ShibaWallet Android App

• 1. What is ShibaWallet?
• 2. Installing the app
• 3. First-time setup
• 4. The wallet screen
• 5. Receiving ShibaCoin
• 6. Sending ShibaCoin
• 7. Checking your balance
• 8. Backup — your private key
• 9. Settings
• 10. Troubleshooting
• 11. Quick recap

ShibaWallet is a mobile app that lets you store, send and receive ShibaCoin (SHIC) on your Android phone. Your coins are not stored on a server — they are protected by a key that lives only on your phone. You create that key with an email address and a password, or you can import an existing wallet with a key string.

What you need

• An Android phone running Android 7.0 (Nougat) or newer
• About 15 MB of free storage
• A working internet connection (Wi-Fi or mobile data)
• A camera (only needed if you want to scan QR codes)

Install steps

1. On your phone, open your file manager or the app that handles downloads.
2. Find the file ShibaWallet.apk (it may be in your Downloads folder, or sent to you by email or chat).
3. Tap the file.
4. Android will ask you whether you want to allow your file manager to install unknown apps. Tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, then go back.
5. Tap Install.
6. When installation finishes, tap Open, or find the ShibaWallet icon in your app drawer and tap it.

When you open the app for the first time, you will see two cards on the Home screen.

3A. The easy way — Generate a new wallet

1. In the second card, type the email address you want to use with this wallet. It can be any email — it is only used to create your private key, it is not sent anywhere.
2. Type a password. Make it long, something you have not used on another site. A good password is a short sentence that is easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess.
3. Type the same password again in Confirm Password.
4. Tap Generate New Wallet.

The app will think for a second, then take you straight to your wallet screen with a QR code on it. That is your wallet — you are done.

3B. The other way — Open by Key

If somebody already gave you a ShibaCoin private key in WIF format (a long string that usually starts with a " or T character), use this option:

1. In the first card on the Home screen, tap the field that says Private Key (WIF).
2. Paste or type your key.
3. Tap Open.

The app will jump to your wallet.

3C. Coming back later

After the first time, when you open the app it will go straight to your wallet. You do not have to type your email and password again — the app remembers them on the phone.

To log out and force the login screen to come back, you have to clear the app's data in your phone's Settings → Apps → ShibaWallet → Storage → Clear data. Only do this if you have your password written down somewhere, because clearing the data will also delete the saved login.

When you open your wallet, the main screen shows four big things:

1. A square QR code at the top. This is your ShibaCoin address, ready to be scanned by someone who wants to send you coins. You can also tap and hold the address text under the QR code to copy it.
2. A big number that says something like 0.0000 SHIC. That is your available balance — how many ShibaCoin you can spend right now.
3. A fiat value below it (for example $0.00 USD). That is what your coins are worth in normal money, based on a price feed.
4. A thin progress bar under the QR code. It fills up, then empties, then refills. Every time it finishes, the app automatically refreshes your balance in the background. You do not have to do anything.

You will also see two buttons under the balance:

• Send — to send coins to somebody else.
• A small gear icon — to open Settings.

If you have just sent coins and they are not yet confirmed, a small grey line under the balance will say Pending Balance with the amount. It disappears once the network confirms the transaction (usually within a couple of minutes).

There is nothing to press to "receive". To get coins:

1. Show the QR code on your screen to the person paying you, or
2. Tap and hold the address text under the QR code to copy it, then paste it into a chat, email or message and send it to the payer.

As soon as the coins arrive, the next automatic refresh (within about 20 seconds) will show the new balance.

6A. Open the send screen

From the wallet screen, tap Send.

6B. Pick the destination

You have two ways to fill in the recipient's address:

Option 1 — Scan a QR code (easiest)

1. Tap Scan QR. The app will ask for permission to use the camera the first time. Tap Allow.
2. Point the camera at the other person's ShibaCoin QR code. Hold the phone steady for a second or two.
3. The app will read the code and fill in the address for you. (If the code starts with the word shibacoin:, the app removes that part automatically.)

Option 2 — Type or paste the address

1. Tap the Enter Address field.
2. Type the address, or long-press in the field and tap Paste. A ShibaCoin address is about 34 characters long, mixing letters and numbers.

6C. Enter the amount

1. Tap the Amount field.
2. Type how many SHIC you want to send, for example 1.5 or 250.

6D. Set the fee

The Fee field is already filled in with a default of 0.1 SHIC. A higher fee usually means the network confirms your transaction faster. For normal use, leave it at 0.1. Only change it if you know what you are doing.

If you made a mistake, tap Reset to clear the form and start over.

6E. Confirm and send

1. Tap the orange Send button.
2. A pop-up asks "Are you sure you want to send X.XXXX SHIC?" Tap Yes to go ahead, or No to cancel.
3. The app will show a loading spinner for a few seconds while it talks to the network.
4. When it finishes, a small message at the bottom of the screen says "Transaction sent!" and shows the transaction ID (a long string of letters and numbers — that is your proof of payment).
5. You are taken back to the wallet screen. Your balance will refresh within 20 seconds. Until the network confirms the transaction, the amount will show as Pending Balance under your main balance.

You usually do not need to do anything. The app refreshes the balance on its own every 20 seconds, and the thin bar under the QR code shows when the next refresh is coming.

If you want to refresh right now, tap the big balance number on the wallet screen.

Your private key (in WIF format) is the master copy of your wallet. With it, you can open the same wallet on another phone. Keep it as secret as a password.

1. On the wallet screen, tap the gear icon to open Settings.
2. Tap Keys.
3. You will see two long strings:
   • Public Key — safe to share.
   • Private Key (WIF) — keep this secret. Tap the small eye button next to it to reveal it (it is hidden by default).
4. Tap the share icon next to the private key to copy it to the clipboard, then paste it somewhere safe (a password manager, or write it on paper stored somewhere secure).

Tap the gear icon on the wallet screen to change:

• Currency — pick the money you want to see your balance valued in. Choices: US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Bitcoin.
• Language — pick the language of the app. Choices: English, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese.
• Keys — jump to the screen that shows your public and private key (see section 8).

Your choice is remembered, so you only have to set it once.

"Error loading balance"

Your internet may be slow or the network is busy. Close and reopen the app, or wait a minute and tap the balance number to try again.

"Insufficient funds"

You are trying to send more than your available balance, including the fee. Reduce the amount, or wait for a pending transaction to confirm first.

"Invalid address"

The address you typed or scanned is not a valid ShibaCoin address. Check the spelling, or scan the QR code again.

I forgot my password

The wallet cannot be recovered. This is by design — the app does not store your password anywhere. If you have your private key (WIF) written down (section 8), you can clear the app's data and use the Open by Key option to get back in. Otherwise, the wallet is lost.

My balance looks wrong / stuck

The ShibaCoin network can be slow sometimes. Pull down on the wallet screen, or just wait — the app refreshes automatically every 20 seconds.