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Android App: installation and first access

The Simple Bike Rental Admin app allows you to manage bookings, bikes, and availability directly from your Android smartphone.

Simple Bike Rental Admin 1.0.6 is available through Google Play closed testing, with access on request through the Simple Bike Rental App Testers group. It is not a public production release on Google Play.

Before you start

To use the app, you need:

  • a WordPress site with Simple Bike Rental Pro 2.0.5 or later installed and active
  • a WordPress administrator account with permission to manage site settings
  • an Android device with an active Google account

1. Request access to the app

To install the app, you must first request access through this page:

https://www.simplebikerental.com/android-app/

On the page, you will find a form where you can enter your Google account email address.

Important: Use the same Google account you use on your Android device. This is required to install the app from the Play Store. After your request is enabled, follow the invitation to join Simple Bike Rental App Testers and the instructions to join the Google Play test. Membership and test participation must use that same Google account.

2. Install the app from Google Play

Once access is enabled and you have joined the tester group, open the Google Play testing link with the same Google account, accept participation in the test and continue to the Play Store installation link.

Open the link on your Android phone and complete the installation as usual from the Play Store.

Installing the app via Google Play is the recommended method, as it allows you to receive updates automatically without needing to reinstall the app manually for each new version.

3. Prepare your login details

To connect the app to your WordPress site, you will need three pieces of information:

  • your site’s REST API URL
  • your WordPress username
  • an Application Password generated in WordPress

4. Create an Application Password in WordPress

For security reasons, the app does not use your regular WordPress password. Instead, you need to generate a dedicated Application Password.

How to create an Application Password

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Go to Users
  3. Open your user profile
  4. Scroll down to the Application Passwords section
  5. Enter a descriptive name, for example: Simple Bike Rental Admin App
  6. Click on Add Application Password
  7. WordPress will generate a password automatically

Important: Copy the password immediately and store it in a safe place. WordPress will not display it again in the same way after this screen.

5. Enter the correct REST API URL

In the app, you must enter the full REST API endpoint, not just your website URL.

Example

If your site is https://example.com, the URL to enter will be: 

https://example.com/wp-json/simpbire/v1

If WordPress is installed in a subfolder, for example https://example.com/rental/, the correct URL will be: 

https://example.com/rental/wp-json/simpbire/v1

Note: The URL must be complete and correct. If any part of the REST API path is missing, the app will not be able to connect to your site.

6. Log in to the app

app login

After installing the app, open it and enter:

  • Base URL: your full REST API endpoint
  • Username: your WordPress username
  • Application Password: the password generated in WordPress

Then run the connection test. If the test is successful, tap Save.

Save stores the entered settings and opens the dashboard; it does not run the connection test automatically. If the test fails, correct the settings before saving.

7. What to do if login does not work

If you are unable to log in, check the following:

Check the REST API URL

Make sure you entered the full endpoint, for example: https://example.com/wp-json/simpbire/v1 and not just the website domain.

Check username and Application Password

Make sure you entered:

  • the correct WordPress username
  • the correct Application Password

Note: You can paste the Application Password with or without the spaces between groups. WordPress accepts both forms. Use the generated Application Password, not your normal WordPress password.

Check HTTPS

Use HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate for the site and its REST API. Application Passwords must be enabled for your WordPress account.

Check that the plugin is active

Make sure that Simple Bike Rental Pro is installed, up to date, and active on the WordPress site you are trying to connect.

8. App updates

Since the app is installed via Google Play, updates will be delivered directly through the Play Store.

This means you will not need to reinstall the app manually to receive new versions.

Sizes and inventory in 1.0.6

With Pro 2.0.5 or later, the app can display sizes and create or edit a reservation with several sizes of the same model, such as 1 M + 2 L. Configure sizes, stock and active/inactive status in WordPress. Size inventory is read-only in the app; choosing reservation quantities does not change configured stock. Removing an entire model with sizes from the catalog is also done in WordPress. See Bicycle sizes.

Need help?

If you have issues with installation or first access, contact us here: support@simplebikerental.com