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| 1 | +# Musicoin Desktop Wallet 1.0 |
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| 3 | +### Sleek new UI: |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +1. An all new UI with a new quick access navbar, from where critical functionalities like signing messages, checking exchange balance, direct links to Musicoin's public forums along with an introduction section only on first start-up for guiding users new to how a wallet functions. |
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| 7 | +2. Unique profile picture assigned to each account in order to make identification easier. |
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| 9 | +3. Standalone Send Funds button so that you can send funds from any of your accoutns, with one click |
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| 11 | +4. Integrated Music Player - Access musicoin.org from within the wallet UI while it syncs and transfer coins easily, efficiently and without errors between the web and desktop wallets. You can also maximize/minimize the windows to enhance your music listening experience. |
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| 13 | +5. Clear indication when the wallet is in sync - No more worrying whether your tx made it through or not, the send funds button unlocks only when the wallet is within a few blocks of the chain |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +6. View your balance in btc, usd and MUSIC at the click of a button, thanks to a new clutter free design, which introduces jsut three columns showing you critical info. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +7. Per account backups and import function |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +8. Create and import Paper wallets so that you don't lose your keys in case your disk storage and backups fail. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +### Reduced weight: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Improved fast sync in complaince with go-ethereum has reduced the chain size to < 10 GB |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Improved synchronisation and security: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +1. Previosuly, the list of bootstrap nodes was not loaded on start-up, now it does. Users on connecting to a new peer will save new bootstrap nodes in `bootnodes.json` automatically. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +2. User also has ability to restore default smaller nodes list via menu (Advanced - Restore default nodes list) |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +3. In case your local time is incorrect, you would see notification, with suggestion to enable time synchronisation in your OS. |
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| 33 | +4. Displaying private keys and mnemonics don't store state providing good privacy |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +### Host of configurable options: |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +1. Select go-musicoin cache size from the new navbar at the top of the screen. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +2. Restore the default list of enodes, if you prefer connecting to a set of trusted peers. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +3. Sign and verify messages, all from within the wallet itself. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +4. Create a wallet wiht an easy to remember mnemonic or choose the standard way of using a password. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +5. Display the private key at the click of a button, forget your keys no more. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +6. Mandatory backups of your key are taken at startup at a directory chosen by the user, no more worrying that you don't have a backup handy. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### Support for legacy operating systems: |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +1. Support for Windows versions older than 7 is now available at a configured legacy release branch (some features are restricted to master and won't be available on the legacy implementation) |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Bug fixes |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +1. General bug fixes due to issues encountered in earlier versions (wallet not launching on specific OSs, import problems on legacy versions) have all been solved. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +2. Automated build environment at https://builder.musicoin.org to download releases directly along with SHA sums for verification. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +In short, Musicoin Desktop Wallet 1.0 is a whole new rethink of the Wallet and is a short glimpse of the things to come as the Musicoin Community moves forward. Enjoy $MUSIC! |
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1 | 61 | # Musicoin Desktop Wallet 0.8
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3 | 63 | MDW 0.8 comes with a host of new features, including
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