# Install the Mucka app on Android

Source: https://help.mucka.ai/mobile/install-the-mucka-app-on-android
Category: Mobile app
Last updated: 2026-06-11

> Get the Mucka Android app from the Play Store for voice, native chat and on-the-go access.

The Mucka Android app gives you native voice calls with Mucka, a faster shell than the web version, and (with a manual permission step) push notifications. Works on any Android phone running version 8 or newer.

## Get it from the Play Store

Tap this link on your Android phone:

**[Open Mucka in the Play Store →](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.mucka)**

Or search the Play Store for **"Mucka"**. Tap **Install**, the app downloads in a few seconds.

## First time you open the app

1. Sign in with the same email and password you use on the web
2. Grant **microphone** permission (so you can talk to Mucka)
3. Open your phone settings and grant **notifications** permission manually (see below, this isn't a one-tap step on Android yet)
4. Optionally grant **location** if your team's using the On Time Tracker skill

After that, the home tab is exactly the Mucka home you know from the web, packaged as a native app.

## Notifications need a manual step (for now)

There's a known issue on Android where Mucka doesn't pop the "Allow notifications?" prompt when you first install. The fix:

1. Open your phone's **Settings → Apps → Mucka → Notifications**
2. Toggle **Allow notifications** on
3. (Optional) Pick which categories you want, e.g. urgent alerts only

That's it. Mucka now sends pushes for actions, briefings and anything else you've subscribed to.

We're fixing the auto-prompt in a coming release. For now, this two-tap detour is the workaround.

## What the native app gives you over the web

- **Background voice:** keep talking to Mucka with the screen locked or the app backgrounded.
- **Push notifications** (once you've enabled them, see above).
- **Faster start:** native shell beats the web version on cold launch.
- **Works with Android Auto** (limited, voice only for now, full integration coming).

## Don't want to install?

You don't have to. Open [app.mucka.ai](https://app.mucka.ai) in Chrome on your Android, sign in, and tap the menu → **Install app** to add it to your home screen. That gives you a Mucka icon that opens straight into the web app. Voice and notifications won't be as good as the native app, but it works.

## Common gotchas

- **"App not available in your country".** The Mucka app is UK only today. Web version at [app.mucka.ai](https://app.mucka.ai) works from anywhere.
- **Notifications not arriving even after enabling.** Some Android skins (Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei) have aggressive battery savers that suspend background apps. Search your phone settings for "battery optimisation" or "auto-launch" and exempt Mucka.
- **Old Android phone (below 8).** Mucka needs Android 8 or newer. If your phone is older, stick with the web version.
- **Push permission won't toggle on.** Try uninstalling and reinstalling once. If it still doesn't, that's a bug, [raise a support ticket](/help) and we'll look.