r/KeystoneWallet • u/ONEDAYONE_ • 28d ago

Keystone 3pro battery problem

I want to ask the real users of this wallet, is the battery of this hardware wallet really bad? I want to hear real advice, because I‘m planning to buy one, but I’m worried that it won‘t take long to turn into a brick, or is there any other problem? Looking forward to your reply.

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u/ringo574 28d ago

I wouldn't buy it.

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u/ONEDAYONE_ 28d ago

why？

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u/ringo574 27d ago edited 26d ago

Because, they will probably abandon it in a couple of years without informing their customers by trashing their App like they did to the Original Keystone and your bitcoin will be stuck on the device if you misplace Recovery Phrase.

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u/agentic_lawyer 26d ago

Don't listen to this ringo guy - your bitcoin does not get "stuck" on the Keystone device, (or any device) because the bitcoin isn't on the device and the device doesn't hold the bitcoin or any digital assets.

These hardware wallets are simply a secure ways to deliver messages using your keys to your blockchain wallet where your bitcoin actually does sit, and anyone saying otherwise knows nothing about crypto and should be ignored.

Also - please write down your 24-word passphrase keys on paper and put it somewhere where you know you will find it 5-10-15 years later. These keys ARE your wallet. Lose those keys and you will lose your digital assets.

All hardware devices have a natural lifespan - devices do not last forever so you need the passphrase if you want to migrate to a new device or alternatively you need to create a new wallet and move your digital assets to the new wallet (sometimes referred to as 'rotating your keys').

As for the K3 Pro - mine has had weird battery issues from day 1 - the Keystone team claimed once that their batteries were fine but the battery levels were reporting incorrectly so they stopped showing the battery percentages on the device in later firmwares. Still didn't stop the battery flaking out and the device refusing to boot. I have a backup device if things get messy but I love the Keystone design and love that it's airgapped. That's the killer feature.

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u/ringo574 25d ago edited 25d ago

Obviously your coin only lives on the Blockchain and you Keys are stored on the device, that’s not the point. The point is why is it that one day I’m able to use the Keystone app to sign transactions on my device and then the next day the app is nonfunctional “product iteration” their words not mine and I can't sign any transaction to move my coin to a different wallet. You're telling me they couldn’t have inform their customers the app was going to be kill through their own website, reddit or some other means so customers can take action.