commit a815d5b3c3ef807a300499a763a5a00ae8906642
parent ae779694dfcec3a5ae549006ca97cd723e981c46
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@electrum.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:36:56 +0200
update release notes for 2.7
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# Release 2.7.0 (August 2016)
- * Wallets are abstracted from keystores. 'Wallet' refers to the type
- of Bitcoin contract, while 'keystore' refers to the type of private
- key storage. In this perspective, so-called 'hardware wallets' are
- actually a type of keystore. Hardware keystores can be used as
- cosigners in multi-signature wallets.
- * Support for Replace-By-Fee transactions in the GUI.
- * A warning is shown in the history for unconfirmed transactions that
- are replaceable, that have unconfirmed parents, or that have very
+ * The wallet file format is upgraded. This upgrade is not backward
+ compatible, which means that a wallet upgraded to the 2.7 format
+ will not be readable by earlier versions of Electrum. Before
+ upgrading the wallet format, the Qt GUI will ask the user if they
+ want to proceed. The Kivy GUI (Android) will proceed
+ automatically. Multiple accounts inside the same wallet are not
+ supported in the new format; the upgrade tool will propose to split
+ any wallet that has several accounts. As usual, make sure that you
+ have saved your seed phrase before you upgrade.
+ * This version introduces a separation between wallets types and
+ keystores types. 'Wallet type' defines the type of Bitcoin contract
+ used in the wallet, while 'keystore type' refers to the method used
+ to store private keys. Therefore, so-called 'hardware wallets' will
+ be refered to as 'hardware keystores'.
+ * Hardware keystores:
+ - The Ledger Nano S is supported.
+ - Hardware keystores can be used as cosigners in multi-signature
+ wallets.
+ - Multiple hardware keystores can be used in the same multisig
+ wallet. One icon per keystore is displayed in the satus bar. Each
+ connected device will co-sign the transaction.
+ * Seed phrases can be extended with a user-chosen passphrase (similar
+ to the infamous BIP39).
+ * Replace-By-Fee: RBF transactions are supported in both Qt and
+ Android. A warning is displayed in the history for transactions
+ that are replaceable, have unconfirmed parents, or that have very
low fees.
- * Dynamic fees are enabled by default.
- * Show expected confirmation times for unconfirmed transactions.
- * Qt GUI:
- - A fee slider is available in the in send tab
- - The Address tab is hidden by default
+ * Dynamic fees: Dynamic fees are enabled by default. A slider allows
+ the user to select the expected confirmation time of their
+ transaction. The expected confirmation times of incoming
+ transactions is also displayed in the history.
+ * Qt GUI (Desktop):
+ - A fee slider is visible in the in send tab
+ - The Address tab is hidden by default, can be shown with Ctrl-A
- UTXOs are displayed in the Address tab
- * Kivy GUI:
- - support for multisig wallets
- - Add creation and deletion of wallets
- - Show complete transaction history.
+ * Kivy GUI (Android):
+ - The GUI displays the complete transaction history.
+ - Multisig wallets are supported.
+ - Wallets can be created and deleted.
# Release 2.6.4 (bugfixes)
