Add Friends to Wechat on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to add contacts to WeChat on an Android phone or tablet.

Steps

Open WeChat. The app has a green icon with two overlapping white chat bubbles. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
Tap +. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Tap Add Contacts.
Tap Mobile Contact. This option allows you to select any contact on your Android.
Select which contacts to browse. If you do not sync your contacts to your Google account, select Mobile Contacts. Otherwise, select Google Contacts to include contacts that may not be saved to your SIM.
- If you’re not sure, you can repeat this step with both options.
Tap Add for each contact you want to add. It’s a green button beside each contact’s name. This adds the person to your WeChat contacts list.

Open WeChat. The app has a green icon with two overlapping white chat bubbles. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
Tap Contacts. It’s at the bottom of the screen.
Type a WeChat id or phone number into the search box. A list of matches will appear.
Select a friend from the search results. Now you’ll see this user’s profile.
Tap Add. This person will now be added to your contacts.

Open WeChat. The app has a green icon with two overlapping white chat bubbles. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
Tap +. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
Tap Scan QR Code. Now you’ll see the camera view frame.
Line up the QR code in the camera view frame. You can scan someone’s code directly from their phone or tablet, or from printed materials (letters, advertisements, photos, etc.) WeChat will scan the code once its aligned and add the person to your contacts list.

Open WeChat. The app has a green icon with two overlapping white chat bubbles. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
- Use this method to create a quick link a friend can use to add you as a contact.
Tap +. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Tap Add Contacts.
Tap Invite Friends. A list of messaging and social media apps will appear.
Select an app. You can select a messaging app (e.g. Email, Messages, WhatsApp) to send a message directly to a friend, or a social media app (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) to post the link to your feed.
Tap the send or post icon. When someone you know follows the link, they’ll be able to quickly create a WeChat account (if they don’t already have one) and add you to their contacts.