Simplify, Control, Performance & Security and the coming Desktop Client
GetGems Development Update #17 — Sept. 23, 2015
Hello again everyone,
These last few weeks the entire GetGems team have been focused on making things simple, from the on-boarding process for a new user to sending a transaction. This update is specific to Android Build 2.4.4 (477) and iOS version 1.2.0
Making things Simple (Android and iOS)
We noticed that many new and recurring users had an issue with the pin code and passphrase mechanism, which was especially made for the bitcoin functionality, so we decided to decouple the two. This means that fresh installs will only have a Gem wallet, and the bitcoin functionality can be opt-in via the settings screen. By decoupling the bitcoin aspect, we made the login process super simple. Just enter your phone number and the sms verification code and that’s it!
- Note that upgrading users will be migrated to the new client just by entering their pin code on the first launch. After the migration the app will have a working Gems Wallet and Bitcoin wallet.
Pin Code — The next level
This version also includes a new settings menu which lets you have a full control of your pincode. This means you can change the pin code, whenever you please , and most importantly, decide if you even want to have a pin code for Gems and bitcoin transactions.
Check out the Pin code Settings tab and let us know what you think.
Performance and Security
As always, we focus on making GetGems faster, better, fair and secure. Sending money is much faster. What used to take about 6 seconds now takes less than 1.
Alongside of making the clients perform better, we also made a great effort in upgrading our backend infrastructure. The upgrade included a better anti-fraud detection and performance boost, making the interaction with the clients super fast and extremely difficult to cheat the system.
Telegram Merge (Android Only)
This update also includes the latest Telegram code (3.1.3).
It’s coming for the DeskTop
And on the Desktop! Yes, soon we will be releasing the first GetGems Desktop Client. We can’t wait to show it to you.
Our Beta Testers are the Greatest!
The GetGems Beta Tester community, now over 100, continues to be the best in crypto and we are very happy to thank everyone for their tireless efforts to make our products better with each release.
See you on GetGems!
Daniel Peled — peled1986 — daniel@getgems.org
