1
Install LMSA
Download LMSA from the Google Play Store and open the app. The first time you launch it, the Quick Start Guide appears automatically.
2
Choose your language
Pick the language you want LMSA to display in. You can change this later in Settings under Device & Privacy.Currently supported: English, Spanish, Russian, German, and Simplified Chinese.
3
Choose a connection
On the home screen, tap the provider you want to use:
- Local Server: Connect to LM Studio or Ollama running on your computer for fully private, offline chat.
- OpenRouter: Access hundreds of cloud models with an API key. See the OpenRouter setup guide.
- Custom API: Connect to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, self-hosted or cloud.
4
Configure and apply
Enter the required details for your chosen provider (server address, API key, or endpoint URL), then tap Apply.
5
Start your first chat
Type a message and tap send. Chats save automatically, and you can switch models anytime from the sidebar.
Optional next steps
After your first chat, the Quick Start Guide may prompt you with two optional settings:Enable notifications
Enable notifications
Allow notification permissions so you can control voice-mode text-to-speech playback from your lock screen and notification shade. You can skip this and enable it later in your device settings.
Keep generating in background
Keep generating in background
Allow LMSA to keep generating replies when you switch to another app or lock your screen. You will see a progress notification while a response is being written, and a completion alert when it is done. You can change this anytime in Settings under Device & Privacy.
If you ever want to revisit the Quick Start Guide, you can access it from the app help section.
