Olulyo for Android

What this app does

Olulyo connects each family to its own secure site. The Android app talks to your family after you pick it on the hub — not a shared mixed database of every clan.

• People & tree — Browse relatives, open profiles, and navigate the family graph.
• Marriages & lineage — See unions and how blood relatives and married-in members are linked.
• Events — View gatherings, RSVP, and follow attendance when your family uses events.
• Clan surnames — Review the traditional name catalog for your active clan. Administrators can sync that catalog with the central Olulyo Hub.
• Needs attention — Editors get a checklist of incomplete records (missing links, unlisted surnames, dates, and similar gaps) so the lineage stays tidy.

Who can use it

• Anyone whose family already has a Olulyo site and a user account.
• Viewers can read; editors and administrators can change records (same roles as the website).
• If your family is not on Olulyo yet, apply here and wait for approval before installing will help you sign in.

How to install

1. Open this page on your Android phone (Chrome is fine).
2. Tap Download for Android and wait for the file to finish.
3. If Android asks to allow installs from the browser (Chrome / Files), turn that permission on, then return to the download.
4. Open the downloaded olulyo-mobile.apk and tap Install.
5. When install finishes, tap Open (or find Buganda Family / Olulyo in your app list).

This is a side-loaded APK for testing. Google Play may warn that the app is from an unknown source — that is expected until we publish on the store.

How to sign in the first time

1. Launch the app.
2. Search for your family name (and place, if two families share a name). The phone asks the Olulyo Hub which site belongs to you.
3. Enter the username and password your family administrator created for you.
4. After sign-in you will see People, Tree, Gallery, Events, and More — matching what your role is allowed to do on the website.

Tips for administrators

• Create accounts on the family website first (Users), then have people install this app.
• Under More → Needs attention, clear data-quality gaps so the tree stays reliable.
• Under More → Surname report or Clan catalog, use Sync with Olulyo Hub when you want this family’s surnames to match the central clan catalog.

If something goes wrong

• Install blocked — Settings → Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps → allow your browser.
• Family not found — confirm the family is active on the hub, or finish onboarding.
• Cannot sign in — use the same password as the website; ask an admin to reset it if needed.
• Old features missing — uninstall the previous test build, then install this APK again.

Policies and public information

• Privacy policy
• Terms of use
• Support and contact
• Delete your account
• Android permissions
• All public information