The fastest way to fill up your Galaxy with planets is to import your contacts. Buddzy can check your phone's address book to see which of your friends are already using the app, and the whole process takes under a minute. But here's the part that matters most — your contact data is handled with serious privacy protections. Let's break down exactly how it works and why you should feel good about it.
How It Works
When you reach the contact import step during onboarding (or anytime later from your settings), here's what happens:
- Permission request — Buddzy asks for access to your phone's address book. You'll see a standard system prompt asking you to allow or deny access. This is entirely optional — you can skip it and add friends manually instead.
- Private matching — If you grant permission, Buddzy checks which of your contacts are already on the app. Your contact info is handled privately and never shared or stored externally.
- Results appear — You'll see a list of contacts who are already on Buddzy. Tap to add them as friends, and they'll start populating your Galaxy.
Privacy Quick Hits
Privacy matters, so here's the rundown:
- Your contact data stays private. Buddzy doesn't store or share your contacts.
- You can skip this entirely. Not comfortable sharing address book access? No problem. Add friends through referral links, QR codes, or username search instead.
Pro Tips
- Import your contacts during onboarding rather than later. The sooner you find friends on Buddzy, the sooner you can start building Streaks and climbing leaderboards.
- If a friend just joined Buddzy and isn't showing up in your import results, give it a moment. There can be a brief delay before new accounts become matchable.
- You only need to import once. After the initial import, Buddzy won't repeatedly access your contacts unless you manually trigger it again.
- Tell your friends to sign up with the phone number you have saved for them. If they use a different number, the matching won't connect you automatically.
Your contacts are the quickest shortcut to a thriving Galaxy. One tap and you're connected.