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Set up Android access to Candy AI
Visit Candy AI in your Android browser before adding a home-screen shortcut. You can complete this route without installing an APK from outside an app store or changing the phone's app-security settings.
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Make a home-screen entry from the browser
The icon reopens the page you saved, so pin the catalogue if you want to return to browsing. Adding a shortcut does not register a second account, purchase membership or install an offline AI model.
- In your Android browser, open the Candy AI page you want to launch from the home screen.
- Use the three-dot control to open the browser menu.
- Select Add to Home Screen, or the install command that browser supports.
- Confirm the new shortcut and launch it from the home screen.
Do not mistake an APK label for authorised access
Use the browser-based setup even if you find an APK bearing our name. A logo, older version number or Premium wording tells you nothing conclusive about who provided the package.
Membership access is managed through your account. We do not supply modified packages. Do not trust an unfamiliar app with your credentials because its description promises to remove paid-access limits.
Review only the permission needed for the feature
Reading text conversations requires neither the microphone nor the camera. For a supported call, the browser may need microphone access. Notification permission is a different device setting, not part of granting that call access.
A permission can be blocked at the website or in the browser's Android settings, so check both places. Enable the particular access required by the action you selected, without granting unrelated permissions.
Compare the shortcut with a normal browser visit
Open the same account directly in the browser and select the same character and action. This separates a missing or troublesome icon from an account-access problem or an unavailable feature.
Take note of browser-saved choices before clearing site data or adding the icon again. Cleanup can remove the local character list, but it is not a way to cancel subscription renewal.
Your questions
Where should Android setup begin if I do not have an APK?
Begin in your phone's browser. Open Candy AI and choose Add to Home Screen or the supported Install option; the web-app route does not require an APK download.
Can I get valid paid access through a modified Android app?
We do not supply modified packages for membership access. Manage the plan in your account rather than treating an unofficial package's claim as proof of Premium rights.
Will a subscription end when I remove its Android icon?
Taking the icon off your phone does not change the subscribed account. To stop renewal, open that account and finish the cancellation process.
What still needs an internet connection after adding the shortcut?
Account conversations and generation continue to use the online web app. No AI model is installed locally by adding the icon. A character bookmark saved by the browser is separate from an account conversation.