How contact sharing works

A share has two parts that work together: a link (or a QR code that encodes the same link) and a short unlock code. The link points the recipient to the contact; the code unlocks it.

You can send the link and code together in any chat app, or show the QR code and read the unlock code aloud for an in-person hand-off. The recipient always needs both the link/QR and the code to import the contact.

Share a contact

1. Go to the People tab and open the contact you want to share (this works on your own self-card too).
2. Tap the share icon (the arrow-and-dots share symbol at the top of the contact's page) — it is an icon with no text label.
3. On the next screen, choose which details to include (see below), then tap Create share link.

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Susan Carter

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Birthday12/09/1966 · 60 years old♍Western ZodiacVirgoAstrology

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Choose what to include

Before the link is created, you pick which groups of details to share. Every group is turned on by default, so the quickest path is to just create the link.

• Name (always shared)
• Full name & nickname
• Gender · Phone · Address
• Birthday, birth chart & zodiac
• Tags · Personality tags · Photo
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The result screen: QR, code, copy & countdown

1. A QR code appears for in-person sharing — the other person scans it with their Ember app.
2. The unlock code (6 digits) is shown separately, large and clear. Read it to the recipient or send it alongside the link.
3. Tap Copy link + code to copy a ready-to-send message containing both the link and the code, then paste it into any chat app.
4. Tap Share… to open your phone's share sheet with the same message.

Receive a contact someone shared

After entering the unlock code, review the people in the share and confirm who you want to add.

1. From a link: tap the link the sender sent you. If Ember is installed it opens straight away; if not, you will see buttons to install Ember from the App Store or Google Play first.
2. From a QR code (in person): in the People tab, tap the + menu and choose Add from QR code, then point your camera at the sender's QR code.
3. Enter the sender’s 6-digit Unlock code, then tap Unlock.
4. Review Who do you want to add?. Keep the people you want, then tap Add 1 contact (the number changes with your selection). A single imported contact opens in its edit screen.

Privacy, expiry & safety

The unlock code is required to open every share — a link on its own cannot be opened. If someone enters the wrong code too many times, the share locks itself.

Shared data stays private end-to-end: the contact is encrypted with a key tied to the unlock code, so Ember's servers cannot read it. Links also expire automatically after 24 hours.

Some details are never shared, because they are your own private framing of the relationship: your notes, the relationship type you set, and any warmth adjustments. Your self-card is shared as an ordinary contact — the recipient never sees it marked as "you".