SubWallet - Polkadot Wallet
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  • 📴Mobile App - User Guide
    • Getting started
      • Install the SubWallet mobile app
      • Create your master password
      • Customize language display
      • Customize currency display
    • Account security
      • Manage master password
        • Change master password
        • Forgot master password
      • Enable biometric authorization
      • Lock & unlock wallet
    • Account management
      • Understand account types
      • Create a new account with new seed phrase
      • Derive a new account from an existing account
      • Switch between accounts and change account name
      • Import accounts
        • Import from seed phrase
        • Import from JSON file
        • Import from private key
        • Import by QR code
      • Attach a watch-only account
      • Export & backup accounts
    • Cold wallet management
      • Attach Polkadot Vault (prev. Parity-Signer) accounts
        • Add networks to Polkadot Vault
        • Update network metadata
        • Attach account
      • Connect Keystone devices
    • Asset & address management
      • View token balances
      • Show/hide balances
      • Manage address book
      • Customize your assets
        • Enable/disable tokens
        • Import & manage customized tokens
        • Import NFTs
    • Receive & transfer assets
      • Receive tokens & NFTs
      • Transfer tokens
        • Understand existential deposit
        • Single-chain transfer
        • Cross-chain transfer
        • Transfer tokens via bridges
      • Transfer NFT
      • View transaction history
    • Buy crypto from fiat money
    • Swap tokens
      • Single-chain swap
      • Cross-chain swap
    • Earning
      • Nomination pool
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Claim staking rewards
        • Unstake
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Direct nomination
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Unstake
        • Cancel a previous unstaking action
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Parachain (Collator) staking
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Unstake
        • Cancel a previous unstaking action
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Liquid staking
        • Start staking
        • Unstake & redeem funds
    • Connect dApps & manage website access
      • Connect/disconnect dApp via WalletConnect
      • Sign transactions from dApp
      • Add new networks unavailable in pre-defined list from dApp
    • View transaction history
    • Network management
      • Customize your networks
        • Enable/disable networks
        • Import custom networks
        • Manage custom networks
      • Customize endpoint/provider
    • Mission Pools
    • View crowdloans
    • FAQs
  • 🧩Extension - User guide
    • Getting started
      • Install SubWallet
      • Create a master password
      • Customize language display
      • Customize currency display
      • Manage in-app notifications
    • Account security
      • Manage master password
        • Change master password
        • Forgot master password
      • Lock & unlock wallet
      • Advanced phishing detection
    • Account management
      • Understand account types
      • Create a new account with a new seed phrase
      • Derive a new account from an existing account
      • Switch between accounts and change account name
      • Import accounts
        • Import from seed phrase
        • Import from JSON file
        • Import from private key
        • Import by QR code
      • Migrate solo accounts to unified accounts
      • Attach a watch-only account
      • Export & backup accounts
    • Cold wallet management
      • Connect Ledger devices
        • Connect via network-specific apps
        • Connect via EVM apps
        • Connect via the Polkadot app
        • Connect via the Polkadot Migration app
      • Attach Polkadot Vault (prev. Parity Signer) accounts
        • Add networks in Polkadot Vault
        • Update network metadata
        • Attach an account
      • Connect Keystone devices
    • Asset & address management
      • View token balances
      • Show/Hide balances
      • Manage address book
      • Customize your assets
        • Enable/disable tokens
        • Import & manage customized tokens
        • Import NFTs
    • Receive & transfer assets
      • Receive tokens & NFTs
      • Transfer tokens
        • Understand existential deposit
        • Single-chain transfer
        • Cross-chain transfer
        • Transfer tokens via bridges
      • Transfer NFT
      • View transaction history
    • Buy crypto from fiat money
    • Swap tokens
      • Single-chain swap
      • Cross-chain swap
    • Earning
      • Nomination pool
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Claim staking rewards
        • Unstake
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Direct nomination
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Unstake
        • Cancel a previous unstaking action
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Parachain (Collator) staking
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Claim staking rewards
        • Unstake
        • Cancel a previous unstaking action
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Liquid staking
        • Start staking
        • Unstake & redeem funds
      • Subnet staking (dTAO staking)
        • Start staking
        • Stake more
        • Unstake & redeem TAO
    • Connect dApps & manage website access
      • Connect/disconnect dApp via WalletConnect
      • Sign transactions from dApp
      • Add new networks unavailable in pre-defined list from dApp
    • Network management
      • Customize your networks
        • Enable/disable networks
        • Import custom networks
        • Manage custom networks
      • Customize endpoint/provider
    • Mission Pools
    • View crowdloans
    • FAQs
  • 📋Web Dashboard - User guide
    • Getting started
      • Lock and unlock your wallet
        • Change auto-lock time
      • Create a password
        • Change password
        • Forgot password
      • Customize currency display
    • Account management
      • Connect extension
      • Create a new account
      • Derive a new account from an existing account
      • Switch between accounts and change account name
      • Import an account
      • Attach a watch-only account
      • Export & backup an account
    • Cold wallet management
      • Connect Ledger devices
      • Connect Keystone devices
    • Receive & transfer assets
      • Receive tokens and NFTs
      • Transfer tokens
        • Single-chain transfer
        • Cross-chain transfer
      • Transfer NFTs
      • Transfer assets using domain name
        • Transfer tokens using domain name
        • Transfer NFTs using domain name
    • Buy crypto from fiat money
    • Manage dApp list and connect WalletConnect
      • Manage dApp list
      • Connect dApp with WalletConnect
    • Mission Pools
    • Import & manage customized assets
      • Import & manage customized tokens
        • Import new tokens unavailable in pre-defined list from dApp
      • Import NFTs
        • Remove NFT collectible
    • Manage address book
    • View transaction history
    • Customize your networks
    • Customize endpoint/provider
    • Earning
      • FAQs
      • Earning calculator
      • Earning information
      • Polkadot nomination pool
        • Start staking
        • Unstake
        • Claim staking rewards
      • Acala liquid staking
        • Start staking
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Parallel liquid staking
        • Start staking
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
      • Bifrost liquid staking
        • Start staking
        • Withdraw unstaked funds
  • 🛡️Privacy & security
    • Basic Safety
    • Security
    • Protect Yourself from Scam
    • Terms of Use
  • 🔌Integration
    • Supported Network
    • DApp Integrations
    • Integration Instructions
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Attach a watch-only account

Attach an account to monitor its activity without having full access or control over its funds on SubWallet.

Last updated 2 months ago

This feature allows you to view an account you do not own (i.e., don't own any backup information) with SubWallet. All you need is an account address.

Step 1: Open the SubWallet extension and click on the account name to access the account selection tab.

Step 2: In the account selection tab, click the icon at the bottom right of the screen.

Step 3: Choose "Attach watch-only account".

Step 3: Enter the address (known as the public key) or the public QR code of the account you want to attach. If the address is valid, enter the name for that account, then click "Attach watch-only account".

Step 4: You will be redirected to the homepage. In this example, your watch-only account has been named "SubWallet is the best".

As the name suggests, this type of account is watch-only. You could not transfer funds or actively participate in any activities with this type of account.

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