PigeonText

Get PigeonText for Android

Install it on the phone your texts should come from. You write and approve texts on the web; this phone sends them.

Sending from an iPhone? There's no app to download: an Apple Shortcut sends your texts. See the beta guide: Using PigeonText on iPhone.

Version 0.1.4

Released October 15, 2026, 3.8 MB. Needs Android 8 or newer.

Download PigeonText 0.1.4

Open this page on your Android phone to download it there.

Installing it

PigeonText isn't in the Google Play Store yet, so Android asks you to confirm a few things the first time. These steps are for Android 14, 15 and 16; the wording differs a little between Samsung, Pixel and other phones.

  1. Download it on your sending phone

    Open this page in Chrome on the Android phone whose number your texts should come from, then tap Download.

    Chrome may say the file might be harmful, because it didn't come from the Play Store. Tap Download anyway.

  2. Open the file

    Tap Open when the download finishes. If you missed it, open the Files app, go to Downloads and tap the PigeonText file.

  3. Let Chrome install apps (first time only)

    Android says your phone isn't allowed to install unknown apps from this source. Tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, then go back.

  4. Install

    Tap Install. Google Play Protect may offer to scan the app or say it doesn't recognize the developer. Let it scan, or tap More details, then Install anyway.

  5. Android 15 and 16: allow restricted settings

    Android 15 and newer block texting permission for apps installed from outside the Play Store until you allow it. Skip this step on Android 14.

    Touch and hold the PigeonText icon, tap App info, tap the ⋮ menu in the top corner, then Allow restricted settings, and confirm with your PIN or fingerprint.

    If you don't see Allow restricted settings yet, open PigeonText and tap Allow on the texting step first; the option appears after Android blocks it once.

  6. Sign in and finish setup

    Open PigeonText and sign in with the same account you use on the web. The app walks you through what it needs: sending texts, alarms, notifications and battery.

Updating

When a new version is out, PigeonText shows Update available in its Settings. Download it from this page and install it over the old one: you stay signed in and your setup stays as it is. Steps 3 and 5 aren't needed again.

If your version is too old to keep sending safely, the app says so and your phone stops sending until you update. Any campaign that was sending is paused, and nothing is lost: update, then tap Resume.

Checking the file (optional)

To make sure the file wasn't changed on the way to you, compare its SHA-256 checksum with this one:

4b1fd4e9296adc4b697e6471fa83a83d2dd481192ebf40cc68c08655772b9edf

On a Mac, open Terminal and run shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/pigeontext-0.1.4.apk. On Windows, runcertutil -hashfile %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\pigeontext-0.1.4.apk SHA256 in Command Prompt. The result should match exactly.

Next: your first test text

The beta guide takes you from here to a first test campaign sent to yourself, and explains what each status means. It prints well, too.

Stuck?

Email support@pigeontext.app with your phone's model and Android version, and which step you're on.