I’ve recently started using signal and getting some of my contacts switched. I have a signal contact that’s in my iPhone contact list, but isn’t linked and I can’t find any way to get that link created. He’s tried toggling the privacy->phone number options on and off, the “who can see” and “who can find me”, with no luck.

One possible clue - my first signal connection to this contact was in a group chat, I texted the link and he joined signal that way. No idea if relevant.

Any thoughts?

  • krelvar@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Correct, that’s exactly what I did. We got it sorted out, through some combination of deleting the contact, deleting the chat, etc. I think the actual fix was to delete the contact and have them send their QR code directly and open it that way.

    • The HobbyistEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      Yes I find it very confusing that signal contacts aren’t the same as regular contacts…