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Add a friend on Dopppel
Add someone by their email, or send them your invite link. Once you are friends you can start a Gäng, share a chat, or send them a plan to vote on.
What it is
Dopppel is better with people in it, and the Friends page is where you add them. There are two ways. Type someone's email in the box at the top to invite them. Or send them your invite link — the link and its QR code sit right under the box, so you can text it, post it, or hold up your phone. When someone sends you a request, it shows in the bell, and your phone pings too if you turned on "On this device" in Settings → Notifications.
There is no way to search everyone on Dopppel by name, and that is on purpose. Typing a name only looks through friends you already have. To add someone new you need their email, their phone in your contacts, or your link in their hands. Friends you added in the last week sit in their own box at the top, with a round "Say hi" button to start your first chat, then move into the normal list after a week. Under each name a small line says how long you have been friends and how many Gängs you share, and a long list gets A to Z letters. Tap any friend's name or photo to open their profile.
You can also find friends from your own contacts. Tap "Invite friends from Google" to bring in your Google contacts, or tap "or a file" to pick people from your phone or a file. Dopppel shows who is "Already on Dopppel" with an "Add friend" button, and "Invite them" for the rest. Only people with an email address come in. People saved with just a phone number are left out, so the list can be shorter than your contacts. To invite lots of people at once, paste many emails in the box and tap "Send all". The first 20 go right away, and the rest go out over a few hours. You can stop them any time. On a phone, you can also text your link to friends, one tap each. If you do not want to be found this way, turn off "Let people find me by email" in Settings, under Privacy.
How to use it
- 1Open Friends in the side menu.
- 2Type their email in the box at the top to invite them.
- 3Or send them your invite link, or show them the QR code under the box.
- 4Once they are on, tap the round "Say hi" button to start your first chat together.
Questions
How do I add a friend?
Type their email in the box at the top of the Friends page, or send them your invite link. Once you are friends, you can start a Gäng together, share a chat with them, or send them a plan to vote on.
Can I search for someone by name?
No, and that is on purpose. Typing a name only looks through friends you already have. To add anybody new you need their email, your contacts, or your invite link, so nobody can sit there typing names to see who is on Dopppel. If you do not want to be found by your email either, open Settings, tap Privacy, and turn off "Let people find me by email". After that, no one new can find your account from your email, even from their contacts. Your friends still see you.
What is an invite link?
Your own link to share. Anyone who opens it can chat with Dopppel right away, and the two of you become friends when they sign in. Its QR code is right under the box on the Friends page.
Can I invite a lot of people at once?
Yes. Paste many emails and tap "Send all", or pick people with "Invite friends from Google" or "or a file". Big lists go out over a few hours, and you can tap "Stop". If someone does not join, we send them one reminder after 3 days, and never more than one.
Can I add more than one Google account?
Yes. Tap "Add another Google account" and pick the other account. To remove one, open Settings, tap Plugins, then Contacts, and tap Remove next to it.
Can I delete the contacts I brought in?
Yes. In Settings → Plugins, tap "Remove my contacts". It deletes every name and email you brought in. Your friends stay friends.
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