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- Solana Mobile aims to reach Android at the chipset layer through MediaTek, Trustonic, and FXTech.
- JPMorgan and Galaxy tested Solana payments through JPM Coinbase’s unified payments platform.
Solana Mobile said it is building a hardware integration kit aimed at bringing mobile crypto stacks to Android devices through partnerships with leading companies in the chipset supply chain. In addition to FXTech, Solana Mobile said it is working with MediaTek and MediaTek’s trusted execution environment partner, Trustonic, to package the Solana Mobile software stack for broader Android deployment.
Announcing the Solana Mobile Hardware Integration Kit. Source: Solana via X
Solana Mobile framed the effort as a way to solve a major bottleneck in expanding mobile encryption capabilities, arguing that by reaching the device at the chipset layer, it could speed up distribution across many phone models rather than relying on one device line at a time.
MediaTek partnership highlights reach and next steps
Solana Mobile cited MediaTek’s footprint as a key reason the partnership is important, saying the chipmaker ships about 46% to 50% of Android devices worldwide. The post explains that the scale is approximately 2 billion phones each year.
Solana Mobile said it plans to make its platform available to other Android devices, starting with a prototype that combines partner components into a deployable kit, with support from Trustonic and integration into MediaTek’s hardware environment.
Solana Mobile said it is also in talks with major hardware manufacturers about bringing Solana features to their devices, adding that discussions and negotiations are taking place in parallel with prototype development.
Solana enters mainstream mobile phones as JPMorgan tests Solana settlement
On December 13, 2025, Solana Mobile announced a partnership to provide hardware integration kits to chip manufacturers connected to more than 2 billion Android smartphones.s summarized In a previous news article. In addition to FXTech, the company said it will work with MediaTek and its TEE partner Trustonic to package the Solana Mobile stack for broader Android distribution. At the same time, Solana Mobile said it is building prototypes and talking with major hardware manufacturers about broader deployment.
JPMorgan has executed its first transaction on the Solana blockchain using JPM Coinbase’s unified payments platform.s highlighted In the previous article. The test involved Galaxy Digital and marked JPMorgan’s first use of a public blockchain outside of a private network for institutional payments. The move highlights Solana’s growing role in experimenting with faster on-chain financial infrastructure for large institutions.
