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Pressure","\u002Fv0\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcoercion","2.v0\u002F7.privacy\u002F3.coercion",{"id":490,"title":305,"body":491,"description":665,"extension":666,"links":667,"meta":668,"navigation":669,"path":306,"seo":670,"stem":307,"__hash__":671},"docs\u002F2.v0\u002F1.getting-started\u002F3.before-you-begin.md",{"type":492,"value":493,"toc":655},"minimark",[494,498,519,522,525,530,540,546,552,558,562,569,576,579,583,586,626,631,635,638,641,645,648],[495,496,305],"h1",{"id":497},"before-you-begin",[499,500,503],"callout",{"color":501,"icon":502},"sky","i-lucide-info",[504,505,506,507,511,512,515,516,518],"p",{},"This page is the ",[508,509,510],"strong",{},"Android path",". If you'd rather use a browser or a desktop install instead — no phone required — see ",[513,514,301],"a",{"href":302}," and skip ahead to ",[513,517,317],{"href":318},".",[504,520,521],{},"Do not skip this page.",[504,523,524],{},"These are not suggestions. These are the conditions under which the apps work as intended. If you skip a step and something goes wrong, come back here first.",[526,527,529],"h2",{"id":528},"what-you-need","What you need",[504,531,532,535,536,539],{},[508,533,534],{},"An Android phone."," This page installs iwacu and abantu as Android apps — isoko's full feature set is Android-only, an iOS version doesn't exist yet, and this is the most complete path for the other two as well. If you'd rather not install anything, iwacu and abantu both also run as ",[513,537,538],{"href":302},"ordinary websites"," — same identity, same features, nothing to download.",[504,541,542,545],{},[508,543,544],{},"Enough storage."," The apps are small. Leave at least 100 MB free on your device.",[504,547,548,551],{},[508,549,550],{},"A way to receive an invitation."," Someone already on the network must invite you. If you are the first person in your family to set this up, you start by creating a tree and inviting others. There is no sign-up page.",[504,553,554,557],{},[508,555,556],{},"Time to read."," The first setup takes about ten minutes if you follow the steps. If you rush, you will miss something.",[526,559,561],{"id":560},"update-your-phone-first","Update your phone first",[499,563,566],{"color":564,"icon":565},"amber","i-lucide-alert-triangle",[504,567,568],{},"An unpatched phone is an open door. Do this before anything else.",[504,570,571,572,575],{},"Go to your phone's settings. Find ",[508,573,574],{},"System → Software Update"," (the exact path varies by manufacturer). Install any available updates. Restart your phone.",[504,577,578],{},"This is not about these apps. It is about every app, and about your basic security. A phone running old software has known vulnerabilities. An attacker does not need to break your encryption if they can break your operating system.",[526,580,582],{"id":581},"enable-installation-from-unknown-sources","Enable installation from unknown sources",[504,584,585],{},"The apps are distributed as APK files or through F-Droid, not the Google Play Store. You need to allow this.",[587,588,589,594,605,609,619,623],"steps",{},[590,591,593],"h3",{"id":592},"open-settings","Open Settings",[504,595,596,597,600,601,604],{},"Go to ",[508,598,599],{},"Settings → Apps"," (or ",[508,602,603],{},"Settings → Security",", depending on your phone).",[590,606,608],{"id":607},"find-the-permission","Find the permission",[504,610,611,612,615,616,518],{},"Look for ",[508,613,614],{},"Install unknown apps"," or ",[508,617,618],{},"Allow from this source",[590,620,622],{"id":621},"grant-it-for-your-browser-or-file-manager","Grant it for your browser or file manager",[504,624,625],{},"You do not need to enable this for all apps — only for the one you will use to download and open the APK. Grant it, install the app, then revoke it if you prefer.",[499,627,628],{"color":501,"icon":502},[504,629,630],{},"F-Droid is a trusted open-source app store. If you use F-Droid to install, this step is simpler — F-Droid handles it itself.",[526,632,634],{"id":633},"do-not-use-a-compromised-device","Do not use a compromised device",[504,636,637],{},"If you have reason to believe your phone has been tampered with — spyware, unknown apps you did not install, unusual battery drain — do not install these apps on it. Get a clean device first.",[504,639,640],{},"A security tool installed on a compromised device is not a security tool.",[526,642,644],{"id":643},"a-note-on-your-existing-phone-number-and-accounts","A note on your existing phone number and accounts",[504,646,647],{},"These apps do not require your phone number. They do not require a Google account, a Facebook account, or any account at all. You will be asked for none of this. If anything asks you to log in with an existing service, you are in the wrong place.",[649,650,652],"u-button",{"to":310,"trailing-icon":651},"i-lucide-arrow-right",[504,653,654],{},"Install the apps",{"title":656,"searchDepth":657,"depth":658,"links":659},"",1,2,[660,661,662,663,664],{"id":528,"depth":658,"text":529},{"id":560,"depth":658,"text":561},{"id":581,"depth":658,"text":582},{"id":633,"depth":658,"text":634},{"id":643,"depth":658,"text":644},"What you need before installing the apps. Read this first.","md",null,{},true,{"title":305,"description":665},"dAJt1_m-IX_-Cp2tFzLuE7gPVUilzv725d1bb2-fp6w",[673,675],{"title":301,"path":302,"stem":303,"description":674,"children":-1},"Three ways to use iwacu and abantu, and where isoko fits — pick based on what you're doing, not just what device you have.",{"title":309,"path":310,"stem":311,"description":676,"children":-1},"How to install iwacu, isoko, and abantu on your Android phone. Two methods — choose one.",1791986794891]