How to register on Example App: a step-by-step setup walkthrough

Before you start, have your email address, a phone number you can receive a code on, and (if you have one) a promo code ready. Having these on hand before you open the app cuts the whole process to under three minutes.

What you need before you start

• A working email address you can check immediately.
• A phone number for SMS verification.
• A payment method, only if you plan to use a paid feature right away.

Step-by-step setup

1. Install the app from your device’s official app store.
2. Choose sign-up method. Email and phone are both supported; email is faster to verify.
3. Verify your contact detail. A code arrives within a minute in most cases.
4. Set a password. Use a unique password — do not reuse one from another account.
5. Complete your profile. Only your display name is required; everything else can be skipped for now.
6. Add a promo code, if you have one. This is the step people skip and then cannot go back to. See our promo code guide for exactly where the field is.
7. Review permissions. The app will ask for a small number of permissions during first launch — see our permissions checklist for which ones are expected.

The two steps people miss

• Verification timing out. Codes typically expire in 5–10 minutes. If yours does, request a new one rather than retrying the old code.
• Adding a promo code after the fact. As above, this usually is not possible once sign-up is complete.

What to do if sign-up fails partway through

Close and reopen the app rather than reinstalling. Most half-finished sign-ups resume where they left off because the account was already created server-side.

Related reading

• Example App promo code: where to enter it
• The app permissions checklist