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🌐 Use Olvid Web

Advice

We recommend using the versions of Olvid for macOS, Windows, and Linux computers, which are constantly updated and offer many more features.

Olvid Web still allows you to use Olvid on a Windows, macOS or Linux computer via a web browser, with an Android smartphone or tablet acting as a gateway.

iPhone iPad


Olvid Web is not compatible with iOS devices, but you can use Olvid on macOS, Windows and Linux computers.

Android
  1. Visit https://web.olvid.io in your web browser.
  2. Open Olvid on your Android device and tap the plus button, at the bottom right.
  3. Tap Scan and scan the QR code displayed on your computer.
  4. Wait for a 4 digit code to appear in your browser and enter it on your device.

Why another 4-digit code?

Connecting to a web client like Olvid’s requires creating a secure channel between your web browser and your Android device. For this to work regardless of the network configuration, this connection goes through a relay server (at Olvid, a WebSocket server) to which both devices are connected simultaneously.

If nothing was provided, it would be very easy for the relay server to make a “Man-in-the-middle attack” and to eavesdrop on all exchanges between the browser and the Android device.

As with adding a contact in Olvid, the 4-digit code displayed in the browser and entered on your Android device ensures that the channel is secure and that no one can eavesdrop.

Troubleshooting

Find out what to do if you cannot connect to Olvid Web.

iPhone iPad


Olvid Web is not compatible with an iOS device.

But you can use Olvid on macOS and Windows.

Android


  • Make sure that a browser plug-in such as Dark Mode does not alter the display of the QR code connecting your computer to your device and thus prevents your device from scanning it. Disable this plug-in to check.

  • Check with your network administrator or ISP that no specific network restrictions or third-party applications are interfering. (Blokada, AdGuard can block all WebSocket connections and prevent connection to Olvid Web).

You can also use Olvid on macOS and Windows.