How to join a circle with an invite link or code

Tap the link in the message

Tap the link in the message. The app opens on its own and shows the invite card. At the top of the card it says Invitation, and below that is the circle's name. For a one-time circle, the top of the card says One-Time Circle.

If you do not want to join right now, you can tap Skip for now. The link stays in the message; you can tap it again later.

If the link opens inside WhatsApp or Instagram, you may see a web page instead of the app. Tap the Open App button on that page (in a one-time circle, Open in the app). The invite card opens in the app.

Tap Join and type your name

Tap Join. If you are using the app for the first time, the What's your name? card appears. Type your name and tap Continue. The others in the circle will see you by this name.

In a regular circle, the Welcome window comes next; tap OK and the circle's screen opens. In a one-time circle, the circle's screen opens straight away.

You do not need to open an account to join. No email, password or phone number is asked for; typing your name is enough.

If you have already joined this circle, tapping Join takes you straight to the circle's screen.

Note the code on the invite page and download the app

On the page you see a six-character code in the Invite Code box, for example T4X6RC. Write the code down somewhere, or keep the message.

Then tap the App Store or Google Play button and download Manevi Halka. Downloading the app and joining a circle are free.

The code is often in the message too: the Short code line under the link is the same code.

Open the Circles tab in the app

Open the app and finish the short introduction on first launch. Tap the Circles tab in the bar at the bottom. Then tap the Join with an invite code button.

The app only asks for your name. Type your name and tap Continue. The Join Circle screen opens next.

If you have typed your name in the app before or signed in, you will not see this button. In that case tap the + button at the top right. In the panel that opens, tap the Join a Circle row.

Paste the link or the code, then tap Join

In WhatsApp, press and hold the invite message and copy it. Then go back to the app and tap the Paste button. If your phone asks for permission to paste, allow it. The app finds the code inside the message by itself. You can also type the code by hand.

Then tap Join. The circle's screen opens straight away.

You can paste the whole link, or even the whole message, into the box. The code is recognised even if it is written with spaces in between.

If the code does not match, the app says: No circle found with this code. Check the code. In that case read the code again. Codes do not use the letters I and O or the numbers 0 and 1.

Scan the QR code with your phone's camera

Someone in the circle, usually the admin, opens the Invite to Circle window on their phone. It has a QR code. Open your own phone's camera and point it at the QR code.

Tap the link that appears on the screen. If you have the app, the invite card opens; tap Join. If you do not have the app, the invite page opens; carry on from step 3 above.

The QR code is in the invite window of regular circles. One-time circles use the link or the code.

Join a one-time circle from your browser

The link of a one-time circle, such as a khatam for someone who passed away, a khatam for a blessed night or a group salawat, often opens without the app as well, and the circle's page appears in the browser. You need no account and no app. If the page only shows the Invite Code and the store buttons, this link needs the app; carry on from step 3.

For a khatam, tap Take this. At the question How much will you read?, choose how many pages you will read and tap I confirm, I will take it. Then Read now opens your pages in the browser. For a dhikr or salawat goal, tap Add to the count, tap the circle as many times as you counted, and at the end tap Add my count.

Everyone reads or recites in their own place; the page only shares out the parts and adds up the counts. For some circles, the page only shows the circle; then you need the app to join. More details: One-time circle and Group dhikr and salawat.

A relative of yours without the app can often tap the link and take their share in the browser too.

If you have the app and this page opened, tap the Open in the app button at the very bottom and tap Join in the app. That way the shares you take from now on are saved to your own account and appear under Your Tasks.

Find your task on Home

When a task is assigned to you, a card appears under Your Tasks in the Home tab. The card shows the circle's name and the juz assigned to you.

Tap the card to open the task screen. If you allowed notifications, you also get a notification on your phone when your new task is ready; for a round that starts at night, the notification arrives in the morning.

If a khatam is running, your share comes in the next round

If the circle has a khatam running and you joined in the middle of a round, the task screen shows this message: No task assigned to you this round. This is not an error.

The juz are handed out to whoever is in the circle when a round starts. In the next round you are on the list too, and your share arrives on its own. Tasks such as a dhikr goal show up under Your Tasks straight away.

If you do not want to wait and there is a share waiting in the pool, the See the pool link appears at the bottom. You can take a share from there if you like.