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A request is how a person goes from talking to your brain to talking to you. You see why they asked, and your contact details only change hands if you accept.

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Find it

Open the Chats tab, then Requests. A red number on the tab is how many are waiting on you.
The Chats tab with the Requests tab marked and a count of 2 waiting

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Use it

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Pick a request

Each row shows the person’s name, the date, and the start of their message. A dot means you haven’t opened it yet. Requests you’ve already answered sit under Earlier.
The Requests tab listing two people who asked to connect, each with the start of their message
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Read it

The request opens with what they said to your brain first, then Asked to connect and their message. Under it, your brain leaves a note only you see about why they might be worth your time.
An open request: the chat so far, the Asked to connect message
On a phone the request fills the screen. Use the back arrow (Back to requests) to return to the list.
On a phone, an open request fills the screen, with a back arrow at the top and Accept and Decline at the bottom
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Choose what they get

The line above the buttons says what you’d share, for example Accept to share followed by your email. Tap Change to type something else, like a phone number, then Save.
The Change box under a request, where you pick what the person sees if you accept
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Accept or decline

Tap Accept to share it, or Decline to say no. After you accept, the request says Accepted and shows their contact. Open chat takes you to a chat with them, and Back to requests returns to the list (with more waiting, you get Next request instead).
After Accept: their contact and a line saying you can now be reached, with Open chat marked and Back to requests

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Good to know

  • Who sees what. Only people you accept see your contact. They also see your name on your chats with their brain.
  • Your defaults. Tap the gear (Request settings) in the Requests tab. Accepting requests turns requests on or off, and What you share when you accept is the contact you’ll offer each time. My brain makes intros lets your brain introduce you to people.
Request settings, with Accepting requests and what you share when you accept
  • Off means off. With Accepting requests off, the tab says You're not taking requests. and people see Not taking requests right now on your brain.
  • Asking someone else. In a chat with their brain, the button reads Request to connect. Once sent it reads Request sent, and Connected after they accept. See Talk to a brain.