Alby Hub v1.7.2: Friends & Family App
Alby Hub is an open-source tool that enables users to run their own node and connect to Bitcoin apps. It features one-click Lightning node installation, a self-custodial wallet, and an app store for seamless integration of social media, Podcasting 2.0 apps, and external Lightning wallets via NWC.
- "In this release we introduce a brand new Friends & Family app in the app store! try it out to easily onboard your friends and family with a few clicks. We also added a receive-only PoS app, which you can freely share with employees. Let us know what you think," announced the project.
- Friends & Family app let's you quickly onboard your friends and family to Bitcoin and Lightning via your personal Alby Hub instance. They get a wallet without having to understand lightning or have their own channels, and not rely on large custodial services. They can also get their own Lightning address with an Alby Account, or connect their new wallet via the Alby extension. Soon, they will also be able to connect to Alby's new mobile app, Alby Go.
- Alby Go is a simple lightning mobile wallet interface that works great with Alby Hub. You can now install and test it via zap.store.
"We also improve the Alby Hub wallet interface with the ability to pay to lightning addresses, and allow withdrawing an exact amount from your savings balance with a brand new savings balance withdrawal UI. The node page will also now show pending balance from closed channels (currently only supported in the default node implementation, LND coming soon!)."
- "For Mac users, we have a number of desktop app bug fixes and a brand new server build," was stated in the release notes.
