05/09/2026
Pi Adds New Developer Capabilities and Releases New Documentation For Developers
Pi has introduced new capabilities for developers building on Pi, including local storage support, access to app-specific staking data in the Ecosystem Directory Staking, and file and video sharing. Pi’s new developer documentation is also now live, providing a single destination for technical resources and a clearer path from getting started to building and launching an app. Together, these updates expand the tools available to developers while improving the documentation and onboarding resources that support development on Pi.
New Developer Capabilities for Building on Pi
Local Storage Support
Pi has added local storage support for an initial set of whitelisted apps in the Pi Browser, giving these apps a way to keep certain data directly on a Pioneer’s device. This is one more way that Pi is reducing the cost and complexity of building on the network. Preferences, session state, and other data suited to local storage can be kept on the device instead of requiring developers to store and serve that data from their own backend, helping reduce associated infrastructure costs.
Pi Browser manages this data on the app’s behalf, and the contents stay on the Pioneer’s device rather than being uploaded to Pi servers, keeping that data private to the device. The support is also designed to provide a more consistent storage experience across iOS and Android. Because the data is stored locally, it remains associated with a particular account and device rather than automatically following a user across devices.
Apps must initially be whitelisted to use this capability. Under the current implementation, whitelisted apps share a limited pool of local device storage, and stale data may be removed when that storage becomes full. Local storage is therefore not intended to serve as guaranteed permanent storage. Enabling the capability app by app provides additional guardrails and caution over its initial use while allowing Pi to validate performance and storage behavior across devices, storage conditions, and real usage patterns.
Staking Data API
Pi has also introduced a staking data API that