Install Tangent on Android
Direct-distribution debug build.
Download APK
How to install
- Tap the Download APK button above.
- Your browser will ask to Enable "Install unknown apps" — allow it for Chrome (or whatever you downloaded from). You'll only get asked once.
- Open the downloaded file. Tap Install.
- Open Tangent. Play a podcast. Hold React or tap Snip.
Troubleshooting
- "App not installed" — you already have a Tangent APK installed with a different signature. Long-press the Tangent app icon → App info → Uninstall, then retry.
- "Download blocked" — Google Play Protect flags unknown-source APKs. Tap "More details" → "Install anyway." The build is signed with the project's stable keystore; you can verify the cert via
keytool -printcert -jarfile tangent-android.apk.
- "Parse error" — your Android version is older than API 26 (Android 8.0), which is our minimum target.
- Install succeeds but the app won't open → Settings → Apps → Tangent → Permissions, ensure Microphone is allowed if you want voice reactions.
Or just use the PWA
If the APK path isn't for you, the full app runs in any modern mobile browser at tangent.my. Chrome will offer an "Add to Home screen" prompt so you can launch it like a native app. You'll miss background-microphone capture when the screen is off; everything else is at parity.