This week, Blockchain.info announced the release of their updated Android wallet, allowing bitcoin users easy access to their bitcoin funds.
The update, which can be found on the Google Play Store, touts two new features, according to a blog post published Thursday by the Blockchain team.
The first and perhaps most prominent change is that there’s a new menu which can be toggled from the top left (three bars). Users are presented with the following options: Merchant Directory, Address Book, Price & Charts, Wallet Settings.
The Merchant Directory in particular is a great feature, allowing users to find businesses in their area that are bitcoin-friendly. These include retail stores, restaurants, bars, and so forth (an excuse to spend your bitcoin, really).
Other menu items are pretty much self-explanatory, but while on the topic of the Merchant Directory, that brings me to the next feature outlined by the Blockchain team, dubbed Suggest a Merchant.
You’ve probably already guessed what the Suggest a Merchant feature does. If there’s still some confusion, it’s an area of the app that allows you, the user, to suggest a merchant to be added to the Blockchain Merchant Directory. This is, of course, dependent on whether or not that merchant accepts bitcoin — so if they don’t, don’t bother.
So there you have it. If you would like more information on the app, you can view it on the Google Play Store.