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Signal contact not linked to iPhone contact (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by krelvar@lemmy.world to c/signal@lemmy.ml

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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?

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[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think this is the case if you add them to your contacts from within signal, compared to doing it yourself in your contacts app.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes I find it very confusing that signal contacts aren't the same as regular contacts...