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Put the app on your phone

Add your church's app to your phone's home screen and turn on notices.

Who does thisEveryone

Your church’s app isn’t in an app store. You add it straight from the website, and it then sits on your home screen like any other app. It stays signed in, and it can send you notices, like when the livestream link is posted or a prayer request is shared.

Your church’s website has a How to put … on your phone (with pictures) guide, linked from the sign-in page. It’s easy to print, too.

iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Safari (the blue compass) and go to your church’s member area. It must be Safari, not a link inside Facebook, Gmail or a text message.
  2. Tap the ••• button at the bottom right. (On an older iPhone, tap the Share button instead and skip to step 4.)
  3. Tap Share.
  4. Slide the list up and tap Add to Home Screen.
  5. Tap Add in the top right corner.
  6. Open the app from your Home Screen and sign in once with the code we send you.

On an iPad, the Share button is at the top right of Safari.

Android

  1. Open Chrome and go to your church’s member area. If a box offers to install the app, tap Install and skip to step 4.
  2. Tap the ⋮ menu at the top right.
  3. Tap Add to Home screen (or Install app), then Install.
  4. Open the app from your home screen and sign in once.

Computer

In Chrome or Edge, open the member area and click the small install button at the right end of the address bar, then Install.

Turn on notices

  1. When the app asks, tap Turn on notifications.
  2. When your phone asks, tap Allow.

To choose which notices you get, go to My family & account → Notifications. These settings are for this device only, so turn them on again on each phone or computer you use. You can read more about church notices.

If something goes wrong

  • I don’t see “Add to Home Screen” on my iPhone. You’re probably inside another app. Look for “Open in Safari,” or open Safari yourself and type the address.
  • I tapped “Don’t Allow” by mistake. On iPhone, open Settings → Notifications, find the app, and turn on Allow Notifications. On Android, touch and hold the app icon, tap App info, then Notifications.
  • It says my iPhone needs an update. Notices need iOS 16.4 or newer. Go to Settings → General → Software Update.
  • I stopped getting notices. Open My family & account → Notifications and check this device is on. On a new phone, add the app again.
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