This wikiHow teaches you how to install, set up, and use the Discord chat app on your iPhone or iPad.
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Part 1 of 6: Installing the Discord App
Step 1. Open
App Store.
Tap the App Store icon, which is blue and looks like a white “A” in a circle. Usually, you can find this icon on your device's home screen.
Step 2. Touch Search
This button (which also displays a magnifying glass icon) is at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Search for Discord
Type discord into the search field, then tap “ Search ” in the lower right corner of the keyboard.
Step 4. Touch GET
It's to the right of the " Discord " heading.
Step 5. Scan for Touch ID or enter your Apple ID when prompted
After you scan your fingerprint, the Discord app will immediately download to your iPhone or iPad.
If you are using an Apple ID, you need to touch the “ Install ” before the app is downloaded.
Part 2 of 6: Creating an Account
Step 1. Open Discord
If you're still on the Discord page in the App Store, tap the “ OPEN Otherwise, tap the blue or purple icon with the white game controller (labeled “Discord”) on the device's home screen.
Step 2. Touch Register
It's at the bottom of the screen.
If you already have a Discord account, tap “ Login ”, enter the account email address and password, select “ Login ”, and move on to the next method.
Step 3. Enter the account details
You need to fill out the registration form by entering the following information:
- ” Username” - Touch the field “What should everyone call you?”, then type the desired username. If the name is already taken, you will be asked to choose another name.
- ” Email address” - Tap on the “Email” field, then type in a valid email address.
- ” Password” - Touch the “Password” field, then type the password you want to use.
Step 4. Touch Create an account
It's at the bottom of the page.
Step 5. Allow or disable notifications
When prompted, select “ Allow ” to turn on notifications or “ Don't Allow ” to block it.
Step 6. Touch the " I'm not a robot " box
This box is in the center of the screen.
Step 7. Complete the "I'm not a robot" verification
The verification process may vary, but usually includes a challenge that requires you to select all specific types of images (eg cars).
Step 8. Verify the email address
To complete the initial Discord account setup process, you will need to verify the validity of the registered email address:
- Open the email account's inbox.
- Tap the " Verify Email Address for Discord " email from Discord.
- Touch the button “ Verify Email ” which is purple in the message.
- Check the " I'm not a robot " box when prompted.
Part 3 of 6: Adding Friends
Step 1. Ask for the code from the friend in question
Discord codes are automatically assigned to each user. You will need to ask the friend for the code in order to add him or her as a friend.
Step 2. Touch the “Add Friend” button
It's a human icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Step 3. Enter a friend's Discord bookmark
Tap the " Enter a DiscordTag#0000 " field, then type in your friend's Discord code.
- Make sure you include the username and bookmark number (in "Username#0000" format).
- The case size affects the username so make sure you type the username with the correct capitalization.
Step 4. Touch Done
It's in the lower-right corner of the keyboard. A friend request will be sent to the user you added. Once he accepts the request, you can start chatting with him.
To chat with friends, touch the “ ☰ ” in the upper-left corner of the screen, then select a friend's username. A live chat window with the friend in question will open afterwards.
Part 4 of 6: Creating a Server
Step 1. Touch
It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will open afterwards.
Step 2. Touch
It's in the left sidebar of the screen and is surrounded by a dotted circle. After that, a pop-up menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Touch Create a new server
This option is in the pop-up menu.
Step 4. Enter a name
Type in any name for your server.
Step 5. Select the server area
Touch an empty field on the screen, then swipe the screen and touch the location of the server you want to use.
Step 6. Touch Create
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Step 7. Touch OK when prompted
With this option, you can use Discord's voice chat feature. The server will now be shown in the list of servers, on the left side of the screen.
You can open the server by touching its initials on the left side of the screen
Step 8. Share the invite link
If you want to share the server link with others, touch “ Share Link ”, then select a sharing method (e.g. “ Message " or " Facebook ”) and follow the on-screen instructions.
Part 5 of 6: Joining the Server
Step 1. Get the URL or server invitation code
You can get it by requesting it from a friend who uses Discord, or looking up the list of Discord servers according to your game/game preferences from the internet.
When you get a URL or code, you can copy it to the clipboard for easy pasting into Discord. To copy it, mark the entire code or URL with your finger, touch and hold the marked text, and select “ Copy ”.
Step 2. Touch
It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear after that.
Step 3. Touch
This option is in the left sidebar and is surrounded by a dotted circle. Once touched, a pop-up menu will load.
Step 4. Touch Join a server
This option is in the pop-up menu.
Step 5. Enter the invitation code
Type the code into the " ENTER AN INSTANT INVITE " field at the top of the screen.
If you have previously copied the code, touch the column " ENTER AN INSTANT INVITE ", then touch “ Paste ” in the displayed menu.
Step 6. Touch Next
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Step 7. Touch Join [server]
This option is at the bottom of the screen. After that, you will be logged into the server and a server shortcut will be added to the left side of the Discord window.
- Select a server to view available text and voice chat channels.
- To join a channel, touch its name on the channel list.
Part 6 of 6: Creating Channels
Step 1. Select a server
Server icons are displayed on the left side of the screen. Touch the initial of the name or image of the server you want to edit.
Step 2. Open the "Add Channel" menu
Touch " + ” to the right of the " TEXT CHANNELS " or " VOICE CHANNELS " heading.
- To restrict a channel to only receive text chats, create a text channel.
- If you want users to be able to chat using the device's microphone, create a voice channel.
Step 3. Enter the channel name
Type a name into the “Channel Name” field at the top of the screen.
Step 4. Touch Create
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. The channel has now been created successfully. You can access it at any time by opening the server, touching the current channel, and selecting a new channel in the drop-down menu.
