When you download the Venmo app, you may be asked to grant Venmo permission to access or "sync" your contacts.
If you accept, Venmo will access the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of your device contacts to improve your search results, let you invite contacts, and as otherwise permitted in our Privacy Policy. You can choose to deny the request if you'd like.
Syncing will add your contacts who use Venmo as friends, so you can easily find, pay, and share payments with each other.
To grant Venmo access to your contacts manually, follow these steps in the Venmo app:
- Go to the Me tab
- Tap the Settings gear
- Tap Friends & Social
- Tap the Phone Contacts toggle
You can also disable this option, which will stop Venmo from adding your new device contacts as friends.