diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 268bf01f..ff825d2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.32.1
+
+- Add createUri to create an account from a path uri
+- Add createExternal as an alias for createAccountExternal
+- Deprecate createAccount, createAccountExternal and createAccountMnemonic
+
 # 0.31.1
 
 - Allow for latest keyring with sr25519 derived support
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
index fff14a1d..ce3b03f8 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/Keyring.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 import { KeyringPair, KeyringPair$Meta, KeyringPair$Json } from '@polkadot/keyring/types';
+import { KeypairType } from '@polkadot/util-crypto/types';
 import { SingleAddress } from './observable/types';
-import { KeyringAddress, KeyringJson, KeyringJson$Meta, KeyringOptions, KeyringStruct } from './types';
+import { CreateResult, KeyringAddress, KeyringJson, KeyringJson$Meta, KeyringOptions, KeyringStruct } from './types';
 
 import store from 'store';
 import createPair from '@polkadot/keyring/pair';
-import { hexToU8a, isHex, isString } from '@polkadot/util';
+import { hexToU8a, isHex, isString, u8aToHex } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import env from './observable/development';
 import Base from './Base';
@@ -36,28 +37,42 @@ export class Keyring extends Base implements KeyringStruct {
     return pair.toJson(password);
   }
 
-  createAccount (seed: Uint8Array, password?: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta = {}): KeyringPair {
-    const pair = this.keyring.addFromSeed(seed, meta);
+  createAccount (seed: Uint8Array, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta): KeyringPair {
+    console.warn('createAccount deprecated, use createUri instead');
 
-    this.saveAccount(pair, password);
-
-    return pair;
+    return this.createUri(u8aToHex(seed), password, meta).pair;
   }
 
-  createAccountExternal (publicKey: Uint8Array, meta: KeyringPair$Meta = {}): KeyringPair {
+  createAccountExternal (publicKey: Uint8Array, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta): KeyringPair {
+    console.warn('createAccountExternal deprecated, use createUri instead');
+
+    return this.createExternal(publicKey, meta).pair;
+  }
+
+  createAccountMnemonic (seed: string, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta): KeyringPair {
+    console.warn('createAccountMnemonic deprecated, use createUri instead');
+
+    return this.createUri(seed, password, meta).pair;
+  }
+
+  createExternal (publicKey: Uint8Array, meta: KeyringPair$Meta = {}): CreateResult {
     const pair = this.keyring.addFromAddress(publicKey, { ...meta, isExternal: true }, null);
+    const json = this.saveAccount(pair);
 
-    this.saveAccount(pair);
-
-    return pair;
+    return {
+      json,
+      pair
+    };
   }
 
-  createAccountMnemonic (seed: string, password?: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta = {}): KeyringPair {
-    const pair = this.keyring.addFromMnemonic(seed, meta);
+  createUri (suri: string, password?: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta = {}, type?: KeypairType): CreateResult {
+    const pair = this.keyring.addFromUri(suri, meta, type);
+    const json = this.saveAccount(pair, password);
 
-    this.saveAccount(pair, password);
-
-    return pair;
+    return {
+      json,
+      pair
+    };
   }
 
   encryptAccount (pair: KeyringPair, password: string): void {
@@ -185,13 +200,15 @@ export class Keyring extends Base implements KeyringStruct {
     return pair;
   }
 
-  saveAccount (pair: KeyringPair, password?: string): void {
+  saveAccount (pair: KeyringPair, password?: string): KeyringPair$Json {
     this.addTimestamp(pair);
 
     const json = pair.toJson(password);
 
     this.keyring.addFromJson(json);
     this.accounts.add(json.address, json);
+
+    return json;
   }
 
   saveAccountMeta (pair: KeyringPair, meta: KeyringPair$Meta): void {
@@ -204,7 +221,7 @@ export class Keyring extends Base implements KeyringStruct {
     this.accounts.add(json.address, json);
   }
 
-  saveAddress (address: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta): void {
+  saveAddress (address: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta): KeyringPair$Json {
     const available = this.addresses.subject.getValue();
 
     const json = (available[address] && available[address].json) || {
@@ -222,6 +239,8 @@ export class Keyring extends Base implements KeyringStruct {
     delete json.meta.isRecent;
 
     this.addresses.add(address, json);
+
+    return json as KeyringPair$Json;
   }
 
   saveRecent (address: string): SingleAddress {
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.ts
index 097096f0..ec07ee34 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 import { KeyringInstance as BaseKeyringInstance, KeyringPair, KeyringPair$Meta, KeyringPair$Json, KeyringOptions as KeyringOptionsBase } from '@polkadot/keyring/types';
+import { KeypairType } from '@polkadot/util-crypto/types';
 import { AddressSubject, SingleAddress } from './observable/types';
 
 export type KeyringOptions = KeyringOptionsBase & {
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ export type KeyringAddress = {
   getMeta: () => KeyringJson$Meta
 };
 
+export type CreateResult = {
+  json: KeyringPair$Json,
+  pair: KeyringPair
+};
+
 export interface KeyringStruct {
   readonly accounts: AddressSubject;
   readonly addresses: AddressSubject;
@@ -41,6 +47,8 @@ export interface KeyringStruct {
   createAccount: (seed: Uint8Array, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta) => KeyringPair;
   createAccountExternal: (publicKey: Uint8Array, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta) => KeyringPair;
   createAccountMnemonic: (seed: string, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta) => KeyringPair;
+  createExternal: (publicKey: Uint8Array, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta) => CreateResult;
+  createUri: (suri: string, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta, type?: KeypairType) => CreateResult;
   decodeAddress: (key: string | Uint8Array) => Uint8Array;
   encodeAddress: (key: string | Uint8Array) => string;
   encryptAccount: (pair: KeyringPair, password: string) => void;
@@ -56,9 +64,9 @@ export interface KeyringStruct {
   isPassValid: (password: string) => boolean;
   loadAll: (options: KeyringOptions) => void;
   restoreAccount: (json: KeyringPair$Json, password: string) => KeyringPair;
-  saveAccount: (pair: KeyringPair, password?: string) => void;
+  saveAccount: (pair: KeyringPair, password?: string) => KeyringPair$Json;
   saveAccountMeta: (pair: KeyringPair, meta: KeyringPair$Meta) => void;
-  saveAddress: (address: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta) => void;
+  saveAddress: (address: string, meta: KeyringPair$Meta) => KeyringPair$Json;
   saveRecent: (address: string) => SingleAddress;
   setDevMode: (isDevelopment: boolean) => void;
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui-settings/src/Settings.ts b/packages/ui-settings/src/Settings.ts
index de9b9bde..820e5062 100644
--- a/packages/ui-settings/src/Settings.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-settings/src/Settings.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import store from 'store';
 
-import { ENDPOINT_DEFAULT, ENDPOINTS, LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, LANGUAGES, UIMODE_DEFAULT, UIMODES, UITHEME_DEFAULT, UITHEMES } from './defaults';
+import { CRYPTOS, ENDPOINT_DEFAULT, ENDPOINTS, LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, LANGUAGES, UIMODE_DEFAULT, UIMODES, UITHEME_DEFAULT, UITHEMES } from './defaults';
 import { Options, SettingsStruct } from './types';
 
 export class Settings implements SettingsStruct {
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export class Settings implements SettingsStruct {
     return ENDPOINTS;
   }
 
+  get availableCryptos (): Options {
+    return CRYPTOS;
+  }
+
   get availableLanguages (): Options {
     return LANGUAGES;
   }
diff --git a/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts b/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
index aa2cd5ef..6ad20a34 100644
--- a/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ const WSS_POLKADOT = 'wss://poc3-rpc.polkadot.io/';
 const WSS_SUBSTRATE = 'wss://substrate-rpc.parity.io/';
 const LANGUAGE_DEFAULT = 'default';
 
+const CRYPTOS: Options = [
+  { text: 'Edwards (ed25519)', value: 'ed25519' },
+  { text: 'Schnorrkel (sr25519)', value: 'sr25519' }
+];
+
 const ENDPOINTS: Options = [
   { text: 'Alexander (Polkadot, hosted by Parity)', value: WSS_POLKADOT },
   { text: 'Dried Danta (Substrate, hosted by Parity)', value: WSS_SUBSTRATE },
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ const UIMODE_DEFAULT = !isPolkadot && window.location.host.indexOf('ui-light') !
   : 'full';
 
 export {
+  CRYPTOS,
   ENDPOINT_DEFAULT,
   ENDPOINTS,
   LANGUAGE_DEFAULT,