Venmo is one of the most popular and most reliable payment platforms in the United States.
This platform allows people to send and request money from their friends and family. But to be able to perform the aforementioned transaction, you must add them up on Venmo.
In today’s article I’ll be showing you how to add your friends to your Venmo friends’ list, and I will be giving you some additional information about Venmo I’m sure would be valuable to you.
How to add friends on Venmo
There are various ways one can add friends on Venmo, you can do so by:
Searching for the person on the Venmo app.
Directly adding your phone contacts to your Venmo.
Scanning the Venmo users’ QR code.
And since Venmo app works on Android and iOS smartphones, I will be explaining the methods on both smartphones.
Keep reading to know the procedures on how to use the methods mentioned above..
How to add someone on Venmo using the search option.
If you are using an Android smartphone
Login to your Venmo account
Click on the three vertical lines at the left top corner of your Venmo home page to get to the main menu.
Click on ‘search people’
Type the person’s username and it will bring out possible users. Make sure you confirm that the user you want to add is the right one, to do so check the profile picture before you add.
Once the person accepts your request, they’ll be added to your friend’s list.
If you are using an iPhone
Log in to the Venmo app
Click on the main menu
Click on ‘search people’
Type the person’s username and it will bring out possible users. Make sure you confirm that the user you want to add is the right one, to do so check the profile picture before you add.
Once the user accepts your request, they’ll be added to your friend the Venmo app
Tap ‘setting’ from the main menu template
Under the settings list, click on ‘preference’
Click on ‘friends and social’
You’ll see a switch beside phone contacts.
Turn it on and it will automatically add friends that are registered on Venmo.
How to add contacts on your mobile device to Venmo
The Venmo app works on Android and iOS smartphones respectively ( e.g. Samsung and iPhone), and they have different methods of syncing contacts to Venmo.
If you own an Android phone
Open the Venmo app
Click settings on the menu
Below the settings list, click on ‘preference’
Click on ‘friends and social’
You’ll see a toggle switch beside phone contacts.
Turn it on and it will automatically add your contacts that use Venmo.
If you own an iPhone
Open the Venmo app.
Click the ‘setting’ icon in the main menu.
Beneath the settings list, click on ‘preference’
Click on ‘friends and social’
You’ll see a toggle switch beside phone contacts.
Turn it on and it will automatically add all your contacts that use Venmo.
