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Required Legal Notice: Virtual currencies, real risks. The only guarantee in crypto is risk. Warning: The value of your virtual currencies can rise or fall sharply, and your initial investment may be lost completely; virtual currencies are not covered by the guarantee funds that cover bank deposits; there is no legal mechanism on the virtual currencies market to prevent market manipulation or insider dealing; virtual currencies depend entirely on a specific computer technology and infrastructure, which in certain cases may be very recent and not yet adequately tested; if one loses the identification code or password giving access to the virtual wallet in which the virtual currency is stored, the currency held therein will be irretrievably lost; virtual currencies are currently accepted as a means of payment to a limited extent, and in most countries there is no legal obligation to accept them; for more information about the risks associated with an investment in virtual currencies, we advise you to read the Wikifin page What is a cryptocurrency? | Wikifin.

Recovering your wallet with iCloud backup

Last updated: 20 мая 2026 г.

Known Issue

A recent iOS update has caused iCloud backup recovery to fail for some users. If the steps below don't work on your device, see Troubleshooting iCloud backup recovery for a workaround.

With iCloud backup, it's easy to recover your wallet with just a few taps. This is a useful feature for common scenarios like if you lost or replaced your iPhone, or are reinstalling the Kraken Wallet app.

This guide is for Kraken Wallet users that have already created an encrypted iCloud backup of their Secret Recovery Phrase, and wish to recover (import) their wallet.

For details on getting started with iCloud backup, please visit Creating an iCloud backup. For more information on this feature, please visit our iCloud Backup blog post.

Import an iCloud backup

If you have erased or reinstalled your Kraken Wallet app and wish to recover your wallet using your iCloud backup, follow these steps:

1
Open the Kraken Wallet app and tap the Import button.
2
Tap the Import from iCloud option.
3
Tap the Use my passkey button.
4
Complete the guided onboarding steps. You're now ready to use your Kraken Wallet!

Recovering your wallet with iCloud backup

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