Having trouble with the blockchain.info wallet app for Android.
Was trying to get a friend into Bitcoin. He is on Iphone so I had him download the Blockchain app. He was having trouble so I downloaded the app for Android so I could try and guide him from seeing what was going on at my end.
After downloading the app, it asked me to put in a PIN. No problem, I used a pin I frequently use for insecure things. I had to re-enter the PIN a few times so I know it had been entered correctly.
This afternoon, I wanted to use the Bitcoin merchant locator so I fired the app up. Every time I enter the pin, I get "Failed to decrypt waller". If I click on "Forgot PIN", it asks me to enter a password (which I have never set up).
I have no funds in the wallet so this is not a big deal for me. Just thought I would report this and see if anyone else had run into the same thing.
Edit: Just cleared the data for the app (This kills the wallet, of course). I'll see if it re-occurs.
Additional: Could someone provide me instructions on how to make a wallet back-up for the IOS version of the app? It seems simple enough from Android but my friend says he does not see the same menu options on his iphone.
The iPhone version of blockchain.info is buggy, I would not use it if I were you. It regularly sends transactions that require a fee without a fee, so it takes days to confirm. There have also been reports of both the iPhone and Android app generating new addresses for you, but failing to save them on the server. Then money sent to that address is irreversibly lost.
I suggest using a proper wallet, not an interface to a web service long past its prime. Mycelium has a good reputation on android. I use breadwallet on iOS, and can only recommend it.
EDIT: The real reason I abandoned the blockchain.info wallet on my iPhone was that it often just did not connect to the servers, so when I needed to use bitcoin I could not!
