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Getting Started

Before using a digital wallet, understand addresses, seed phrases, networks, gas and confirmations.

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Understand What a wallet is first

Getting Started does not stand alone; account control, network state, confirmations and third-party interactions all shape the workflow. What a wallet is tells you what is being reviewed now, while Addresses and Seed phrases provide context for whether the next action makes sense. Before proceeding, confirm that the wallet and network are the ones you intended to use, then review the address, contract or request origin. If the purpose is unclear or the network does not match, stop rather than guessing.

A reliable Getting Started workflow keeps verifiable references such as the network name, address or contract address, transaction hash, block-explorer status and the exact permission being requested. Asset names and icons are useful hints but are not a substitute for on-chain identifiers. With What a wallet is, avoid confirming something simply because it looks familiar; spoofed pages, wrong networks and malicious requests are designed to exploit that shortcut.

After an action involving What a wallet is, review the result. If a transaction was created, use its hash to check broadcast, block inclusion and confirmations. If a DApp session or approval was created, identify the connected origin and permission scope, and consider disconnecting or revoking access when it is no longer needed. This turns a one-time action into a process you can verify later.

What to review in practice

  • Confirm the active network is the one you intended and understand how What a wallet is relates to the action.
  • Verify addresses, contracts and request origins rather than trusting names or icons alone.
  • Before submission, review amount, gas, approval scope or signature details; afterward, keep verifiable on-chain references.

How Addresses changes the workflow

To understand Addresses, place it back inside the full Getting Started workflow. Addresses tells you what is being reviewed now, while Seed phrases and Networks provide context for whether the next action makes sense. Before proceeding, confirm that the wallet and network are the ones you intended to use, then review the address, contract or request origin. If the purpose is unclear or the network does not match, stop rather than guessing.

A reliable Getting Started workflow keeps verifiable references such as the network name, address or contract address, transaction hash, block-explorer status and the exact permission being requested. Asset names and icons are useful hints but are not a substitute for on-chain identifiers. With Addresses, avoid confirming something simply because it looks familiar; spoofed pages, wrong networks and malicious requests are designed to exploit that shortcut.

After an action involving Addresses, review the result. If a transaction was created, use its hash to check broadcast, block inclusion and confirmations. If a DApp session or approval was created, identify the connected origin and permission scope, and consider disconnecting or revoking access when it is no longer needed. This turns a one-time action into a process you can verify later.

What to review in practice

  • Confirm the active network is the one you intended and understand how What a wallet is relates to the action.
  • Verify addresses, contracts and request origins rather than trusting names or icons alone.
  • Before submission, review amount, gas, approval scope or signature details; afterward, keep verifiable on-chain references.

Build a review sequence around Seed phrases

To understand Seed phrases, place it back inside the full Getting Started workflow. Seed phrases tells you what is being reviewed now, while Networks and First transaction provide context for whether the next action makes sense. Before proceeding, confirm that the wallet and network are the ones you intended to use, then review the address, contract or request origin. If the purpose is unclear or the network does not match, stop rather than guessing.

A reliable Getting Started workflow keeps verifiable references such as the network name, address or contract address, transaction hash, block-explorer status and the exact permission being requested. Asset names and icons are useful hints but are not a substitute for on-chain identifiers. With Seed phrases, avoid confirming something simply because it looks familiar; spoofed pages, wrong networks and malicious requests are designed to exploit that shortcut.

After an action involving Seed phrases, review the result. If a transaction was created, use its hash to check broadcast, block inclusion and confirmations. If a DApp session or approval was created, identify the connected origin and permission scope, and consider disconnecting or revoking access when it is no longer needed. This turns a one-time action into a process you can verify later.

What to review in practice

  • Confirm the active network is the one you intended and understand how What a wallet is relates to the action.
  • Verify addresses, contracts and request origins rather than trusting names or icons alone.
  • Before submission, review amount, gas, approval scope or signature details; afterward, keep verifiable on-chain references.

Risks and common mistakes involving Networks

To understand Networks, place it back inside the full Getting Started workflow. Networks tells you what is being reviewed now, while First transaction and What a wallet is provide context for whether the next action makes sense. Before proceeding, confirm that the wallet and network are the ones you intended to use, then review the address, contract or request origin. If the purpose is unclear or the network does not match, stop rather than guessing.

A reliable Getting Started workflow keeps verifiable references such as the network name, address or contract address, transaction hash, block-explorer status and the exact permission being requested. Asset names and icons are useful hints but are not a substitute for on-chain identifiers. With Networks, avoid confirming something simply because it looks familiar; spoofed pages, wrong networks and malicious requests are designed to exploit that shortcut.

After an action involving Networks, review the result. If a transaction was created, use its hash to check broadcast, block inclusion and confirmations. If a DApp session or approval was created, identify the connected origin and permission scope, and consider disconnecting or revoking access when it is no longer needed. This turns a one-time action into a process you can verify later.

What to review in practice

  • Confirm the active network is the one you intended and understand how What a wallet is relates to the action.
  • Verify addresses, contracts and request origins rather than trusting names or icons alone.
  • Before submission, review amount, gas, approval scope or signature details; afterward, keep verifiable on-chain references.

Turn First transaction into a repeatable habit

To understand First transaction, place it back inside the full Getting Started workflow. First transaction tells you what is being reviewed now, while What a wallet is and Addresses provide context for whether the next action makes sense. Before proceeding, confirm that the wallet and network are the ones you intended to use, then review the address, contract or request origin. If the purpose is unclear or the network does not match, stop rather than guessing.

A reliable Getting Started workflow keeps verifiable references such as the network name, address or contract address, transaction hash, block-explorer status and the exact permission being requested. Asset names and icons are useful hints but are not a substitute for on-chain identifiers. With First transaction, avoid confirming something simply because it looks familiar; spoofed pages, wrong networks and malicious requests are designed to exploit that shortcut.

After an action involving First transaction, review the result. If a transaction was created, use its hash to check broadcast, block inclusion and confirmations. If a DApp session or approval was created, identify the connected origin and permission scope, and consider disconnecting or revoking access when it is no longer needed. This turns a one-time action into a process you can verify later.

What to review in practice

  • Confirm the active network is the one you intended and understand how What a wallet is relates to the action.
  • Verify addresses, contracts and request origins rather than trusting names or icons alone.
  • Before submission, review amount, gas, approval scope or signature details; afterward, keep verifiable on-chain references.
Security principle: Users remain responsible for their seed phrases and private keys. imtoken will never ask for a seed phrase, private key or verification code. Third-party DApps and smart contracts can carry risk, so review each signature and approval separately.

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