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How to Register a Phone

  1. 1

    Install the PalmText app from Google Play on the Android phone whose SIM will send your messages.

  2. 2

    Open the app and tap Register this device. To add another number later, tap + on the phone list.

    Open the app and tap Register this device. To add another number later, tap + on the phone list.
  3. 3

    Allow SMS when asked. PalmText needs it to send your messages and to verify the number.

    Allow SMS when asked. PalmText needs it to send your messages and to verify the number.
    Allow SMS when asked. PalmText needs it to send your messages and to verify the number.
  4. 4

    Choose the country, enter the number of the SIM in this phone, and optionally a label (e.g. 'Office phone'). Then tap Verify & Register.

    Choose the country, enter the number of the SIM in this phone, and optionally a label (e.g. 'Office phone'). Then tap Verify & Register.
  5. 5

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

    The app texts a code to its own SIM and reads it automatically — there is nothing to type.
  6. 6

    On a new account, link your email to activate the device. The phone then appears as Online in the app and on the Phones page of the web portal.

    On a new account, link your email to activate the device. The phone then appears as Online in the app and on the Phones page of the web portal.
    On a new account, link your email to activate the device. The phone then appears as Online in the app and on the Phones page of the web portal.

Tip: Enter the number of the SIM in this phone. On a dual-SIM phone, choose that SIM: registration fails if the code arrives from a different number.

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