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The AirSend Android app enables you to use your AirSend account on your Android phone in the same way you use it on your desktop computer. For the most part, you can refer to the general AirSend help topics for information about using  AirSend features on your Android device.

For help installing and logging in to AirSend from your phone and finding features that are located in different places on the mobile interface, refer to this page. 

Installing the AirSend Android app and creating an account 

  1. From the Google Play Store, download the AirSend app.
  2. Open the Android app.
  3. If you already have an AirSend account, enter your email address and password or sign in with Google.
    If you do not have an AirSend account, click Sign up, and enter the sign-up information.

Logging in to AirSend from your Android phone

  1. After you have installed the AirSend app and created an account if you need one, open it on your phone.
  2. Enter your email address and password.
  3. Click Login.
    If you are not a member of any channels, the initial screen is empty; otherwise, it displays a card for each channel you are a member of. 

Using the Android dashboard

  1. Triple-bar icon - Click this icon to open the navigation panel. See Navigation panel, below.
  2. Search - Click and enter a term to search for in messages, file names, actions, and usernames.
  3. Filter - Click and choose to show all channels, active channels, or closed channels.
  4. Sort - Click to sort channels by one of the following options:
    • Most recently active
    • Least recently active
    • New channels
    • Oldest first
  5. Filter channels - Enter a term to filter channel names by
  6. Indicates that this is a public channel. Tap to copy its url and send it to users for viewing and joining.

  7. Channel options - Options displayed vary for channel owner and members who are not the owner.

    OptionVisible to owner?Visible to non-owner?
    Mark all as read, appears if there are unread messages yesyes
    Mute channelyesyes
    Duplicate channelyes
    Closeyes
    Deleteyes
    Leave channel
    		yes
    Membersview, add, delete, change role, approveview
    Settings channel name,
    description, email, permissions, link

    channel name,
    description, email

  8. Number of unread notifications in channel. 
    To remove this alert, either click the icon and view the messages, open the channel and view the messages, or tap the ... icon, and select Mark all as read.
  9. Create a new channel.

Navigation panel

You can access different views of the Android AirSend app from the navigation panel.  Channels view is described above under Using the Android Dashboard. 

Inside a channel in the Android app

  1. Back button - Click to go back to the dashboard.
  2. Tap to start a meeting.
  3. Search in this channel's messages, actions, files, and users.
  4. Messages tab - Click to view and add messages. 
  5. Actions tab - Click to view and add actions that all members of the channel can see. See Actions in AirSend.
  6. Files tab - Click to attach files to the channel and access files that other users have added to the channel. See Add a file to the Files tab. 
  7. Wiki tab -  Click to access a section for displaying important information such as instructions, updates, and frequently accessed data. See Wiki: Displaying Important Information.
  8. Notification.
  9. Channel member who posted the message.
  10. Message.
  11. Tap to reply or react to the message.
  12. Image button - Tap to attach an image to a message. The image is saved to the channel and is accessible from Attachments folder in the Files tab.
  13. Emoji button - Tap to add an emoji to a message.
  14. Attachment button - Tap to add an attachment to a message. The attachment is saved to the channel and is accessible from the Attachments folder in the Files tab.
  15. Message input box - Type in your message here, then click Enter or the send icon.
  16. Send icon - Click to send your message. 
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