alex

Primal Lead Android Developer.

Public Key

npub1ky9s6hjl46wxcj9gcalhuk4ag2nea9yqufdyp9q9r496fns5g44sw0alex

NIP-05 Address

Profile Code

nprofile1qqstzzcdte06a8rvfz5vwlm7t2759fu7jjqwykjqjsz36jayec2y26cpzemhxue69uhkjmnzdauzuct60fsk6mewdejhgqg6waehxw309ahx7um5wghxxmmjv438yetpvd5zucm0d55078pz

Publishing to

Author Public Key

npub1ky9s6hjl46wxcj9gcalhuk4ag2nea9yqufdyp9q9r496fns5g44sw0alex

Show more details

Last Notes

2026-03-24 19:13:25 CET

- reply

The auto-start service works only on Google Play builds due to the dependency on push notifications. Are you on Google Play or Zapstore?

2026-03-15 23:38:39 CET

- reply

Thanks for the feedback and screenshot! This should not happen. We'll investigate it.

2026-03-15 21:51:36 CET

- reply

The app only reads clipboard on the login screen. It could be your keyboard app reading your clipboard and suggesting to paste it. I see that with SwiftKey keyboard for example.

2026-02-22 22:47:49 CET

- reply

Kotlin Multiplatform + Compose for UI.

2025-10-28 09:34:31 CET

- reply

It's a great window manager built for developers and advanced users. To get the best of it, you have to go down the configuration rabbit hole and configure it to your own needs. Good luck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FoWClVHG5g

2025-10-03 10:18:07 CEST

- reply

Why don't you install another keyboard? You can disable Network permission after downloading necessary languages.

2025-10-02 22:26:16 CEST

- reply

The fix should be applied to AOSP keyboard app. Maybe you should put a bounty for the fix in the keyboard app.
#nevent1q…vats

2025-09-27 21:49:23 CEST

- reply

Check if you have the latest version of Amber installed.

2025-09-13 21:48:48 CEST

- reply

Something is not right here. This is like $4+ per kWh.

2025-09-13 15:21:30 CEST

- reply

How many kWh per month for $500?

2025-09-06 09:20:20 CEST

- reply

Some of them. If it's a must to have them on your phone - create new Profile, install sandboxed Play Store and Play Services, create & login with some nym g-account and install the banking app.

2025-09-06 00:56:57 CEST

- reply

And if you ever need Google services/apps on the phone, you can install them on different Profile with nym account, so the main Profile stays de-Googled. Profiles are pretty cool feature.

2025-09-05 11:29:16 CEST

- reply

We are going to do it with the next patch release since we shipped this build couple of days earlier than we originally planned.

2025-08-16 01:05:50 CEST

- reply

Which feed? How often this happens?
Any particular error message at the end of the feed?
Does the feed just works after force-quit or maybe you do pull to refresh on re-opening?
Try pull to refresh (without force closing the app) next time it happens, and let me know if it helps or not.

2025-08-06 00:12:55 CEST

- reply

Hey @nprofile…6aua, you are looking for `PrimalUploadService.kt`, can be found in primal-android-app repo under `networking-upload` module which is in charge of blossom uploading.
Mirroring with Haven did not work because Haven does not support BUD-04 (which we're using for mirroring). Not sure if anything has changed recently. Check this thread for more details.
#nevent1q…kp75

2025-08-05 17:46:18 CEST

- reply

In production, both Android and iOS currently have their own business logic and communication layers implemented separately. In upcoming releases, we might use a shared codebase across both platforms. As for the swap-in approach using your own Strike account, this needs to be handled on the server side and wallet server is not open-sourced for security reasons.

2025-08-04 14:48:58 CEST

- reply

`PrimalShared.xcframework` is built from Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) code in `primal-android-app` repo. It's just an aggregation of standalone multiplatform modules from the Android app. The business logic for wallet on the client side is not yet KMP friendly, but it's going to be soon along with some other benefits as well. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

2025-07-31 12:58:30 CEST

- reply

Thanks for reporting it! We just fixed it.

2025-07-31 12:32:49 CEST

- reply

Updating Amber to the latest version should solve this issue.

2025-07-23 15:24:13 CEST

- reply

Can you try manually changing the aspect ratio of the app? Hold the Primal icon -> Tap 'App info' -> Scroll to 'Aspect ratio' and open it -> Instead of 'App default', try other options.

2025-07-09 19:37:53 CEST

- reply

Do you remember which feed you scrolled when the latest crash happened? Is feature "Auto play videos" under "Settings -> Content Display" turned on or off?

2025-07-09 13:47:15 CEST

- reply

Thanks for the help. We were able to reproduce the issue. It will be fixed in the next release.

2025-06-19 15:46:48 CEST

- reply

Which keyboard are you using?

2025-05-07 12:31:26 CEST

- reply

Would be nice to see the average and median per year. It could fit on the right side of the table.

2025-05-06 12:14:51 CEST

- reply

GM! Why did you go with Flutter?

2025-05-05 23:34:07 CEST

- reply

Yes, 404 is the correct response when not supported. Not sure about nostr.build account, though. I can see successful responses in the logs for blossom.band mirroring.

2025-05-05 23:17:19 CEST

- reply

They don't support BUD-04; I believe someone mentioned this earlier.
I just checked your blossom list - mirroring is failing only to your private blossom server, returning an HTTP 404 response from server.

2025-05-05 22:43:13 CEST

- reply

Mirror servers must support BUD-04.

2025-05-02 16:42:44 CEST

- reply

Yes. They require Google build and Play Services on the phone. Github APK does not have the Google dependencies.

2025-05-02 00:33:30 CEST

- reply

What app is she using? Do you know maybe?

2025-05-02 00:27:11 CEST

- reply

There is also Compose Multiplatform if you want to build UI with a single Kotlin codebase.
https://www.jetbrains.com/compose-multiplatform/

2025-05-01 23:56:52 CEST

- reply

Your server is not supporting BUD-04 spec. This is why mirroring is not working. Primal app is hitting your server with `PUT /mirror` and gets 404 as response. You have to update your server with BUD-04 if you want this to work.
https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/blob/master/buds/04.md

2025-05-01 23:44:39 CEST

- reply

Decoupling the Android app was already in the pipeline, and we were also looking at how to add local caching on iOS. Since only the Android app had local caching so far, trying out KMP felt like a good opportunity. We split some code into KMP modules (instead of regular Android ones) and exported them as an XCFramework for the native iOS project to use.
This is just an add-on to the existing native projects to help avoid duplicating business logic. It’s totally optional—each native project can either use the shared code or roll their own solution.

2025-05-01 23:11:44 CEST

- reply

We are compiling the Kotlin code as an XCFramework package, which is then imported into a native Swift project. In this setup, step-through debugging of the Kotlin code is not possible. We use the `AAkira/Napier` KMP library for logging, and logs can be viewed in Xcode.
However, if you set up a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile project, both Kotlin and Swift code can live side by side in the same project, allowing for much better interoperability and full source-level debugging.

2025-05-01 21:27:57 CEST

- reply

Primal Android 2.2 was released this week, bringing some long-awaited features. But that’s just one side of the story - back in March, we began decoupling our monolithic Android app into Kotlin Multiplatform reusable modules for both Android and iOS. Here are two major milestones we’ve achieved:
- Blossom Uploader: The first multiplatform module to be integrated into Primal iOS 2.2. Once development was completed for Android, it took us just a few hours to integrate it on iOS. The module can be found in `core/networking-upload` in the `primal-android/app` Git repo for anyone interested. 
- Local Caching Repository: We’ve completely decoupled the data layer for all social app features, achieving a clear separation of concerns. The app is now fully agnostic to the source of the data, using only domain models and interfaces to interact with it. It always communicates with the repository, which handles data retrieval and storage in the local database from one or more remote sources (currently just our caching service). We are one step away from completing proof-of-concept tests on the iOS app with this module, and the Android app is already using it in production. This multiplatform module can be found in `data/repository-caching`. 
Anyone else here bullish on Kotlin Multiplatform?
#nevent1q…2j6x

2025-05-01 18:13:28 CEST

- reply

Are you adding media file from gallery or camera? Try both. Camera icon gets disabled if app can't get a uri to save the picture - maybe that is the case.

2025-05-01 17:50:37 CEST

- reply

Which blossom server are you using?

2025-05-01 17:40:18 CEST

- reply

Here is what Primal is doing.
#nevent1q…6x49

2025-05-01 17:36:47 CEST

- reply

Here is what I see in the logs. The app is sending Content-Length header. Can you debug your backend to see what is happening when request comes in? The request should work even without Content-Length since this is an optional header per blossom spec.
https://blossom.primal.net/7cb3fdecea29f5935078a41bfe97b4b8499435f04e046af13fdf7b8e84b5be0d.png
https://blossom.primal.net/45eb81daf69d79816541f95cac9f92d16a29a1431f1bbcefcb8b1132a1646033.png

2025-05-01 11:11:56 CEST

- reply

Primal uploads to the default server and then makes mirror requests (BUD-04) to mirror servers in the background with fire & forget approach. Mirror servers are actually downloading the file from default server.

2025-05-01 09:18:59 CEST

- reply

Thanks for sharing. The UI framework is responsible for the scrolling gestures. It seems that is buggy with the combination of components we are using. We are upgrading to the next version of the UI framework in the next release, hopefully it is fixed in it.

2025-05-01 08:23:07 CEST

- reply

Is your private relay requesting authentication?

2025-05-01 00:25:52 CEST

- reply

It is an internal authorization event for Primal wallet.

2025-04-30 22:27:56 CEST

- reply

Can you share screen recording of the mentioned issue? Post it here or on Github directly.

2025-04-30 19:14:09 CEST

- reply

Yes. Can you send us crash logs?

2025-03-13 23:58:09 CET

- reply

Amber coming soon, we are working on it!

2025-03-13 23:51:45 CET

- reply

We are working on it. Coming soon!

2025-03-08 13:41:26 CET

- reply

Thanks @nprofile…aswu! @nprofile…fcsa I can confirm that the keyboard is working on non-compose text fields. It looks like this is a bug in Compose UI framework; or with the keyboard when dealing with Compose text fields.

2025-03-08 11:50:49 CET

- reply

@nprofile…aswu do you have any idea why is this backspace issue happening? See video above. It's happening on both Amethyst and Primal.

2025-03-08 10:20:43 CET

- reply

Are we talking about this backspace issue?
https://m.primal.net/PXzJ.mp4

2025-03-07 18:29:57 CET

- reply

I was able to reproduce this backspace bug on both Primal Android and Amethyst on GrapheneOS with built-in keyboard. Tried to fix it, but there is nothing I could do. I think this might be the keyboard bug actually.

2025-01-27 22:44:28 CET

- reply

Look into Settings -> Network -> Relays section.

2025-01-04 11:24:46 CET

- reply

Compose is a toolkit for building native UI based on declarative paradigm.
https://developer.android.com/compose
It is also available as Multiplatform for iOS, Web and Desktop.
https://www.jetbrains.com/compose-multiplatform/
We can do Compose 101 with some basic stuff to get you going if want.

2025-01-04 10:29:11 CET

- reply

Compose is the way for the UI. Have you tried it? For audio & video there are not yet many Compose libraries, but there is a way to integrate old Views into Compose.

2025-01-03 23:32:28 CET

- reply

What are you building?

2024-11-22 11:23:36 CET

- reply

Are you referring to Android app? It already has pull to refresh feeds. Is it not working?

2024-11-21 20:35:53 CET

- reply

We'll implement it soon. It was on the list untill the very end, but didnt make it in this release.

2024-10-27 17:12:18 CET

- reply

If you are on Android, can you try the latest 1.0.4 build?

2024-09-11 00:01:05 CEST

- reply

Yes. Contact @npub1zga…ppvc.

2024-08-30 14:50:07 CEST

- reply

Thanks for the feedback.
1) You can reorder the feeds in Settings->Feeds screen; The first feed is the default one.
2) It used to work like Twitter, but we had some gap issues and this was the compromise we had to make. At some point after v2 release we might revisit the implementation and try to improve it.

2024-08-28 14:34:34 CEST

- reply

It's on the nice to have list for the next release. The must have list has few major features we are currently working and focusing on; so it's probably going to be after the next release.

2024-06-20 17:17:37 CEST

- reply

You can change the default feed in the web app: Go to Settings -> Home Feeds, and then drag & drop the desired default feed on top of the list. We plan to support this as well on Android at some point in the future, but not sure when exactly.

2024-06-16 17:06:39 CEST

- reply

🫂💜

2024-06-15 14:00:21 CEST

- reply

Please give a warm #Nostr welcome to Vik! He was purple pilled at @npub167n…zu3r and is looking to connect with more nostriches.
#note1mpq…yads

2024-05-22 18:16:22 CEST

- reply

Is there some kind of metadata about the blob in blossom? If not, is it even possible as an extension on the protocol?
It is very useful for clients to understand the data before downloading the actual data. One good example would be image resolution so apps can prepare the layout properly before image is loaded. This helps with performance and cleaner ux.

2024-05-05 20:55:25 CEST

I really enjoyed listening CitadelDispatch EP125 with @npub1ye5…knpr and @npub1lun…27lj. Thanks for sharing your experience and ideas. What is the current status of the Nostr Discord project you were talking about in the show?

2024-04-17 00:58:04 CEST

- reply

You can download the APK from:
https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app/releases
You could also setup Obtainium for fetching updates in the future. At some point we'll add f-droid support as well.

2024-04-16 23:30:39 CEST

- reply

On Primal Android: Open side menu, go to Settings, go to Wallet, uncheck Use Primal wallet and Connect Mutiny Wallet appears. Tap the button and follow instructions.

2024-04-14 23:48:44 CEST

- reply

You can DM @npub12vk…pugg

2024-04-14 23:45:34 CEST

- reply

It will be possible in the next release.

2024-04-14 10:06:27 CEST

- reply

There is a known issue on Android when syncing. We'll fix it soon.

2024-04-14 00:57:23 CEST

- reply

I think you need to contact support for that.

2024-04-10 22:27:10 CEST

- reply

Alby and Mutiny through NWC and Primal Wallet integrated directly in the app.

2024-03-29 19:17:38 CET

- reply

@npub1vxd…rs50 helped a lot with testing and found many improvements opportunities in the app. Maybe we could prioritise this a bit more.

2024-03-23 15:32:15 CET

- reply

What about if bitcoin goes down? Should the customer send more sats to avoid under spending?

2024-02-19 14:12:44 CET

- reply

Can you try without "lightning:" prefix? We improved text/scan recognition last week. It will be available in the next release.

2024-01-31 08:11:20 CET

- reply

Which platform and which feed?

2024-01-30 11:22:18 CET

- reply

What do you mean by not seeing replies on Primal iOS? There is Latest with Replies feed which you can use to see all notes on the home screen.
And if you set it to be the first feed in the Feeds Settings it will be the default feed when app opens.

2024-01-29 21:41:23 CET

- reply

Dreams are the language of the subconscious. It can be learned like a foreign language.

2024-01-24 20:37:34 CET

- reply

We have released the patch for this. Please update to 0.90.2 build.

2024-01-23 22:56:46 CET

- reply

Test.

2024-01-23 22:53:03 CET

- reply

Congrats!

2024-01-16 20:19:55 CET

- reply

What limit?

2023-11-20 23:59:20 CET

- reply

I'm using Pi-Hole to block ads across the entire network. Give it a try, it's worthy. https://pi-hole.net

2023-11-19 18:33:34 CET

- reply

Can you explain how can this happen?

2023-11-18 17:52:28 CET

- reply

Nostr is constantly improving and evolving. That would be the main reason.
Primal implemented the first relays solution and we are currently in the process of implementing the new relays list across all Primal apps.

2023-11-17 22:19:48 CET

- reply

Using Primal Web or Primal iOS you could set your relays in Settings -> Network. Open Network settings (apps might prepopulate with some popular relays) and make a change to the list so update gets triggered. This does not make changes to your NIP65 relays. Afterwards it should work.
I hope other apps are not clearing relays from contacts list when using NIP65.
Anyways we plan soon to improve relays handling across the entire platform so this is only temporarily.

2023-11-14 12:11:41 CET

- reply

Primal Android app reads the relays from the content field of the contacts nostr event. I have just checked and both your and @npub1pry…2xcv's contacts list have empty "content" fields. Because of that the app doesn't know where to post the notes and shows the error.
Can you check if you have published your relays list on other client?

2023-11-13 22:44:15 CET

- reply

🫡

2023-11-13 22:15:36 CET

- reply

Tag editor on Android is yet to be done. In the meantime mentions and note tagging works if you manually paste "nostr:note" or "nostr:npub" links in the editor.
#note1zlt…nyp7

2023-11-03 23:08:02 CET

- reply

Thanks @npub1mey…jpyt for the feedback. Stay tuned for the upcoming release. In the meantime you can tag someone if you paste npub of that user in format "nostr:npub". This note was written on Android app - you can click on 3 dots icon on a note and Copy note text to see the raw text.

2023-09-14 13:46:31 CEST

- reply

What are you testing?

2023-08-24 16:05:51 CEST

- reply

We are using caching service for read and relays from contacts list (kind 3) for write. I have just checked your contacts list and it doesn't have any relays. Do you have relays configured and which app did you use for that? You can also use Primal Web to do it, network settings works on the web.

2023-08-23 23:44:03 CEST

- reply

It should be there, it was published recently.

2023-08-10 00:26:36 CEST

- reply

I got myself an adjustable standing desk a year ago because I was having back and butt pain. After some time, I started experiencing a legs pain as well. 😆 Excercise, stretching and regular breaks from any desk fixed everything.

2023-08-08 09:26:46 CEST

- reply

This would require architectural change to move events signing from the background to foreground (so we could communicate with other app) and this kind of architectural changes is better to be done by primal team.

2023-08-08 08:48:11 CEST

- reply

Yes, of course. This is something that we plan to add in the app at some point. The entire menu section (3 horizontal dots at top-right corner) for a note is missing, while the raw json data is already there.

2023-08-05 07:03:17 CEST

- reply

@npub1psl…4hf7 It seems that you need to crash the app for few times until system gives you a popup that says Primal keeps crashing with a button to show more details. If you tap on more details you should be able to find the logs there. I was told that the popup shows only once, so if you dismissed it already you'll have to Clear Data or Clear Cache. I hope this helps.

2023-08-04 23:02:04 CEST

- reply

Not sure. I just asked @npub1jyg…70gz how to extract crash logs from GrapheneOS. Can you help us here?

2023-08-04 22:00:10 CEST

- reply

Thanks! In today's release you can mention someone by pasting nostr:npub link in the editor. Until we implement proper user tagging which should be soon.