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Shango

Shango is a mobile Bitcoin Lightning wallet for iOS and Android that connects to a user-operated LND node on mainnet or testnet, or to a Shango Cloud LND node for testnet use.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Shango when you want a mobile Lightning interface backed by your own LND node, or want to explore the documented testnet cloud-node route.

Who it is for

  • Bitcoin users who want a mobile Lightning wallet connected to their own LND node.
  • People seeking to try Lightning payments on testnet through the documented Shango Cloud option.

Documented uses

  • Connect a mobile wallet to a personal LND node.
  • Configure a testnet cloud-node setup and try Lightning payments with testnet coins.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The README lists iOS TestFlight and Google Play beta installation routes and describes the app as a public beta. Its cloud-node instructions are for testnet.

  • The personal-node route requires an already working LND node and configuration for remote gRPC access.
  • The cloud-node route is described as testnet-only and requires confirmed testnet coins before spending.
  • The README says autopilot is enabled by default on the cloud route, with 60% of funds committed to opening channels.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Connect Shango to your own LND node

Prepare a working LND node for Shango and share its connection details through a QR code.

Before you start

  • A working LND node on mainnet or testnet.
  • The Shango app for iOS or Android.
  • For QR generation, the README lists qrencode, curl, xxd and openssl.

Steps

  1. Install Shango using the iOS TestFlight or Google Play beta route listed in the README.

  2. For access from outside the home network, configure LND to listen on port 10009 and set its external IP, then apply the README’s firewall and TLS steps and restart the node.

  3. In the LND directory, set NETWORK to mainnet or testnet, then generate the QR code from the node IP, admin macaroon and TLS certificate fingerprint using the README’s command.

  4. In Shango, open Settings, choose “Connect to other LND Nodes,” and scan the QR code.

Expected outcome

The app is configured to connect to the user’s LND node.

Guide limitations

  • The instructions assume a working LND node and do not explain how to create one.
  • The README advises confirming external access with lncli getinfo before connecting Shango.
  • The documented setup changes remote access, firewall and TLS settings; it does not specify protocol details beyond gRPC.
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Source-based practical guide

Try Lightning payments using the Shango Cloud testnet node

Use the documented cloud-node path to prepare for testnet Lightning payments.

Before you start

  • The Shango app for iOS or Android.
  • Testnet coins deposited to the on-chain wallet and confirmed.

Steps

  1. Install Shango using the iOS TestFlight or Google Play beta route listed in the README.

  2. Connect to the Shango service and check that the assigned LND node is synced and has at least one peer.

  3. Deposit testnet coins to the on-chain wallet and wait for confirmation.

  4. Wait for channels to show an Active badge, then try a Lightning payment to a demo store listed in the README.

Expected outcome

A testnet setup for trying Lightning payments through the cloud-node option.

Guide limitations

  • The README describes this cloud-node route as testnet-only.
  • Coin confirmation, node synchronization, peer availability and channel opening may take time.
  • The README labels the app a public beta and warns that bugs may occur.
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18 October 2026
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