Manage several wallets
Kilonova keeps any number of wallets side by side. Each wallet has its own seed, its own password, its own network and its own way of syncing, so you can, for example, keep a full-sync savings wallet next to a light-wallet-server spending wallet.
Add another wallet
Select + (Add a wallet) on the Wallets screen and choose one of:
- Create wallet: a new wallet with a new seed. See the Beginner guide.
- Restore wallet: from seed words, a spend key, or view-only. See Restore a wallet.
- Pair with an offline wallet: a watching wallet for a phone used as an offline (cold) signer.
New wallets go on the network selected in the Network switcher. The list shows only the wallets of that network; switch networks to see the others.
Lock and unlock
A wallet shows Locked in the list until you open it with its password. Select it, type the Password and select Unlock. To lock it again, open Wallet options (the three-dot menu) and choose Lock.
Biometric unlock (Android)
Open the wallet, then Wallet options.
Choose Turn on biometric unlock.
Enter the password once.
After that, Unlock with fingerprint or face appears on the unlock screen and you can confirm payments the same way. If new fingerprints or faces are added to the phone, Kilonova turns biometric unlock off and asks for the password again. Changing the wallet password also turns it off.
The Wallet options menu
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Address book | Saved recipients, kept inside this wallet's encrypted file. |
| Coins | Each coin the wallet holds; freeze coins or send from chosen ones. |
| Check a payment | Check what an address received, from a transaction ID and key. |
| Show seed | Shows the seed and restore height after you enter the password. |
| Show keys | Shows the primary address, secret view key, secret spend key and restore height. |
| Rename | Changes the wallet name. |
| Change password | Needs the current password. |
| Switch to light wallet server / Switch to full sync | Changes how this wallet syncs. See Full sync or light wallet server. |
| Turn on biometric unlock | Android only. |
| Use as offline wallet | Stops syncing; the wallet only signs requests from a watching wallet. |
| Lock | Locks the wallet. |
| Delete wallet | Removes the wallet from this device. |
WARNING
Show seed, Show keys and Copy seed expose what controls your funds. The spend key controls the funds; the view key shows every payment you receive. Copying them asks first, because anything that can read your clipboard could take them; Kilonova clears the clipboard after 60 seconds.
Delete a wallet
Delete wallet asks for the password, then removes the wallet from this device.
DANGER
Deleting a wallet cannot be undone in the app. Without the seed (or a backup and its passphrase) the funds cannot be recovered. Before deleting, open Show seed and check that your paper copy matches.