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Pera Wallet 7.0 released with a rebuilt architecture, global search, and new security options

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Pera Wallet released version 7.0 on August 11 after a two-week beta period. The update is a complete rewrite of the application, delivering a new portfolio home screen, global search across accounts and assets, simplified transaction signing, a duress mode with a decoy PIN, native staking, fee delegation, and full iPad support.

The beta phase began on July 27, with Android users opting in through the Play Store and iOS users through TestFlight. A further beta build appeared on August 1 before the final release.

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@PeraAlgoWallet Pera 7.0 is getting closer 👀 We have just released Pera 7.0 to any Android user that opts into our Public Beta. Simply head to the app store, scroll down, and opt in 🚀 iOS users, we have released a… @PeraAlgoWallet iOS and Android users, we have a new beta release hitting the Play Store and Testflight. Update and let us know what you think 👀 https://t.co/lR0dhyp6oE @PeraAlgoWallet Pera 7.0 is getting realllllllly close 👀 @PeraAlgoWallet Pera Wallet 7.0 is here, and it's our biggest update yet 🚀 We rebuilt the entire app from the ground up, which means faster updates, a lighter install, and full feature parity across iOS &… @AlgoFoundation Pera Wallet 7.0 is live. The whole app has been rebuilt, so this is a bigger update than the version number suggests. New home screen, global search, and a set of new security options.… @PeraAlgoWallet Pera 7.0 - transaction signing simplified https://t.co/YaX4RwBduL @AlgoDevs .@PeraAlgoWallet just cooked with this rebuild 🔥 Pera Wallet 7.0 is a full rewrite with a new portfolio home screen, global search across accounts, assets, and NFTs, duress mode with a decoy PIN,…

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