Helius hSOL$101.36+2.2% and Jito JTO$0.330+0.0% now vote on which apps reach the Seeker phone. Solana Mobile, which makes Seeker, said on 11 November 2026 that the two Solana infrastructure companies are the first independent Guardians of the Solana dApp Store, checking every new app and update alongside Solana Mobile's own Guardian and recording each vote on Solana.
To join, Helius and Jito each posted a bond of 250,000 SKR, the Solana Mobile ecosystem's token, the company said. At the SKR price Solana Compass tracked at 19:22 UTC on 11 November, about $0.0110, each bond was worth roughly $2,750. Anza, DoubleZero 2Z$0.019+0.4% and Triton One plan to join as the next Guardians at a later date, according to Solana Mobile.
How Solana Mobile Guardians review dApp Store apps
Solana Mobile Guardians are independent operators that run automated checks on each app submitted to the Solana dApp Store, the app store built into Seeker. Each Guardian votes on the submission onchain, so anyone can see when and whether each Guardian voted. On the big phone app stores, the platform owner reviews apps itself; here, three operators each cast a public ballot.
Solana Mobile's blog sets out the process in four steps:
- Each Guardian posts a 250,000 SKR bond, so every reviewer has its own tokens committed.
- When a developer submits a new app or update, each Guardian runs automated checks for malicious code and for compliance with the review policy. The vote records which version of the policy was used and what the checks found.
- Each Guardian casts its vote at a Solana program address. If enough Guardians vote, the release moves on through the approval process.
- Guardians are rewarded in SKR for the work.
The votes can be checked at this address, which Solana Mobile also gave in its announcement thread on X:
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For Seeker owners, finding and installing apps works as before. Solana Mobile is explicit about the limits: "Guardian review is not a guarantee that an app is safe or free of defects."
Developers keep submitting through the existing publishing portal. A rejected app triggers an email to the developer, and apps already listed on the Solana dApp Store stay listed, with their future updates going through Guardian review.
From one Guardian to three: Helius, Jito and Solana Mobile
Guardians were part of the SKR design from the start. When SKR was about to launch in January 2026, DL News reported that node operators including Anza, DoubleZero, Helius and Jito would vet apps for the store, with SKR stakers choosing which Guardians to back. Until now, Solana Mobile operated the only Guardian: its SKR staking guide says the company "runs the first Guardian node with 0% commission", and that staked SKR is delegated to Guardians and earns rewards every 48 hours.
What changed on 11 November is that reviewers outside Solana Mobile now have tokens at stake and cast votes that anyone can read. Solana Mobile's blog puts it plainly: someone will always decide what reaches your phone, and on the Solana dApp Store more than one company now takes part in that decision. Crypto Briefing separately reported the same roster and the 250,000 SKR bond.
Why Guardian review matters as the Solana dApp Store reaches Ledger Atom
Solana Mobile linked the change to new devices. "With the Solana dApp Store expanding to new hardware, it's more important than ever to ensure more than one company takes part in the review process, and every vote is public," the company wrote in the final post of its thread.
The first of those devices is the Atom phone from Ledger. In October, Solana Mobile named Ledger its first hardware expansion partner, and its announcement says the Seeker app and the 1,500+ dApps available on Seeker will be preloaded on Ledger Atom. Apps that pass Guardian review will reach Ledger Atom owners as well as Seeker owners.
The bond also gives SKR a new job. Guardians must post SKR as a bond to take part and are paid in it, adding to the daily SKR buy and burn Solana Mobile switched on in October.
What to watch as Anza, DoubleZero and Triton One join the Guardians
Several details will show how the Guardian vote works in practice:
- the number of Guardian votes a release needs before it moves on, which the blog describes as "enough Guardians";
- how much SKR each Guardian earns for its reviews;
- how a Guardian's own 250,000 SKR bond relates to the SKR that stakers delegate to it;
- when Anza, DoubleZero and Triton One start voting, for which no date has been given.
Because every Guardian ballot is recorded on Solana, anyone will be able to check how the review process behaves as the votes accumulate.
