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# When TAO Already Staked

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### Open the App or Tap the Wallet Icon

The wallet icon is located on the left side of the bottom navigation bar. 
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### Tap on "Staked TAO"

OR tap the toggle for "Available balance: $X.XX to bring up the "Stake TAO" screen and skip to step 4 below.
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### Tap "Stake more"

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### Select Wallet and Enter Amount to Stake 

Select the wallet that you would like to use to stake to Root. Enter in USD the amount that you would like to stake. Please note that the minimum allowable stake via the app is 0.002 TAO.
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### Tap "Review transaction"

Ensure that all details are accurate for the stake operation. If you will have a balance of less than 0.01 TAO following the stake operation, a warning message will show. The warning message lets you know that you may need to fund your wallet with additional TAO to be able to unstake to cover any fees associated with any future unstaking operation.
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### Tap Stake TAO

Please note that this operation may take several minutes to complete.
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