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# Import by QR code
### If you are currently using SubWallet
**Step 1**: On the SubWallet homepage, hit the account name to access the account selection tab.
**Step 2**: In the account selection tab, press the icon at the bottom of the screen.
**Step 3**: Choose "**Import by QR code**" as the chosen method to import your account.
**Step 4**: Press the "**Scan QR code**" button.
If you haven't granted camera access to SubWallet yet
In this case, once you hit the button, your device will show the following message:
Click "**Go to Settings**" to open your phone's settings.
On the settings screen, switch the toggle next to "**Camera**" to allow the camera access to the app.
**Step 5**: Present your QR code and scan it with SubWallet using your device's camera, or upload an image containing this QR code using the "**Upload from photos**" option.
**Step 6**: If SubWallet detects an account from the QR code, a popup will appear, asking you to enter the name of your account. Once done, click "**Confirm**".
You've successfully imported your account!
#### **If you have not had any accounts with SubWallet**
**Step 1**: Open the SubWallet app. On the welcome screen, choose "**Import an account**".
**Step 2**: Choose "**Import from seed phrase**" to import account.
**Step 3:** Create a master password with at least 6 characters and tick "**I understand that SubWallet can't recover the password**". Once done, hit "**Continue**".
{% hint style="warning" %}
SubWallet is non-custodial, so you will be the only person who knows your password; we can't help you restore it once it is lost. Make sure that your password is well-kept.
{% endhint %}
Once you create a master password, you can follow the importing procedure provided in [If you are currently using SubWallet](https://app.gitbook.com/o/CyPU0v2iA12ILmupTKub/s/-Lh39Kwxa1xxZM9WX_Bs/~/changes/708/mobile-app-user-guide/account-management/import-accounts/import-by-qr-code#if-you-are-currently-using-subwallet), starting from **Step 3.**
icon at the bottom of the screen.