- From your contacts: People shows "Your contacts on Tellu" — tap Add.
- By username: People → Add → Add by username or QR → type @name → Send request.
- By QR: scan your friend's code from Scan, or from a photo in your gallery.
- Your link: More → "Tellu me" → Share my Tellu (mytellu.link/@yourname).
- If they had already sent you a request, you become friends immediately.
Friend requests: a new request shows as the first circle in "Your people" on Home — the sender's photo with a + badge and "Friend request" under it (several requests: stacked photos with their number). Tap it to open a window: Accept, Decline or View profile (several requests: a quick ✓ / ✕ list). All requests are also in People → Add & manage → Friend requests — where you can also block.
No photo? People without a photo show the first letter of their name on their own Tellu colour — the same colour everywhere.