How to install the WriteWithPaige app on Android, iPhone and computer

Step by step

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   Step 1: Android: download the app

   Open writewithpaige.com/android on your phone and tap “Download the app”. If your phone says the file might be harmful, tap “Download anyway”. Open the file, allow installs from this source if asked, tap “Install”, then “Open”, and sign in.

   

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   Step 2: iPhone or iPad: add it to your Home Screen

   Open writewithpaige.com in Safari. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow at the bottom of Safari), scroll and tap “Add to Home Screen”, then tap “Add” in the top right.

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   Step 3: Computer: install from your browser

   In Chrome or Edge, open writewithpaige.com and look for the install icon at the right end of the address bar, or open the browser menu and choose the install option. WriteWithPaige then opens in its own window.

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   Step 4: Open it from the icon and sign in

   Always open WriteWithPaige from the new icon. It uses the same account as the website, so your projects, chats and Story Bible are all there.

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   Step 5: Turn on notifications

   Open Settings, find “Notifications” and tap “Turn on”. Allow notifications when your phone or browser asks.

The Android app

The Android app puts your projects, chats and Story Bible on your home screen. It is the same account as the website and opens straight to your writing. Get it only from writewithpaige.com/android.

Why the Android app is not on Google Play

You get the app straight from WriteWithPaige instead of Google Play. Android shows the “might be harmful” and “Allow from this source” warnings for any app that does not come from Google Play. They are normal for this kind of install.

New features reach you without reinstalling. When the app itself has an update, you get a notification. Tap it to install.

iPhone and iPad: Add to Home Screen

There is no App Store app. Instead you add the website to your Home Screen, and it opens full screen like an app.

It has to be Safari. Open writewithpaige.com, tap the Share button at the bottom, scroll and tap “Add to Home Screen”, then tap “Add”. The icon appears on your Home Screen.

WriteWithPaige may also show a “Get the Full Experience” banner on your phone with “Install App”, “Not Now” and “Don’t ask again”. “Install App” walks you through the same steps.

On a computer

You don’t need to install anything on a computer. The website works in any modern browser. Installing just gives WriteWithPaige its own window and a dock or taskbar icon.

In Chrome or Edge, use the install icon in the address bar or the install option in the browser menu. To remove it later, open the installed app’s menu and choose uninstall. Your writing stays in your account either way.

Want Paige next to other writing sites? See the Chrome extension guide.

Notifications: what you get

Open Settings and find “Notifications”. Tap “Turn on” or “Turn off”. Notifications are set per device, so turn them on on each phone or computer you use.

When they are on, Paige tells you when a reply or chapter is ready while you are away, plus the odd reminder: never more than one a day, and never at night.

"Notify me" while Paige writes

Long chapters take a while. When a reply is taking time, Paige may ask “Paige is still writing. Want a notification when she’s done?”. Tap “Notify me” and you can leave the app. You get a notification when she finishes.

If you keep a writing streak, you may also be offered an evening nudge when your streak is about to lapse (“Remind me”). Tap “No thanks” to skip any of these.

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