There will be desktop versions for Windows, Mac and Linux and mobile versions for iOS and Android.

Of course, the worst case would be a wallet fiasko like with Ethereum’s Parity wallet. So there will probably be a full security audit as Navin stated on Thursday (Jan 25th,2018) on Discord:

We may need full code audit before even public beta. External audit.

As has been confirmed by one of the devs already, the new wallet will include:

Automatic transaction promotion & reattachment = no need to reattach all the time anymore; wallet promotes outgoing and incoming transactions

no need to reattach all the time anymore; wallet promotes outgoing and incoming transactions Multiple outgoing transactions

Cached Addresses and Balances

Automatic seed generation and storage = no hazzle with phishy seed-gen-sites anymore

Moreover he said that the following points have almost been completely integrated:

Automatic node selection

Seamless snapshots = no 0-balances after snapshots anymore

Moreover, there will be a form of two-factor-authorization (2FA) in this wallet. Since it is supposed to be a wallet running in a decentralized fashion, it will be realized via TOTP using Google’s Authenticator/Authy; this is the most decentralized way to do it.

Of course, the question remains when this wallet will be released. The most concrete release date is for the mobile beta which is rumoured to open at the end of January. But as described above, security is pivotal and devs will not 3hesitate to postpone releases if security is in any way at risk! Thankfully!

IMPORTANT NOTE: After publishing this article, the IOTA Foundation published this blog post about Trinity with official information:

currently 150 Alpha testers, 100 new spaces will be given to interested people via Discord.

public beta release this quater

code will be open-sourced

desktop wallet will have a private alpha within the next 4 weeks

more information on #trinity channel on Discord on Monday each week

2. Nelium

Nelium was a surprise to many because nobody had heard anything about it until this video was released:

As the developers state on their homepage: