Add friends

Adding someone as a friend lets you start a private chat and keep up with each other. You find people by their unique username — the lowercase handle on their profile, which is different from their display name.

Before you start

Ask your friend for their unique username, or have your own invite link ready to send them.

🖥 Web
📱 Mobile

Click Profile in the navigation, then look at the Friends panel.

Click the add-friend icon in the top-right of the panel. The Add a new friend! dialog opens.

Screenshot coming soon

The Add a new friend! dialog with the invite link and the username field

Capture spec (for maintainers)

{
  "id": "web.profile-and-friends.add-friends.add-dialog",
  "platform": "web",
  "route": "/users/me",
  "actions": [
    {
      "pom": {
        "page": "FriendsPage",
        "call": "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "click": {
        "testId": "friend-add-trigger",
        "note": "the PersonAdd icon at the top-right of the Friends panel"
      }
    }
  ],
  "clip": {
    "selector": "[role=dialog]",
    "pad": 16
  }
}

Type your friend's handle in the Your Friend's Username field, then click Confirm.
Or copy the friend invite link shown at the top of the dialog and send it to them — it works for people who aren't on Latte yet.

Open your profile and tap Friends.
Tap Add a new friend!, then pick a method under Add a friend through...:
- Username — type their handle and tap Confirm.
- QR Code — scan your friend's code, or show yours for them to scan.
- Friend Link — share a friend invite link through any app.
Screenshot coming soon
The Add a friend through... bottom sheet listing QR Code, Friend Link, and Username
Capture spec (for maintainers)
```
{
  "id": "mobile.profile-and-friends.add-friends.methods-sheet",
  "platform": "mobile",
  "route": "/users/me/friends",
  "actions": [
    {
      "tapOn": {
        "text": "Add a new friend!"
      }
    },
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Add a friend through..."
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

tip

A person won't appear in your friends list until they accept your request. You can see and cancel a request you've sent from the Pending view — see Manage friend requests.

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