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Reset Your Encryption Identity
Using Element X on mobile
⚠ What This Does

YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS TO ALL ENCRYPTED MESSAGE HISTORY. Only do this if you have lost access to your recovery code and ALL other signed in/verified sessions.

Step 01

Sign In

Sign in to Element X with your enacted.org account as usual. If you need help with this, see the Element X sign-in guide.

After signing in, you'll land on the "Confirm your identity" screen.

Step 02

Start the Reset

  1. Tap Can't confirm? at the bottom of the Confirm your identity screen.
Tapping Can't confirm link
Step 03

Confirm the Reset

You'll see a screen explaining that you need to reset your identity.

  1. Tap Continue reset. Tap Continue reset
  2. Tap Yes, reset now to confirm. Tap Yes, reset now
  3. Tap Finish reset when the process completes. Finish reset

Press Back to return to the home screen.

Step 04

Set Up Recovery

Your identity has been reset. You'll see a "Set up recovery" button on the home screen.

Element X home screen showing Set up recovery button
⚠ Do This Now

Set up your encryption key recovery immediately. Without it, you'll be locked out of your encrypted messages again if you ever lose this device. Save your key somewhere safe.

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