How to Manage Visibility

Step-by-step guide for controlling what each contact can see.

Overview

Visibility lets you control who sees what on your contact card. Show your work email to colleagues, your personal phone to friends, and hide your home address from everyone else.

Change What One Contact Sees

Step 1: Open Contact

1. Go to Contacts
2. Tap on the contact you want to modify

Step 2: Find Visibility Settings

1. Scroll down to "What They Can See"
2. You'll see a list of all your fields

Step 3: Toggle Fields

• Enabled (green): They can see this field
• Disabled (gray): They cannot see this field

Tap any field to toggle it.

Step 4: Confirm

Changes apply immediately. The contact will see the update next time they sync.

Show/Hide a Field for Everyone

Step 1: Go to Your Card

1. Go to Home
2. Find the field you want to change

Step 2: Open Visibility Menu

1. Tap the visibility icon (eye) next to the field
2. A menu appears

Step 3: Choose Option

• Show to all: Makes the field visible to all contacts
• Hide from all: Hides the field from all contacts
• Customize: Opens per-contact toggles

Using Labels

Labels help you manage visibility for groups instead of individuals.

Creating a Label

1. Go to Settings > Labels
2. Tap Add Label
3. Enter a name (e.g., "Work", "Family", "Friends")
4. Tap Create

Assigning Contacts to Labels

1. Open a contact
2. Scroll to Labels
3. Tap to assign/unassign labels

Setting Visibility by Label

1. Go to Home
2. Tap the visibility icon next to a field
3. Tap Customize
4. Switch to the Labels tab
5. Toggle labels on/off

Example: Enable "Family" and "Friends", disable "Work" for your personal phone.

Common Configurations

Business Card Mode

Share only professional information:

Close Friends

Share everything with trusted contacts:

1. Create a "Close Friends" label
2. Assign trusted contacts
3. Show all fields to "Close Friends"
4. Restrict fields for everyone else

Temporary Sharing

Share a field temporarily:

1. Show the field to a specific contact
2. Complete whatever you needed
3. Hide the field again

They lose access immediately when you hide it.

Checking What Someone Sees

Step 1: Open Contact

1. Go to Contacts
2. Tap on the contact

Step 2: Review Visible Fields

Look at "What They Can See":

• Enabled fields = they see these
• Disabled fields = they don't see these

Summary View

At the bottom of the contact, you'll see:

"Alice can see 3 of your 7 fields"

Default Visibility

For New Fields

When you add a new field, it's visible to everyone by default.

To change this:

1. Add the field
2. Immediately tap the visibility icon
3. Adjust as needed

For New Contacts

When you exchange with someone new, they see all fields that are currently visible to "everyone".

Troubleshooting

Contact Still Sees Hidden Field

1. Changes sync when they open the app
2. Ask them to refresh their contacts
3. Wait a few minutes for sync

Can't Find Visibility Options

1. Make sure you're on the contact's detail page
2. Scroll down — visibility is below their card info
3. If missing, update the app

Label Changes Not Applying

1. Make sure contacts are assigned to the label
2. Check the label visibility settings
3. Try removing and re-adding the label

Tips

Be Intentional

• Review visibility when adding new fields
• Periodically audit what each contact sees
• Use labels to stay organized

Think in Categories

Group contacts by relationship type:

• Work: Professional info only
• Family: Everything
• Acquaintances: Name and email only

Start Restrictive

It's easier to show more later than to hide after sharing.

Privacy Notes

• Hidden fields disappear from their view
• They aren't notified when you hide fields
• They can't see your visibility settings
• Hiding is per-contact — it doesn't delete the field

For more on privacy, see Privacy Controls.