diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
index 164dc4f0ddc3dc40beffeefb14f420046d0d0190..a3cb355f346d2ba3e5cbd030161659f8add74f18 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.AndroidComponent;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.StartupFailureActivity;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.fragment.ScreenFilterDialogFragment;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeErrorFragment;
-import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.IntroFragment;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.KeyAgreementActivity;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.KeyAgreementFragment;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.MailboxExchangeActivity;
-import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login.AuthorNameFragment;
+import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login.IntroFragment;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login.ChangePasswordActivity;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login.DozeFragment;
 import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login.OpenDatabaseActivity;
@@ -63,13 +62,14 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 	void inject(UnlockActivity activity);
 
 	// Fragments
-	void inject(AuthorNameFragment fragment);
+	void inject(IntroFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(PasswordFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(DozeFragment fragment);
 
-	void inject(IntroFragment fragment);
+	void inject(
+			org.briarproject.mailbox.android.keyagreement.IntroFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(KeyAgreementFragment fragment);
 
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/AuthorNameFragment.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/AuthorNameFragment.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f09e9adda7479bdd317390575f642001baf99b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/AuthorNameFragment.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login;
-
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText;
-import android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
-import android.widget.Button;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils;
-import org.briarproject.mailbox.R;
-import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import static android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NEXT;
-import static android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NONE;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_AUTHOR_NAME_LENGTH;
-import static org.briarproject.mailbox.android.util.UiUtils.setError;
-
-@MethodsNotNullByDefault
-@ParametersNotNullByDefault
-public class AuthorNameFragment extends SetupFragment {
-
-	private final static String TAG = AuthorNameFragment.class.getName();
-
-	private TextInputLayout authorNameWrapper;
-	private TextInputEditText authorNameInput;
-	private Button nextButton;
-
-	public static AuthorNameFragment newInstance() {
-		return new AuthorNameFragment();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
-			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
-			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		getActivity().setTitle(getString(R.string.setup_title));
-		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_setup_author_name,
-				container, false);
-		authorNameWrapper = v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry_wrapper);
-		authorNameInput = v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry);
-		nextButton = v.findViewById(R.id.next);
-
-		authorNameInput.addTextChangedListener(this);
-		nextButton.setOnClickListener(this);
-
-		return v;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getUniqueTag() {
-		return TAG;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
-		component.inject(this);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected String getHelpText() {
-		return getString(R.string.setup_name_explanation);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onTextChanged(CharSequence authorName, int i, int i1, int i2) {
-		int authorNameLength = StringUtils.toUtf8(authorName.toString()).length;
-		boolean error = authorNameLength > MAX_AUTHOR_NAME_LENGTH;
-		setError(authorNameWrapper, getString(R.string.name_too_long), error);
-		boolean enabled = authorNameLength > 0 && !error;
-		authorNameInput
-				.setImeOptions(enabled ? IME_ACTION_NEXT : IME_ACTION_NONE);
-		authorNameInput.setOnEditorActionListener(enabled ? this : null);
-		nextButton.setEnabled(enabled);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onClick(View view) {
-		setupController.setAuthorName(authorNameInput.getText().toString());
-		setupController.showPasswordFragment();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/IntroFragment.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/IntroFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86ac8fefd6992cb23f1c5460d9755348d8b61dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/IntroFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package org.briarproject.mailbox.android.login;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.mailbox.R;
+import org.briarproject.mailbox.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+@MethodsNotNullByDefault
+@ParametersNotNullByDefault
+public class IntroFragment extends SetupFragment {
+
+	private final static String TAG = IntroFragment.class.getName();
+
+	private Button nextButton;
+
+	public static IntroFragment newInstance() {
+		return new IntroFragment();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
+			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
+			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		getActivity().setTitle(getString(R.string.setup_title));
+		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_setup_intro,
+				container, false);
+		nextButton = v.findViewById(R.id.next);
+		nextButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+		return v;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getUniqueTag() {
+		return TAG;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onClick(View view) {
+		setupController.showPasswordFragment();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected String getHelpText() {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupActivity.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupActivity.java
index 5eb024a83485a63933db5706843689b23d777bbf..4cc621e03ee46dd6cea66ad95d6382eda1be5389 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupActivity.java
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupActivity.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class SetupActivity extends BaseActivity
 
 		if (state == null) {
 			if (accountManager.accountExists()) throw new AssertionError();
-			showInitialFragment(AuthorNameFragment.newInstance());
+			showInitialFragment(IntroFragment.newInstance());
 		} else {
 			authorName = state.getString(STATE_KEY_AUTHOR_NAME);
 			password = state.getString(STATE_KEY_PASSWORD);
@@ -85,13 +85,11 @@ public class SetupActivity extends BaseActivity
 	}
 
 	void showPasswordFragment() {
-		if (authorName == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		showNextFragment(PasswordFragment.newInstance());
 	}
 
 	@TargetApi(23)
 	void showDozeFragment() {
-		if (authorName == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		if (password == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		showNextFragment(DozeFragment.newInstance());
 	}
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupControllerImpl.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupControllerImpl.java
index 82ab5b6abec84492b900228d0c4c71f61a5ea0f9..8310aa24d98392c4ab4588c5751f4a1884c80231 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupControllerImpl.java
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/login/SetupControllerImpl.java
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public class SetupControllerImpl extends PasswordControllerImpl
 	void createAccount(ResultHandler<Boolean> resultHandler) {
 		SetupActivity setupActivity = this.setupActivity;
 		if (setupActivity == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
-		String authorName = setupActivity.getAuthorName();
-		if (authorName == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		String authorName = "user";
 		String password = setupActivity.getPassword();
 		if (password == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		ioExecutor.execute(() -> {
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/overview/OverviewFragment.java b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/overview/OverviewFragment.java
index 3e833f6d51f3ac91880d5ac05dd65618ebada7f6..b4d9ffc93362981245d96b78ac387acb17748ed6 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/overview/OverviewFragment.java
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/mailbox/android/overview/OverviewFragment.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
 
-import static android.view.View.INVISIBLE;
+import static android.view.View.GONE;
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static org.briarproject.mailbox.R.drawable.contact_offline;
 import static org.briarproject.mailbox.R.drawable.contact_online;
@@ -72,15 +72,21 @@ public class OverviewFragment extends BaseEventFragment {
 		super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
 		ownerStatus = view.findViewById(R.id.ownerStatus);
 		ownerName = view.findViewById(R.id.ownerName);
+		TextView ownerText = view.findViewById(R.id.ownerText);
+		TextView emptyText = view.findViewById(R.id.emptyText);
 		final MailboxOwnerStatusViewModel
 				viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this)
 				.get(MailboxOwnerStatusViewModel.class);
 		viewModel.mailboxOwnerStatusLiveData.observe(this,
 				mailboxOwnerStatus -> {
 					if (mailboxOwnerStatus == null) {
-						ownerName.setText(R.string.mailbox_unpaired);
-						ownerStatus.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+						ownerName.setVisibility(GONE);
+						ownerStatus.setVisibility(GONE);
+						ownerText.setVisibility(GONE);
+						emptyText.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 					} else {
+						emptyText.setVisibility(GONE);
+						ownerText.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 						ownerName.setText(mailboxOwnerStatus.getName());
 						ownerStatus.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 						if (mailboxOwnerStatus.isOnline())
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_overview.xml b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_overview.xml
index 082da4c8b71946a029db6c64820cfc2dbec3a76b..e80f43662c8673b52062b8fa52f0130e10651051 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_overview.xml
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_overview.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,19 @@
 	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
 	android:layout_height="match_parent"
-	tools:context="org.briarproject.mailbox.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity">
+	tools:context="org.briarproject.mailbox.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity">
+
+	<TextView
+		android:id="@+id/emptyText"
+		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_margin="8dp"
+		android:text="Your mailbox is not paired with a Briar account.
+		Press + to pair with Briar."
+		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary"
+		app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+		app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
 
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@+id/ownerText"
@@ -14,6 +26,7 @@
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:text="Paired with:"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary"
+		android:visibility="gone"
 		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
 
@@ -24,6 +37,7 @@
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:text="@string/mailbox_unpaired"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary"
+		android:visibility="gone"
 		app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/ownerText"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
 
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@
 		android:layout_height="15dp"
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+		android:visibility="gone"
 		app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/ownerName"
 		app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/ownerName"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/ownerName"
@@ -45,6 +60,8 @@
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:text="@string/transport_bt"
+		android:visibility="gone"
+		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/ownerText"/>
 
 	<Switch
@@ -53,6 +70,8 @@
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:text="@string/transport_lan"
+		android:visibility="gone"
+		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/btToggle"/>
 
 	<Switch
@@ -61,6 +80,8 @@
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_margin="8dp"
 		android:text="@string/transport_tor"
+		android:visibility="gone"
+		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/wifiToggle"/>
 
 </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_author_name.xml b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_intro.xml
similarity index 60%
rename from mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_author_name.xml
rename to mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_intro.xml
index 51f81a40a53c4b84372064a7debcce5b67174d74..9a4e26aeddf16db6c151634e4db8b02729e6f834 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_author_name.xml
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_intro.xml
@@ -17,28 +17,15 @@
 		android:paddingStart="@dimen/margin_activity_horizontal"
 		android:paddingTop="@dimen/margin_activity_vertical">
 
-		<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
-			android:id="@+id/nickname_entry_wrapper"
+		<TextView
+			android:id="@+id/introExplanationText"
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
-			app:errorEnabled="true"
-			app:hintEnabled="false"
-			app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
-			app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
-			app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
-
-			<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
-				android:id="@+id/nickname_entry"
-				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:hint="@string/choose_nickname"
-				android:imeOptions="actionNext"
-				android:inputType="text|textCapWords"
-				android:maxLines="1"/>
-
-			<requestFocus/>
-		</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
+			android:layout_height="0dp"
+			android:text="Brief explanation of what the mailbox is and does"
+			app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+			app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+			app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+			/>
 
 		<Button
 			android:id="@+id/next"
@@ -46,15 +33,13 @@
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
 			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 			android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_activity_horizontal"
-			android:enabled="false"
 			android:text="@string/setup_next"
 			app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
 			app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
 			app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
-			app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/nickname_entry_wrapper"
+			app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/introExplanationText"
 			app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="1.0"
 			tools:enabled="true"/>
 
 	</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
-
 </ScrollView>