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The mobile version of Bisq 2 allows to access the [[Bisq Easy]] protocol from a smartphone, and it comes in two versions:
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The mobile version of Bisq 2 allows you to access the [[Bisq Easy]] protocol from a smartphone, and it comes in two versions:
  
 
* Bisq Easy full node
 
* Bisq Easy full node
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== Bisq Easy full node ==
 
== Bisq Easy full node ==
  
This is the full experience of Bisq Easy on mobile: the application acts as an autonomous node on the Bisq 2 p2p network, getting its own onion address and hosting the feature of the Bisq Easy trading protocol in your pocket.
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This is the full experience of Bisq Easy on mobile: the application acts as an autonomous node on the Bisq 2 p2p network, getting its own onion address and hosting all the features of the Bisq Easy trading protocol in your pocket.
 
It is tailored mostly for buyers, who:
 
It is tailored mostly for buyers, who:
* are completely new to Bitcoin and want to get their first satoshis, so they can use them to cover for the security deposit on [[Bisq 1]], in order to access a stronger trading protocol, with larger liquidity and better prices
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* are completely new to Bitcoin and want to get their first satoshis, so they can use them to cover for the security deposit on [[Bisq 1]], in order to access a more advanced trading protocol, with larger liquidity and better prices
 
* do not own a desktop computer, or share it with other people, and prefer not to expose their trading
 
* do not own a desktop computer, or share it with other people, and prefer not to expose their trading
  
 
Cons:
 
Cons:
 
* it will use more of your battery, because it has to manage the full p2p stack to be online
 
* it will use more of your battery, because it has to manage the full p2p stack to be online
* your phone will probably kill the process after a while to free up resources, so you will lose the current state
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* you phone might kill the process after a while to free up resources, so you will need to start it again
  
 
== Bisq 2 remote ==
 
== Bisq 2 remote ==
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It works in a similar way to what a remote desktop does, since you need a running Bisq 2 instance on your desktop computer at home, or a headless instance on a VPS, or even some trusted third party who runs Bisq 2 and allows you to piggyback on his desktop connection.
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It is the preferred option for sellers, or frequent buyers:
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* lightweight if compared to the Bisq Easy full node version
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* all the profile information and offer book activity is managed in a single place (your desktop computer) so access to trades can be transparently available on two different devices
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* even if your phone kills its process, the current state will be preserved on the desktop application
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* this will be the version where access to new protocols could be added in the future, for example the MuSig upgrade of the existing Bisq1 multisig protocol
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Cons:
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* you need a desktop instance running somewhere (this is the only downside, really)

Latest revision as of 17:37, 11 October 2025

The mobile version of Bisq 2 allows you to access the Bisq Easy protocol from a smartphone, and it comes in two versions:

  • Bisq Easy full node
  • Bisq 2 remote

Bisq Easy full node

This is the full experience of Bisq Easy on mobile: the application acts as an autonomous node on the Bisq 2 p2p network, getting its own onion address and hosting all the features of the Bisq Easy trading protocol in your pocket. It is tailored mostly for buyers, who:

  • are completely new to Bitcoin and want to get their first satoshis, so they can use them to cover for the security deposit on Bisq 1, in order to access a more advanced trading protocol, with larger liquidity and better prices
  • do not own a desktop computer, or share it with other people, and prefer not to expose their trading

Cons:

  • it will use more of your battery, because it has to manage the full p2p stack to be online
  • you phone might kill the process after a while to free up resources, so you will need to start it again

Bisq 2 remote

It works in a similar way to what a remote desktop does, since you need a running Bisq 2 instance on your desktop computer at home, or a headless instance on a VPS, or even some trusted third party who runs Bisq 2 and allows you to piggyback on his desktop connection. It is the preferred option for sellers, or frequent buyers:

  • lightweight if compared to the Bisq Easy full node version
  • all the profile information and offer book activity is managed in a single place (your desktop computer) so access to trades can be transparently available on two different devices
  • even if your phone kills its process, the current state will be preserved on the desktop application
  • this will be the version where access to new protocols could be added in the future, for example the MuSig upgrade of the existing Bisq1 multisig protocol

Cons:

  • you need a desktop instance running somewhere (this is the only downside, really)