# Find your way around Noodle Settings

> What each part of the Settings tab does, from your name and languages to the theme, categories, quick capture, the Daily reminder, backup and the advanced screens.

Noodle Assistant user guide · Settings and your data · Updated 2026-10-21 · https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/settings

The Settings tab is the gear at the right of the bottom bar. Most people only visit it to add categories, turn on the **Daily reminder** or export a backup.

![Settings with the name card and its Sign in button, the AI languages card, Language and Theme](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/screenshots/settings-main.webp)

## What's in Settings, top to bottom

| Section | What you can do there |
|---|---|
| Your name card | **Sign in** and **Edit name**; once signed in, your email, **Sign out** and **Delete account** |
| **AI languages** | See the languages Noodle understands, **Change** them and download what they need |
| **Language** | The app's own language (it follows your phone unless you change it) |
| **Theme** | **System**, **Light** or **Dark** |
| **Show Noodle** | Hides the mascot everywhere when off |
| **Noodle sounds** | Short chirps; quiet while your phone is on silent |
| **Categories** | Add, rename, reorder or delete categories |
| **Tags** | Rename, merge or delete tags |
| **Organizing** | Whether Noodle suggests or applies categories and tags |
| **Photos & videos** | Copy or move from your gallery, folder access, storage |
| **Quick capture** | Widget, tiles, the capture notification and what happens after sharing |
| **Background & reminders** | Work while the app is closed and the **Daily reminder** |
| **Reminders** | Reminder time, how early to warn before deadlines, finding dates |
| **Backup & storage** | **Export backup**, **Import backup…**, space used |
| **Advanced** | Downloads, voice notes, translation and Ask Noodle settings |

## Turn on the Daily reminder

1. Go to **Settings** → **Background & reminders**.
2. Turn on **Daily reminder**. Allow notifications if Android asks.
3. Under **Remind me after**, which appears once the switch is on, pick another hour if 7 PM doesn't suit you.

Once a day you'll get one notification with how many saves wait in To organize and, when today has open tasks, how many are left in [Plan](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/plan).

![Background and reminders settings with the Background processing note and the Daily reminder switch, turned off](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/screenshots/settings-background-reminders.webp)

## Switch to dark mode

1. In Settings, find **Theme**.
2. Tap **Dark**. **System** follows your phone's setting.

## About background processing

Saves keep being read after you close the app, about every 15 minutes. Android may wait longer to save battery, and heavy work pauses below 15% battery unless the phone is charging. If Android restricts Noodle in its battery settings, saves are only read while the app is open.

## Good to know

- Nothing in Settings deletes your saves except **Import backup…**, which replaces your library after asking (and keeps a copy of the old one).
- The **Advanced** screens are for people who like to tinker. Most people never need them.

## Related

- [Account and AI languages](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/account-and-languages)
- [Backup and restore](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/backup-and-restore)

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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