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If mobile application access is enabled for your instance and you have installed the app on your mobile device, you can sign in to the app using the same authentication method that you use to sign in to your Looker instance (Google OAuth, SAML, LDAP, OpenID Connect, or email and password).
The first time you sign in to the app, an onboarding screen is displayed. Select Next, or swipe left on each onboarding screen, and then select Let's go! on the final screen. You can also select Skip to navigate directly to the Recently Viewed screen.
Signing in with Google Auth, SAML, LDAP, OpenID Connect, or email address
You can sign in using the same authentication method as your Looker instance by following these steps:
Open the Looker mobile application.
When prompted to choose between Looker and Looker Studio Pro, choose Looker.
Enter the URL for your Looker instance in the format instance_name.looker.com (don't use http://www. or https://www.), and then select Continue.
The mobile application will direct you to sign in using your Google Auth, SAML, LDAP, OpenID Connect, or email credentials.
When you sign in to the Looker app for the first time, the app displays the Authorization Request screen. To confirm that you want to authorize the app to access data through your Looker account, select Approve.
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