Sphere by Horizen - Upgrade / Restore (Mac/Linux)

Sphere by Horizen 1.2.7-beta (Includes ZEN 2.0.21)

Users of Sphere by Horizen do not need to update their applications at this time. The new version of zend recently mentioned on the blog on 22-OCTOBER-2020 will be included in the next version of Sphere by Horizen. Expect SBH to receive its update before 17-November-2020. It remains functional, of course.

Change Log

v1.2.7-beta - May 29, 2020

Changed:

• Fix a bug where change addresses generation in full mode was not covered by HD Seed
• Upgraded the bundled Zend to 2.0.21

Download Sphere 1.2.7-beta for your Operating System

https://www.horizen.io/spherebyhorizen/

Which condition describes you?

1. Existing Sphere Account which has not experienced problems with missing transaction history and/or addresses.
2. Existing Sphere Account which has experienced problems with missing transaction history and/or addresses, or you just need to restore your 24 word seed phrase.

Quit Sphere. If Account was in Full Mode, make sure that zend is not running.

Confirm this with:

Mac - Activity Manager

Windows -  Task Manager

Linux - System Manager (or equivalent)

Condition 1

Download and run the installer appropriate to your Operating System and enter your Account as normal.
Your Sphere application will continue to work after the deprecation date (if zend version change).

Condition 2

Move to a safe location (such as an encrypted thumb drive) the following files:

Your *.awd file

Your wallet.dat file (If using full mode)

File locations for *.awd:

Mac 

~/Library/Application Support/horizen/wallets

Windows

%appdata%\horizen\wallets

Linux

~/.horizen/wallets

File locations for wallet.dat (If using full mode):

Mac 

~/Library/Application Support/sphereDatadir

Windows

%appdata%\sphereDatadir

Linux

~/.sphereDatadir

Light Mode

• Download and run the installer appropriate to your Operating System and create a new Account.
• Open Sphere.
• If you did not have balances in shielded addresses and do not need to use the privacy features, keep your account in Light Mode.
• Restore wallet by using the "Restore Existing" button. See Figures 1 and 2.
  
  

Full Mode

• These instructions are for users with balances in shielded addresses.
• Download and run the installer appropriate to your Operating System and create a new Account.
• Open Sphere.
• Switch to Full Mode via the Settings icon, allow your blockchain to sync to 100%.
• Restore wallet by using the "Restore Existing" button.
• Specify the number of T and Z addresses to be restored (Max of 500 T, 20 Z)
  • The more Z addresses specified for restore, the longer the recovery operation.
• The Restore may take several hours. See Figures 1 and 2.

You can see a larger version of each Figure by double-clicking on it.