Connection Handle

Oddapy follows a privacy-first approach in everything it does. Users are not discoverable by others, meaning no one can search for your profile. Your account remains private unless you explicitly choose to connect with someone.

Understanding the Hanlde

A handle is 40 character long string meant to establish connection between two or more Oddapy users or to join a group. In its raw form, a Handle looks like this:

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Features of a Handle

• Used to establish connection.
• Validity of the handle is determined by the user issuing the handle. Short lived handles are more secure.
• A Handle represents a Consent by a user to connect with another user
• For a group joining Handle, it represents the permission from the group admin to allow someone to join a group.

Types of Handles

There are two types of handles in Oddapy:

1. Connection Handle: Used to connect with other Oddapy users.
2. Group Joining Handle: Used to join a group.

Each user has their own connection handles, which can be managed from the Handle Manager. You can access the Handle Manager from the Preferences Menu, where all your currently active handles are listed.

Handle Manager

The Handle Manager is the central place for managing all your Oddapy connection handles. It provides a clear overview of active and expired handles, allowing users to easily create, edit, share, or delete them. The Handle Manager can be accessed as follows:

Once open, you should see something like this:

Commands

Active handles appear normally and can be used / shared anytime. A Handle in gray text means that the handle has expired and needs to be regenerated.

Creating a Handle

Tap [uiicon_plus] to open the Handle creation form:

Input guidelines

• Cover photo is optional but recommended to visually represent the group.
• Name is a mandatory field and follows the rules of Name as in other objects.
• Note A short note can help you recall some details about the Handle.
• Select the purpose as follows:
  • Connecting with friends if you are creating the Handle to connect with other, or
  • Joining a Group to invite people to join a group.
• Set the Validity, a shorter validity makes it more secure.
• If you are creating the Handle to connect with an individual, you can share your email or mobile number. This will allow the target user to see your email and mobile number when after connection is establish.
• If you are creating the Handle to invite other to join a group, select the target group by tapping …

Once all details are entered, tap the [uiicon_check] {Generate} button to create the handle. The new handle will be listed in the Handle Manager. To share the newly create handle, tap on the Handle.

Using & Sharing Handles

Tapping on a handle will open the Handle Viewer dialog. The Handle Viewer shows The QR Code for scanning and sharing options (Email, URL, or social media messaging). Scanning the QR Code will automatically apply the handle to connect with a user or join a group.

Managing Handles

Expired Handles

At time, some handles in the will appear grayed out. It indicates that they have expired. In that case, you have to tap [uiicon_edit] to edit and regenerate.

Editing a Handle

Tap [uiicon_edit] to edit the Handle. The [uiicon_check] {Generate} button updates the detail and regenerate the Handle.

Deleting a Handle

You can delete a handle by taping [uiicon_delete]. Deleting a handle does not affect:

• Existing connections established using the handle.
• Group memberships acquired through the handle.