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Add contacts face-to-face
You can add contacts in five ways.
If you are face-to-face,
Scanning each other Olvid ID is the easiest and fastest way to add contacts. A double QR code Scan will do.-
Tap
(bottom middle) and ask your contact to do the same. -
Tap
Scan. (The very first time, permission to access your camera is requested. Accepting it is required to Scan). - Place your contact’s QR code under the lens of your camera. (Pressing the QR code will magnify it, if necessary).
- A new QR code appears. It’s a one-time use code.
- Show it to your contact.
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Your contact taps
Scan and scans your one-time QR code. - Your contact taps Add to contacts and that’s it.
A new discussion appears in your your discussions list .
You can already write your first messages. They will be queued and sent as soon as the secure channel is ready. Its creation is automatic and takes only a few seconds.