# Step 1 : Install metamask
### **Step 1:**
## install metamask for mobile app or extensions browser.
## For Mobile App:
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{% tab title="Ios" %}
1. Open the App Store and hit the search button in the bottom right. Input MetaMask into the search bar.
2. Either click 'Get' or tap on the name of the app to see more details. Complete the usual App Store download confirmation process.
3. Once installed, open the app and follow the prompts to create your wallet.
4. Back up your Secret Recovery Phrase somewhere safe and offline!
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{% tab title="Android" %}
1. Open the Play Store and search for "MetaMask". **The official MetaMask app looks like the screenshot below. Be VERY CAREFUL that you don't install a fake MetaMask app! Look for the one with 10M+ downloads.**
2. Tap 'Install' and wait for the process to finish.
3. Once installed, open the app and follow the prompts to create your wallet.
4. Back up your Secret Recovery Phrase somewhere safe and offline!
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## **For extensions browser:**
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{% tab title="Chrome" %}
1. Visit
2. Hit "Download" in the menu bar.
3. Click “Install MetaMask for Chrome”. You will be directed to the Chrome Web Store.
4. Click “Add to Chrome”.
5. On the pop up, click “Add extension”.
After adding MetaMask Extension, MetaMask will automatically open. You can also make sure it's easily accessible in your toolbar by clicking the jigsaw icon in the top-right of the screen, and hitting the pin icon.
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{% tab title="Firefox" %}
1. Visit
2. Click on "Download"
3. Hit "Install MetaMask for Firefox".
4. In the new window that opens, click on "Add to Firefox"
5. On the pop up, click “Add”
**NOTE: Don't be alarmed by the fact that the Firefox plugin is listed as being published by "danfinlay, kumavis" -- they're a couple of the main minds behind MetaMask!**
After adding MetaMask Extension, you’ll return to your browser page. MetaMask will appear on your browser; click on it to open MetaMask.
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{% tab title="Edge" %}
1. Visit
2. Click on "Download".
3. Hit "Install MetaMask for Edge".
4. In the new window that opens, click "Get".
5. On the pop up, click "Add Extension".
After adding MetaMask Extension, MetaMask will automatically open. You can also make sure it's easily accessible in your toolbar by clicking the jigsaw icon in the top-right of the screen, clicking on the 3 dots next to the MetaMask extension, and selecting "Show in Toolbar".
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Brave" %}
1. Visit
2. Click “Download".
3. Click on "Install MetaMask for Chrome". Ignore the alarm bells that are ringing: the reason it says "Chrome" here is because Brave is a Chromium-based browser and shares the Web Store with Chrome itself.
4. In the Chrome Store that opens, click 'Add to Brave'.
5. In the popup that appears, click 'Add extension'.
After adding MetaMask Extension, you’ll return to your browser page. MetaMask will appear on your browser. You may click on it to open MetaMask.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
Alternatively, you could also access each browser's extension store and search for MetaMask. Whatever you prefer!
### Configuring your privacy settings
When installing the MetaMask extension, you'll be able to adjust privacy settings one-by-one to ensure the app is set up according to your privacy preferences.
To do this, simply hit the 'Advanced configuration' button in the wallet set-up process. Here you can toggle/configure settings including:
* Phishing detection
* Incoming transactions
* Additional token price information from third-party sources
* The [default RPC provider](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/5378119120667)
* Token autodetect
* Batch account requests
* Custom IPFS gateway.
Don't worry if you're unsure during setup: once your wallet is up and running, you can access the same settings at any time in *Settings > Security & Privacy*.
#### **Extension permissions**
When adding MetaMask to your browser, you may ask why you’d have to approve an extension to **“read and change all your data on the websites you visit”**. Get ready, the answer is technical:
In order to enable dapps (decentralized applications) to access the blockchain, MetaMask needs to inject a [Web3](https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/1.0/) JavaScript object into each page. By doing so, **it will not change the website**, but merely allows it to access the network. For a fuller explanation of this, see [here](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/12412707939611).
If you are still not convinced, a good way to experiment and manage your browser is to sandbox your [MetaMask](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/360015289672-Sandboxing-MetaMask): create a [separate browser profile](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/12174759849371) so that MetaMask is only installed there. This will let you get used to MetaMask and Web3 in an environment that's separate from your existing web identity.
That said, MetaMask is safe for browsing. Welcome — you're joining over 30 million MetaMask users all over the world!
### **Step 2:**
## Buy Ethereum👇
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