Parlons Cloud: connect with an invitation

Choose this if: you already have an account invitation, or an account running on your own machine. The Android app is a remote view of that account: the identity and chat history live on the host. Multiple paired phones see the same account.

Before you start: get an invitation from your host or an already-paired device. If you do not have a host, follow host your own account first. A friend's contact QR lets you chat with them; a pairing invitation gives access to an account. They are different.

Install and pair

Download Parlons Cloud 0.2.94 for Android. Open the APK, allow installation if asked, and tap Install.
Open Parlons Cloud. Tap Scan pairing QR and scan your invitation. Or paste the complete invitation into Account address or pairing invite.
Tap Connect & pair. You should see Attaching to the network…, then Account found — pairing…, then your account opens.
Allow notifications. In More → Settings → This device, choose Keep running in the background if shown.
Open Node to check the account's connection and paired devices. Continue to your first conversation below.

If the code fails: it may already have been used or replaced. Ask for a fresh invitation. Codes work once. Keep invitations private until used; share your contact address when you only want someone to message you.

Add another phone: on a paired phone open Node → Pair my other device. Enter the admin password if asked; scan the new invitation on the new phone. To disconnect a lost phone, use Node → Paired devices → Revoke.

Using someone else's host: the operator can access the keys and history stored on that machine. Choose someone you trust. Built-in guest accounts provide chat, calls and files; they do not include wallet or node controls. Other hosted account types may differ. See the Cloud manual.

Your first conversation

Ask your friend for their contact address or contact QR, not their pairing invitation.
Open Contacts → + Add (Desktop: Add contact).
On Android, scan their QR or paste the full address. On Desktop, paste it. Tap Introduce myself.
Wait for their device to answer the introduction. If it is offline, the contact may not appear immediately.
Open the contact's chat, type a message and press the send arrow. Ask them to reply.

To let someone add you, share your address from Contacts. Keep the whole address intact. People using different Parlons versions can message each other.

Everyday use

Messages: open Chats, choose the conversation and type. A queued indicator means waiting; one tick means a relay has the message; two ticks mean the recipient's device confirmed it. A read indicator depends on read receipts being enabled.
Photos and files: open a chat and use Attach. On Android choose Photo library or Private file, select the item and send it. For Desktop's file-transfer options, see the app manual.
Calls: use Voice call or Video call in an Android chat or the Parlons panel inside minimaCore Desktop/minimaDesk, and allow microphone/camera access. The standalone MaximaNode chat app does not carry call audio or video.
Groups: on Android open Chats → New group, name it, select contacts and tap Create.
Notifications: allow notifications and background operation in Android settings. Cloud additionally needs its account host to stay online.
Payments: in a wallet-enabled one-to-one chat, choose Attach → Send payment, select Minima or MxUSD and enter the amount. Check the recipient and amount before confirming. Payments settle on the public Minima blockchain; encrypted chat does not make them anonymous. Chat-only guest accounts do not offer payments. Payment instructions.

Back up before you need it

The 24 words recover an identity, not your old chat history. Write them on paper and store them privately. Do not send them to anyone or enter them on a website. Keep any separate wallet phrase too.

Parlons! Android: Settings → Keys & security → Back up identity… creates an encrypted .pbk. It includes identity, contacts and settings, but not chat history.
Parlons Cloud: More → Settings → Keys & backup → Back up account… creates an encrypted .pbk including contacts and chat history. Media and private-file payloads are not included.
Desktop: record your seed; read backups and moving before changing computers.

Save the backup somewhere other than the device being backed up, and keep its password safe. It cannot be recovered for you. To use one account on several phones, pair them to a host; do not run copies of the same seed independently.

If something does not work

What you see	What to try
Cloud will not pair	Check the host is running, paste the full invitation and use a fresh one-time code.
An introduction is waiting	Ask the other person to open their app and check their connection.
Messages arrive only when you open the app	Allow notifications and background operation; for Cloud, check the host too.
One tick remains	A relay received it; the recipient has not confirmed receipt yet. Check their connection.
A lost paired phone	Revoke that device from another paired phone's Node tab.

Full instructions: Parlons! manual, Cloud manual, Node manual. If you report a problem, include the app name, version, device and exact error. Never include seeds, passwords or unused pairing invitations.