Mixin Messenger Wallet Tutorial

Yasmine Moustatia
Mixin Network
Published in
4 min readAug 15, 2018

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Mixin Messenger is the first Dapp based on the Mixin Network, developed by its standard API. It is a simple and powerful light wallet for mobile phone.

Mixin Messenger aims to be the WeChat of the blockchain world, allowing ordinary people to enter the blockchain world in an extremely simple way.

The Mixin network is one of the largest and most developer-friendly mobile blockchain network that connects all existing blockchains infinitely. It allows more developers to develop a diversified function Dapp on the chain of Mixin to achieve the docking of user life scenes. As the first Dapp on the Mixin network, the Mixin Messenger will benefit greatly.

The main function:

1.Digital asset wallet function

As a full-currency wallet, Mixin Messenger now supports all currencies on the 9 main chains. After recharging, the token will be displayed automatically, at least 40,000. For each type of token, when you need to recharge, you can click on the main chain address according to which main chain it belongs to. The time of arrival, according to the speed of each chain. And to other non-Mixin network addresses, the handling fee is slightly higher.

2.Chat communication software function

Full encryption of chat content to ensure the security of information transmission. You can add contacts by searching for your phone number or Mixin ID, and you can add a group chat.

The information inside the Mixin Messenger is encrypted messages, and even your entire node cannot read your messages . When a node pushes a message and the other party reads it, it will permanently delete the message. This way only your local phone has message data, because it is encrypted and only local can see the message.

3.The bot (equivalent to the small program in WeChat)

On the Mixin Network, developers design bots that can be rendered via Mixin Messenger and through these small bots can be built, and through these small bots, exchanges, shopping, games and information can be realized.

The Mixin Messenger code is open source and provides a standard API program interface. Small bot can be built inside the messenger, so Mixin Network is a free and open ecosystem.

(The current Mixin Messenger client code is all open source:

https://github.com/MixinMessenger )

Attach the ID numbers of the two small bots below:

Exin: Mixin ID 7000101276 (OTC Trading Platform)

OceanONE: Mixin ID 7000101517 (OceanONE Decentralized Exchange)

Mission: build a WeChat in a blockchain.

Note: iOS version download (non-China Apple ID).

First, the user experience analysis

The interface of the Mixin Messenger is extremely simple, basically based on white. Give people a clean, free monologue and lot of imagination. Because it is too succinct, there is no description about the use in Dapp . The main thing is to see the two interfaces of wallet and contact. Then is the homepage after chatting.

Because the user private key fragmentation management mode adoption on the Mixin Network, when the first download is registered, it is necessary to determine the 6-digit PIN code several times before registering and logging in. At the same time, it also reduces the trouble of trying to remember the private key. After confirming the 6-digit PIN code many times, the subsequent operation is extremely convenient.

1.The wallet Interface: Asset and market price of XIN token and 9 main chain tokens. For each type of token, when you need to recharge, depending on which main chain you belong to, click on the main chain address.The time of arrival, according to the speed of each chain.

Transfers between Mixin Messenger users are fast, no fees, no delay.. However, when you transfer to another wallet, the handling fee is slightly higher.

2. Contact interface: the contacts include personal profile (click into my avatar) , my collection code, my QR code, new group chat, add contacts. At the same time, in the add contact, you could upload your local contacts to find who is using Mixin Messenger.

Since Mixin Network ecosystem is becoming bigger, you do not have to transfer tokens to other wallets or exchanges. Exin, for example, could archive token-to-token and OTC trading on itself. The XIN token is already listed on exchanges: FCOIN, BigOne, OceanONE.

In general, Mixin Messenger is a decentralized wallet, which is easy to use and has a good user experience. It’s a little hard to know well at the first time, with the time to use, people will be familiar with the product. With the development of various of Dapps on the Mixin network ,and the perfection of the product itself, Mixin Messenger is very likely to become an extreme wallet product!

To download the app visit : https://mixin.one/

These are our official social platforms:

English Mixin Telegram: https://t.me/MixinCommunity

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mixin/

Medium: https://medium.com/mixinnetwork

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MixinNetwork/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MixinMessenger/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mixin_Network

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixinmessenger

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