At a glance

Before you start

• The SideSwap app, from sideswap.io/downloads.
• Your Jade charged, with its firmware up to date. SideSwap does not update Jade's firmware.
• Blockstream Green and any other app that uses your Jade closed. Only one app can talk to Jade at a time.

How it works

The first time you connect, Jade asks you to let SideSwap export the master blinding key. Liquid hides balances on the chain, and this key lets the app read yours. It cannot spend. Every payment still has to be approved on the device.

On your phone

1. 1

   Connect a Jade

   On the welcome screen, tap Connect a Jade.

   Welcome to SideSwap

   

2. 2

   Power on Jade and allow Bluetooth

   Hold the green button on the bottom of Jade until it starts. Tap Allow Bluetooth. On Android 11 and earlier the prompt may mention location, because scanning for nearby devices needs that permission. SideSwap never reads or keeps your location.

   Step 1 of 2

   

3. 3

   A new Jade, set it up on the device

   On Jade, select Initialize, then New wallet. Jade creates the wallet and shows you its recovery phrase. Write it down. The app scans for your Jade meanwhile, so keep it awake and nearby.

   Step 2 of 2

   

4. 4

   Select your Jade

   Tap your Jade in the list. Nothing listed? Wake the device and check it is not paired to another app, then tap Scan again.

   Select your Jade

   

5. 5

   Enter your PIN on Jade

   Use the buttons on the device. SideSwap never sees the PIN and cannot enter it for you. The app then registers your Jade with SideSwap.

   Enter your PIN on Jade

   

6. 6

   A Jade that already has a wallet

   Tap Import this wallet and approve each request on the device. SideSwap reads the wallet’s addresses and your assets, and the keys never leave Jade.

   This Jade already has a wallet

   

On your computer

1. 1

   Connect a Jade

   Plug Jade into your computer with its USB cable. On the welcome screen of the desktop app, choose Connect a Jade.

   Welcome to SideSwap

   

2. 2

   Register your Jade

   The app finds Jade on its USB port and says it is ready to start. Unlock Jade with your PIN on the device and register it. A new Jade asks you to choose Initialize and New wallet on the device first.

   Jade is ready to start

   

3. 3

   Allow the blinding key

   Jade asks to export the master blinding key. Confirm it on the device, and the wallet opens with your balances.

Signing with Jade

When you send, swap or place an order, SideSwap asks Jade to sign. Check the amounts on Jade’s screen and confirm with its buttons. Nothing leaves your wallet until you do.

Jade stays unlocked for a limited session. If it locks in the middle of a trade, you are asked for the PIN again before anything is signed, and your order is not lost.

On the desktop Swap Market, an offline order is signed on Jade when you place it, so the order can be taken while Jade is unplugged. It may first need a transaction that makes a coin of the exact amount, which Jade signs too. See The Swap Market in the desktop app.

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