziness life throws her way.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11395" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Guillaume-bw.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="Black &amp; white headshot of Blockchain team member, Guillaume" data-recalc-dims="1" /><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaume-marquilly-0403945b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guillaume Marquilly,</a> </strong>Developer</span></h4>
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<p>Despite receiving formal-style education in mathematics, quantum physics, and computer sciences, Guillaume learns best with a self-taught approach. As such, it’s no surprise he’s able to build model airplanes without blueprints. Since his first position as a developer turned project manager, his career has taken him to Hong Kong to work as a software engineer, and then back to Europe working at Capital on Tap as a .NET full stack developer. A proud member of the french fries with mayo movement, he’s excited to bring his independent learning skills and diverse range of experience aboard.</p>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-11394" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/salome-bw.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="Black &amp; white headshot of Blockchain team member, Salome" data-recalc-dims="1" /><strong>Salome Vakhtangadze</strong>, Software Engineer</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Salome sees her role at Blockchain as an opportunity to help empower people and change the world for the better. With a bachelor’s degree already under her belt, Salome later obtained a Master in Computer Science from NYU. Notable career experience includes her five years at Google as a software engineer. Now, she joins our Thunder project development team, with the mission of providing near-instant, more affordable block chain payments.</span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to work with us? We’ve got Blockchain team position </span></i><a href="https://www.blockchain.com/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">openings</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in our New York and London offices. You can also learn more about Blockchain by visiting our </span></i><a href="https://www.blockchain.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">about us</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> page.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t have a Blockchain wallet? Click </span></i><a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></i></p>
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<hr><p>It’s no doubt that the frenzy surrounding digital assets and block chain technology has been surging worldwide. Amidst all the craziness, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome these five talented, driven individuals on board the Blockchain team! Sarah Maxwell, Head of Communications &#160; As an economics major, Sarah sees the unique value of bitcoin [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11487
title: What The Bitcoin Cash “BCC” Hard Fork Means for Blockchain Wallet Users
author: Alyson
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/07/30/bitcoin-cash-hard-fork-blockchain-users/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
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<p dir="ltr">At Blockchain, we are focused on creating products that empower you to have ultimate control and flexibility in managing your money. Blockchain wallets are non-custodial and you hold the private keys, meaning you always have full, exclusive access to your funds — which are always accessible with your recovery phrase. In short, we enable you to Be Your Own Bank.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We’ve received questions about the Bitcoin Cash Fork (known as BCC) that is scheduled to activate on August 1st and how it will impact individual users. Our top priority is the safety of customer funds. Though we are actively monitoring network conditions and will do everything we can to minimize the impact on you, it may be necessary to temporarily cease broadcasting transactions for a short period of time. If it is, we will let you know.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you have a Blockchain wallet, it is essential that you retain your wallet and corresponding recovery phrase and not delete them, even if you empty the BTC balance. Also if you are considering withdrawing funds from exchanges that will not support BCC, it is safe to withdraw to your Blockchain wallet.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In the event of two separate blockchains after August 1, 2017 we will support the longest chain. As of today, we have no immediate plans to fully support the Bitcoin Cash fork within our main product. But, if BCC develops into an actual chain and market, you will be able to use your recovery phrase to export your funds and use them on that chain, regardless of whether or not Blockchain chooses to support it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Everyday you can choose what to do with the bitcoins in your Blockchain wallet. While no immediate action is required, the current network changes serve as a helpful reminder to have your recovery phrase written down if you haven’t already. Check out this <a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2016/04/20/support-team-tips-why-your-wallet-recovery-phrase-is-so-important/">blog</a> for more info about how you can find your recovery phrase.</p>
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<hr><p>At Blockchain, we are focused on creating products that empower you to have ultimate control and flexibility in managing your money. Blockchain wallets are non-custodial and you hold the private keys, meaning you always have full, exclusive access to your funds — which are always accessible with your recovery phrase. In short, we enable you [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11450
title: Seamlessly store, send, and receive ether with your Blockchain wallet
author: Peter
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/08/17/blockchain-wallet-adds-ether/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Blockchain, we care deeply about building products users love.  We’re constantly collecting user feedback and using it to help determine where we go next.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now seamlessly store, send, and receive ether from within the Blockchain wallet. By adding ether as a new currency, we’re providing users with a new diverse way to interact with the digital economy.</span></p>
<h4>What’s different?</h4>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ETH-ProductShot.jpg?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11494 size-full" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ETH-ProductShot.jpg?resize=990%2C613&#038;ssl=1" alt="An image showing Blockchain's new ether product." data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using the same user-friendly interface, you can now seamlessly toggle between bitcoin and ether. To keep it simple, the ether experience will mirror the bitcoin experience our users have come to love.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the ins and outs of ether and how it works in your Blockchain wallet, visit our <a href="https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000850223">Support Center Learning Portal</a>. </span></p>
<h4><strong>Exchange BTC for ETH powered by ShapeShift</strong></h4>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ShapeShift-GIF-v2.gif?ssl=1"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11496" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.blockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ShapeShift-GIF-v2.gif?resize=990%2C619&#038;ssl=1" alt="GIF showing the Blockchain ShapeShift process exchanging bitcoin to ether." data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For users looking to acquire ether, we’re excited to introduce a built-in BTC to ETH (and vice versa) exchange, powered by ShapeShift. Accessible directly within your Blockchain wallet, this integration makes it easy for users to acquire both digital currencies and monitor exchange progress, from start to finish. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course, in keeping with our ethos, this is just the first iteration of this product. In the coming weeks and months (and years!), we’ll continue to gather user feedback and use that to further build out this integration. Let us know what you think and where to go next.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t have a Blockchain wallet? Click </span><a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/signup"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">s</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">i</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">g</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">n</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">u</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">p</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">d</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">a</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">y</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></em></p>
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<hr><p>At Blockchain, we care deeply about building products users love.  We’re constantly collecting user feedback and using it to help determine where we go next. Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now seamlessly store, send, and receive ether from within the Blockchain wallet. By adding ether as a new currency, we’re providing users [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://blog.blockchain.com/?p=11607
title: Bitcoin Cash Update
author: Peter
url: https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/08/22/bitcoin-cash-update/
feedurl: https://blog.blockchain.com/feed/
content:
<p>We’ve been closely monitoring <a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/07/30/bitcoin-cash-hard-fork-blockchain-users/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Cash (BCH)</a> since the hard fork on August 1st and wanted to provide a brief update to our users.</p>
<p>Within the next 8 weeks, we’ll be rolling out limited support for BCH via the settings panel in your Blockchain Wallet. Users with balances of bitcoin in their Blockchain Wallet on August 1st will be able to access an equal balance, as of August 1st, of bitcoin cash.</p>
<p>While no immediate action is necessary, rest assured that your funds are secure. Blockchain wallets are non-custodial and you hold the private keys, meaning you always have full, exclusive access to your funds — which are always accessible with your <a href="https://blog.blockchain.com/2016/04/20/support-team-tips-why-your-wallet-recovery-phrase-is-so-important/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recovery phrase</a>.</p>
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<hr><p>We’ve been closely monitoring Bitcoin Cash (BCH) since the hard fork on August 1st and wanted to provide a brief update to our users. Within the next 8 weeks, we’ll be rolling out limited support for BCH via the settings panel in your Blockchain Wallet. Users with balances of bitcoin in their Blockchain Wallet on [&#8230;]</p>
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