<p>It's a well known problem described here: <a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/1347" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/1347</a></p>

<p>LND team works on a fix here: <a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/1595" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/1595</a> </p>

<p>Meanwhile i'd recommend to connect to Eclair based nodes to have receiving ability, such as the recommended ACINQ node.</p>

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<p>I am running LN node powered by <a href="https://github.com/LightningNetwork/lnd" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lnd</a>. Also I have installed on my phone a LN  app - Bitcoin <a href="http://www.lightning-wallet.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lightning Wallet</a>. I opened a channel from mobile app to lnd node sucessfully (many confirmations), but I cannot request money from the mobile app with only two 'errors':</p>

<ol>
<li>Receiving not yet enabled by peer (View channel details screen)</li>
<li>Can't ask for Lightning payments because your peer has not allowed receiving yet, this typically happens once a funding Bitcoin transaction gets 
confirmations (Receive funds screen)</li>
</ol>

<p>In lnd (lncli listchannels) i see the channel as inactive ("active": false) , but the other channels opened from lnd are active. </p>

<p>Could you please advise what can I do before I close the channel ? Or explain what I didn't understand? How to bring the channel to active state? My opinion is that mobile wallet is not working well, because I can't generate invoice (payment request). I don't know.</p>

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LN channel lnd + android wallet problem
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# LN channel lnd + android wallet problem

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-09)

I am running LN node powered by [lnd](https://github.com/LightningNetwork/lnd). Also I have installed on my phone a LN app - Bitcoin [Lightning Wallet](http://www.lightning-wallet.com/). I opened a channel from mobile app to lnd node sucessfully (many confirmations), but I cannot request money from the mobile app with only two 'errors':

1. Receiving not yet enabled by peer (View channel details screen)
2. Can't ask for Lightning payments because your peer has not allowed receiving yet, this typically happens once a funding Bitcoin transaction gets
   confirmations (Receive funds screen)

In lnd (lncli listchannels) i see the channel as inactive ("active": false) , but the other channels opened from lnd are active.

Could you please advise what can I do before I close the channel ? Or explain what I didn't understand? How to bring the channel to active state? My opinion is that mobile wallet is not working well, because I can't generate invoice (payment request). I don't know.

**Tags:** lightning-network, bitcoin-wallet-app, lightning-network-daemon


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It's a well known problem described here: <https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/1347>

LND team works on a fix here: <https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/1595>

Meanwhile i'd recommend to connect to Eclair based nodes to have receiving ability, such as the recommended ACINQ node.


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