Clarify in FAQ how to add another device

[Powersource]

In the faq under "How do I secure my Circles account" it says

You can add a device by going to your profile in the app and clicking “Add new device.”

but I can't find that button (I'm guessing "the app" is https://circles.garden/ )

Am I correct in guessing that I just need to export my seed phrase and use it on e.g. my phone as well? And then I could use the same account on both my phone and computer at the same time? From my understanding of blockchains I'm guessing that this is how it'd work, but I want to double check with you since if I did the same with an ssb private key I would break everything :P

[louilinn]

Late reply but yes this is how you do it.

Some explanation and future plans

Device address / key

• When you restore your account via seedphrase on a different device it results in the same private key which is basically the device key. It is the same as for the other device.

  • This does not affect functionality
  • In the future it would be ideal to not restore via seedphrase and have different keys on different devices for security
  • Restoring via seedphrase should in the future only be used when you replace the old device
  • Otherwise you should create a new owner with is added to own the same safe
    • this was once implemented on the backend but is not available in the UI
    • device A would scan QR code of public key of device B and add B as an owner
    • B is constantly asking, have I been added to any safe?
    • They would have different device keys and the ownership could be removed from another device when the key is compromised
    • The core already have these methods implemented
  • This is where the name device key comes from

  Regarding the FAQ I will make sure it is correct on the new website that is being launched soon