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Security settings

Open SettingsSecurity. Most options appear once you have set a passcode.

Auto-lock locks M5wallet after you’ve been away for a while. The options are Always, 1, 5 or 30 minutes, 1, 2 or 4 hours, and Never.

Turn on the biometric switch to unlock with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone, Touch ID on a Mac, Windows Hello on Windows, a passkey in the browser extension, or your phone’s biometrics on Android.

Select Change passcode and follow the prompts.

  • Passcode bypass lets you create transactions, or create and remove wallets, without entering your passcode. Leave it off unless you accept that anyone holding your unlocked device could do the same.
  • Passcode protection resets the app on this device after 10 failed passcode attempts. Turn it on only when every wallet is backed up.

Appears only when you have a Google sign-in wallet.

M5wallet cannot recover a passcode. On the lock screen, select Forgot passcode? to reset the app, then restore each wallet: