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# Connecting to dApps

## Connecting to a dApp

From the dApp or from the hinkal wallet (active seesion detection).\
Both result in the same connection.

You can initiate a connection:

* From a **dApp**
* Or directly from your **Hinkal Wallet**

### Step-by-step

1. Open a dApp
2. Click **Connect Wallet**
3. Select **Hinkal Wallet**

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4. **Hinkal opens and shows a connection request**
5. **Review:**

* dApp name
* URL
* Network

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6. **Choose account:**

* Select an existing **Public account**
* Or click **New account** to create one instantly

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7. (Optional) Top up account\
   Preserve confidentiality with **private funding.**
8. **Click:**

* **Connect**
* or **Fund & Connect**

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### Result

* The dApp is now connected
* It interacts with your **Public account only**
* Your **Private balance remains confidential**

## Method 2: From Hinkal Wallet

Use this when you already have a dApp open in your browser.

### Step-by-step

1. Open Hinkal extension
2. Click the **web icon (top right)**
3. Select the active dApp session
4. Click **Connect**

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### Result

* Connected via **Public account**
* Private account remains confidential.

## Connecting via WalletConnect

Use this when a dApp doesn’t detect Hinkal directly.

#### Step-by-step

1. In the dApp, click **Connect Wallet → WalletConnect**

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2. Copy the **pairing code**

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3. Open Hinkal Wallet
4. Click the **web icon**
5. Select **WalletConnect**

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6. Paste the pairing code
7. Click **Connect**

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8. Choose or create a **Public account**

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9. (Optional) Top up account\
   Preserve confidentiality with **private funding.**
10. Click **Connect**

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## Interacting with dApps

Once connected, dApps can request actions.

### Types of requests

#### Transaction

Execute on-chain action

#### Token approval

Allow contract to spend tokens

#### Signature

Sign a message (no gas)

### What you’ll see

Before confirming, Hinkal shows:

* dApp name
* Account used (Public)
* Network
* Token / amount

## Managing connections

1. Click the **web icon**
2. Open **Manage Connections**

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You can:

* Disconnect a specific dApp
* Disconnect all sessions

## Key rule

dApps always interact through **Public accounts**

## What this means

* Your **Private balance is never exposed to dApps**
* You can:
  * Create a fresh Public account per dApp
  * Fund it privately
  * Use it for interactions
  * Move funds back to Private afterward

Privacy is preserved by design, not by user effort.