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To restore the Verge wallet on the IOS phone, is it 12 words or 18 words? #191

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The iOS restore key is 12 words, but it also needs the pass phrase you created when setting the wallet up.
Otherwise it will open a new wallet.

So your HD private key is made up of two parts:

  • The mnemonic: 12 words
  • The pass phrase: Which you created yourself during the initial setup of your wallet

The possible mnemonic words can be found here: https://github.com/vergecurrency/BitcoinKit/blob/50c2c09656f7d1b0c3f159fe1b2cfa66fd2e0c11/Sources/BitcoinKit/Core/WordList.swift#L31

If you have listed any other word, it is wrong.

When restoring your wallet which different credentials from the original setup the application will open up a new empty wallet.
In this case you can remove that wallet …

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