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# How to Download the App

The MakeShift app can be downloaded onto any Android device that uses Android version 12+.

 

Click on the **Google Play Store** icon on your phone.

![Play Store copy](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/Play%20Store%20copy.png?width=127&height=127&name=Play%20Store%20copy.png)

 

Click on the **Google Play** search bar at the top of the screen. 

![Google Play copy-1](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/Google%20Play%20copy-1.png?width=358&height=56&name=Google%20Play%20copy-1.png)

 

Type **"**MakeShift" in the top **Search Google Play** bar.

![Search Google Play Store copy-1](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/Search%20Google%20Play%20Store%20copy-1.png?width=359&height=59&name=Search%20Google%20Play%20Store%20copy-1.png)

 

You will now see the **MakeShift** app. Click anywhere in this box.

![MakeShift App-1](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/MakeShift%20App-1.png?width=311&height=135&name=MakeShift%20App-1.png)

 

Click the green **Install** button.

![Install MakeShift](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/Install%20MakeShift.png?width=309&height=549&name=Install%20MakeShift.png)

 

Click the green **Accept** button to allow MakeShift access to your phone.

![Accept Install Button](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/Accept%20Install%20Button.png?width=229&height=407&name=Accept%20Install%20Button.png)

 

When the app is done downloading, you can click the green **Open **button to access the app. 

![MakeShift Open App (1)](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/MakeShift%20Open%20App%20(1).png?width=241&height=428&name=MakeShift%20Open%20App%20(1).png)

 

You can also find the MakeShift app on your phone screen now. Click on this logo to open the app.

![MakeShift App Icon-2](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knoledge%20base%20images/MakeShift%20App%20Icon-2.png?width=114&height=123&name=MakeShift%20App%20Icon-2.png)

 

You can now sign in to the MakeShift app on your phone. If you have not created a password yet and need help doing so, please read our article on **[How to Sign In to the App for the First Time](https://support.makeshift.ca/hc/en-us/articles/203505823?hsLang=en-ca).**

 

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