# Set up Noodle the first time you open it

> Go through the short welcome screens: your name, your languages and an optional sign-in that downloads smart features. You can skip any of them.

Noodle Assistant user guide · Getting started · Updated 2026-10-21 · https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/first-launch

The first time you open Noodle, a few short screens ask what to call you and which languages you speak. Most have **Skip** in the top corner (on the first screen it goes straight to Home), and you can change every answer later in [Settings](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/settings).

![Welcome screen with Noodle the mascot, the words "Hi, I'm Noodle." and a Get started button](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/screenshots/welcome.webp)

## Go through the welcome screens

1. Tap **Get started**. The next screen asks **What should Noodle call you?**
2. Type a first name or a nickname and tap **Continue**. Home will greet you with it ("Good afternoon, Sam").
3. On **Which languages do you speak?**, tap every language you speak or record in. Noodle suggests the ones common where you live; tap **More languages** for the full list.
4. Tap **Continue** (it shows how many you picked, such as **Continue · 2 chosen**). The sign-in screen opens.
5. Tap **Continue with Google**, or **Continue with email**: type your email, tap **Send code** and type the 6-digit code from the email. To go on without an account, tap **Skip**.
6. If you signed in, the **Getting Noodle ready** screen shows what's downloading. Tap **Start using Noodle** to go Home while it carries on.

![Which languages do you speak? screen with English picked, Español offered and a More languages link](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/screenshots/onboarding-languages.webp)

## Why the language question matters

Noodle uses your languages to pick which smart features to download: understanding voice notes and videos in those languages, and searching across them. Pick only what you use. Each extra language can mean another download, and they take space on your phone.

## Why sign in at all

The account is only for downloads. Without it, Noodle still saves, organizes and searches everything, with basic search in English. Signing in lets Noodle download the smart features for your languages. Your saves never go to the account; they stay on your phone. More on this in [Account and AI languages](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/account-and-languages).

## What you see after setup

Home starts almost empty, with a **Today** card and a note saying **Nothing saved yet**. That changes as soon as you save something.

![Home with a greeting, an empty Today card and the message Nothing saved yet](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/screenshots/home-empty.webp)

## Good to know

- Skipped everything? Nothing is lost. Go to **Settings**: the top card has **Sign in** and **Edit name**, and **AI languages** has **Change**.
- Downloads wait for Wi-Fi unless you choose to use mobile data.

Next: [find your way around](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/find-your-way-around) the five tabs.

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Noodle Assistant is a free Android app that saves videos, posts, articles, photos, PDFs and voice notes, reads what is inside them, and finds them again when you describe them. Everything stays on the phone. Download: https://www.noodleassistant.com/download