4 Adding your accounts
Add accounts in Ledger Live to manage the crypto assets secured by your Ledger
hardware wallet. By adding your accounts, your public addresses are stored on your
computer or smartphone so you don't need your Ledger device every time you want to
check your balance.
Prerequisites
Ledger Live is ready to use.
Check which crypto assets are supported in Ledger Live. Others require an
external wallet.
Make sure the required crypto asset app is installed on your device.
Instructions
1. On the left panel, click on Accounts. If the Accounts button is greyed out, click on
Portfolio.
2. Click the Add account button.
3. Type or click the drop-down list to choose the crypto asset of the account to add.
Click Continue. If you cannot find a crypto asset, it is likely not supported in
Ledger Live. Check this article to learn how to manage crypto assets that are not
supported in Ledger Live.
4. Connect and unlock your device, open the app of the selected crypto asset. Click
Continue. Ledger Live will look for existing accounts in the blockchain. These are
then displayed one by one.
5. In the Accounts step, different sections can appear:
a. In the Select existing accounts section, accounts are shown that already
have blockchain transactions. Add a checkmark to the account(s) to add
and choose a name for them.
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