How To Use Your Ledger Device With The Elastos Light Wallet -

Introduction

A Ledger Device is a hardware wallet that is considered one of the most secure ways to store your digital assets. Ledger uses an offline, or cold storage, method of generating private keys, making it a preferred method for many crypto users. This guide will help you to connect your Ledger device to the Elastos Light Wallet. The Elastos Light Wallet enables you to Send and Receive ELA, and Vote for supernodes with the Ledger Device.

Before You Start, Make Sure:

You’ve initialized your Ledger Device.
The latest firmware is installed (Ledger Nano S).
Ledger Live is ready to use.
Install the latest version of Elastos Light Wallet

Video Guide

Install The Elastos App

Open the Manager in Ledger Live.
Connect and unlock your Ledger Device.
If asked, follow the onscreen instructions and Allow Ledger Manager.
Find Elastos in the app catalog.
Click the Install button.
1. An installation window will appear.
2. Your device will display Processing…
3. The app installation is confirmed.
Close Ledger Live.

Connecting to the Elastos Light Wallet

First, connect and unlock your Ledger Device.
Open the Elastos App on your Ledger Device

Ledger Nano S will show “Elastos”

Ledger Nano X will show “Application is ready”
Open the Elastos Light Wallet Application.
Click the “Ledger Connected” Icon at the bottom right.
Click the Ledger Button on the right side of the screen.
Verify that the address on the Elastos Light Wallet matches the address on your Ledger Device.

For Ledger Nano S: Press the right button to show the address.

For Ledger Nano X: Press the right button to scroll to “Display Account”. Then press both buttons to show the address.

View Account Balance

Your account balance is shown on the left side of the Light Wallet denominated in a converted USD value and ELA amount.

Receiving ELA in the Elastos Light Wallet

Make sure you have verified your Receive address as shown in Step 5 and 6 of “Connecting to the Elastos Light Wallet”.
You can get your Receive address by simply copying the address to the clipboard or by scanning the QR Code.
1. You can copy the address by clicking the button next to the address.
2. To scan the QR Code, click the QR code and it will show an enlarged QR Code to scan, please verify that the address matches after you have scanned. Click the button to go back to the Main page.
Once you have sent ELA from another Wallet, you will see it in your transaction history and your ELA and USD balance will update.

Sending ELA in the Elastos Light Wallet

In the “Send” section, enter the ELA address and the Amount, then click the “Next” Button.
Review the Amount you are sending and the Fees for the transaction and click the “Send ELA” Button.
Review and sign the transaction on your Ledger Device
For Ledger Nano S:

Press the right button on your Ledger Device to review the transaction details (Amount and Address) until you see “Sign Tx Now”.Press both buttons on your Ledger Device to sign the transaction.For Ledger Nano X:Press the right button on your Ledger Device to review the transaction details (Amount and Address) until you see “Accept” then press both buttons.
Once you sign the Transaction on the Ledger Device, a green banner will appear to show that the transaction was successful and a “*Sending” transaction will appear in the Transaction history. (Please wait approximately 2 minutes for the transaction to confirm).

Voting with the Elastos Light Wallet

Inside the Elastos Light Wallet, go to the Voting page by clicking “Vote Now”.
Select the Nodes that you would like to Vote for by clicking on them and then press the Vote Button.
Review and Sign the transaction as shown in Step 3 of “Sending ELA in the Elastos Light Wallet”.
If successful, a green banner will appear. After the transaction is confirmed, (approximately 2 min) refresh the page and your votes will show under “Active Votes”.

Voting Notes:

The Elastos Blockchain allows voting for 36 Nodes, but due to Ledger device RAM limitations you are only able to vote for a maximum of approximately 20-22 Nodes.
A banner will show the size of the transaction. Please ensure the size is below the threshold of 1024 Bytes.
To minimize the transaction size, it is recommended to vote for 1 node only, which would consolidate UTXOs in your address and after confirmation of this transaction, you will be able to vote between 20-22 nodes

Support

Telegram: https://t.me/elastosgroup

Github Issue: https://github.com/cyber-republic/elastos-light-wallet/issues

How It Was Made

This guide was made according to the ledger third party application design guidelines.

Ledger Third Party Application Design Guidelines