Ledger Announces Atom Touchscreen Android Device

In brief

• Ledger has announced Atom, a touchscreen Android device that incorporates a Secure Element running Ledger OS.
• Solana Mobile named Ledger as its first hardware expansion partner, with its Seeker app and Solana dApp Store preinstalled on Ledger's new Atom device.
• The launch comes as Ledger investigates hidden implants found in hardware wallets sold through a reseller in Southeast Asia.

Ledger's new Atom device will ship with Solana's Seeker app preinstalled, the companies announced on stage at Ledger's Op3n conference in Paris on Thursday.

Billed as a "signer" rather than a hardware wallet, the Atom is an Android-powered touchscreen device equipped with a data-only eSIM and Ledger's Secure Element, enabling users to send and receive encrypted messages with other Atom users as well as perform crypto transactions in the manner of its range of wallets. To do so, the device switches into a Ledger OS-powered "Secure Mode" for sensitive operations such as signing transactions and authorising AI agent requests.

The Atom sports a 6.77-inch OLED display, rear camera and 4,000mAh battery, and runs on a Qualcomm Dragonwing chip. It also incorporates a hardware privacy switch that physically cuts power to the camera and microphone.