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# Wallet groups

Wallet groups in Cake Wallet let one BIP39 recovery phrase back a wallet for each currency, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. How to add, manage and restore a group.

A wallet group lets one recovery phrase back a wallet for each currency you use — write down one set of words, and you've backed up your Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and more. Each group can hold a single wallet of each currency type.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Only BIP39 wallets can share a recovery phrase.** Monero wallets created with the default Polyseed (16 words) or legacy (25 words) seed can't join a group — if you want your Monero wallet in a group, create it with the `BIP39` seed type instead. To see how Cake Wallet derives Monero keys from a BIP39 phrase and how to restore that wallet elsewhere, see [How BIP39 Monero wallets work](https://docs.cakewallet.com/cryptos/monero#how-bip39-monero-wallets-work).
{% endhint %}

## Add a wallet to a group

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### Create a new wallet

Open the `Wallets` tab from the bottom bar and tap `+ Create New Wallet`, then pick the currency you want to add.

![Wallets screen with Create New Wallet highlighted](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_01_wallet-list_hl.png)
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### Choose Wallet Group

Cake Wallet asks whether this wallet should share a recovery phrase with an existing wallet (`Choose Wallet Group`) or get a brand-new one (`Create New Recovery Phrase`).

![Wallet group explainer with Choose Wallet Group highlighted](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.4.5/wallets_group_03_after-btc_hl.png)
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### Pick the group

Select the group (or wallet) you want to share a recovery phrase with and tap `Next`.

If Cake Wallet says you don't have any compatible wallet groups, your existing wallets use seed types that can't be shared (for example, a Polyseed Monero wallet) — tap `Create New Recovery Phrase` to start a BIP39 group instead.

![Choosing an existing wallet group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_15_pick-group_hl.png)

![No compatible wallet groups message](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_04_choose-group_hl.png)
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### Name it and you're done

Name the new wallet and tap `Next`. Because it shares an existing recovery phrase, there's nothing new to write down — Cake Wallet confirms you're reusing a recovery phrase you've already backed up, with the option to verify it again.

![Naming the new wallet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_17_ltc-name_hl.png)

![Existing recovery phrase confirmation screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_19_ltc-result.png)
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## Managing groups

The `Wallets` tab lists your wallets under `Shared Seed Wallets` (grouped, e.g. "Wallet Group 1") and `Single Seed Wallets`. Tap the pencil icon to rename a group or a wallet.

![Wallets screen showing a shared seed group and a single seed wallet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cake-tech/docs-assets/main/v6.3.1/wallets_group_20_final-list_hl.png)

## Merging groups or moving a wallet

Groups can't be merged, and a wallet can't be moved from one group to another. Cake Wallet groups wallets by their recovery phrase, so a wallet with a different phrase can't join a group. The pencil icon only lets you rename a group or a wallet, or delete a wallet.

To bring your funds together in one group:

1. Pick the group you want to keep, and make sure its recovery phrase is backed up.
2. For each currency that group is missing, tap `+ Create New Wallet`, pick the currency, then `Choose Wallet Group` and select that group (see [Add a wallet to a group](https://docs.cakewallet.com/features/managing-your-wallet/wallet-groups#add-a-wallet-to-a-group)). A group holds only one wallet of each currency, so if it already has one, use that wallet.
3. Send the funds from each old wallet to the matching wallet in the group you're keeping. These are normal transactions, so network fees apply.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Keep the old recovery phrase until every old wallet is empty and the transfers have confirmed. Only then delete the old wallets if you no longer want them.
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## Restoring a group

One recovery phrase restores every wallet in the group: restore it once for any currency, then add the other currencies to the same group with `Create New Wallet` → `Choose Wallet Group` — no extra words to keep track of.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Back up the group's recovery phrase once and keep it safe — it controls every wallet in the group. See [Create backup](https://docs.cakewallet.com/features/managing-your-wallet/create-backup) for full-app backups.
{% endhint %}


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