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PetPip Guides

Clear, practical help for turning your idea into a little companion of your own.

A funny close-up photo of a golden retriever beside a small felt-like companion inspired by the same dog.

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How to Turn a Pet Photo into a Screen Pet

Learn which pet photos work best, how to create a personal screen pet in PetPip, and what to check when the result appears.

An uneven long-bodied cat doodle with blue feet beside a felt-like companion that preserves the same unusual features.

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How to Turn a Drawing into a Screen Pet

Learn how to prepare a simple doodle, keep its most recognizable features, and turn it into a screen pet you can care for in PetPip.

A real black-and-tan dachshund resting beside a phone-sized portrait of a small companion inspired by the same dog.

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What Is a Screen Pet? Virtual Companions Explained

Find out what a screen pet is, how it differs from an AI pet portrait or virtual pet, and whether this kind of companion is right for you.

A designed cover using a real iPhone screenshot, with the Momo pet widget prominent beside the words A familiar face, close by.

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How to Add a Pet Widget to Your iPhone

Put your PetPip companion beside your iPhone apps in four steps. See how to add it to the Lock Screen too, and what to try if your pet is missing.

A funny close-up Shiba Inu photo beside a personal virtual pet that keeps the same oversized nose and expression.

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How to Choose a Pet Photo for a Personal Virtual Pet

Choose any pet photo that brings back a real memory—even a funny angle, strange pose, or imperfect moment—and turn it into a personal virtual pet.

A black-and-white cat photo beside a small personal virtual pet that keeps the cat's crooked moustache marking.

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AI Pet Portrait vs. Virtual Pet: What's the Difference?

Compare an AI pet portrait with a virtual pet, then see how a personal virtual pet can begin with your own photo or drawing and continue through daily care.

An illustrated detective-coat tabby reaching toward a fingertip in its cozy room beside a food bowl.

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How to Hatch, Care for, and Grow Your PetPip Companion

Start your first PetPip companion, understand its care screen, and learn how feeding, touch, focus time, and regular check-ins support growth.

An editorial Android phone illustration with a purple spiral-tailed pet floating over app icons and a coral spacecraft.

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How to Put a Floating Pet on Your Android Screen

Keep a PetPip companion on your Android screen. Learn how to enable the floating pet, move it, try its rocket, and turn it off.

An edited iPhone cover based on a real screenshot, with the gray cat enlarged inside its PetPip room widget.

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Can You Have a Walking Pet on iPhone? Screen Pet Options Explained

Want a little pet on your iPhone? Give it a Home Screen room, enjoy a Lock Screen hello, and find the kind of everyday company that suits you.

A playful illustration of a dachshund peeking from an Android phone's edge.

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Floating Pet Not Showing on Android? What to Check

Can't find your PetPip floating pet? Look along the screen edges, check Show on screen, and bring your companion back without starting over.

An illustrated dachshund riding a coral spacecraft in a warm PetPip-inspired room.

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How to Give Your PetPip Companion a Rocket and a Room of Its Own

Give your PetPip companion a room that suits it and a spacecraft to ride. Choose a background, pick a craft, and try the floating pet's journey on Android.

A designed comparison of an internal dachshund source image and its actual PetPip companion, showing the tan face markings and long ears.

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My AI Pet Doesn’t Look Like My Pet: What Should I Check?

AI pet doesn't look familiar? Check the selected photo, visible markings, and artistic style before deciding whether another creation is worthwhile.

A designed arrangement of two real Paws views, each with a selected pet portrait and its own companion in the room.

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How to Add and Switch Between Your PetPip Companions

Add a photo pet, a doodle, or an available official companion, then use the Paws portrait row to choose the pet you want to visit and care for.