What matters most to you in a mobile wallet for Celo?

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Hi everyone,

After participating in several discussions here, I’d like to ask a broader question: what matters most to you when choosing a mobile wallet for Celo?

For transparency, I work with Gem Wallet, an open-source, self-custodial multichain wallet. Gem currently supports storing, sending, receiving, buying, and swapping CELO and supported Celo tokens, including cross-chain swaps into CELO.

We’re interested in understanding which Celo-specific wallet improvements the community would value most:

  • Paying network fees with supported stablecoins
  • Better support for Celo stablecoins and local-currency assets
  • Clearer transaction previews before signing
  • WalletConnect and Celo dApp connectivity
  • CELO or liquid-staking support
  • Governance participation
  • Better scam and suspicious-transaction warnings
  • Improved swap routes and fee transparency
  • Hardware-wallet support
  • Address-book and payment-request features
  • Better transaction history and explorer information

I’m especially interested in practical problems users encounter: missing tokens, confusing transaction details, failed swaps, difficulty connecting to applications, unclear fees, or anything existing wallets still handle poorly.

If you could improve only one part of the Celo mobile-wallet experience, what would it be? Feel free to mention the wallets you currently use and what they get right or wrong.

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Hi @Anzus_GemWallet, thanks for joining the discussion around Celo and its ecosystem. Every input helps shape the Celo ecosystem. It’s great to see that Gem Wallet supports the Celo network. Does Gem Wallet have any plans to launch a Gem extension wallet?

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Thanks for the welcome. Yes, browser-extension support is on Gem Wallet’s public roadmap:

It is currently in the ideas stage, so there is no confirmed release date yet.

From a Celo perspective, what would you primarily want from an extension—connecting to Celo dApps, easier transaction signing, using the same accounts across mobile and desktop, or something else? That kind of feedback would help us understand the most important use cases.

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Thanks for the update! Glad to heat that browser extension support is already on the roadmap for Gem wallet.

To give you some context from my end, I am much more of a desktop user. I really don’t use mobiles often, so having a solid browser extension is a huge deal for me and fits my workflow much better.

Looking at if from a Celo perspective, I think the ideal setup would actually be a mix of the things you mentioned. Here is what would be most valuable:

Smooth dApp Connectivity: This is definitely the biggest one. Constantly scanning QR codes with a phone gets tedious. A desktop extension would make jumping into Celo-native DeFi, ReFi, and/or (NFT marketplaces) so much faster and frictionless.

Cross-Device Syncing: Being able to securely use the exact same accounts across both mobile and desktop is pretty essential for a seamless experience.

Native Celo Features: It would be amazing if the extension handled Celo’s unique perks natively. Specifically, supporting fee abstraction, allowing users to pay for gas using stablecoins (in general) like cUSD, cEUR, USDT, USDC or cREAL, along with quick, easy transaction signing. Support for USAT and other stablecoins on the Celo network is a strong plus.

Appreciate you reaching out for feedback on this.

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Thanks for the detailed context—this is exactly the kind of practical feedback we were hoping to collect.

The main priorities I’m taking from this are:

  • Direct desktop dApp connectivity without repeatedly scanning QR codes
  • Secure access to the same accounts across mobile and desktop
  • Fast, clear transaction signing
  • Native support for Celo fee abstraction and paying gas with supported stablecoins
  • Broad support for Celo assets, including cUSD, cEUR, cREAL, USDT, USDC, USAT, and others

The fee-abstraction point is particularly helpful because it distinguishes a genuinely Celo-aware extension from a standard EVM extension with basic network support.

I’ll pass this feedback to the Gem Wallet team and include the context in our extension planning. Are there any particular Celo dApps you use most often on desktop? Knowing the main DeFi, ReFi, or NFT applications would also help identify the most important compatibility requirements.

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