Guides
Practical help for people who keep their characters and stories on their phone. Written by the LonelyTavern team, and useful whether or not you use our app.
Moving your chats
Chai: export and back up your chats on Android
Chai has no export, and in 2026 it hid chats older than 14 days without warning. What you can save, how, and where to continue.
Character.AI: export your chats on Android, and keep them
How to request the official export, what arrives, and how to turn it into a story you can continue.
Running SillyTavern
SillyTavern on Android: fixing the common Termux failures
Broken installs, start.sh failures, servers killed on screen lock, npm error 134, slow performance, and lost chats.