diff --git a/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml b/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9e4373be93c03bdd7329e04ec91425994f7c10bf..a034123a8cdda95581b0ecda3eff2d82fa1ff4fd 100644
--- a/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 		    android:name=".android.contact.ContactListActivity"
 		    android:label="@string/contact_list_title" >
 		</activity>
+		<activity
+			android:name=".android.groups.CreateBlogActivity"
+			android:label="@string/create_blog_title" >
+		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.groups.CreateGroupActivity"
 			android:label="@string/create_group_title" >
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.groups.WriteGroupMessageActivity"
-			android:label="@string/compose_group_title" >
+			android:label="@string/app_name" >
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.identity.CreateIdentityActivity"
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.messages.ConversationActivity"
-			android:label="@string/messages_title" >
+			android:label="@string/app_name" >
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.messages.ConversationListActivity"
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.messages.ReadPrivateMessageActivity"
-			android:label="@string/messages_title" >
+			android:label="@string/app_name" >
 		</activity>
 		<activity
 			android:name=".android.messages.WritePrivateMessageActivity"
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
index 7577af4ffc87cb266f288144521bf6f1659f68ef..dbbb46c06527a277b59614c077211b6319bac7e9 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -43,17 +43,20 @@
 	<string name="format_from">From: %1$s</string>
 	<string name="format_to">To: %1$s</string>
 	<string name="compose_message_title">New Message</string>
-	<string name="from">From: </string>
-	<string name="to">To: </string>
+	<string name="from">From:</string>
+	<string name="to">To:</string>
 	<string name="anonymous">(Anonymous)</string>
 	<string name="groups_title">Groups</string>
 	<string name="create_group_title">New Group</string>
 	<string name="choose_group_name">Choose a name for your group:</string>
 	<string name="compose_group_title">New Post</string>
 	<string name="blogs_title">Blogs</string>
+	<string name="create_blog_title">New Blog</string>
+	<string name="choose_blog_name">Choose a name for your blog:</string>
+	<string name="compose_blog_title">New Post</string>
 	<string name="create_nickname_item">New nickname\u2026</string>
 	<string name="create_identity_title">Create an Identity</string>
-	<string name="choose_nickname">Choose your nickname: </string>
+	<string name="choose_nickname">Choose your nickname:</string>
 	<string name="create_button">Create</string>
 	<string name="no_contacts">You don\'t have any contacts. Add a contact now?</string>
 	<string name="add_button">Add</string>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateBlogActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateBlogActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46f6c9b8fe0d0743b6d826ff186cd97b390dd0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateBlogActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package net.sf.briar.android.groups;
+
+import static android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT;
+import static android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES;
+import static android.view.Gravity.CENTER;
+import static android.view.Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL;
+import static android.view.View.GONE;
+import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
+import static android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY;
+import static android.widget.LinearLayout.VERTICAL;
+import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
+import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
+import static net.sf.briar.android.widgets.CommonLayoutParams.MATCH_MATCH;
+import static net.sf.briar.android.widgets.CommonLayoutParams.WRAP_WRAP;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import net.sf.briar.R;
+import net.sf.briar.android.BriarActivity;
+import net.sf.briar.android.BriarService;
+import net.sf.briar.android.BriarService.BriarServiceConnection;
+import net.sf.briar.api.android.DatabaseUiExecutor;
+import net.sf.briar.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
+import net.sf.briar.api.crypto.CryptoExecutor;
+import net.sf.briar.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
+import net.sf.briar.api.db.DbException;
+import net.sf.briar.api.messaging.GroupFactory;
+import net.sf.briar.api.messaging.LocalGroup;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
+import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.widget.TextView.OnEditorActionListener;
+
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+
+public class CreateBlogActivity extends BriarActivity
+implements OnEditorActionListener, OnClickListener {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			Logger.getLogger(CreateBlogActivity.class.getName());
+
+	private final BriarServiceConnection serviceConnection =
+			new BriarServiceConnection();
+
+	@Inject @CryptoExecutor private Executor cryptoExecutor;
+	private EditText nameEntry = null;
+	private Button createButton = null;
+	private ProgressBar progress = null;
+
+	// Fields that are accessed from background threads must be volatile
+	@Inject private volatile CryptoComponent crypto;
+	@Inject private volatile GroupFactory groupFactory;
+	@Inject private volatile DatabaseComponent db;
+	@Inject @DatabaseUiExecutor private volatile Executor dbUiExecutor;
+
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate(Bundle state) {
+		super.onCreate(null);
+		LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);
+		layout.setLayoutParams(MATCH_MATCH);
+		layout.setOrientation(VERTICAL);
+		layout.setGravity(CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
+
+		TextView chooseNickname = new TextView(this);
+		chooseNickname.setGravity(CENTER);
+		chooseNickname.setTextSize(18);
+		chooseNickname.setPadding(10, 10, 10, 10);
+		chooseNickname.setText(R.string.choose_blog_name);
+		layout.addView(chooseNickname);
+
+		nameEntry = new EditText(this);
+		nameEntry.setTextSize(18);
+		nameEntry.setMaxLines(1);
+		nameEntry.setPadding(10, 10, 10, 10);
+		int inputType = TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES;
+		nameEntry.setInputType(inputType);
+		nameEntry.setOnEditorActionListener(this);
+		layout.addView(nameEntry);
+
+		createButton = new Button(this);
+		createButton.setLayoutParams(WRAP_WRAP);
+		createButton.setText(R.string.create_button);
+		createButton.setOnClickListener(this);
+		layout.addView(createButton);
+
+		progress = new ProgressBar(this);
+		progress.setLayoutParams(WRAP_WRAP);
+		progress.setIndeterminate(true);
+		progress.setVisibility(GONE);
+		layout.addView(progress);
+
+		setContentView(layout);
+
+		// Bind to the service so we can wait for it to start
+		bindService(new Intent(BriarService.class.getName()),
+				serviceConnection, 0);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onDestroy() {
+		super.onDestroy();
+		unbindService(serviceConnection);
+	}
+
+	public boolean onEditorAction(TextView textView, int actionId, KeyEvent e) {
+		validateName();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public void onClick(View view) {
+		if(!validateName()) return;
+		final String name = nameEntry.getText().toString();
+		// Replace the button with a progress bar
+		createButton.setVisibility(GONE);
+		progress.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+		// Create the blog in a background thread
+		cryptoExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+				KeyPair keyPair = crypto.generateSignatureKeyPair();
+				final byte[] publicKey = keyPair.getPublic().getEncoded();
+				final byte[] privateKey = keyPair.getPrivate().getEncoded();
+				LocalGroup g;
+				try {
+					g = groupFactory.createLocalGroup(name, publicKey,
+							privateKey);
+				} catch(IOException e) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(e);
+				}
+				storeLocalGroup(g);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	private void storeLocalGroup(final LocalGroup g) {
+		dbUiExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					serviceConnection.waitForStartup();
+					long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+					db.addLocalGroup(g);
+					db.subscribe(g);
+					long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - now;
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
+						LOG.info("Storing group took " + duration + " ms");
+				} catch(DbException e) {
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(WARNING))
+						LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
+				} catch(InterruptedException e) {
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
+						LOG.info("Interrupted while waiting for service");
+					Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+				}
+				runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+					public void run() {
+						finish();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	private boolean validateName() {
+		if(nameEntry.getText().toString().equals("")) return false;
+		// Hide the soft keyboard
+		Object o = getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+		((InputMethodManager) o).toggleSoftInput(HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY, 0);
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateGroupActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateGroupActivity.java
index 0c150118b6d8133a0807b2e0aa7a91bb01f3e6c4..e8c3ac199e68ebef099516017aba565ee3e61239 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateGroupActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/CreateGroupActivity.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ implements OnEditorActionListener, OnClickListener {
 		dbUiExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
+					serviceConnection.waitForStartup();
 					Group g = groupFactory.createGroup(name);
 					long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 					db.subscribe(g);
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ implements OnEditorActionListener, OnClickListener {
 				} catch(DbException e) {
 					if(LOG.isLoggable(WARNING))
 						LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
+				} catch(InterruptedException e) {
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
+						LOG.info("Interrupted while waiting for service");
+					Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 				} catch(IOException e) {
 					throw new RuntimeException(e);
 				}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/GroupListActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/GroupListActivity.java
index f4d2cd87323dd5cc4eda52101fcef52da9f0f6ab..8f58340846e7230102f5f017049afc723d6f000e 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/GroupListActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/GroupListActivity.java
@@ -215,11 +215,9 @@ implements OnClickListener, DatabaseListener, NoGroupsDialog.Listener {
 
 	public void onClick(View view) {
 		if(view == newGroupButton) {
-			if(restricted) {
-				// FIXME: Hook this up to an activity
-			} else {
-				startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateGroupActivity.class));
-			}
+			if(restricted)
+				startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateBlogActivity.class));
+			else startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateGroupActivity.class));
 		} else if(view == composeButton) {
 			if(noGroups) {
 				NoGroupsDialog dialog = new NoGroupsDialog();
@@ -294,11 +292,9 @@ implements OnClickListener, DatabaseListener, NoGroupsDialog.Listener {
 	}
 
 	public void createGroupButtonClicked() {
-		if(restricted) {
-			// FIXME: Hook this up to an activity
-		} else {
-			startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateGroupActivity.class));
-		}
+		if(restricted)
+			startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateBlogActivity.class));
+		else startActivity(new Intent(this, CreateGroupActivity.class));
 	}
 
 	public void cancelButtonClicked() {
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/WriteGroupMessageActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/WriteGroupMessageActivity.java
index 193d1d55799f62e5d2cb611f049d06e9cc22fc0f..b3c8e80230e8901776c355e09dcc0329f200efcd 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/WriteGroupMessageActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/groups/WriteGroupMessageActivity.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ implements OnItemSelectedListener, OnClickListener {
 
 		Intent i = getIntent();
 		restricted = i.getBooleanExtra("net.sf.briar.RESTRICTED", false);
+		if(restricted) setTitle(R.string.compose_blog_title);
+		else setTitle(R.string.compose_group_title);
 		byte[] b = i.getByteArrayExtra("net.sf.briar.GROUP_ID");
 		if(b != null) groupId = new GroupId(b);
 		b = i.getByteArrayExtra("net.sf.briar.PARENT_ID");