Is there a way to import a new address to my mobile Bitcoin app?

[khme88]

I created a paper wallet address that I like to use.

I want to import it on my Bitcoin app on my phone, but when I scan the private code I cant import it because it says it's empty.

I just want that newly generated address to be on my phone. How can I do this?

[shorena]

I created a paper wallet address that I like to use.

I want to import it on my Bitcoin app on my phone, but when I scan the private code I cant import it because it says it's empty.

I just want that newly generated address to be on my phone. How can I do this?

Depends on the app you use. Maybe if you tell us which you use, we can tell you how to do it. Most phone wallets however only allow you to "wipe" a private key, that is to use once and transfer all funds associated with it to an address the app controls. Depending on the way the app allows you to create a backup an imported key is not part of it. This is true for "HD" wallets, which create a backup in form of a seed (usually several words).

[tspacepilot]

I created a paper wallet address that I like to use.

I want to import it on my Bitcoin app on my phone, but when I scan the private code I cant import it because it says it's empty.

I just want that newly generated address to be on my phone. How can I do this?

Depends on the app you use. Maybe if you tell us which you use, we can tell you how to do it. Most phone wallets however only allow you to "wipe" a private key, that is to use once and transfer all funds associated with it to an address the app controls. Depending on the way the app allows you to create a backup an imported key is not part of it. This is true for "HD" wallets, which create a backup in form of a seed (usually several words).

I agree with what Shorena said but I think it's usually called "sweep" rather than "wipe" (at least in the wallets I've seen).  There are ways to get your homemade private keys into Schildbach's bitcoin wallet for android (the main one I use).  If that's the app you're using, you can make a text file with your private keys in WIF (wallet import format) followed by a timestamp and the software will accept it via the "restore" function.

PM me if you're stuck.

[shorena]

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I agree with what Shorena said but I think it's usually called "sweep" rather than "wipe" (at least in the wallets I've seen).
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I thats probably true, I sometimes confuse words that have a similar technical meaning. I just checked with Mycelium and it uses "Cold Storrage" and explains the process, but neither sweep nor wipe.