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Migrate NEAR From Near Wallet to Gem Wallet

How to Migrate your Near (NEAR) from Near Wallet to Gem Wallet​

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This guide shows a live Near Wallet for educational purposes. We will migrate a NEAR address that is on Near Wallet to Gem Wallet.

NEAR on Near Wallet NEAR Address on Near Wallet

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Choose the OS of the device you are using.

Step 1 - Get Near Wallet Recovery Phrase​

In order to migrate your Near Wallet to Gem Wallet, you need to get your Recovery Phrase.

Get Recovery Phrase on Near Wallet Secret Recovery Phrase on Near Wallet

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Always make sure that your Recovery Phrase is secure, do not share it with anyone.

Step 2 - Launch Gem Wallet​

Launch Gem Wallet app and tap on Import an Existing Wallet. Choose the specific blockchain you are trying to restore.

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For this example, we will restore a Near Wallet which is what Near Wallet currently supports.

Initial Gem Wallet Screen Import a Wallet Screen

Step 3 - Type/Paste Recovery Phrase​

Manually type in or paste your Near Wallet Recovery Phrase. Afterwards, tap on Import.

Enter the Recovery Phrase Successfully Migrated Near Wallet to Gem Wallet

Congratulations, you have successfully migrated a Near Wallet to Gem Wallet.

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Gem Wallet uses the same wallet encryption of Near Wallet. This allows anyone to safely restore the Recovery Phrase of Near Wallet to Gem Wallet. The migrated wallet will have the same NEAR address from Near Wallet.