ABCore

ABCore is a wrapper that lets an Android device run Bitcoin Core, the reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. Rather than reimplementing the protocol, it packages and launches the existing Core daemon on the device and provides an Android-side interface for starting, stopping, and observing it. The result is a full node running on the phone or tablet itself, rather than a client talking to someone else's node.

Because a full node validates the entire block chain, the practical constraints are those of the underlying software: substantial storage for the chain data, sustained network transfer to synchronise, and a device left running long enough to finish. These requirements, rather than the wrapper, determine whether a given Android device is suitable.

The application targets Android exclusively and is distributed under the MIT license, a permissive licence that allows reuse and modification with attribution.