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Using Ledger with Leather

How can I use my Ledger device with Leather?
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What is Ledger?

Founded in 2014, Ledger allows users to buy, exchange and grow their crypto securely with a Ledger hardware wallet, combined with the Ledger Live app. It’s never been easier to keep crypto safe and accessible.

How can I use my Ledger device with Leather?

The Stacks app for Ledger empowers users to connect their Ledger devices to Leather Desktop (Windows, MacOS and Linux) or via web with the Leather Extension (Chrome, Brave, Edge or Opera) for securely managing their Stacks (STX) holdings and participating in Stacking.
The Stacks app is available in Ledger Live. You'll need to install it there before proceeding to connect your Ledger Nano S or X device to Leather for authentication.
  1. 1.
    Download and open Ledger Live
  2. 2.
    Connect your Ledger device
  3. 3.
    Upgrade your firmware for Ledger Nano S to version 2.1.0 or Nano X to version 2.0.2 or greater.
  4. 4.
    Go to "Manager" on the left-hand side of Ledger Live
  5. 5.
    Connect and enter your PIN on your Ledger device
  6. 6.
    Confirm "Allow Ledger manager" on device
  7. 7.
    Search "Stacks" and select "Install" - NOTE: please ensure your Ledger device has sufficient space to download the Stacks app.
  8. 8.
    Close Ledger Live App
  9. 9.
    Return to Leather and proceed with authentication
Important:
  • Press both top buttons on your Ledger device simultaneously to proceed whenever it shows "Pending Ledger review" on the screen.
  • Ledger Blue is not supported by Leather. You'll need to transfer your recovery phrase to a separate Nano S or X device.
  • It is not advised to move an existing, software wallet, Secret Key to a Ledger device. To benefit from the advantages a hardware wallet provides, you would migrate to it instead. Info about migrating. That is because a hardware device provide extra security due it making sure the Secret Key is never stored on your computer. Secret Keys that have already been stored on a computer such as those used in a software wallet are in a way compromised and that is why it is more secure to generate a new Secret Key for a hardware device.
Ledger live and the Stacks app

Note that The instructions below assume that you are currently signed out on Leather. If your wallet has already been restored with Ledger proceed from step 4.

Verify receive address on Ledger device

  1. 1.
    Open Leather
  2. 2.
    Select "I already have a wallet"
  3. 3.
    Select "Continue with Ledger"
  4. 4.
    Connect your Ledger and enter its PIN on the device
  5. 5.
    Open the Stacks app on your Ledger device
  6. 6.
    Select "Continue" to view the receive address on your Ledger device

View your balance with Ledger device

  1. 1.
    Open Leather
  2. 2.
    Select "I already have a wallet"
  3. 3.
    Select "Continue with Ledger"
  4. 4.
    Connect your Ledger and enter its PIN on the device
  5. 5.
    Open the Stacks app on your Ledger device
  6. 6.
    Select "Continue" to view the receive address on your Ledger device
  7. 7.
    Select "Approve" on your Ledger device
  8. 8.
    Your total balance is shown at the top of the window under "Total balance"

Receive STX with Ledger device

  1. 1.
    Open Leather
  2. 2.
    Select "I already have a wallet"
  3. 3.
    Select "Continue with Ledger"
  4. 4.
    Connect your Ledger and enter its PIN on the device
  5. 5.
    Open the Stacks app on your Ledger device
  6. 6.
    Select "Continue" to view the receive address on your Ledger device
  7. 7.
    Select "Approve" on your Ledger device to proceed with using Leather
  8. 8.
    Select "Receive" at the top of the window under your total balance
  9. 9.
    Select "Request Ledger device"
  10. 10.
    Verify that the address shown in Leather matches the one shown on your Ledger device and select "Approve"
  11. 11.
    Copy the address shown in Leather to receive STX from it

Send STX with Ledger device

  1. 1.
    Open Leather
  2. 2.
    Select "I already have a wallet"
  3. 3.
    Select "Continue with Ledger"
  4. 4.
    Connect your Ledger and enter its PIN on the device
  5. 5.
    Open the Stacks app on your Ledger device
  6. 6.
    Select "Continue" to view the receive address on your Ledger device
  7. 7.
    Select "Approve" on your Ledger device
  8. 8.
    Select "Send" at the top of the window under your total balance
  9. 9.
    Enter the address to which you'd like to send STX, the amount of STX and an optional memo describing the transfer
  10. 10.
    Select "Preview" then "Sign transaction and send" to initiate the transaction.
  11. 11.
    Select "Sign transaction" and verify the address and all other relevant transaction details as displayed on your Ledger device.
  12. 12.
    Select "Approve" on your Ledger device to confirm and broadcast the transaction.

Support

Please email us at [email protected] if you have any issues while using your Ledger device with Leather.
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