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# Attach a watch-only account

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.

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**Step 2**: In the account selection tab, click the <img src="/files/n9PioatLDGyCnPNBLbjc" alt="" data-size="line"> icon at the bottom right of the screen.

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

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**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**".

{% hint style="success" %}
SubWallet supports attaching all address types from all supported ecosystems.
{% endhint %}

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**Step 4**: You will be redirected to the homepage. In this example, your watch-only account has been named "*Andy 9*".

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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.&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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