See MyDiary before you start.

01 · Home & Setup

Dashboard — your diary at a glance

The home screen shows total notes, pinned notes, notes without a group (Unknown), and notes from the last 7 days. Your Groups appear below with note counts, and New note is always within reach.

02 · Home & Setup

Settings — all controls in one place

Manage your Profile, app Language, Secure PIN, Google Drive connection and automatic backup schedule (Daily, Weekly or Monthly).

03 · Home & Setup

Profile — who you are in MyDiary

Add a profile photo, your name, and optional email and phone. These details personalise your MyDiary experience.

04 · Home & Setup

Getting started as a new user

Choose New user and enter your name. Email and phone are optional. You can start using MyDiary in less than a minute.

05 · Notes

Adding a note

Choose a Group, format your text, insert images, or use Draw for a handwritten sketch or marking. Images and drawings stay with your encrypted note data.

06 · Organisation

Groups — organise notes your way

Groups such as Bank, Health and Policy keep a large diary easy to navigate. Each Group shows its note count, and Groups can be arranged into your preferred order.

07 · Organisation

Creating a new Group

Tap New group and enter a name such as Family, Bank or Policy. Use categories that make sense to you.

08 · Sharing

Sharing a note

Share directly through Android using WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Drive, Quick Share and more. Shared notes include a “Shared from MyDiary” message and Play Store link.

09 · Backup

Backup & Restore — your backup history

See encrypted database backups created on the phone with date and time, and share them when needed. Google Drive backups are shown separately when Drive is connected.

10 · Backup

Manual backup & Google Drive status

Connect and validate Google Drive for scheduled cloud backup or create a manual backup and share it anywhere. MyDiary also reports scheduled Drive upload failures instead of failing silently.

11 · Transfer

Transfer & share data — moving to a new phone

Recovery certificates are highly sensitive. Sharing one requires a Secure PIN plus device biometric verification, giving you control over how recovery information leaves the phone.

12 · Restore

Restoring on a new phone

Choose Restore, select the .db backup and provide its matching recovery certificate. MyDiary validates the recovery information before replacing the local diary.

13 · Import

Importing existing notes

Bring in CSV/Google Sheets exports (recommended columns: Title, Note, Group) or plain .txt files. Imported notes use the same encryption as notes created in the app.