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Contacts are how you stay connected with people outside of spaces. Once someone is in your contacts, you can see when they’re online, message them directly, and share files — whether you’re in the same space or not. There’s no friend request to accept and no email to confirm. Adding a contact is immediate.

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Ways to add a contact

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Pair with a code (recommended)

Open the Contacts app and tap Show My Code to display a 6-digit pairing code that refreshes every 30 seconds. The other person enters your code on their device.Both sides exchange cryptographic keys automatically — no manual setup — and each of you appears in the other’s contact list as a trusted connection.
This is the most secure method. It establishes full cryptographic trust, meaning your communication is end-to-end encrypted and verified from the start.
2

Add by device ID

If someone shares their (unique device identifier), paste it into the Add by ODID field and tap Add. The contact is saved immediately.This is quick but doesn’t perform the key exchange that pairing does — it can be upgraded later.
3

Add from a profile

If you’re viewing someone’s profile — from a space or the launcher — tap Add Contact to save them to your list directly.
4

Add from a conversation

You can add someone as a contact from a direct message thread in a space. Contacts are not added automatically — you choose who to add.

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Removing contacts

To remove a contact, open their profile in the Contacts app and remove them. Once removed, the contact stays removed — even if the other person still has you in their contacts, the system will not re-add them on your side.

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What happens after

Once a contact is added:
  • You’ll see their presence status — online, away, or busy.
  • You can message them directly from the Chats panel or the Messages app.
  • Messages sent while they’re offline are queued and delivered when they come back.
  • Contacts added via pairing code have full end-to-end encryption from the start.