# How to add a friend and chat with friends on Cya Live

> Cya is a platform for watching movies, shows and live events together online with friends, creators and audiences, with synced playback, live video interaction and ticketing.

Follow Cya’s guide to adding friends, accepting requests, viewing your friend list and starting conversations during or outside an event.

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Author: Yuliya V.

Published: 2022-03-28T03:51:11+00:00

Updated: 2023-01-23T16:51:31+00:00

[View Friend List and Chat with Friends](https://cya.live/#view_friendlist)

[Add Friends From Home Page](https://cya.live/#from_homepage)

[Add Friends During an Event](https://cya.live/#during_event)

## How to Add Friends from Home page and Accept a friend request

To accept a friend request simply go your notifications tab where you will find all the friend requests you have recieved.

![gif](https://cdn1.cya.live/info/img/blog-how-to-add-a-friend-during-an-event-on-cya-live/add-a-friend-on-cya-b604fc919ec0.gif)

## How to view your friend list and chat with friends

To view your friendlist or chat with friends, head to the main events page and click on the big icon in the right bottom of the screen.

![Conceptual illustration of friends connecting through shared screens](https://cdn1.cya.live/info/img/editorial/connect-b130a7a293c7.png)

Editorial illustration. Four original screenshots for this guide are unavailable; the written steps and original demonstration above are preserved. This is not a screenshot of Cya.

## add friends during an event

### Step 1

Once you entered an event. Click on the icon located in the top right to open the participants screen.

### Step 2

Once you’ve opened the participants screen, locate the username you would like to add as a friend. Click on the **icon** to pull up a quick overview of their profile.

*If you are a moderator, you can invite users to the stage by clicking on their **username.**

### Step 3

From here you can add the user as a friend, visit their profile, or follow them to stay up to date on their events.

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### [How to watch Netflix with Friends](https://cya.live/info/how-to-watch-netflix-with-friends)

Follow the Cya guide to creating a room, setting up the Netflix plugin and signing in to watch together in sync with friends.

### [How to Host an Event on Cya Live](https://cya.live/info/blog/how-to-create-an-event-on-cya-live)

Follow Cya’s step-by-step guide to creating a virtual event for shared videos, activities or conversation after setting up your account.

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Read Cya’s archived comparison of Netflix plans, screen options and viewing quality, written for people planning to watch with friends.

## Bring people together.

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