Helium Mobile Builder 17+

Missing key features

Not a bad app over all but missing some pretty important stuff. If you have multiple or even just one hotspot not being notified when it goes off line is a missed opportunity.

I get all the duplicative marketing notifications popping up across my Helium apps but when a device that's making me money goes offline there's no way to know unless I actually happen to check the app for whatever reason. Would be easy to add and I'm surprised it's not there yet tbh.

Could be the worst app experience I’ve ever had

I’m a believer in Helium mobile BUT this app is not doing the company any favors. Every set up screen locks up. It’s slow to update location, puts you in the wrong location and when I tried updating the location, it told me I didn’t have enough Solana to complete the transaction. What?? Where does it say I need Solana to complete setup??
I transferred Solana to the helium wallet then when I got back to that update screen, it pushed me to the wallet, then back to the update screen then back to the wallet. I was stuck in an infinite loop of nothing.
This app also made my iPhone REALLY HOT.
I’m going to have to figure this app out between an iPhone and Google pixel but come on, Helium. This app is just plain horrid. Also I have to say again while I’m writing this review the app locked up again, stuck in that spinning circular snake, saying it’s updating hotspot information.

Developer Response ,

We're really sorry about the issues you've experienced. Please update to the latest version 1.5.4 as it significantly improves performance of the app. Updates to locations are recorded on the Solana blockchain, therefore transaction fees need to be paid in SOL to complete the update.
We're working on the incorrect location issue and hotspot getting stuck during re-assertion. Thank you for the patience!

Online status not correct

Since the latest update, online status is wrong. If I restart the app my online status updates back to online but then goes back to offline after a few hours…then I restart the app and I’m online again with all of my info updated…

Developer Response ,

Thank you for reporting. Online status has been fixed in 1.5.6