To receive messages, you have to have agreed to use the messaging feature. The messaging service is handled under "Community Preferences" which is currently found under "Site Preferences".Īccess the drop-down menu under your username/avatar to select "Site Preferences." On all my devices this is (currently) in the top right corner as shown in the image. Review your own settings to make sure you aren't missing messages from DNA cousins. "Site Preferences" is in the drop-down under your username. I want to list the "problems" so you make sure you aren't causing them for people trying to message you!Ĭan YOUR AncestryDNA Matches Contact You? Pretty much the messaging service is disadvantages after this. When using, you can see if you have new messages by checking the envelope icon in the header bar (right side next to your username). The one advantage is an active user will keep their email address up to date and can see message notifications in the header bar. The messaging service is tied to your account.
Ancestry's messaging service has all of the disadvantages of email and only has advantages if you happen to be messaging someone who visits frequently.
#How to add people who can see my dna matches on ancestry how to
You can learn how to contact Ancestry DNA matches in this post.įirst, if you can contact a match another way (for example, you can identify them at GEDmatch and therefore have an email address), do it.
You can learn about why to contact a match in this post. If you're contacting a GEDmatch match, clearly you won't' mention uploading to GEDmatch.Ĭontacting AncestryDNA Matches: Do It Right The template can also be used for contacting any DNA match, just adapt depending on if you have the person's email vs. Since MyHeritage also uses a messaging service, several suggestions will also work there. In this post, I'm going to help you craft an email template designed to deal with the issues at AncestryDNA. It doesn't matter why, having a plan (and preferably a template) makes it much easier. It might be because you have so many, or maybe you just don't like contacting people out of the blue. So what's stopping you? Maybe it's because.Ĭontacting DNA matches can seem intimidating. It is going to take you longer to read this post than it will take to contact SEVERAL matches after you implement my suggestion(s).
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