Switch chain or network safely

About 6 minutesCheck before you actWallet 1.7.5.8· unpublished

Outcome: You can move the wallet between chains and test networks without losing track of where money applies.

Completion looks like: You switched the active chain deliberately and can switch back.

If something goes wrong: Switching back restores the previous view. No funds move when you switch.

All steps

Read the current chain
You are trying to
Know where you are before moving.
You should see
The header names the active chain and network.
You do
Check the header.
Before you continue, check
Mainnet is real money. Test networks are for practice.
What can go wrong
Doing mainnet actions on reflex after practicing on testnet is the common accident.
Reversible?
Yes.
Approve a switch request
You are trying to
Move deliberately when a site or you requests a chain change.
You should see
The approval names both the current and the target chain.
You do
Approve only if the target chain makes sense for what you are doing.
Before you continue, check
After switching, every balance view is per-chain; the old chain's funds did not vanish.
What can go wrong
Sites requesting switches to obscure chains are setting up a look-alike-token trick.
Reversible?
Yes.

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