Use the QR Flow Offered by Your Installed Release
To export Ledger Live accounts to mobile by QR code, first determine whether the desktop is offering Ledger Sync linking or an older account-export flow. Current software uses the Ledger Wallet name. These workflows can look similar through a camera while establishing different kinds of account sharing.
For ongoing account-list and name updates, use the supported Ledger Sync process. A historical screenshot showing an Export accounts button is not evidence that the same button remains available in today’s release. Do not install an obsolete application solely to reproduce that screenshot.
Understand What You Are Sharing
Ledger’s explanation of Sync describes encrypted linking between desktop and mobile instances. An already enabled application can display the linking QR code for another application. Initial activation uses compatible Ledger hardware; linking from an enabled instance is a separate stage.
The transferred account list provides the interface with information it can use to recognize supported accounts. This does not transfer coins between blockchains or make the phone a replacement for the signing device. Account references can reveal financial activity, so treat both the export and the linking session as private.
Prepare the Two Screens
Obtain the eligible desktop and phone releases through the official download choices. Keep the desktop account list available until the result has been checked. Identify one account by chain and public account details as a comparison reference, rather than relying only on its nickname.
Open the current Sync controls in the application’s settings and follow the offered synchronization instructions. Ledger documents this feature under General; use its current setup reference if the labels differ. Generate the code from the application you deliberately intend to link.
- Source: the installation with the account list you intend to share.
- Destination: the eligible phone application in its matching linking screen.
- Check: one known account identified by network and public details.
Use the phone’s scanner within the corresponding account-sharing flow. Allow camera access for that task and keep the entire code clear of glare or cropping. Complete any confirmation presented by the genuine linking process. Do not substitute an ordinary payment-address scanner or a scanner website.
Check the Result With a Specific Example
Suppose desktop contains a Bitcoin account named Travel and an Ethereum account named Long term. After linking, compare each account’s actual network and public identity on the phone. Two familiar labels alone would not prove that the intended accounts arrived.
For an active Sync relationship, a deliberate harmless name change can test whether list metadata is updating. Change it back afterward. If the list matches but a balance is stale, investigate the relevant blockchain-data request separately; scanning again does not necessarily repair an explorer service.
Keep Signing Access Separate
An iPhone can display imported account information without gaining USB compatibility with Nano S Plus. That model has no Bluetooth; its supported mobile wired route is compatible Android USB OTG. Verify your model’s signing connection before depending on a phone as the only interface.
Does the QR Code Contain My Recovery Phrase?
The supported account-sharing flow is not a phrase-import workflow. Never scan a photograph of recovery words or type them into the phone to make an export work. A request for those words means you have left this procedure.
What if My Version Still Offers a Legacy Export?
Use only its matching official instructions and check exactly which accounts are selected. A one-time public-account import should not be assumed to create continuing synchronization of later names or account changes.
Can I Send After Importing Without the Ledger?
Account visibility does not confer signing authority. A transaction still needs the supported hardware interaction and careful review of its actual details on the Ledger display.