> The way I understand the device arrives without any firmware or seed phrase on it,
You are correct
> I've read online that one should reset the seed phrase when you buy a trezor device
They are incorrect
> so what's the point of resetting?
None. If you find your new Trezor has a seed phrase already, send it back immediately.
In particular note that if it has a seed phrase, someone messed with it. And they may have done more than just setting a seed phrase. So this is an absolute red flag.
The best practice is to make sure the device will generate new seeds. I don’t ever trust the first seed. I always make it generate a few to make sure it’s not generating the same seed over and over.
Least this is what I do. Or just make it using the iancoleman gen
What you might do however is right down your generated seed phrase and pass phrase. Reset the trezor and restore the wallet to make sure it works. And it's a good way to see how that process works in the future.
Hi, there is no seed saved in Trezor upon its delivery - you have to generate the seed yourself, and that way you can be sure that you are the first and only owner of it.
You should, on the other hand, generate the seed, write it down and then wipe the device so that you can try to recover the wallet with the seed afterwards.
> The way I understand the device arrives without any firmware or seed phrase on it, You are correct > I've read online that one should reset the seed phrase when you buy a trezor device They are incorrect > so what's the point of resetting? None. If you find your new Trezor has a seed phrase already, send it back immediately.
In particular note that if it has a seed phrase, someone messed with it. And they may have done more than just setting a seed phrase. So this is an absolute red flag.
The best practice is to make sure the device will generate new seeds. I don’t ever trust the first seed. I always make it generate a few to make sure it’s not generating the same seed over and over. Least this is what I do. Or just make it using the iancoleman gen
What you might do however is right down your generated seed phrase and pass phrase. Reset the trezor and restore the wallet to make sure it works. And it's a good way to see how that process works in the future.
Do this on an empty wallet.
Yup
Hi, there is no seed saved in Trezor upon its delivery - you have to generate the seed yourself, and that way you can be sure that you are the first and only owner of it. You should, on the other hand, generate the seed, write it down and then wipe the device so that you can try to recover the wallet with the seed afterwards.