diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f44c3dad2..d836b0c44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
-## [0.3.26]
+## [0.3.?]
+### Fixed
+- Allow visibility of bulk-imported contacts
+
+
+## [0.3.26] - 2024.09.16 - 8263ed2b29947b3ccc6f3133bbc9454c222bce28
 ### Added
 - Separate 'isRegistered' flag for each account
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b80172823..0f4c17def 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ npm run lint
 ```
 # (Let's replace this with a .env.development or .env.staging file.)
 # The test BVC_MEETUPS_PROJECT_CLAIM_ID does not resolve as a URL because it's only in the test DB and the prod redirect won't redirect there.
-TIME_SAFARI_APP_TITLE="TimeSafari_Test" VITE_BVC_MEETUPS_PROJECT_CLAIM_ID=https://endorser.ch/entity/01HWE8FWHQ1YGP7GFZYYPS272F VITE_DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER=https://test-api.endorser.ch VITE_DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER=https://test-image-api.timesafari.app VITE_PASSKEYS_ENABLED=yep npm run build
+TIME_SAFARI_APP_TITLE="TimeSafari_Test" VITE_BVC_MEETUPS_PROJECT_CLAIM_ID=https://endorser.ch/entity/01HWE8FWHQ1YGP7GFZYYPS272F VITE_DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER=https://test-api.endorser.ch VITE_DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER=https://test-image-api.timesafari.app VITE_PASSKEYS_ENABLED=true npm run build
 ```
 
   * Production
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 64e32573c..19c53cfb8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "TimeSafari",
-  "version": "0.3.26",
+  "version": "0.3.27-beta",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "TimeSafari",
-      "version": "0.3.26",
+      "version": "0.3.27-beta",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dicebear/collection": "^5.4.1",
         "@dicebear/core": "^5.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96ec6090f..af0c4dd55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TimeSafari",
-  "version": "0.3.26",
+  "version": "0.3.27-beta",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
     "serve": "vite preview",
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 6f9325880..09679d1cb 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
               class="block text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-6"
               @click="checkContactImports()"
             >
-              Import Contacts
+              Import Only Contacts
               <br />
               after comparing
             </button>
diff --git a/src/views/ContactImportView.vue b/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
index f494fb8fe..a01a9b8e3 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import { AppString, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
-import { db } from "@/db/index";
+import { db, retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount } from "@/db/index";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import OfferDialog from "@/components/OfferDialog.vue";
+import { setVisibilityUtil } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 
 @Component({
   components: { EntityIcon, OfferDialog, QuickNav },
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
   libsUtil = libsUtil;
   R = R;
 
+  activeDid = "";
+  apiServer = "";
   contactsExisting: Record<string, Contact> = {}; // user's contacts already in the system, keyed by DID
   contactsImporting: Array<Contact> = []; // contacts from the import
   contactsSelected: Array<boolean> = []; // whether each contact in contactsImporting is selected
@@ -119,6 +122,10 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
   sameCount = 0;
 
   async created() {
+    const settings = await retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount();
+    this.activeDid = settings.activeDid || "";
+    this.apiServer = settings.apiServer || "";
+
     // Retrieve the imported contacts from the query parameter
     const importedContacts =
       ((this.$route as Router).query["contacts"] as string) || "[]";
@@ -176,13 +183,46 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
         }
       }
     }
+    if (this.makeVisible) {
+      const failedVisibileToContacts = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.contactsImporting.length; i++) {
+        const contact = this.contactsImporting[i];
+        if (contact) {
+          const visResult = await setVisibilityUtil(
+            this.activeDid,
+            this.apiServer,
+            this.axios,
+            db,
+            contact,
+            true,
+          );
+          if (!visResult.success) {
+            failedVisibileToContacts.push(contact);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (failedVisibileToContacts.length) {
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "danger",
+            title: "Visibility Error",
+            text: `Failed to set visibility for ${failedVisibileToContacts.length} contact${
+              failedVisibileToContacts.length == 1 ? "" : "s"
+            }. You must set them individually: ${failedVisibileToContacts.map((c) => c.name).join(", ")}`,
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     this.importing = false;
 
     this.$notify(
       {
         group: "alert",
         type: "success",
-        title: "Import Success",
+        title: "Imported",
         text:
           `${importedCount} contact${importedCount == 1 ? "" : "s"} imported.` +
           (updatedCount ? ` ${updatedCount} updated.` : ""),
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index c4c374394..04d1ca472 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -907,74 +907,6 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  // note that this is also in DIDView.vue
-  private async checkVisibility(contact: Contact) {
-    const url =
-      this.apiServer +
-      "/api/report/canDidExplicitlySeeMe?did=" +
-      encodeURIComponent(contact.did);
-    const headers = await getHeaders(this.activeDid);
-    if (!headers["Authorization"]) {
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "No Identity",
-          text: "There is no identity to use to check visibility.",
-        },
-        3000,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    try {
-      const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
-      if (resp.status === 200) {
-        const visibility = resp.data;
-        contact.seesMe = visibility;
-        //console.log("Visi check:", visibility, contact.seesMe, contact.did);
-        await db.contacts.update(contact.did, { seesMe: visibility });
-
-        this.$notify(
-          {
-            group: "alert",
-            type: "info",
-            title: "Visibility Refreshed",
-            text:
-              libsUtil.nameForContact(contact, true) +
-              " can " +
-              (visibility ? "" : "not ") +
-              "see your activity.",
-          },
-          3000,
-        );
-      } else {
-        console.error("Got bad server response checking visibility:", resp);
-        const message = resp.data.error?.message || "Got bad server response.";
-        this.$notify(
-          {
-            group: "alert",
-            type: "danger",
-            title: "Error Checking Visibility",
-            text: message,
-          },
-          5000,
-        );
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error("Caught error from request to check visibility:", err);
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "Error Checking Visibility",
-          text: "Check connectivity and try again.",
-        },
-        3000,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   private confirmShowGiftedDialog(giverDid: string, recipientDid: string) {
     // if they have unconfirmed amounts, ask to confirm those
     if (
diff --git a/src/views/DIDView.vue b/src/views/DIDView.vue
index e3dbaefea..c7e5720c8 100644
--- a/src/views/DIDView.vue
+++ b/src/views/DIDView.vue
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@
               >
                 <fa icon="eye-slash" class="fa-fw" />
               </button>
-              <!-- otherwise it's this user so hide it -->
-              <fa v-else icon="eye" class="text-white mx-2.5" />
 
               <button
                 class="text-sm uppercase bg-gradient-to-b from-slate-400 to-slate-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white mx-0.5 my-0.5 px-2 py-1.5 rounded-md"
@@ -99,8 +97,6 @@
               >
                 <fa icon="rotate" class="fa-fw" />
               </button>
-              <!-- otherwise it's this user so hide it -->
-              <fa v-else icon="rotate" class="text-white mx-2.5" />
             </div>
 
             <button
@@ -116,8 +112,6 @@
               />
               <fa v-else icon="person-circle-question" class="fa-fw" />
             </button>
-            <!-- otherwise it's this user so hide it -->
-            <fa v-else icon="rotate" class="text-white ml-6 px-2.5" />
           </div>
 
           <button
@@ -346,15 +340,20 @@ export default class DIDView extends Vue {
 
   // prompt with confirmation if they want to delete a contact
   confirmDeleteContact(contact: Contact) {
+    let message =
+      "Are you sure you want to remove " +
+      libsUtil.nameForContact(contact, false) +
+      " from your contact list?";
+    if (contact.seesMe) {
+      message +=
+        " Note that they can see your activity, so if you want to hide your activity from them then you should do that first.";
+    }
     this.$notify(
       {
         group: "modal",
         type: "confirm",
         title: "Delete",
-        text:
-          "Are you sure you want to remove " +
-          libsUtil.nameForContact(contact, false) +
-          " from your contact list?",
+        text: message,
         onYes: async () => {
           await this.deleteContact(contact);
         },
diff --git a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
index ac81b9330..efbd0c757 100644
--- a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
@@ -176,4 +176,22 @@ test('Add contact, copy details, delete, and import various ways', async ({ page
   await page.locator('button', { hasText: 'Import' }).click();
   // check that there are more contacts
   await expect(page.getByTestId('contactListItem')).toHaveCount(2);
+
+  // Import via the file backup-import
+  await page.goto('./account');
+  await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Advanced' }).click();
+  const fileSelect = await page.locator('input[type="file"]')
+  //fileSelect.click();
+  fileSelect.setInputFiles('./test-playwright/exported-data.json');
+  await page.locator('button', { hasText: 'Import Only Contacts' }).click();
+  // we're on the contact-import page
+  await expect(page.locator('li', { hasText: '- New' })).toHaveCount(3);
+  await expect(page.locator('li', { hasText: '- Existing' })).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(page.locator('span').filter({ hasText: 'the same as' })).toBeHidden();
+  await page.locator('button', { hasText: 'Import' }).click();
+  // check that there are more contacts
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('contactListItem')).toHaveCount(5);
+  // The visibility error is because currently the server returns an error for the same person.
+  // But it should only show that one, for User #000.
+
 });
diff --git a/test-playwright/exported-data.json b/test-playwright/exported-data.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3907ccee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-playwright/exported-data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+{
+  "formatName": "dexie",
+  "formatVersion": 1,
+  "data": {
+    "databaseName": "TimeSafari",
+    "databaseVersion": 4,
+    "tables": [
+      {
+        "name": "contacts",
+        "schema": "did,name",
+        "rowCount": 12
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "logs",
+        "schema": "date",
+        "rowCount": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "settings",
+        "schema": "id,&accountDid",
+        "rowCount": 2
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "temp",
+        "schema": "id",
+        "rowCount": 0
+      }
+    ],
+    "data": [{
+      "tableName": "contacts",
+      "inbound": true,
+      "rows": [
+        {
+          "did": "did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F",
+          "name": "User #00",
+          "publicKeyBase64": "A7Ix5zQT8dNrMyd2OtmkS7gfyRSAoUl3qzz9Mt8FZK8d",
+          "nextPubKeyHashB64": "d9D/wZLUvI/EyOiMKyxcml0uPKrTh5T0tMGcQjjaqE4=",
+          "seesMe": false
+        },
+        {
+          "did": "did:ethr:0x0Fc2683554C20B3Ea75aa5bf77B3519005082037",
+          "name": "tester",
+          "nextPubKeyHashB64": "CCOqpInfn4Exg7rIdiUxU+K+BUr5GQUVdSmN6SHOHKs=",
+          "profileImageUrl": 0,
+          "publicKeyBase64": "AnWEewlbkBH7Q+DZgAglXkqd3Ufxvqvf5OcjenO62Opl",
+          "registered": true,
+          "seesMe": true
+        },
+        {
+          "did": "did:ethr:0x111d15564f824D56C7a07b913aA7aDd03382aA39",
+          "name": "User 111",
+          "nextPubKeyHashB64": "ge3fGAoxP+Ak48UFg2u9BPdd4ircmvqT34p9spU+h5M=",
+          "profileImageUrl": "https://test-image.timesafari.app/6b3cba6970f44a883bcbaf302384c50f9b0940e4812ac188649a3b9ec0ebada9.png",
+          "publicKeyBase64": "A1HdQoCMRkWkTgBvTcJFT6tZ6EXIWZaa0aFsnYNzfE/L",
+          "registered": true,
+          "seesMe": true
+        },
+        {
+          "did": "did:peer:0zKMFjvUgYrM1hXwDciKXRoR8dd5PXWoHxAFQZ9jU46wURZizUC128RpzpEc6CpzxQWMdHVS5b3W91yGR6hLUkfcC7UdLtU5jB2fW5TMrQTUte",
+          "name": "did:peer ixroo",
+          "publicKeyBase64": 0,
+          "nextPubKeyHashB64": 0,
+          "registered": true,
+          "seesMe": true
+        }
+      ]
+    },{
+      "tableName": "settings",
+      "inbound": true,
+      "rows": [
+        {
+          "id": 1,
+          "activeDid": "did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F",
+          "apiServer": "https://test-api.endorser.ch",
+          "lastViewedClaimId": "01J7SCRCJBYHS3RQWFP9EHXYJZ",
+          "firstName": "Me"
+        },
+        {
+          "isRegistered": false,
+          "accountDid": "did:ethr:0x0Fc2683554C20B3Ea75aa5bf77B3519005082037",
+          "id": 2
+        }
+      ]
+    }]
+  }
+}