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How to Set Up Your Account

  1. 1

    Install the PalmText app and register this phone's number. There is no sign-up form — the account is created as you register.

    Open the app and tap Register this device.
    Open the app and tap Register this device.
    Enter this phone's number and an optional label, then tap Verify & Register.
    Enter this phone's number and an optional label, then tap Verify & Register.
  2. 2

    Verify the number by letting the app send itself a code and watch it arrive.

    The app texts a code to its own SIM and reads it — there is nothing to type.
    The app texts a code to its own SIM and reads it — there is nothing to type.
  3. 3

    Bind an email address to activate the device. We email a code to confirm the address is yours.

    Enter your email, then the 6-digit code we send to it, and tap Activate device.
    Enter your email, then the 6-digit code we send to it, and tap Activate device.
    Once activated, the phone shows as Online.
    Once activated, the phone shows as Online.
  4. 4

    Open the dashboard and sign in with a one-time code sent to your email — there is no password to remember.

    Enter the email you linked in the app and tap Send code.
    Enter the email you linked in the app and tap Send code.
  5. 5

    You will be taken to the Dashboard — your starting point for all PalmText features.

    The Dashboard links to every part of PalmText.
    The Dashboard links to every part of PalmText.

Tip: Binding the email is what activates a device. Until it is bound, the device cannot send, receive or sign in on the web.

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