# Does the SDMB have its own phone app?

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**Created:** [August 17, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-have-its-own-phone-app/1005828 "2024-08-17T13:29:29Z")\
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> [@Mijin](#):
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> And I’m confused by what some here are saying; it appears as a discrete apk on my phone, not as an app within chrome.

There is no such thing as an SDMB mobile app. Try finding it in Google Play or the Apple App Store. You won’t, because it doesn’t exist. It’s a “web app” rather than a real app.

And there was yet another discussion of this issue that happened when this thread went dormant and before this zombie was revived:

> [@Can't find the Straight Dope app in Google Play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-straight-dope-app-in-google-play/1008511):
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> Halp! I got a new phone yesterday, and had to delete a bunch of apps off my old phone to transfer my data to the new one. One of which was the SD app; I figured I’d just download it again on my shiny new toy. But I can’t find it in the Google Play store, under any search term. Any idea where I can get it?

The problem stemmed from the mistaken belief that this is a real mobile app that you can download when it isn’t. Most of the same answers here are seen there.

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