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# Understand account types

Identify different account types and determine which account to use depending on the transaction type.

Currently, SubWallet supports 5 account types, each with its unique features:

<table><thead><tr><th width="196">Account type</th><th width="353">Characteristic</th><th>Displayed on wallet</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Unified account</td><td><p>Accounts that can be used for <strong>all</strong> ecosystems:</p><ul><li>Substrate (Polkadot)</li><li>EVM (Ethereum)</li><li>TON</li><li>Cardano</li><li>Bitcoin</li></ul></td><td><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2FR1xrAFTKoFTLKw2qAelr%2FScreenshot_1.png?alt=media&amp;token=a4323e5f-81c7-437b-b551-35c2d5a3ff54" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Solo account</td><td><p>Accounts that can be used on <strong>one</strong> ecosystem only. There are 5 types of solo accounts:</p><ul><li>Substrate (Polkadot) account</li><li>EVM (Ethereum) account</li><li>TON account</li><li>Cardano account</li><li>Bitcoin account*</li></ul></td><td><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2FuUX8DAkYxd0s8CLvLLKe%2FScreenshot_150.png?alt=media&amp;token=dd714322-13ee-46f3-b14b-e58dd23ca876" alt=""><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2FduZ8H1ZrNKaNrv1KMfx1%2FScreenshot_151.png?alt=media&amp;token=a521bc0a-02d9-4ae2-9fdc-7e5696ca7982" alt=""><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2FsOJ86CbISTOkXsdEtmu1%2FScreenshot_152.png?alt=media&amp;token=da5da975-6d39-49bb-b209-addc6a19c178" alt=""><br><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2F6n8Amo5JaWzHi8NDqaer%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=32b73ee7-04e2-4e73-9155-a49671c69b70" alt=""><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2Fhc8t5JkJTQEcFcUPDPbo%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=fc5ad3a2-9d59-4119-9379-3c83980ff786" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Watch-only account</td><td>Solo accounts in which you can <strong>only view</strong> but cannot make any transactions</td><td><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2F7LXWaGQLADGFgVEAqeoc%2FScreenshot_154.png?alt=media&amp;token=a3b4cd3f-1045-4572-b171-eee087a86663" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Ledger account</td><td>Solo accounts created on Ledger devices</td><td><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2F9YsaCrhAN1uC3JVS1dMo%2FScreenshot_153.png?alt=media&amp;token=e9984782-41d3-4c55-905a-b67ddce6f528" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>QR-signer account</td><td>Solo accounts created via the Polkadot Vault app or Keystone devices</td><td><img src="https://631687399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs%2Fuploads%2FeKlfrrnyTG0x1qmx9I5U%2FScreenshot_155.png?alt=media&amp;token=177fc1f6-b8ba-4539-89b9-666234faea3d" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table>

*(\*): Currently, SubWallet supports 3 Bitcoin address types in Bitcoin-supported accounts:*

* *Legacy Bitcoin address (BIP-44)*
* *Native SegWit Bitcoin address (BIP-84)*
* *Taproot Bitcoin address (BIP-86)*