"Aegis is mobile (Android) only" Oh wait.....there is something else?

Bitchat requiring Location Services enabled on Android before letting user get past first app screen.

Yes it us an Android thing thing but there are ways around it, just ask AI and you will see. Real world example: VictronConnect is a fully developed app for Victron solar devices that monitors, controls and even updates firmware of these devices, all over Bluetooth. Older versions of this app needed location permission only (NOT PHONE LOCATION SERVICES ENABLED) for it to work. Back then they showed a popup saying app location permission was required by Android and they don't want or collect user location data. I just installed VictronConnect on a new Pixel with latest Android and now latest version of this app does not even need location permission. I connected all my Victron devices and updated FW on them yesterday, all over Bluetooth with phone LOCATION SERVICES OFF and NO location permission given for the app. admitted to on he is not an Android developer. The app I used as example is from a large reputable company, their app was certainly not just vibe-coded in a few weeks by people inexperienced in Android development. What does it say when a large corporation like Victron Energy cares more about user privacy than and . These people purport to be privacy oriented individuals but seem to be quick to drop their drawers for this new shiny thing. Please tell me why anyone with an inclination toward privacy would want to run around with a Location Services enabled phone. Android Location Services turns on: GPS Hardware Wi-Fi Positioning Cell Tower Triangulation Bluetooth Location Services Location APIs Background Location Updates Location Caching Geofencing Sensor fusion

Sometimes you just gotta say fuck it.

The OP was about the pitfalls with added complexity in a setup, passphrases specifically. I am saying it is maybe more correct to educate people on the importance of testing/proving recovery and good backup practices, and to not blame lost funds on something other than common user sloppiness.

Right, American weapons...... So US had a lot to say about how their bombs and missiles were to be used by Ukraine against Russia but not so much for Israel annihilating Palestinians?

Not sure what you mean.....a passphrase is not device specific and is not part of the seed but added to the seed. Any passphrase added to the seed makes a new wallet.

You are right, it is always possible to lose a passphrase but what makes it more losable than a seed?

I am aware of the Android requirement but know that in the early versions of Bitchat it was enough to just give app location permission, Location Services of phone could be off. I have a different unrelated app that uses Bluetooth and this works for that app too. (grant the app location permission, leave Location Services off)

Right....but I think the point is a passphrase will not weaken it.