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+## 2026-07-20 - Development paused
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+StepFi-App is temporarily paused for all repos except critical fixes. Reason: maintainer is setting up Android Studio to properly monitor and screen-record all future changes to this repo before accepting them. Going forward, every PR to StepFi-App must include screenshots or a screen recording demonstrating the change running on an actual Android emulator/device, not just passing `npx expo export --platform web`. This repo will resume active issue creation and review once the Android Studio verification workflow is established.
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 ## Current Phase
 
 **Phase 2 — Wallet Integration**