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How to Find Your Recovery Phrase on Trust Wallet

To find your recovery phrase on Trust Wallet, you need to open Trust Wallet and go to your settings.

Once you’re in your settings, tap on the “Wallets” option followed by the info icon.

Lastly, tap on “Show Secret Phrase” to find your recovery phrase.

Each time you create a wallet on Trust Wallet, you’ll be given a 12-word recovery phrase.

The recovery phrase is used to recover or import your wallet.

For example, if you’re using a new phone, you need to import your wallet using the 12-word recovery phrase.

You can also use the phrase to import Trust Wallet to another wallet like SafeMoon wallet.

By doing so, you’ll avoid the fees of transferring your cryptocurrency from one wallet address to another.

Here’s how to find your recovery phrase on Trust Wallet:

  1. Open Trust Wallet
  2. Go to your settings
  3. Select the “Wallets” option
  4. Tap on the info icon
  5. Tap on “Show Secret Phrase”
  6. Agree that you understand the risks
  7. Copy your Trust Wallet recovery phrase

1. Open Trust Wallet

The first step is to download Trust Wallet if you haven’t already.

Trust Wallet is available on both the App Store and Google Play Store.

Next, open the Trust Wallet app on your phone.

After you’ve opened Trust Wallet, you need to log in to your wallet if you haven’t already.

2. Go to your settings

After you’ve opened Trust Wallet, you need to go to your settings.

On the bottom navigation bar of the app, you’ll see 3 icons.

This includes “Wallet”, “Discover”, and “Settings”.

Firstly, tap on “Settings” to go to your Trust Wallet settings.

3. Select the “Wallets” option

After you’ve tapped on “Settings”, you’ll land on the settings page.

On the page, you’ll see multiple options.

This includes “Wallets”, “Security”, “Push Notifications”, and more.

To find your recovery phrase on Trust Wallet, you need to go to your wallet settings.

Hence, you need to tap on “Wallets” to see your wallets.

4. Tap on the info icon

After you’ve tapped on “Wallets”, you’ll land on the “Wallets” page.

On the page, you’ll see a list of wallets that you have on Trust Wallet.

Now, you need to tap on the info icon on the wallet that you want to find or get the recovery phrase from.

By default, the first wallet that you create on Trust Wallet will be called “Main Wallet”.

Hence, if you want to find the recovery phrase for “Main Wallet”, tap on the info icon next to “Main Wallet”.

5. Tap on “Show Secret Phrase”

After you’ve tapped on the info icon, you’ll land on your wallet settings.

Now, you’ll be able to change your wallet’s name.

Under the “Name” field, you’ll see a “Backup Options” header.

Under the header, you’ll see a “Show Secret Phrase” option.

Tap on “Show Secret Phrase” to see your recovery phrase on Trust Wallet.

Keep in mind that if you lose access to your current device, your funds will be lost unless you back up your recovery phrase.

6. Agree that you understand the risks

After you’ve tapped on “Show Secret Phrase”, a page will open containing important information about your recovery phrase.

Here is the important information:

  1. The recovery phrase is the master key to your funds. Never share it with anyone else.
  2. Trust Wallet will never ask you to share your recovery phrase.
  3. If you lose your recovery phrase, not even Trust Wallet can recover your funds.

Tap on the checkbox to agree that you understand the risks.

Next, tap on “Continue” to continue to see your recovery phrase.

7. Copy your Trust Wallet recovery phrase

After you’ve agreed to the terms and tapped on “Continue”, you’ll land on the “Your Secret Phrase” page.

Now, you’ll be able to see your 12-word recovery phrase on Trust Wallet.

You can either copy the words or write them down in the right order and save them somewhere safe.

Tap on “Copy” to copy your recovery phrase.

Keep in mind that you cannot share your secret phrase.

If someone has your secret phrase, they will have full control of your wallet.

Hence, it’s important to store your recovery phrase somewhere safe and out of reach from others.

You’ve successfully learned how to find your recovery phrase on Trust Wallet!

Conclusion

Storing your recovery phrase online is not advisable because a hacker can gain access to it.

Hence, it’s recommended that you store it in a secure location in your home.

As long as you’re logged in to Trust Wallet on your device, you’ll be able to retrieve your 12-word recovery phrase at any time.

Keep in mind that your recovery phrase is encrypted on Trust Wallet.

This means that the Trust Wallet team won’t be able to access it.

You’re essentially your own bank where you’ll have full control of your funds.

This is why it’s important to not lose your recovery phrase or your funds will be lost forever.

Further reading

How to Import Trust Wallet to SafeMoon Wallet

How to Find Your Wallet Address on Trust Wallet

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