Tutorial: Multiple accounts with Alby Extension
The Secret: You can add the same Alby account/Wallet multiple times to the extension.
This creates many wallets that you can switch between with the same balance, transactions, etc.
Then you can go in the settings of each wallet and erase the random nsec they create for you and insert one of your accounts.
Change the Display name of the account to match the NPUB's name.
The picture stays the same (which sucks, but it is what it is).
The Issue: Now that you have everything setup, you have to learn to LOG OFF, switch the active account on the extension and LOG IN on the Client's interface. Otherwise, the client will go crazy.
Easy.
Somebody should turn this into a video...
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i'm not certain but i recall they have had this multiple accounts thing since i ever started using it, just never used it because i'm not an influencoor and want to keep my pleb account separated or something
Vitor, just download 8 flavors of mozilla and use each browser for one nsec. what are you doing here?? 😅
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Not everyone has access to Amber. :)
Got it. I didn’t know that signers with multi-account support were a scarce commodity. I guess I’m spoiled by Android’s Nostr ecosystem. :)
I know... it sucks using Nostr on any other platform.
Wait what ? .. and why !!!
Company accounts.
I see .. so multiple users can access one account balance in Alby .. though they appear to have different wallets !
Multiple NPUBs can be loaded on the extension to sign for each account while using the same wallet.
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