Use this Foundation Passport recovery phrase help page before restoring, resetting, replacing a device, reinstalling Envoy, or responding to any support message asking for recovery words.
Independent wallet security guidance. This site is not Foundation Passport.
Foundation Passport help topics
Wallet security
Quick issue summary
Ledger and Trezor support teams should never ask for a recovery phrase, seed phrase, private key, or remote access to a wallet.
Recently Reported Issues
Foundation Passport recovery phrase help starts with one rule: do not share or type the recovery phrase into websites, chats, forms, screenshots, or remote sessions. Restore only inside the intended wallet flow.
Common wallet topics include Foundation Passport recovery phrase help, restore issue, lost seed phrase, missing Bitcoin accounts after restore, reset concern, passphrase context, or fake Foundation Passport support request.
Never share your recovery phrase, seed phrase, private keys, or PIN.
Wallet topics
If funds look missing after restore, check account and address display first.
OpenIf the restored wallet pairs poorly after app changes, troubleshoot detection separately.
OpenReview backup readiness before firmware or reset steps.
OpenConnection issues should not require seed words.
OpenQR signing troubleshooting should not require recovery phrase entry.
OpenReturn to Foundation Passport support for safe next steps.
OpenReport non-private recovery symptoms to PhraseWallet.
OpenEnvoy app troubleshooting is safest when you separate display, sync, device, firmware, and recovery phrase concerns before changing wallet settings. Use official Foundation Passport support links for device-specific instructions.
Use these checks to separate ordinary setup friction from wallet safety risk before you reset, restore, reinstall, or open wallet support portals.
Use a data-capable cable, confirm computer permissions, avoid untrusted browser prompts, and check whether the official app recognizes the device before restoring anything.
Handle firmware updates only through verified official software. A firmware prompt should not require typing seed words into a website, chat, or support form.
Zero balance or missing transactions can come from the wrong account, network, passphrase, derivation path, sync delay, or exchange withdrawal still pending.
Keep the phrase offline and private. Do not photograph it, paste it into support, or use a recovery check page from an ad, email, DM, or search result.
Read the device screen carefully before approving. If the destination, network, fee, or contract request is unexpected, reject and investigate first.
Avoid remote access, paid recovery, messaging-app helpers, fake live chat pages, and anyone asking to be added to your wallet or computer.
Start with the most common causes before resetting the wallet, restoring from a recovery phrase, or trusting a support message.
Step 1
Do not type, upload, photograph, or read recovery words to any Foundation Passport-looking website, support account, form, or caller.
Step 2
A PIN unlocks a device, a passphrase can change the wallet context, and the recovery phrase restores wallet control. Keep recovery words offline.
Step 3
If you must restore, confirm word order, language, account, address type, and any passphrase context before deciding the restored wallet is empty.
Step 4
If the phrase was entered online or shared, treat the wallet as at risk and use official safety guidance before moving funds or depositing more.
Before reinstalling, confirm backup readiness, selected wallet, and whether you are using a paired Passport, watch-only wallet, or different account context.
Do not reset the hardware wallet unless you understand recovery requirements and have the phrase safely stored offline.
If addresses or balances differ after restore, check passphrase context, account index, address type, and sync before restoring again.
Expected flow
Any request for recovery words, seed phrases, private keys, remote access, or wallet screenshots with secrets should be treated as a serious warning sign.
Do not type, upload, photograph, or read out recovery words to any website, chat, form, or caller.
Use official Foundation Passport support links directly instead of links from messages, ads, comments, or search results.
If the phrase was entered online, assume the wallet may be compromised and avoid further deposits.
Use official wallet safety guidance before moving funds or restoring on a device, and avoid remote-access helpers during recovery.
No legitimate wallet support should need your recovery phrase, private keys, PIN, or one-time wallet credentials.
What users commonly report: Fake support flows often appear after a restore, update, QR-signing failure, or missing-balance panic and ask users to validate seed words or connect to a remote helper.
For official Foundation Passport help, downloads, updates, or contact options, use Foundation Passport's official portal and verified official channels. This page helps you prepare safe, non-private context before opening support portals.
No legitimate wallet guidance should need your recovery phrase.
A recovery phrase controls wallet restoration. Treat it as private self-custody information and review how phrases work before using any wallet.
Community reports
Foundation Passport troubleshooting reports often involve Envoy pairing, QR signing, firmware prompts, Bitcoin account display, recovery planning, and fake support warnings. These examples avoid private wallet data and focus on the support pattern.
These examples are informational and reflect common user-reported wallet issues. Never share your recovery phrase, seed phrase, private keys, PIN, or wallet backup with anyone. Official wallet support should never ask for your recovery phrase.
“A support message said it could fix Foundation Passport if I shared my seed phrase or screen.”
Fake support often appears during update, restore, missing-balance, and QR-signing stress. No legitimate wallet support flow should ask for recovery words, private keys, PINs, or remote access.
“The restore finished, but Foundation Passport is showing different addresses or no expected funds.”
Some restores initially show empty wallets until the right account type, passphrase context, derivation path, network, or imported account view is selected.
“Foundation Passport shows an empty or delayed balance after the app or firmware update.”
Users often report temporary balance delays after firmware or app updates until the device reconnects, account discovery runs, and the correct network or token view refreshes.
“Foundation Passport QR signing stopped working after an app update or reconnect.”
QR-signing problems commonly involve app pairing records, camera focus, unsigned transaction QR content, firmware validation, signed QR broadcast, or a network mismatch.
Report wallet issue
Submit a non-secret wallet problem for moderated review and safer routing. PhraseWallet is independent and this is not official wallet support or emergency recovery assistance.
Never enter your recovery phrase, private key, password, PIN, or payment details.
Common wallet issues
Use these maintained support paths to move from a symptom to the right setup, recovery, troubleshooting, or security help without sharing private wallet data.
Related problems
If this page is close but not exact, check these nearby support topics so the next step matches the failure pattern.
Use the Foundation Passport support hub for Envoy pairing, QR signing, firmware, recovery, balance, and fake support warning paths.
Open helpPSBT scan direction, camera focus, firmware state, and transaction review can block Foundation Passport signing.
Open helpAvoid cloned downloads, seed phrase validators, remote access helpers, and messages asking for private wallet data.
Open helpOfficial wallet support should never ask for your recovery phrase, seed phrase, private keys, PIN, wallet backup, screen sharing, or remote access. Verify downloads, QR tools, and update prompts on the official wallet site before acting.
FAQ
No. Self-custody recovery depends on the recovery phrase and any passphrase context, and legitimate support should not ask you to share them.
No. A PIN unlocks the device. The recovery phrase restores the wallet and must remain private.
Treat the wallet as potentially compromised, avoid further deposits, and use official wallet safety guidance before moving funds.
Possible causes include wrong phrase, word order, passphrase context, account path, address type, or app sync delay.
Use official Foundation Passport support links for device-specific support, and keep private wallet recovery data offline while you troubleshoot.