Installing the App
Open the App Store iPhone App Store Icon. Tap the App Store app icon, which resembles a blue icon with a white “A” in the middle. You can find it on your Home screen.
Tap Search. This button (which also displays a magnifying glass) is at the bottom of the screen in the lower-right corner.
Search for Discord. Type discord into the search box, then tap Search in the bottom-right corner of the keyboard.
Tap GET. It's to the right of the Discord app. It has a blue icon with an image that resembles a game controller with a face.
Enter your Touch ID, Face ID, or Apple ID when prompted. Scanning your fingerprint or face will cause the Discord app to begin downloading onto your iPhone or iPad. If you're using your Apple ID, you'll have to tap Install before the app will download.
Creating an Account
Open Discord. If you’re still on the Discord page in the App Store, tap OPEN. Otherwise, tap the blue or purple icon with a white game controller (labeled “Discord”) on your home screen.
Tap Register. It's at the bottom of the screen. If you already have a Discord account, tap Login. Then enter your email address and password, and tap Login.
Enter your account details. You'll need to fill out the registration form by doing the following: Username — Tap the "What should everyone call you?" text box, then type in your preferred username. If the username is already taken, you'll be prompted to choose a new name. Email address — Tap the "Email" text box, then type in a working email address. Password — Tap the "Password" text box, then type in a password you want to use.
Tap Next. It's the purple button below the form.
Enter your birthdate. Tap the field below "Date of Birth" and swipe up and down on the months, days, and years in the menu at the bottom until your birthday is highlighted in the center.
Tap Create an account. It's the purple button below the line with your birthday. Next, you will be given the option to create a new server. If you have an invitation from a friend, you can tap Join a friend on Discord at the bottom of the screen.
Adding Friends
Ask for your friend's username and tag. You'll need both your friend's username and tag in order to send them a friend request. Your friend's tag is the 4 digit number that appears after the hashtag (#) after their username.
Tap ☰. It's the icon with three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner. This displays the menu.
Tap the icon that resembles three people. It's the blue button at the top of the menu on the left. This displays the friend menu.
Tap Add Friend. It's the purple button in the center of the page.
Enter your friend's username and tag. Enter your friend's username first. Then enter a hashtag followed by their four-digit tag (i.g. "username@1234"). Usernames are case-sensitive, so make sure that you have the proper capitalization.
Tap Send Friend Request. It's the purple button at the bottom of the form. This sends your friend request. If your friend approves your request, they will be added to your friend's list.
Creating a Server
Tap ☰. It's the icon with three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner. This displays the menu.
Tap Android 7 New. It's the icon that has a plus (+) sign inside of a circle. It's in the panel to the left. Doing so prompts a pop-up menu.
Tap Create My Own or a server template. Tap Create My Own at the top to create a new server from scratch. Alternatively, you can tap one of the templates to create a server for "Gaming", "Friends", "Study Group", "Artists & Creators", "Clubs", and "Local Community."
Tap For a club or community or For me and my friends. This indicates what type of server you want to create.
Type a name for your server. Tap the field below "Server Name" and then use the keyboard to type the name of your server. Tap Done when you are finished. If you want to upload a photo to use as a server profile image, tap the icon that resembles a camera with a plus (+) sign at the top of the screen. Tap Allow access to photos and then tap a photo you want to use.
Tap Create Server. It's the purple button below the field. This creates a new server.
Add a topic for your server. Tap the field below "Topic" and use the keyboard to type a few words that describe what your server is about. Tap Done when you are finished.
Tap Take me to my server. It's the purple button below the field with your topics. This takes you to your server.
Joining a Server
Get a server invite URL or code. You can get one by asking a friend who uses Discord, or by searching the web for Discord servers for your gaming preferences. When you get a URL or code, you can copy it to your clipboard so you can easily paste it into Discord. To copy it, highlight the entire code or URL with your finger, tap and hold the highlighted text, and then select Copy.
Tap ☰. It’s in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear.
Tap ＋. This is in the left sidebar, surrounded by a dotted circle. Doing so prompts a pop-up menu. If you received a server invite, tap the blue "Friends" icon at the top of the menu to the left. Tap the person who sent you the invite below "Direct Messages". Tap Join at the bottom of the direct message they sent you.
Tap Join a server. It's at the bottom of the menu.
Enter your invite link. You can copy and paste the link in the field that says "Invite Link."
Tap Join Server. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will both place you in the server and add the server's shortcut to the left side of the Discord screen. Select the server to view available text and voice chat channels. To join a channel, tap its name in the channel list.
Creating a Channel
Tap ☰. It's the icon with three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner. This displays the menu.
Tap +. The plus (+) icon is to the left of "Text Channels" and "Voice Channels" in the menu. It doesn't matter which one you tap. They both have the same procedure.
Enter a name for your channel. Use the field below "Channel Name" to a name for the channel.
Select "Text Channel" or "Voice Channel." This selects what type of channel this is going to be. A text channel allows users to communicate by typing messages in a chat. Voice chats allow users to communicate using a microphone and headset.
Tap Create. It’s in the top-right corner of the screen. The channel is now created. You’ll be able to access it at any time by opening the server, tapping the current channel, and tapping the new channel in the drop-down menu.
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