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The Embrly mobile app

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Embrly is two surfaces that share one account: a phone app for the work that happens at the chair, and embrly.app for the work that happens at a desk. This article covers getting the app, signing in, and knowing which one to open.

In the app: Settings · On the web: Dashboard

Getting the app

Embrly is on both stores — search for Embrly, or use the direct links:

Install it, open it, and sign in with your email — that's the whole setup.

If you were in the beta, you don't need to do anything: TestFlight and Play-beta installs update into the release version on their own, and your account, salon, and every look you captured live in the cloud either way. The one exception is the earlier direct download (the .apk) — uninstall that one first (hold the Embrly icon, tap App info, then Uninstall), then install from Google Play.

Everything on embrly.app also works in any phone browser, including your dashboard and your public page.

Signing in

Embrly has no passwords. You enter your email, and a sign-in link arrives in your inbox.

  • Open the email on the same phone you are signing in on, and tap the link. It should drop you straight into the app, signed in.
  • Signing in on a computer at embrly.app works the same way. If the link is awkward, use the Got a code instead? Enter it option and type the six-digit code from the same email.
  • If the link says it has expired or was already used, request a fresh one and tap it promptly. Some mail apps preview links in a way that spends a one-time link before you get to it — the six-digit code is immune to this.
  • Sign-in emails are rate limited. If you are onboarding a whole team in one sitting, space it out rather than requesting a dozen links back to back.

Your first sign-in in the app is also where your account is created and where you say whether you own a salon or work in one.

Updates arrive on their own

You do not have to reinstall Embrly to get changes. Most updates are delivered over the air — you get them the next time you open the app, without visiting a store. Larger changes that touch the app's underlying build ship as a new version through the App Store or Google Play, which installs automatically too. Being asked to install a build by hand is the exception, not the routine.

What lives where

In the app:

  • Capturing looks — the before/after camera flow, the ghost overlay, and drafts that survive a long colour service
  • Writing captions and sharing to Instagram
  • The Instagram professional-account setup walkthrough
  • Weekly themes and the nudges that go with them
  • Wins, streaks, milestones, and the leaderboard
  • Your notification inbox
  • The Craft Book — other artists' consented work, and your saved collection

On embrly.app:

  • The owner and manager dashboard — weekly numbers, participation, per-stylist activity
  • Planning weekly themes ahead and broadcasting them across locations
  • Your profile: bio, services, socials, city, products, avatar, work history, and the toggles that publish your page and list you on Discover
  • Salon settings: slug, city, socials, logo, header, visibility
  • Team roster — inviting, roles, removing
  • Client notes management
  • Seat adjustments and the billing portal for web-billed plans. (Buying a plan works in both places: the app subscribes through the App Store or Google Play — US accounts can also choose web checkout — and store-billed plans are managed in your phone's subscription settings.)
  • Your public page, Discover, and the stylist and salon directories
Still stuck? Email hello@embrly.app and a person will help — or head back to the help center.