How to restore a wallet (CTRL)

📂 How to restore a wallet

(And how to import external wallets/seed phrases created from third-party wallet providers (MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Keplr, Phantom etc.)

ONBOARDING PROCESS

Import with Recovery Phrase

> Click on 'I already have a wallet'

> Click on 'Import with Recovery Phrase'

> Enter or paste your 12 or 24 word Recovery Phrase

> Click on 'Next'

Import with socials

> Click on 'I already have a wallet'

> Click on 'Import with socials'

How does this work?

We use Web3Auth to generate your wallet by connecting it to your social account.

How can I recover my account if I lose access?

Simply import your account by signing in with your social media account that you sign up with now, or by entering your Recovery Phrase.

Recover a legacy wallet (.json backup) (Web browser extension ONLY)

> Click on 'Recover a legacy wallet'

> Click on 'Upload'

> Select the .json backup file created with XDEFI Wallet

> Enter the password to decrypt the file

> Click on 'Next'

FROM THE WALLET INTERFACES

> Click on 'Settings'

> Click on 'Wallet Management'

> Click on 'Add account, wallet or hardware wallet'

> Click on 'Import wallet'

Import with Recovery Phrase

> Click on 'Import with Recovery Phrase'

> Enter or paste your 12 or 24 word Recovery Phrase

> Click on 'Next'

With Socials

> Click on 'With Socials'

> Click on 'Google', 'Email' or 'X'

How does this work?

We use Web3Auth to generate your wallet by connecting it to your social account.

How can I recover my account if I lose access?

Simply import your account by signing in with your social media account that you sign up with now, or by entering your Recovery Phrase.

Import your CTRL Wallet extension in your CTRL mobile app (Onboarding process / No hardware wallet accounts)

> Open the CTRL web browser extension

> From the Home screen, click on the QR code icon

> Click 'Next'

> Press to reveal QR code

> Open the CTRL mobile application

> During the onboarding process, click 'I already have a wallet'

> Select 'Import your CTRL Wallet extension'

> Click 'I'm ready to scan' (make sure you authorise the CTRL mobile application to access the phone's camera)

> Enter the code for your Ctrl Wallet mobile application in your CTRL extension