Family Connections

Connecting with family members is the heart of A2Me. To send a connection request, use the Search tab to find a family member by name or email address. When you find the right person, tap their profile and select Connect.

You'll be asked to specify your relationship to that person — for example, parent, sibling, cousin, aunt, or uncle. This helps A2Me build an accurate picture of your family tree and ensures your content reaches the right people based on visibility settings.

The person you're inviting will receive a notification with your connection request. They can review your profile and accept or decline. If they haven't joined A2Me yet, you can send them an invitation link via text or email directly from the app.

When someone sends you a connection request, you'll see a notification in the app. Tap the notification or go to your Notifications tab to review pending requests. Each request shows the person's name, profile photo, and the relationship they specified.

You can Accept to add them to your family network or Decline if you don't recognize them or don't wish to connect. Accepting a request means you'll see each other's posts based on visibility settings, and you'll both appear in each other's family tree.

To manage your existing connections, visit your profile and tap Connections. From there, you can view all your family connections, see relationship details, and remove a connection if needed. Removing a connection is a private action — the other person won't be notified.

A2Me uses relationship types to help organize your family network and control content visibility. When you connect with someone, you both agree on the relationship — such as parent/child, siblings, cousins, aunt/uncle and niece/nephew, or grandparent/grandchild.

Relationship types determine how content flows through your network. When you set a post's visibility to "Family," it reaches your direct, confirmed connections. "Distant Family" extends to connections further removed in the family tree. This means your closest relatives see the most, while extended family sees what you choose to share more broadly.

You can update a relationship type at any time if circumstances change — for example, if a family friend becomes an in-law, or if you want to reclassify a connection. Both parties will be notified when a relationship type is updated.

One of A2Me's most beloved features is the interactive family tree. Access it from your profile by tapping Family Tree. The tree visualizes your family connections as a beautiful, interactive diagram that you can zoom, pan, and explore.

Each person on the tree is shown with their profile photo and name. Tap any person to view their profile, see their relationship to you, and browse their shared posts. The tree automatically updates as new connections are made, so it grows alongside your family.

The family tree is built from the connections and relationships confirmed by all members. Because each connection requires mutual agreement, the tree is accurate and trustworthy. It's a wonderful way to see how your family fits together and discover connections you might not have known about.

Just because someone is family doesn't mean they should see everything. A2Me gives you fine-grained control over what each family member can see. Every post you create has a visibility setting, and you can also adjust privacy at the connection level.

If there's a family member you'd prefer not to share certain content with, you can adjust their visibility permissions from your connections settings. This lets you stay connected on the family tree while controlling what appears in their feed from you.

A2Me never shares your private data — like your email, phone number, or location — with other users, even family members, unless you explicitly choose to do so. Your privacy is respected at every level of the app, because family trust should be built on respect, not exposure.