Guide - Connect with friends

From the Chats screen, you can search friends by ID, create a room to invite people, or join a room from a link.

1. Start connecting

Open the connection options from the main screen.

Start chat or the + button

On the main screen, tap "Start chat" or the + icon in the top-right corner to connect with friends (add friends, join groups, create groups, or search).

Chats screen showing the Start chat button and the + icon in the top-right corner

2. Ways to connect

From the connection menu, you can do several actions quickly:

Search by ID, create a room, invite via link, join a room

You can search friends by ID (see step 4 in the Getting Started guide for how to copy your ID), create a room and invite friends via a link, or join a room by address.

Connection menu with options such as searching by ID, creating a room, and joining a room

3. Invite friends to 2alo

When inviting friends, you can share an invite link via other apps or copy it to send.

3.1. Share an invite link

Choose "Invite people to use 2alo" to open the share sheet, then pick an app or copy the link.

Share popup for inviting friends to 2alo

3.2. Friends tap the link to connect

Send the link to your friends. When they tap it, they can connect with you right away.

A message containing an invite link that a friend can tap to connect