Install The Well on Android

Open the downloaded file

1. On an Android 8 or later phone, tap Download the Android APK.
2. Open the-well.apk from Files → Downloads. On Samsung, use My Files → Downloads.
3. If Android asks, allow the browser or Files app to install apps from that source. Return to the installer and tap Install. You can turn the permission off afterward.
4. Open The Well, choose a language, and enter your display name. To check your offline copy, switch on airplane mode, turn Wi-Fi off, and reopen Today or This week.

If Android offers a security scan, complete it and return to the installer. When an install started from the browser stalls, open the completed download in Files. Files needs its own Install unknown apps permission.

If installation stalls or is blocked

• On a Samsung Galaxy, check Settings → Security and privacy → Auto Blocker. When enabled, it blocks APKs from websites even if you allowed My Files to install apps. Samsung’s Auto Blocker guide
• If Android displays a security warning or still shows Installing…, record the exact message and the phone’s model and Android version. This helps identify whether Android is scanning the app, blocking the source, or rejecting the package.
• If you still have the test build installed under the old package name, keep it until you have saved any local work. The current APK installs alongside that test build.

You can use the web reader while you check the Android installation.

Share it without internet

On the hub phone, open Share this church’s library and start hosting. Have the second phone join the hub’s hotspot or the same church Wi-Fi. On that phone, open the address shown by the hub and choose Download APK from this Wi-Fi. Install only from this website or a hub you trust.

To send a particular week, open it on the hub and tap Share this week. On the receiving phone, use Import files to open the signed week file. The trainer guide includes a practice run for both phones.