AskRue™ on Android

Use this checklist with a friend phone. Phone Camera and chat screenshots of the QR usually fail — use Enter key in TOTP Authenticator.

1 · Register

  1. On a computer (or phone browser): open ruezals.chat
  2. Tap Beta-Register → enter the invitation code Rue gives you
  3. Create account: pick a permanent username, password (8+), email, DOB (18+), accept rules
  4. After “Account created”, go back to Login — do not expect the dining hall yet

2 · First login (soft hinge)

  1. Login with username + password
  2. If AskRue asks for a code and you have not hooked an app yet: leave the code blank and press Enter — you can still get in while setup is pending
  3. Or: password → Show setup QR → in TOTP Authenticator choose Enter key → paste the manual key shown under the plate (Time based) → enter the 6-digit code to activate

3 · On this phone (three enroll paths)

  1. Scan desktop: open the gate on a computer → Show setup QR → scan with TOTP Authenticator
  2. Phone UI: open /mobile/enroll.html → username + password → scan the plate, or Download QR and use Scan from gallery / image, or Copy key
  3. Temporary email link: on enroll, tap Email me a temporary setup link → open the mail on your phone → password once → copy key / download QR (seed is never in the email body; link works once ~15 min)
Password reset from Gmail lands on /mobile/unlock.html (phone-friendly). Email-backup login codes (magic → 60s → 6-digit code) are a different path — not seed delivery.

4 · TOTP Authenticator (same app as Rue)

Prefer Download QR from phone enroll over a screenshot someone texted. If Scan QR fails, always use Enter key.

5 · Sideload the AskRue phone APK

  1. Open /askrue-app.html on this phone — not Expo Go.
  2. When the house posts an APK, tap Download, then Allow install from that source if Android asks.
  3. Install over the old AskRue app. If splash showed then died, this is the replacement — that crash cannot update in place.
  4. In the app: Settings → Check for update.
On this phone — enroll Download / update APK Open the gate