FAQ

Is Eclair Wallet a "real" Lightning Node ?

Yes it is. Eclair Wallet is a real, self-contained lightning node that runs on your phone. It does not require you to run another Lightning Node node at home or in the cloud.

Which version of Android is supported by Eclair Wallet ?

Eclair requires Android 5.0 or higher

Can I receive payments with Eclair Wallet ?

Not yet. Being able to receive payments means that you have to monitor the blockchain and react when your peer publishes an old state, which is both costly to implement and requires to be online typically once a day everyday, which may not be possible for mobile wallets that could be offline for days.

I read that I can lose money if my node goes offline. Is it true ?

No, see above: eclair can only send payments so it does not make sense for your peers to try and cheat you, they would publish states that give them less money than the current state.

Is there an iOS version of Eclair Wallet ?

No, and we do not have short term plans to release one.

Can I restore my seed on another bitcoin wallet ?

Yes. Your seed (the 24 words that eclair will display when you start it for the first time) is a standard BIP49 seed, which can be restored on any BIP49 compliant wallet. With Electrum for example, you would choose "I already have a seed", tick the BIP39 checkbox,and then select BIP49.