Your settings in the app, section by section
Every page and row of Settings in the Zinola app, plus the You screen: what each does and where to read more.
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Everything you can change about your account in the Zinola app lives in Settings, split into six pages. This is a map of every page and row, in the order you see them, with a link to the article that explains each one in full.
Open the You screen
Tap your photo at the top of the app.Tap Settings
It's under MORE, near the bottom. Tapping your name at the top of the You screen opens Settings too.Pick a page or search
Tap one of the six pages, or type in Search settings to find a setting without knowing which page it's on.
The Settings screen itself
The first screen lists the six pages: Account, Notifications, Area & location, Appearance & language, Privacy & safety and Legal & account. Each shows a short hint about what's inside.
Below them, QUICK SWITCHES has one switch, Dark theme. It flips the app between light and dark, and Zinola restarts to switch.
Search settings looks across every page at once and shows only the matching cards. If nothing matches, you'll see “No settings match” followed by what you typed.
Account
One card, Your profile. Most rows here save the moment you change them. Only your name and bio wait for Save.
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Your photo | Tap it to take or choose a photo. It saves straight away. Remove photo takes it off. | Edit your name, photo and bio |
| View public profile | Shows your profile the way neighbors see it. Appears once you have a username. | What's on a profile |
| Full name | The name on everything you post. Tap Save after changing it. | Edit your name, photo and bio |
| A LINE ABOUT YOU | Your bio. Tap Save after changing it. | Edit your name, photo and bio |
| Private account | People must ask to follow you, and you approve each one. | Private accounts and follow requests |
| Username | Opens its own screen. The row shows your @username, and the date you can change it again if you changed it recently. | Change your username |
| Add, verify or change the email you sign in with. | Add or change your email |
Notifications
One card, ON YOUR PHONE. Every switch saves as soon as you flip it.
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Push notifications | The main switch. Off keeps your phone quiet, but the bell in the app still records everything. | Choose which notifications you get |
| Notifications on this phone | Shows On or Off for your phone's own permission. When it's off, tap to turn it on. | Notifications aren't arriving |
| Location on this phone | The same, for location. | How “nearby” works |
| Live connection | Shows whether the app is connected for typing and instant messages. Nothing to change. | “Could not reach Zinola” |
| Not getting notifications when Zinola is closed? | Android only, while push is on. Opens your phone's settings so you can set Battery to Unrestricted. | Notifications aren't arriving |
| Notification tone | Chime, Pop, Bell or Drop. You hear each one as you pick it. | Notification tones and sounds |
| Sound in the app | Plays the tone when something arrives while the app is open. | Notification tones and sounds |
| Quiet hours | Notifications arrive without sound or vibration. When on, Hours picks the window and Let personal chats and @mentions ring lets those through. | Quiet hours |
While Push notifications is on, a switch for each group follows: Your neighborhood, Your circles, Join requests & roles, People you follow, Messages, Replies and mentions, Enquiries, Your account and Tips from your helper. They're all explained in Choose which notifications you get.
The last two are off until you turn them on: Reminders from your helper (see Reminders from your helper) and Evening update (see The evening update).
Area & location
One card, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. To change the area itself, see Set or change your area.
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Tell me when a neighbor is asking | A nudge when someone near you needs a name or a hand. | Alerts about your area |
| Tell me what my area is posting | Posts from nearby that aren't in your circles. | Alerts about your area |
| Tell me about new listings near me | Things neighbors start selling near you. | Alerts about your area |
| Let neighbors find me | Shows you in people search and suggestions. | “Let neighbors find me” |
| Remember places I visit | Notes trips while the app is open, so you can be asked for tips. Turning it off asks first, then deletes them. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| Places you've been | See, add or remove the places Zinola remembers. | Theme, text size and your helper |
Appearance & language
Two cards. Your helper comes first:
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Helper | Opens a screen to pick your helper character and give it a name. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| How much they talk | Chatty, Now and then, Only when it matters or Off. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| Show on screen | When off, your helper only pops in with tips, then leaves. | Theme, text size and your helper |
Then APPEARANCE:
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Theme | System, Light or Dark. Zinola asks to restart; pick Later and the row shows your choice “on restart”. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| Text size | Small, Default, Large or Largest. Changes straight away, on this phone only. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| Language style | Simple or Friendly: how Zinola talks to you. | Language style |
| About you | Gender, date of birth, language style and, with Friendly, “How should we call you?”. Private. | Gender and date of birth |
| Your interests | Mark topics More of this or Less of this for your feed. | Filter and sort your Home feed |
| Show the walkthroughs again | Brings back each screen's walkthrough and your helper's first tips. | Walkthroughs and tips |
Privacy & safety
Under IF SOMETHING OF YOURS WENT MISSING, Under review lists anything people reported that we took down, and lets you ask for it back. See “Under review” and asking us to look again. Blocked people are on the next page.
Legal & account
SAFETY AND LEGAL:
| Row | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Blocked people | Everyone you've blocked, with Unblock. | Block or unblock someone |
| Community guidelines | Opens the rules. | Community Guidelines |
| Terms of use and Privacy policy | Open the documents from the website. | Who can see what you share |
LEAVING has Deactivate my account (see Deactivate your account) and Delete my account (see Delete your account). Sign out is the last thing on the page.
The You screen
Tapping your photo opens the You screen. Tap your face again to see your public profile, or your name to open Settings.
Under your name you may see a one-line Get started checklist, then the invite card with Invite (Invite friends to Zinola). The menu follows in five groups:
| Group | Rows | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| MY ACTIVITY | My posts & replies, My reviews, My events, Saved, Pings (your notifications) | Find your events, Save posts, stories and businesses, The bell |
| SELLING | My listings (with a count of live ones), Marketplace enquiries | Manage your listings |
| BUSINESS | Business enquiries; Enquiries to your business and My businesses if you run or claimed one; Businesses you follow | My businesses in the app, Follow a business |
| PEOPLE | My circles, Neighbors near me, and Follow requests if your account is private or someone is waiting | Find people on Zinola, Private accounts |
| MORE | Help (this help centre) and Settings | — |
The enquiry rows open the matching chip on the Chats tab. Below the menu, Run a business, big or small? has Add it (Add a business to Zinola), and Sign out is at the very bottom.
Common questions
Where are settings in the Zinola app?
Do I need to press Save after changing a Zinola setting?
Why can't I see the notification group switches in Zinola?
How do I find one setting quickly in the Zinola app?
Related articles
- Your settings on the website, section by sectionEvery card and field of Settings on zinola.in, plus your account pages: what each one does and where to read more.
- Edit your name, photo and bioChange the name, photo and bio neighbors see on your posts and reviews, and the rules your name has to follow.
- Choose which notifications you getTurn push notifications on or off by group in the Zinola app: neighborhood, circles, messages, replies, enquiries, account and more.
- Theme, text size and your helperApp-only extras: dark theme, text size, your helper character and Quiet for today, the widget, icon shortcuts, Share to and places you've been.