For sure. Apps can always be better, but there’s no magic UX bullet. At some point ya gotta put in the work.

I think you underestimate what is required to balance security and redundancy. Most people I know don't have a good backup and recovery plan nor a good security plan for their normal digital info. If they have any plan, it's SMS based 2FA and cloud storage. With bitcoin, you need to more carefully consider both security and backup/recovery far more carefully. These are not insurmountable and they are ultimately responsible for the consequences, but I think it's important to have empathy for their predicament and how challenging this is for a beginner. People can need bitcoin and still find securing 24 words challenging. If we maintain empathy, we will continue to make UX as accessible as possible and effectively meet people halfway.

Bitcoin *is* for them.

I’m researching the easiest non-custodial wallet(s) UX for a noobie when they’re out in public, at a bar or club or restaurant, where there are prying eyes and very little privacy.

Most peeps don’t carry pen and paper to write down 24-word seeds. And the idea of it is 100% foreign to a noobie. And I’d never have them type those 24 words into a Notes app on their phone.

I’m making sure I understand the noobies first-impressions and POV, and acknowledging their obstacles.

I’m all about moving the needle forward in UX so fewer noobies are left behind.