How to create a wallet or add another wallet

Create your first THORWallet wallet step by step, add a second wallet, switch between wallets, and rename or remove one.

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Short answer

Tap Create Wallet, set a 6-digit PIN and choose Seed Phrase Wallet. To add another wallet later, tap the wallet name above your balance and choose Create or Import. Each wallet has its own recovery phrase.

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A wallet in THORWallet is created on your device in under a minute. You can keep several wallets in the same app, for example one for savings and one for daily use.

Create your first wallet

  1. Open THORWallet and tap Create Wallet.
  2. Choose a 6-digit PIN, then enter it again to confirm it.
  3. On the Create Wallet screen, tap Seed Phrase Wallet.
  4. If your phone supports biometrics, tap Enable biometrics to unlock with Face ID or your fingerprint, or tap Skip.
  5. The Wallet screen opens. Tap Backup your wallet and complete the backup. See How to back up your recovery phrase.
Note

If the Create Wallet screen also offers Multisig Wallet, that option creates a multi-device vault. It needs at least 2 devices. See Multi-device vaults.

Add another wallet

  1. On the Wallet screen, tap the wallet name above your balance. The Select Wallet sheet opens.
  2. Tap Create for a new wallet, or Import to bring in a wallet you already have.
  3. For a new wallet, tap Seed Phrase Wallet. THORWallet creates it and switches to it.
  4. Tap Backup your wallet and back up the new recovery phrase. It is different from the phrase of your first wallet.

Watch in the same sheet adds a watch-only wallet. You enter addresses and see their balances, but a watch-only wallet has no key and cannot send.

Switch between wallets

  1. Tap the wallet name above your balance.
  2. Tap the wallet you want to use.

The label next to each wallet shows its type, for example Phrase or Watch.

Rename or remove a wallet

  1. Tap the wallet name above your balance.
  2. Tap the three dots next to the wallet.
  3. Tap Edit to rename it, or Delete to remove it from this device.
Warning

Delete removes the wallet and its keys from the app. Before you delete a wallet, make sure you have its recovery phrase. Without it the funds cannot be recovered.

If something goes wrong

"The wallet already exists under the name ..."

You tried to import a recovery phrase that is already in the app. Switch to that wallet instead.

"Another wallet is already named ..."

Two wallets cannot have the same name. Choose a different name.

"Wallet not saved"

THORWallet could not store the new wallet, for example because the PIN or biometric check was not completed. Nothing was changed. Try again and confirm when the app asks.

The app asks to finish an earlier setup

See Getting started with THORWallet.

Common questions

How many wallets can I have in the app?

You can keep several wallets in the app and switch between them. Each seed wallet has its own recovery phrase and needs its own backup.

Does a second wallet use the same recovery phrase?

No. Create makes a new wallet with a new 12-word recovery phrase. Back it up separately.

Do all my wallets use the same PIN?

Yes. The PIN you set during the first setup unlocks the app and all wallets in it.

What happens to my funds if I delete a wallet from the app?

The funds stay on the blockchain, but the app no longer holds the keys. You need the recovery phrase to import the wallet again. Without it the funds cannot be recovered.

What happens to connected apps when I switch wallets?

THORWallet ends open WalletConnect sessions when you switch, because they were approved for the other wallet. Connect again from the new wallet.

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