diff --git a/app-template/config-template.xml b/app-template/config-template.xml
index e348cbe52..39b67d212 100644
--- a/app-template/config-template.xml
+++ b/app-template/config-template.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-queries-schemes" spec="~0.1.5" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-firebase" spec="https://github.com/arnesson/cordova-plugin-firebase.git" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-wkwebview-inputfocusfix" spec="https://github.com/onderceylan/cordova-plugin-wkwebview-inputfocusfix.git" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-secure-storage" spec="~2.6.8" />
+    <!-- Changes in error descriptions may break the use of cordova-plugin-secure-storage -->
+    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-secure-storage" spec="2.6.8" />
     <!-- Supported Platforms -->
     <engine name="ios" spec="~4.5.3" />
     <engine name="android" spec="~6.3.0" />
diff --git a/src/js/services/mobileSecureStorageService.js b/src/js/services/mobileSecureStorageService.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93a2ec591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/services/mobileSecureStorageService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+'use strict';
+
+angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('mobileSecureStorageService', function($log, appConfigService, platformInfo) {
+  var root = {};
+
+  var isReady = false;
+  var initialisationFailed = false;
+  var pending = [];
+  
+  var storage = null;
+
+  this.get = function(key, cb) {
+    if (!isReady) {
+      if (initialisationFailed) {
+        cb(new Error("mobileSecureStorageService initialisation failed."));
+      } else {
+        pending.push(function(){ root.get(key, cb); });
+      }
+      return
+    }
+
+    storage.get(
+      function (value) { 
+        cb(null, value);
+      },
+      function (error) { 
+        if (error.message === 'Failure in SecureStorage.get() - The specified item could not be found in the keychain' || // iOS
+          error.message === 'Key [_SS_profile] not found.') { // Android
+          // The callback expects no error, but also no value, if it cannot be found.
+          cb(null, null);
+        } else {
+          cb(new Error(error));
+        }
+      },
+      key);
+  }
+
+  this.set = function(key, value, cb) {
+    if (!isReady) {
+        if (initialisationFailed) {
+          cb(new Error("mobileSecureStorageService initialisation failed."));
+        } else {
+          pending.push(function(){ root.set(key, value, cb); });
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    storage.set(
+      function (value) { 
+        cb();
+      },
+      function (error) { 
+        cb(new Error(error));
+      },
+      key, value);
+  }
+
+  if (platformInfo.isCordova) {
+    storage = new cordova.plugins.SecureStorage(
+    function () {
+        $log.debug('mobileSecureStorageService initialised.');
+        isReady = true;
+        for (var i = 0; i < pending.length; i++) {
+          pending[i]();
+        }
+        pending = [];
+      },
+    function (error) { 
+      c$log.debug('mobileSecureStorageService initialisation failed. ' + error); 
+      initialisationFailed = true;
+    },
+    appConfigService.packageNameId);
+  }
+
+  root.get = function(key, cb) {
+    if (platformInfo.isMobile) {
+      storage.get(key, cb);
+    } else {
+      cb(new Error('mobileSecureStorageService is only available on mobile.'));
+    }
+  };
+
+  root.set = function(key, value, cb) {
+    if (platformInfo.isMobile) {
+      storage.set(key, v, cb);
+    } else {
+      cb(new Error('mobileSecureStorageService is only available on mobile.'));
+    }
+  };
+
+  return root;
+});
+
diff --git a/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js b/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js
index 989c1642a..c066109c2 100644
--- a/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js
@@ -1,92 +1,32 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('secureStorageService', function($log, appConfigService, platformInfo) {
+angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('secureStorageService', function(desktopSecureStorageService, localStorageService, $log, mobileSecureStorageService, platformInfo) {
   var root = {};
 
-  function CordovaSs() {
-    var isReady = false;
-    var initialisationFailed = false;
-    var pending = [];
-    
-    var storage = null;
-
-
-    this.get = function(key, cb) {
-      if (!isReady) {
-        if (initialisationFailed) {
-          cb(new Error("Secure storage initialisation failed."));
-        } else {
-          pending.push(function(){ root.get(key, cb); });
-        }
-        return
-      }
-
-      storage.get(
-        function (value) { 
-          cb(null, value);
-        },
-        function (error) { 
-          if (error.message === 'Failure in SecureStorage.get() - The specified item could not be found in the keychain' || // iOS
-            error.message === 'Key [_SS_profile] not found.') { // Android
-            // The callback expects no error, but also no value, if it cannot be found.
-            cb(null);
-          } else {
-            cb(new Error(error));
-          }
-        },
-        key);
-    }
-
-    this.set = function(key, value, cb) {
-      if (!isReady) {
-          if (initialisationFailed) {
-            cb(new Error("Secure storage initialisation failed."));
-          } else {
-            pending.push(function(){ root.set(key, value, cb); });
-          }
-          return
-      }
-  
-      storage.set(
-        function (value) { 
-          cb();
-        },
-        function (error) { 
-          cb(new Error(error));
-        },
-        key, value);
-    }
-
-    if (platformInfo.isCordova) {
-      storage = new cordova.plugins.SecureStorage(
-      function () {
-          console.log('ss Success');
-          isReady = true;
-          for (var i = 0; i < pending.length; i++) {
-            pending[i]();
-          }
-          spending = [];
-        },
-      function (error) { 
-        console.log('ss Error ' + error); 
-        initialisationFailed = true;
-      },
-      appConfigService.packageNameId);
-    }
-  
+  // To make wrong code look wrong
+  function alteredKeyIndicatingDesireForSecureStorage(key) {
+    return key + ":desiredSecure";
   }
 
-  var cordovaSs = new CordovaSs();
-
-  root.get = function(key, cb) {
-    cordovaSs.get(key, cb);
-  };
-
-  root.set = function(key, value, cb) {
-    cordovaSs.set(key, value, cb);
-  };
-
+  root.get = function(k, cb) {
+    if (platformInfo.isMobile) {
+      mobileSecureStorageService.get(k, cb);
+    } else if (platformInfo.isNW) {
+      desktopSecureStorageService.get(k, cb);
+    } else { // Browser
+      localStorageService.get(alteredKeyIndicatingDesireForSecureStorage(k), cb);
+    }
+  }
 
+  root.set = function(k, v, cb) {
+    if (platformInfo.isMobile) {
+      mobileSecureStorageService.set(k, v, cb);
+    } else if (platformInfo.isNW) {
+      desktopSecureStorageService.set(k, v, cb);
+    } else { // Browser
+      localStorageService.set(alteredKeyIndicatingDesireForSecureStorage(k), v, cb);
+    }
+  }
+  
   return root;
-});
-
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/services/storageService.js b/src/js/services/storageService.js
index 05bf51a7a..2cc6da730 100644
--- a/src/js/services/storageService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/storageService.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
     };
 
     root.getProfile = function(cb) {
-      $log.debug("getProfile() 31 7");
+      $log.debug("getProfile() 1 8");
 
       //storage.get('profile', function(err, str) {
       secureStorageService.get('profile', function(err, str) {