MetaMask Chrome Extension | MetaMask Extension for Browsers

New to crypto trading? You must be tired of all the research you had to go through to start the crypto trading journey. After deciding on the perfect crypto exchange to execute all the trades, you will need to find a wallet for storing all of your crypto assets. Owning a few crypto assets is not a big deal, but keeping them protected is the hardest job to do. This can only be done if you select a perfect wallet for the safekeeping of the funds. 

In this write-up, we will be guiding you about one of the most popular crypto wallets called MetaMask. Among all the software wallets present, this wallet is the preferred choice of all the traders using a software wallet. Also, it provides comfort to the users for accessing their accounts either with their mobile phones or by using the MetaMask Chrome Extension.

MetaMask allows users to manage all their Ethereum-based assets and also helps you interact with the dApps and then you can use your assets in any way you want to. The wallet is non-custodial, providing complete control of the assets that have been stored in your wallet account. The wallet gives users a direct connection to the Ethereum blockchain which eliminates the need to use the Ethereum node.

Installing of MetaMask Chrome Extension is a very straightforward process to follow. Follow the procedure explained below in the same manner as it is written and then your browser extension will be installed:

1. Go to the Chrome Web Store.

2. In the search box, type MetaMask Extension.

3. From the displayed search results, press the ‘Add to Chrome’ button.

4. A small pop-up window will appear on the screen that will ask for confirmation to download and install MetaMask Extension into your PC or Laptop.

5. After the extension has been installed, the icon will appear on the top right corner of the screen.

With these five steps, the extension is installed on your device and is ready to be used.

Users who want to get immediate access to their account should download its mobile device application. Follow the below-stated procedure if you do not know how to do it:

1. Click open the Google Play Store on your Android mobile device.

2. Then in the search bar type ‘MetaMask’.

3. Several results will show on the screen, click the official one that has the official logo of MetaMask.

4. Then a new page will open, tap the ‘Install’ button.

5. The application will start to get installed on your mobile device.

6. Once the procedure is completed, click the ‘Open’ button to get started with the application.

That is the procedure of installing the MetaMask wallet application on Android devices, and if you are an iOS user then you can execute the same steps the only difference is that you will have to go to the App Store instead of Google Play Store.

Once the MetaMask Chrome Extension or its mobile application has been installed it is now time to proceed further and create a wallet account on it. Assuming that you are a new user, we will state the new wallet account registration steps for you in this segment of the write-up:

1. Open the MetaMask Extension Chrome.

2. Then the login page is opened and you have to press the ‘Create Wallet’ button.

3. On the screen you will have to write all the asked details to get your wallet account registered. 

4. Recheck all the entered details and make sure there are no errors.

5. Tap ‘Continue’.

6. On the next page, you will be instructed to read all the conditions given because you have to comply with them. Then after reading them a small box would be present that is to be marked as checked by you.

7. Then you will be guided to set up an account password for future use.

8. The secret recovery phrase that should not be revealed to anyone else would be shown on the screen.

9. You have to store the phrase somewhere safe.

10. Again tap ‘Continue’.

11. Follow the further instructions shown on the screen.

Your account is now registered successfully and you can use it anytime you want.

After MetaMask Wallet has been set up it is now turn to know about the steps for unlocking the wallet. Remember that the password is set up by you at the time of account registration. You only get logged out of your account when you do not use your account for quite a long time. So, you should know the unlocking procedure in case you get logged out again:

1. Open the MetaMask Chrome Extension or its mobile application.

2. The screen will show ‘Welcome Back to MetaMask’. And right below it a small text box would be there and you will have to write your account password in it.

3. Before you press the ‘Unlock’ button you should check if there is an error. And if there is then correct it.

4. Now press the ‘Unlock’ button.

Once all the steps have been performed in the same way as written above, you will be able to start the journey of crypto trading again.

Forgetting of password is a normal thing. Everyone has forgotten their password at least once and then you always have the option to reset the account password only if you have the required things to change the password. The same is true with MetaMask, you can change the account passcode only if you have the Secret Recovery Phrase. Now get started with the below-mentioned steps:

1. Launch your MetaMask Chrome Extension.

2. Then right below the text box where you are supposed to write the password, an option of ‘Forgot Password’ would be given.

3. Tap on the said option and then a new screen will be opened.

4. Take out the seed phrase of your MetaMask Account in front of you if they are stored in front of you if it is stored in the offline mode.

5. Then write the seed phrase in the correct order as it is given. Ensure that there are no errors related to wrong spellings are made.

6. Press ‘Continue’.

7. If the entered details are correct, then in no time your wallet will be opened.

8. And then again it would be required for you to set up the password.

9. Confirm the password you have just entered in the first text field to the second text field given right below it.

A fresh password has now been created for your account and if you think that you will not be able to remember it in the future then, you can either save it online on the Google Password Manager or use an offline mode and save it just like you had saved the Secret Recovery Phrase.

If the password is saved on the Google Password, then at the time of unlocking your MetaMask Chrome Extension account it will automatically enter the password in the text box. However, it is a little risky because if your device were to get hacked then the hacker would be able to see the login credentials of the MetaMask or any other platform if the password is saved on it.

We hope that through our guide you were able to complete the steps of MetaMask Chrome Extension Wallet without much trouble. One that you should keep in mind every time is that for executing the transaction via MetaMask, you must pay the gas fees to complete the transaction. So, it is your responsibility to keep in mind that there are enough ERC-20 tokens in your account to execute the transaction. This fee is distributed to the validators who work to execute your transaction on the Ethereum network. A new user should try to store his crypto assets in it and explore its services.