Ledger Nano S - issue with setting default chain for BTC and BCH wallets

[mvan128]

Hi, I have just got fresh new Ledger Nano S. After setup I successfully transferred my BTC and BCH balances form paper wallets to BTC (segwit) and legacy BCH address - for this I choosed to connect to BCH chain when asked by wallet app. All smooth. I then realized there is dedicated BCH  app I can install from ledger app manager. Did it and then I tried to check the checkbox to setup default chains to connect to from either wallet (BTC for BTC wallet and BCH for BCH wallet) - so I could get rid of annoying prompt.

However, when I reconnect to check it, the default setting applies for both wallets, so I see BTC account/balance from both BTC / BCH wallets. When I try to change it through Settings > set blockchain in BCH wallet, the setting changes, but, helas, once again for both ledger wallets - after reconnecting I see BCH in my BTC wallet...

Did somebody went through this?
Thx in advance
mvan

[Lucius]

Hi, I have just got fresh new Ledger Nano S. After setup I successfully transferred my BTC and BCH balances form paper wallets to BTC (segwit) and legacy BCH address - for this I choosed to connect to BCH chain when asked by wallet app. All smooth. I then realized there is dedicated BCH  app I can install from ledger app manager. Did it and then I tried to check the checkbox to setup default chains to connect to from either wallet (BTC for BTC wallet and BCH for BCH wallet) - so I could get rid of annoying prompt.

However, when I reconnect to check it, the default setting applies for both wallets, so I see BTC account/balance from both BTC / BCH wallets. When I try to change it through Settings > set blockchain in BCH wallet, the setting changes, but, helas, once again for both ledger wallets - after reconnecting I see BCH in my BTC wallet...

Did somebody went through this?
Thx in advance
mvan

You make a wrong step when you did not install first BCH wallet on device,but you say that you connect to BCH chain "when asked by wallet app"?Since you did not have proper BCH app you send BCH probably to BTC address.I did not claim my BCH with Ledger,instead of that I use ElectronCash wallet.

What you should do is try option "split" as described in this link : https://ledger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005173485-Step-by-step-procedure-to-secure-your-BCH-Main-Split-and-retrieve-balances

[bob123]

- so I could get rid of annoying prompt.

You can't get rid of the prompt.
Ledger wallets bitcoin chrome app is the UI for both chains, BTC and BCH.
You will be able to access both chains with any of those two apps opened (BTC/BCH). But you only will be able to spend from the chain, whose app you have opened on the nano S.
As far as im concerned there is no way to 'skip' this prompt when interacting with the chrome app.
You could switch to electrum[1] and use this as your interface. The security stays the same. The private keys don't leave your device and you have to manually approve transactions.

[1] https://electrum.org/#home