A faster, more polished 80eight — rebuilt for the road ahead.
This release brings a smoother, more premium app experience, easier identity verification, your choice of display currency, and a stronger, more secure foundation — with some big new ways to pay rolling out soon.
What's new
- A more premium feel. App-wide haptics, a refreshed "liquid glass" design, a signature launch sound, and slide-to-confirm on important actions — small touches that make 80eight feel fast and considered. (Haptics can be turned off, and respect Reduce Motion.)
- See balances your way. Choose to view amounts in USD or ZAR across your wallet and the market — while your actual rand cash balance always stays clearly in ZAR.
- Smoother identity verification. A more flexible verification step that supports an additional provider, so getting verified is quicker and more reliable.
- Cleaner sign-in and onboarding. Friendlier error messages, improved country and date-of-birth pickers, and signing up now drops you straight into a working wallet.
- Stronger account security. Your session is now protected with hardware-backed device security, and you'll stay signed in more reliably with fewer surprise logouts.
Improvements
- More reliable notifications — push alerts that stop mid-session now recover on their own, and signing out properly clears your device's notifications and badge.
- Faster screens and lower memory use, smoother transaction-history scrolling, and a cleaner, redesigned receipt screen.
- General polish across the launchpad, drawer, and account menu.
Security & trust
- Strengthened account, payment, and on-device security throughout, including safeguards that help prevent duplicate or mistaken transactions.
Coming soon (rolling out)
We're putting the finishing touches on some major new ways to pay — rolling out gradually:
- Tap to pay people nearby. Find other 80eight users right next to you over Bluetooth and pay them with a tap — no QR codes or typing handles.
- Pay anyone, even off 80eight. Send to a phone number or email; they'll get your payment and can claim it after signing up.
- Personal pay links. Create and share payment-request links from your personal account, with rich previews when shared.
- In-store payments (Point of Sale). A refreshed merchant cashier experience with scan-to-pay.
(These aren't switched on yet — watch this space.)
Behind the scenes
- Rebuilt on a modern foundation (Expo SDK 55) with over-the-air updates, expanded automated testing, and a hardened build pipeline.