DCENT Biometric Wallet

Biometric Wallet has a dedicated Chrome extension for managing accounts, receiving and sending on a 64-bit Windows or macOS computer. Connect the unlocked device with a USB data cable matching its port. The extension prepares the transaction, and the hardware still requires review and fingerprint or PIN approval.

The extension has its own unlock password, separate from the hardware PIN and phone-app password. Close the phone app or turn off Bluetooth while using the USB computer connection. You can manage the wallet from the computer without launching the phone app.

Biometric Wallet supports Bitcoin and Ethereum through the DCENT app, with USB computer use documented through DCENT Wallet for Chrome. For another coin or token, select Biometric Wallet in DCENT’s asset directory and check the exact network. A token can be added manually only on a supported network.

Create the matching coin account before receiving. On the hardware, select that account and press OK to open its information, then OK again to display the text address. Compare it with the app’s receiving address. At your exchange, select the token that this account supports; the withdrawal network must match the account’s network.

Biometric Wallet generates 24 recovery words on the device during new-wallet setup and shows four words per screen. Write them in order, then verify them on the device using its buttons. Keep the words offline and separate from the wallet; the fingerprint and device PIN do not replace this backup.

Restoring your Biometric Wallet means entering its 24 words on a new or reset device, syncing with the app and re-adding every coin account you previously used. Keep a record of those accounts. Some legacy accounts or custom tokens need their original account type or token details to show the same balances.

BIP39 is the recovery-word format used here. When moving a backup from another wallet, the same words can produce different account addresses because wallets may use different rules for deriving accounts. Check the supported accounts and networks and compare the restored receiving addresses with your original ones.

The optional additional recovery password, called a passphrase, requires the device’s KSM security-chipset version to be 1.1 or later. Check it under Setting → Device Info; a USB-C port does not establish this version. The passphrase is entered on the hardware and accepts 1–8 letters or numbers. To recover that wallet, you need its 24 words and exactly the same passphrase.

Setting a passphrase replaces the wallet currently held by the device. DCENT instructs users with funds in that wallet to transfer their assets before enabling it. The original wallet can be restored with its original 24 words; read the exact procedure before changing a funded wallet.

Charge through the USB port using the cable for your hardware generation. DCENT estimates up to four hours of continuous powered-on use.

Biometric firmware updates use a USB data connection on Windows, macOS or Android. On a computer, use the firmware updater in Chrome, separate from the extension used for transactions. On Android, open the app’s Settings → More → Firmware Update with the wallet connected by a data cable. If iPhone is your phone, use a computer or Android device for this maintenance task.

Have your 24-word backup and any passphrase available in case recovery is needed; an ordinary firmware update does not require entering those words. Keep the device connected until the procedure finishes. The manufacturer’s update instructions do not allow reverting to older firmware.