Use My Ledger in Ledger Live to install or uninstall apps on your Ledger hardware wallet.
How apps work
- Your Ledger device securely stores your private keys giving access to your crypto assets.
- You need to install apps on your Ledger device to manage different crypto assets. Install the Bitcoin app to manage Bitcoin accounts.
- Ledger devices have limited storage and the sizes of apps vary. You can safely install and uninstall apps when needed. Your private keys stay safe on your device and backed up on your Recovery sheet.
Step by step
- Click on the My Ledger in the left panel.
- Connect and unlock your Ledger device.
- Press both buttons to allow My Ledger on your device.
My Ledger will show your device information as well as the App catalog and the Installed apps below it.
- Search for the app to install in the App catalog.
- Click the Install button of the app. Your device will display Processing...
- The app will be installed on your device.
- You can install multiple apps at once by clicking their Install buttons. Wait for the installations to finish before you quit My Ledger.
If there's not enough storage space, simply uninstall some apps to make room. By uninstalling apps, you will not lose your crypto assets since your private keys always remain secure on your Ledger hardware wallet.
Apps don't hold any sensitive information. You can freely uninstall them and reinstall them later. The private keys giving access to your crypto assets stay on your device.
You can uninstall the app from Ledger Live or directly from your Ledger device.
- Click on Apps installed to see the apps currently on your device.
- Find the app you want to uninstall.
- Click the Trash button to uninstall it.
- You can uninstall multiple apps at once by clicking their Trash buttons. Wait for the uninstallation process to finish before you quit My Ledger.
- Connect and unlock your Ledger Nano S by entering your PIN code.
- Hold both buttons to access Settings.
- Choose Uninstall all apps and press both buttons to validate.
- Press the right button to confirm the uninstallation of all apps.
- Press both buttons to Confirm action.
- Turn on and unlock your Ledger Nano X.
- Hold both buttons to access Control Center.
- Navigate to Settings. Then press both buttons to validate.
- Choose Uninstall all apps and press both buttons to validate.
- Press the right button to confirm the uninstallation of all apps.
- Press both buttons to Confirm action.
If there are app updates available, you will see a notification bar once you enter My Ledger.
Simply click on the Update all button to have all your apps updated automatically. Wait for the updates to finish before you quit My Ledger.
Video instructions
- Tap My Ledger.
- Connect and unlock your Ledger device.
- Allow My Ledger when prompted on your device.
My Ledger now opens, showing the App catalog and a Device section.
- Search for the app to install in the App catalog.
- Tap the Install button of the app.
- The installation drawer appears.
- Your device will display Processing...
- The app installation is confirmed.
If there's not enough storage space, simply uninstall some apps to make room. By uninstalling apps, you will not lose your crypto assets since your private keys always remain secure on your Ledger hardware wallet.
Apps don't hold any sensitive information. You can freely uninstall them and reinstall them later. The private keys providing access to your crypto assets stay on your device.
- Search for the app to uninstall in the App catalog.
- Tap the Trash button of the app.
- The uninstallation drawer appears.
- The uninstallation is confirmed.
Please check on your device that the app is uninstalled.
To uninstall the Bitcoin or Ethereum app, make sure all Bitcoin and Ethereum dependent apps are uninstalled first.
Number of installable apps
The number of apps you can install depends on the apps and Ledger device you are using. My Ledger in Ledger Live shows the used storage per app and the storage remaining. Some apps are larger than others.
App storage space
The storage space for apps is the total storage space of the device minus the firmware size. The firmware size can vary depending on the firmware version.