The terms screen and first-time setup
Agree and continue, then set your area, interests and circles. Every setup step can be skipped and is asked only once.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
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Before you sign in to the app for the first time, you agree to the terms. After you join, a few short steps set up your area, interests and circles. You can skip any of them.
The terms screen
Setting up in the app
Did someone invite you?
Tell us who brought you, so we can let them know. See “Who invited you?” and invite credit.Where do you live?
Tap Use my location or search your area. This decides what you see near you. See Set or change your area.What do you care about?
Pick 3 or more topics so your feed starts useful.Join your neighbors
We suggest circles near you. If you have a code, tap Have an invite code?
Each step has Skip for now. Each one is asked only once, even if you skip it. After setup, the app may ask you to Pick someone to help you around. That's your helper. See Theme, text size and your helper.
Setting up on the website
After joining, the website asks Tell us about you (gender, date of birth and language style), then your interests, then Did someone invite you? if no invite link brought you. Your area is picked on the page itself, with the location pill in the header.
Common questions
Can I skip the Zinola setup steps?
Why does Zinola ask me to agree to the terms?
Will Zinola ask the setup questions again?
Related articles
- Create your Zinola accountJoin Zinola with your email and a 6-digit code, or with Google or Apple. What each step asks and what happens if the email is taken.
- Set or change your areaPick your area with search or your location, or see all of your city. Your area decides what Zinola shows you first.
- “Who invited you?” and invite creditHow the friend who invited you gets credit: from their shared link, or by naming them once in your first week. They are told you joined.
- What are Zinola's Community Guidelines?Zinola's one rule, what we expect from neighbors, what is never allowed, and what happens when someone breaks the rules.
