Envoy

An Envoy balance can belong to two quite different accounts. A mobile wallet can spend from the phone itself, while a Passport account needs its separate hardware signer. Envoy brings both into the same app, including Passport setup and firmware maintenance.

The receiving screen makes the distinction visible: teal identifies the mobile wallet and copper identifies a Passport account. Open the intended account, tap Receive and check its account card before sharing the address. This helps avoid sending long-term holdings into the phone wallet by mistake.

Envoy is free, open-source software for iOS and Android. It does not require a Foundation login. Passport hardware is separate, and moving Bitcoin still incurs a network fee.

Choose the backup approach before funding a new wallet. Create a Mobile Wallet starts the default Magic Backups flow. It uses iCloud Keychain or Android Auto-Backup for the mobile seed, plus an encrypted file on Foundation's servers for labels, settings and other wallet data. On Android, complete the initial phone backup and check Envoy's backup status rather than assuming the next automatic backup has already happened.

For manual recovery material, open Advanced on the welcome screen and switch Magic Backups off. Record and verify the generated recovery words, then save the Envoy Backup File away from the phone. That file preserves account names and notes; it is not a replacement for the words. Envoy's mobile backup process does not back up a Passport's seed.

Within an account, the activity list shows payment status and fees. For a mobile payment, Send accepts a pasted address or scanned QR code, followed by an amount and a fee rate with an estimated confirmation time. Review that information before the final Send.