Transfering Cryptocurrency From Nano Ledger S To Another Nano Ledger S?

[jerry0]

I have a nano ledger s bought about 2 years ago.  It worked fine until i notice close to few weeks ago when i connected it to my laptop, the screen display is much dimmer than before.  I keep my nano s in a fanny pack.  Also my apartment is pretty humid... where im located now, its very hot and humid so we need to have our doors/windows opened if our air conditioner is not on etc.  I always left my nano s in my fanny pack in my room for a while.  Im from the US but outside the US almost all the time.



Now im still using firmware 1.5.5 ... this was last update i did months ago until i stopped using nano ledger s for many months.  I found out right when i stopped using the nano s, the 1.6 firmware version came out right afterwards.  At moment, im still on 1.5.5.



I do not have my 24 word phrase on me at the moment.  I have it in house back in the US which i will make a trip to later on.  So right now, should i




1.  Update to firmware 1.6?  And do not risk doing this unless i have my 24 word seed on me right now.  Both times i did firmware updates like 1 year and 1.5 years ago, i did this update in the US when i had the 24 word phrase on me in case.  Thats why i dont want to update firmware right now.



2.  Should i continue using my nano ledger s as is until I head back to the US?  Im worried it might suddenly reset as i heard lot of cases like this.  And is this only with 1.5.5 version?



3.  I should 100% buy another nano ledger s now and have it shipped to my house in the US right so once i go back, well i transfer my coins from this one to that one in case?  The dimmed display has me very concerned as i never seen this ever.  Again had this nano for 2 years and i read it last for 5 years.





The other thing is this.  I have the 24 word seed written down on paper and its in house back in the US.  When i wrote the 24 word phrase, i made sure everything was correct when writing it.  However... I never did a test of it like intentionally put wrong pin 3 times and then reset the nano s.  I read everyone should always do this in case right?  Now if you do this, should you at least send like 0.00001 btc or something like that to it first to test this out?  Or it doesn't matter because as long as you check the seed and it works, you access the wallet?  I thought better send like 10 dollars to it then reset it 3 times?



Now if i get a nano ledger s now and order it... say when im back in the US and open package.  I should send tiny amount of btc from this old nano ledger s to the new one right?  Say $1 or $10 to test it out?  Then intentionally put wrong pin 3x... then reset it with the new ledger nano s 24 word seed.  Then once i see the btc there, send the rest of my btc from my old nano s to the new one right?



Again, i never reset my nano ledger s ever.  I just had btc sent to it from electrum years ago and that was it.  But i was very careful with my seed.  I recall one thing that had me confused was my 24 seed had 2 words where it was the SAME EXACT WORD.  I was told a while back that can happen.  Others can confirm this right?




So as of now, what would you do if you are in my situation.  I won't be back in the US for a bit.  Just use the nano ledger s as is when need to?  Im worried everything i plug my nano ledger s into my laptop each time because i read lot of ppl said it just reset itself just like that.




Now when im back in the US when i send btc from this old nano s to new one, do you ever connect 2 nano ledger s to your laptop?  I ask this because well you need the receiving btc address when you send from old to new nano ledger s.  But i assume you guys just stick the old nano s first, just copy and paste the btc address into say wordpad and have that program opened... then remove old nano s and plug in new nano s and then copy that address to it? 

[DireWolfM14]

I don't think there's any limit to how long the Nano S will last.  The Nano X has a battery, which may have a lifespan of 5 years, I could see that, but I don't believe there's anything in the Nano S that would put a lifespan limit on the unit.

If I were you I wouldn't update the firmware on the current device unless you have the seed phrase accessible.  Something could go wrong while updating, and leave you without access to your funds.  As for the screen's brightness, that's adjustable.  Here's Ledger's support page that will walk you through that:
https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017638473-Change-display-brightness-

But, to address your main question; if you do buy a new ledger you can restore your existing wallet by using same seed you're currently using.  You don't have to send the funds from one wallet to the other.  They will both have access to the same accounts.

[jerry0]

Hi there.  So i read incorrectly about the nano ledger s having a lifespan of 5 years?  Im sure i read that somewhere... so that is the nano x?


The brightness... so does that mean i changed the brightness myself?  Im 100% sure i never changed the brightness ever myself... im very careful with that.  Like i never went to display and changed the brightness ever.


I read on reddit someone tried to change the brightness or something to that effect... then their screen got completely dark... which is the last thing i want to happen.  If i post some pictures here, could u give your opinion?  But i took some pictures with my iphone and well in those pictures, you can't really see it dimmed but it clearly has dimmed.  Im not sure what caused it.  Again i keep it in a fanny pack and left it there for months... my apartment is humid... because all apts here are humid.  But want to know what to do right now.  I should 100% order a 2nd nano ledger s right?

[DireWolfM14]

Hi there.  So i read incorrectly about the nano ledger s having a lifespan of 5 years?  Im sure i read that somewhere... so that is the nano x?

As far as I know there's nothing to limit the lifespan of a Nano S.  If I'm wrong someone will be along to correct me.

The brightness... so does that mean i changed the brightness myself?  Im 100% sure i never changed the brightness ever myself... im very careful with that.  Like i never went to display and changed the brightness ever.


I read on reddit someone tried to change the brightness or something to that effect... then their screen got completely dark... which is the last thing i want to happen.

I suppose the age of the unit, the lack of recent use, the moisture in your environment could have colluded to make your display appear dimmer.  It could also be your perception, since you haven't used it in a while you may be using it in a brighter environment than you're used to, which will make it appear dimmer.

I should 100% order a 2nd nano ledger s right?

I'm not convinced of that, first I would try to adjust the brightness if it bothers you.  I would avoid spending the money if I didn't have to, but it's up to you.  Having a back-up isn't the worst thing.

[joniboini]

Hi there.  So i read incorrectly about the nano ledger s having a lifespan of 5 years?  Im sure i read that somewhere... so that is the nano x?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7202fi/will_ledger_wallets_still_work_in_10_years/

Btw, you've already asked this too: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3253801.0.

I won't stop you from buying another hardware wallet, just make sure you understand the pros and cons before you buy it.