Whether you’ve swapped phones and are looking to restore from a backup, or you’re looking to restore from a backup in your already created wallets, we are here to help!
In this guide, we’ll show both options to get you squared away!
I already have one:
When you create a wallet within Rainbow, you are prompted to back it up using either our Backup feature or by writing down its secret phrase. If you chose Backup, it is super easy to recover your wallet from it if you’re swapping phones, or adding Rainbow to a new device:
Step 1: Open up the Rainbow app on your device:
Step 2: Tap on the "I already have one" option
Step 3: Choose the "Restore from iCloud" (for iOS) or “Restore from Google Drive” (for Android) option at the top of the list that appears:
Step 4: Enter your backup password that you created when you originally made your wallet, then tap on the "Restore from iCloud"/”Restore from Google Drive” button to finish restoring
Restore from Backups:
If you already created your wallet(s) and you’re looking to restore from an earlier iCloud backup, you can follow the steps below.
Step 1: Tap the history icon in the upper left hand corner
Step 2: Head to Settings
Step 3: Tap Backup
Step 4: Then, tap Manage iCloud/Google Drive Backups
Step 5: Next, you’ll then tap Restore from iCloud/Google Drive Backups
Step 6: You’ll then enter your password to restore!