Strava gets even more fun when you find and invite friends. Following friends opens up a world of social interaction and gets the competitive spirit going.
Finding Friends
- Select "You" from the bottom navigation menu and tap the magnifying glass.
- From this page, you can search by name and browse through suggested connections and friends from your phone's contacts.
- When you find a new athlete you want to follow, tap the orange "Follow" button next to their name.
- Select "Invite Friends" to send invitations with your preferred messaging app.
Connect your Contacts
By adding your contacts, Strava will list the ones you already follow, suggest friends to follow based on your Strava contacts, and show other contacts who are not on Strava.
Disconnecting and Removing Phone Contacts
To disconnect contacts book:
- Open your phone's Settings, scroll down to find Apps, and find Strava among your apps. There you should be able to disable access to your phone contacts by clicking on Permissions from the App Info menu.
To remove contacts on Strava:
- From the Strava mobile app, open your settings from the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the "You" tab.
- Tap "Contacts" and uncheck the "Contact Sync Enabled" option.
- Please be aware that if you've never given Strava permission to access your phone's contact book, Strava does not have access and the setting won't apply to you.
Comments
Article is closed for comments.