Blixt Wallet is back with the final release in the 0.6.x release line, v0.6.9-420. Nice!

This version has a new feature for Android, Lightning Box.

Lightning Box is a service letting you receive via a Lightning Address non-custodially to your Blixt.

https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.9-420

Lightning Box works in conjunction with Persistent Mode that was released in Blixt Wallet v0.6.9.

For things to work out well, make sure battery optimization is disabled.
Battery drain is expected to be low or not noticeable if things go as expected. Reach out if you have issues.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3824379/284913657-1397f859-abff-4deb-bcc0-72657f1d6ff5.webm

The Lightning Box service will forward Lightning Address (LNURL-pay) requests directly to the wallet app on the phone, so it can respond back with an invoice created by the wallet itself.

This means that while this service is not a custodian, there is still trust involved.

Lightning Box is free and open-source software and anyone can choose to run their own service provider.
https://github.com/hsjoberg/lightning-box
In Blixt Wallet settings, you can easily change the server to your own.

The Blixt Wallet project will host a Lightning Box instance for @blixtwallet.com addresses.

A draft bLIP specification for the inner workings of this protocol can be found here:
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blips/blob/lnurl-forwarding/blip-lnurlforward.md

It is built using Lightning P2P messages, so any lightning node wallet implementation can choose to implement this protocol.

That's all for now. Cheers and Happy Blixting! 🟡⚡️