Getting Started

Connect to your first network and join a channel.

1) Add a network

Open Networks.
Tap Add.
Enter the server host and port.
Keep TLS enabled unless your server explicitly requires plaintext.
Set your nick and (optional) SASL credentials.

2) Connect

Tap the network and choose Connect. When connected, you'll see server messages in the network tab

3) Join channels

Use either:

The channel list / join UI, or
A slash command: /join #channel

Notifications

On Android 13+ you may be prompted to allow notifications (used for highlights and the persistent "Always connected" status notification). You can change this anytime in Android Settings.

Always connected (optional)

Battery note

Keeping an IRC connection alive in the background uses a foreground service and shows a persistent notification. Some devices may still restrict background networking; see Troubleshooting.