Walt is expanding beyond Telegram with a standalone Android application, allowing existing customers to access the same custodial account through a separate mobile interface.
The company’s mobile-app documentation updated November 10 confirms availability through Google Play for smartphones running Android 8.0 or later. Tablet and desktop versions are not currently available.
Existing Telegram Accounts Keep Balances Addresses And History
Customers who already use Walt through Telegram can select the Telegram login option in the app. Walt says the existing balance, verification level, deposit addresses and transaction records then appear in the mobile interface.
Accounts created through email, Google or Apple are available only in the standalone app. They cannot be opened in Telegram through that separate signup method, according to the documentation.
The distinction matters for existing customers choosing between login and registration. Walt’s support instructions say accounts cannot be merged. Creating another account does not migrate the original account’s assets or records.
Country restrictions remain applicable. The company says app-store visibility and service eligibility depend on location and residence. It does not describe the release as universally available.
DeFi Account And Social Features Remain Inside Telegram
Walt’s general service documentation distinguishes the custodial account from its non-custodial DeFi Account. The custodial service holds access keys for customers; the DeFi Account gives the user control of the blockchain address.
The standalone app does not provide the complete DeFi interface. Selecting that account opens Walt in Telegram, where customers can manage it. Transfers to Telegram contacts, Telegram Stars and the Invite Friends program also remain Telegram features.
An account registered through Telegram can be used in both interfaces with synchronized transactions and settings. Mobile push notifications cover events including deposits, transactions, P2P activity and logins.
The documentation also identifies TG Wallet Inc. as the Google Play developer. Walt says it does not distribute the app as an APK, making the official store listing the route it directs customers to use.
Custodial Access And DeFi Recovery Use Different Credentials
The company’s DeFi security documentation says that account uses a 24-word BIP-39 recovery phrase. It states that neither Walt nor Telegram has access to the phrase stored on the user’s device.
Email recovery for a DeFi Account is conditional: it must have been enabled previously and requires the same Telegram account used for setup. A different Telegram account requires the recovery phrase.
Those rules concern the non-custodial DeFi Account, not ordinary login to Walt’s custodial balance. Presenting the two as interchangeable would give customers incorrect expectations about recovering access.
The separation is also relevant to who holds funds during a P2P trade. The app’s interface and login method do not themselves establish control of every asset or service shown within it.
For transfers into an account, network confirmation remains separate from the platform credit, as explained in BlockBriefing’s deposit troubleshooting guide.
Walt also states that it operates independently of Telegram. The new application extends access to its service while retaining specific Telegram-only features and the existing distinction between custodial account access and self-controlled DeFi recovery.
