Electrum Bitcoin Wallet4.8.2
Publisher Description
Fast and self-custodial wallet for Bitcoin and the Lightning Network
Electrum is a libre self-custodial Bitcoin wallet with support for the Lightning Network.
It's secure, feature rich and trusted by the Bitcoin community since 2011.
Features:
• Safe: Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your device.
• Open-source: MIT-licensed free/libre open-source software, with reproducible builds.
• Forgiving: Your wallet can be recovered from a secret phrase.
• Instant On: Electrum uses servers that index the Bitcoin blockchain making it fast.
• No Lock-In: You can export your private keys and use them in other Bitcoin clients.
• No Downtimes: Electrum servers are decentralized and redundant. Your wallet is never down.
• Proof Checking: Electrum Wallet verifies all the transactions in your history using SPV.
• Cold Storage: Keep your private keys offline and go online with a watching-only wallet.
Links:
• Website: https://electrum.org (with documentation and FAQ)
• Source code: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum
• Help us with translations: https://crowdin.com/project/electrum
• Support: Please use GitHub (preferred) or email electrumdev@gmail.com to report bugs rather than the app rating system.
About Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
The company that develops Electrum Bitcoin Wallet is Electrum Technologies GmbH. The latest version released by its developer is 4.8.2.
To install Electrum Bitcoin Wallet on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-09-13 and was downloaded 41 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet as malware if the download link to org.electrum.electrum is broken.
How to install Electrum Bitcoin Wallet on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Electrum Bitcoin Wallet will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Electrum Bitcoin Wallet will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 4.8.2
posted on 2026-09-13
Release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/4.8.2/RELEASE-NOTES
version 4.8.1
posted on 2026-08-12
Release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/4.8.1/RELEASE-NOTES
version 4.8.0
posted on 2026-07-09
Note: This release marks the end for Android < 8 devices.
Full release notes for 4.8.0:
https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/4.8.0/RELEASE-NOTES
version 4.7.2
posted on 2026-04-09
- fix: failing assert for wallets with old (2023) still unpaid LN payment requests (#10502)
- fix: bump_fee not handling NetworkException properly (#10514)
- fix: wizard: better handle NotLegacySinglesigScriptType exc during private key import (#10538)
- changed: wizard: make trustedcoin 2fa secret copyable, open 2fa app for user (#10543)
- changed: for new txn OS notifications, don't sum signed balance deltas as they can cancel out, instead explicitly say sent/received (#10507)
version 4.7.1
posted on 2026-03-02
- fix: startup issue on android 7 & 8
- fix: handle upgrade failure pending lightning HTLCs
- fix: improved safety when revealing preimage on-chain
- fix: don't attempt to fetch gossip from Tor peers without a proxy enabled
- fix: handle peer sending back our own channel_update
- fix: improved fee estimation for replacement transactions
- chg: validate Electrum server address input with UI feedback
- new: show translation completion percentage in language names
version 4.7.0
posted on 2026-01-31
New major release. For a full list of changes, see https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/4.7.0/RELEASE-NOTES.
Some highlights:
- manual editing of fee/feerate
- biometric authentication
- support for Electrum Protocol version 1.6
version 4.6.2
posted on 2025-08-25
- fix: cannot open keystore-encryption-only wallets (#10171)
- fix: wizard: restoring from seed broken if already opened a wallet (#10117)
- fix: handle invoice validation errors on save (#10122)
- fix: sweep: handle network errors gracefully (#10108)
- fix: sweep: handle unexpected script_types (#10145)
- network: don't request same tx from server that we just broadcast to it (#10111)
- swaps: several bug fixes and improved reliability.
- fix: cosign don't allow saving tx without txid (#10128)
version 4.6.1
posted on 2025-08-06
Bugfix release. For a full summary of changes in 4.6, see https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/4.6.1/RELEASE-NOTES
version 4.5.7
posted on 2024-10-22
- new: show seed passphrase in WalletDetails (#9204)
- new: set max screen brightness when displaying QR codes (79c08536)
- new: two new historical rate providers, bitfinex and bitstamp
- fix: crash due to ConcurrentModificationException (450b9a0)
- fix: issue deactivating PIN when no wallet loaded (#8366)
- fix: only allow Channel Backup import on Lightning-enabled wallets (8d9bcda)
- fix: wizard: allow passphrase for some '2fa' seeds (#9088)
- fix: LN possible race & force_close (3a465593)
version 4.5.5.0
posted on 2024-10-16
- new: unify max fee bounds for payments, make it configurable (#9041)
- new: add tx options to ConfirmTxDialog, RbfBumpFeeDialog (#8909)
- fix: timeout error shadowed by aiorpcx cancellation bug (#8954)
- fix: opening new channels with peer that has .onion address (#9002)
- changed: Fiat exchange rates: do not overwrite the locally saved historical data.
- changed: trampoline fees: instead of hardcoded list, use exponential search, capped by configurable budget (#9033)
