diff --git a/src/libs/crypto/index.ts b/src/libs/crypto/index.ts
index 0e16bec..a9846da 100644
--- a/src/libs/crypto/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/crypto/index.ts
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ export const accessToken = async (did?: string) => {
 };
 
 /**
- @return payload of JWT pulled out of the URL and decoded:
+ @return payload of JWT pulled out of any recognized URL path (if any) and decoded:
  { iat: number, iss: string (DID), own: { name, publicEncKey (base64-encoded key) } }
-
- Result may be a single contact or it may be { contacts: [ contact, ... ] }
+  ... or an array of such as { contacts: [ contact, ... ] }
  */
 export const getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl = (jwtUrlText: string) => {
   let jwtText = jwtUrlText;
diff --git a/src/libs/crypto/vc/index.ts b/src/libs/crypto/vc/index.ts
index 252ca06..a77cd00 100644
--- a/src/libs/crypto/vc/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/crypto/vc/index.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function bytesToHex(b: Uint8Array): string {
 }
 
 // We should be calling 'verify' in more places, showing warnings if it fails.
-// @returns JWTDecoded with { header: JWTHeader, payload: string, signature: string, data: string } (but doesn't verify the signature)
+// @returns JWTDecoded with { header: JWTHeader, payload: any, signature: string, data: string } (but doesn't verify the signature)
 export function decodeEndorserJwt(jwt: string) {
   return didJwt.decodeJWT(jwt);
 }
diff --git a/src/views/ContactImportView.vue b/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
index b69bf39..6fd71ce 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactImportView.vue
@@ -16,96 +16,135 @@
       Contact Import
     </h1>
 
-    <span
-      v-if="contactsImporting.length > sameCount"
-      class="flex justify-center"
-    >
-      <input type="checkbox" v-model="makeVisible" class="mr-2" />
-      Make my activity visible to these contacts.
-    </span>
-
-    <div v-if="sameCount > 0">
-      <span v-if="sameCount == 1"
-        >One contact is the same as an existing contact</span
-      >
-      <span v-else
-        >{{ sameCount }} contacts are the same as existing contacts</span
-      >
+    <div v-if="checkingImports" class="text-center">
+      <fa icon="spinner" class="animate-spin" />
     </div>
+    <div v-else>
+      <span
+        v-if="contactsImporting.length > sameCount"
+        class="flex justify-center"
+      >
+        <input type="checkbox" v-model="makeVisible" class="mr-2" />
+        Make my activity visible to these contacts.
+      </span>
 
-    <!-- Results List -->
-    <ul
-      v-if="contactsImporting.length > sameCount"
-      class="border-t border-slate-300"
-    >
-      <li v-for="(contact, index) in contactsImporting" :key="contact.did">
-        <div
-          v-if="
-            !contactsExisting[contact.did] ||
-            !R.isEmpty(contactDifferences[contact.did])
-          "
-          class="grow overflow-hidden border-b border-slate-300 pt-2.5 pb-4"
+      <div v-if="sameCount > 0">
+        <span v-if="sameCount == 1"
+          >One contact is the same as an existing contact</span
         >
-          <h2 class="text-base font-semibold">
-            <input type="checkbox" v-model="contactsSelected[index]" />
-            {{ contact.name || AppString.NO_CONTACT_NAME }}
-            -
-            <span v-if="contactsExisting[contact.did]" class="text-orange-500"
-              >Existing</span
-            >
-            <span v-else class="text-green-500">New</span>
-          </h2>
-          <div class="text-sm truncate">
-            {{ contact.did }}
-          </div>
-          <div v-if="contactDifferences[contact.did]">
-            <div>
-              <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2">
-                <div class="font-bold">Field</div>
-                <div class="font-bold">Old Value</div>
-                <div class="font-bold">New Value</div>
-              </div>
-              <div
-                v-for="(value, contactField) in contactDifferences[contact.did]"
-                :key="contactField"
-                class="grid grid-cols-3 border"
+        <span v-else
+          >{{ sameCount }} contacts are the same as existing contacts</span
+        >
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Results List -->
+      <ul
+        v-if="contactsImporting.length > sameCount"
+        class="border-t border-slate-300"
+      >
+        <li v-for="(contact, index) in contactsImporting" :key="contact.did">
+          <div
+            v-if="
+              !contactsExisting[contact.did] ||
+              !R.isEmpty(contactDifferences[contact.did])
+            "
+            class="grow overflow-hidden border-b border-slate-300 pt-2.5 pb-4"
+          >
+            <h2 class="text-base font-semibold">
+              <input type="checkbox" v-model="contactsSelected[index]" />
+              {{ contact.name || AppString.NO_CONTACT_NAME }}
+              -
+              <span v-if="contactsExisting[contact.did]" class="text-orange-500"
+                >Existing</span
               >
-                <div class="border p-1">{{ contactField }}</div>
-                <div class="border p-1">{{ value.old }}</div>
-                <div class="border p-1">{{ value.new }}</div>
+              <span v-else class="text-green-500">New</span>
+            </h2>
+            <div class="text-sm truncate">
+              {{ contact.did }}
+            </div>
+            <div v-if="contactDifferences[contact.did]">
+              <div>
+                <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2">
+                  <div></div>
+                  <div class="font-bold">Old Value</div>
+                  <div class="font-bold">New Value</div>
+                </div>
+                <div
+                  v-for="(value, contactField) in contactDifferences[
+                    contact.did
+                  ]"
+                  :key="contactField"
+                  class="grid grid-cols-3 border"
+                >
+                  <div class="border font-bold p-1">
+                    {{ capitalizeAndInsertSpacesBeforeCaps(contactField) }}
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="border p-1">{{ value.old }}</div>
+                  <div class="border p-1">{{ value.new }}</div>
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
+        </li>
+        <button
+          class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-sm text-white mt-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded"
+          @click="importContacts"
+        >
+          Import Selected Contacts
+        </button>
+      </ul>
+      <p v-else-if="contactsImporting.length > 0">
+        All those contacts are already in your list with the same information.
+      </p>
+      <div v-else>
+        There are no contacts in that import. If some were sent, try again to
+        get the full text and paste it. (Note that iOS cuts off data in text
+        messages.) Ask the person to send the data a different way, eg. email.
+        <div class="mt-4 text-center">
+          <textarea
+            v-model="inputJwt"
+            placeholder="Contact-import data"
+            class="mt-4 border-2 border-gray-300 p-2 rounded"
+            cols="30"
+            @input="() => checkContactJwt(inputJwt)"
+          />
+          <br />
+          <button
+            @click="() => processContactJwt(inputJwt)"
+            class="ml-2 p-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded"
+          >
+            Check Import
+          </button>
         </div>
-      </li>
-      <fa icon="spinner" v-if="importing" class="animate-spin" />
-      <button
-        v-else
-        class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-sm text-white mt-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded"
-        @click="importContacts"
-      >
-        Import Selected Contacts
-      </button>
-    </ul>
-    <p v-else>There are no contacts to import.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </section>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { JWTVerified } from "did-jwt";
+import { JWTPayload, JWTVerified } from "did-jwt";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
-import { Router } from "vue-router";
+import { RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded, Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import OfferDialog from "@/components/OfferDialog.vue";
-import { AppString, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
-import { db, retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount } from "@/db/index";
-import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
+import { APP_SERVER, AppString, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
+import {
+  db,
+  logConsoleAndDb,
+  retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount,
+} from "@/db/index";
+import { Contact, ContactMethod } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
-import { decodeAndVerifyJwt } from "@/libs/crypto/vc/index";
-import { setVisibilityUtil } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
+import { decodeAndVerifyJwt } from "@/libs/crypto/vc";
+import {
+  capitalizeAndInsertSpacesBeforeCaps,
+  errorStringForLog,
+  setVisibilityUtil,
+} from "@/libs/endorserServer";
+import { getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl } from "@/libs/crypto";
 
 @Component({
   components: { EntityIcon, OfferDialog, QuickNav },
@@ -114,6 +153,7 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
   AppString = AppString;
+  capitalizeAndInsertSpacesBeforeCaps = capitalizeAndInsertSpacesBeforeCaps;
   libsUtil = libsUtil;
   R = R;
 
@@ -126,10 +166,14 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
     string,
     Record<
       string,
-      { new: string | boolean | undefined; old: string | boolean | undefined }
+      {
+        new: string | boolean | Array<ContactMethod> | undefined;
+        old: string | boolean | Array<ContactMethod> | undefined;
+      }
     >
   > = {}; // for existing contacts, it shows the difference between imported and existing contacts for each key
-  importing = false;
+  checkingImports = false;
+  inputJwt: string = "";
   makeVisible = true;
   sameCount = 0;
 
@@ -139,9 +183,8 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
     this.apiServer = settings.apiServer || "";
 
     // look for any imported contacts from the query parameter
-    const importedContacts = (this.$route as Router).query[
-      "contacts"
-    ] as string;
+    const importedContacts = (this.$route as RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded)
+      .query["contacts"] as string;
     if (importedContacts) {
       await this.setContactsSelected(JSON.parse(importedContacts));
     }
@@ -176,13 +219,13 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
         const differences: Record<
           string,
           {
-            new: string | boolean | undefined;
-            old: string | boolean | undefined;
+            new: string | boolean | Array<ContactMethod> | undefined;
+            old: string | boolean | Array<ContactMethod> | undefined;
           }
         > = {};
         Object.keys(contactIn).forEach((key) => {
           // eslint-disable-next-line prettier/prettier
-          if (contactIn[key as keyof Contact] !== existingContact[key as keyof Contact]) {
+          if (!R.equals(contactIn[key as keyof Contact], existingContact[key as keyof Contact])) {
             differences[key] = {
               old: existingContact[key as keyof Contact],
               new: contactIn[key as keyof Contact],
@@ -200,8 +243,56 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
+  // check the contact-import JWT
+  async checkContactJwt(jwtInput: string) {
+    if (
+      jwtInput.endsWith(APP_SERVER) ||
+      jwtInput.endsWith(APP_SERVER + "/") ||
+      jwtInput.endsWith("contact-import") ||
+      jwtInput.endsWith("contact-import/")
+    ) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: "That is only part of the contact-import data; it's missing data at the end. Try another way to get the full data.",
+        },
+        5000,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // process the invite JWT and/or text message containing the URL with the JWT
+  async processContactJwt(jwtInput: string) {
+    this.checkingImports = true;
+
+    try {
+      // (For another approach used with invites, see InviteOneAcceptView.processInvite)
+      const payload: JWTPayload = getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl(jwtInput);
+      if (Array.isArray(payload.contacts)) {
+        await this.setContactsSelected(payload.contacts);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error("Invalid contact-import JWT or URL: " + jwtInput);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      const fullError = "Error importing contacts: " + errorStringForLog(error);
+      logConsoleAndDb(fullError, true);
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: "There was an error processing the contact-import data.",
+        },
+        3000,
+      );
+    }
+    this.checkingImports = false;
+  }
+
   async importContacts() {
-    this.importing = true;
+    this.checkingImports = true;
     let importedCount = 0,
       updatedCount = 0;
     for (let i = 0; i < this.contactsImporting.length; i++) {
@@ -253,7 +344,7 @@ export default class ContactImportView extends Vue {
       }
     }
 
-    this.importing = false;
+    this.checkingImports = false;
 
     this.$notify(
       {
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index 5da61f8..54271f4 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
         if (Array.isArray(payload.contacts)) {
           // reroute to the ContactsImport
           (this.$router as Router).push({
-            path: "/contacts-import/" + url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1),
+            path: "/contact-import/" + url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1),
           });
           return;
         }
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index 864913f..311ef0d 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -69,32 +69,36 @@
 
     <div class="flex justify-between" v-if="contacts.length > 0">
       <div class="w-full text-left">
-        <input
-          type="checkbox"
-          v-if="!showGiveNumbers"
-          :checked="contactsSelected.length === contacts.length"
-          @click="
-            contactsSelected.length === contacts.length
-              ? (contactsSelected = [])
-              : (contactsSelected = contacts.map((contact) => contact.did))
-          "
-          class="align-middle ml-2 h-6 w-6"
-          data-testId="contactCheckAllTop"
-        />
-        <button
-          href=""
-          class="text-md bg-gradient-to-b shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white ml-2 px-1 py-1 rounded-md"
-          :style="
-            contactsSelected.length > 0
-              ? 'background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3b82f6, #1e40af);'
-              : 'background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #94a3b8, #374151);'
-          "
-          @click="copySelectedContacts()"
-          v-if="!showGiveNumbers"
-          data-testId="copySelectedContactsButtonTop"
-        >
-          Copy Selections
-        </button>
+        <div v-if="!showGiveNumbers">
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            :checked="contactsSelected.length === contacts.length"
+            @click="
+              contactsSelected.length === contacts.length
+                ? (contactsSelected = [])
+                : (contactsSelected = contacts.map((contact) => contact.did))
+            "
+            class="align-middle ml-2 h-6 w-6"
+            data-testId="contactCheckAllTop"
+          />
+          <button
+            href=""
+            class="text-md bg-gradient-to-b shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white ml-2 px-1 py-1 rounded-md"
+            :style="
+              contactsSelected.length > 0
+                ? 'background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3b82f6, #1e40af);'
+                : 'background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #94a3b8, #374151);'
+            "
+            @click="copySelectedContacts()"
+            v-if="!showGiveNumbers"
+            data-testId="copySelectedContactsButtonTop"
+          >
+            Copy Selections
+          </button>
+          <button @click="showCopySelectionsInfo()">
+            <fa icon="circle-info" class="text-xl text-blue-500 ml-4" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="w-full text-right">
@@ -883,7 +887,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       if (Array.isArray(payload.contacts)) {
         // reroute to the ContactsImport
         (this.$router as Router).push({
-          path: "/contacts-import/" + url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1),
+          path: "/contact-import/" + url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1),
         });
         return;
       }
@@ -1349,5 +1353,17 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       return did.substring(0, did.indexOf(":", 4) + 7) + "...";
     }
   }
+
+  private showCopySelectionsInfo() {
+    this.$notify(
+      {
+        group: "alert",
+        type: "info",
+        title: "Copying Contacts",
+        text: "Contact info will include name, ID, profile image, and public key.",
+      },
+      5000,
+    );
+  }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/views/InviteOneAcceptView.vue b/src/views/InviteOneAcceptView.vue
index 398a3e4..3eeb616 100644
--- a/src/views/InviteOneAcceptView.vue
+++ b/src/views/InviteOneAcceptView.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 <template>
   <QuickNav selected="Invite" />
   <section id="Content" class="p-6 pb-24 max-w-3xl mx-auto">
-    <div v-if="acceptInput" class="text-center mt-4">
+    <div
+      v-if="checkingInvite"
+      class="text-lg text-center font-light relative px-7"
+    >
+      <fa icon="spinner" class="fa-spin-pulse" />
+    </div>
+    <div v-else class="text-center mt-4">
       <p>That invitation did not work.</p>
       <p class="mt-2">
         Go back to your invite message and copy the entire text, then paste it
         here.
       </p>
       <p class="mt-2">
-        If the link looks correct, try Chrome. (For example, iOS may have cut
+        If the data looks correct, try Chrome. (For example, iOS may have cut
         off the invite data, or it may have shown a preview that stole your
         invite.) If it still complains, you may need the person who invited you
         to send a new one.
@@ -25,16 +31,9 @@
         @click="() => processInvite(inputJwt, true)"
         class="ml-2 p-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded"
       >
-        Submit
+        Accept
       </button>
     </div>
-    <div
-      v-if="checkingInvite"
-      class="text-lg text-center font-light relative px-7"
-    >
-      <fa icon="spinner" class="fa-spin-pulse" />
-      Loading&hellip;
-    </div>
   </section>
 </template>
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
-import { NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
+import { APP_SERVER, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
 import {
   db,
   logConsoleAndDb,
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ import { generateSaveAndActivateIdentity } from "@/libs/util";
 export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
-  acceptInput: boolean = false;
   activeDid: string = "";
   apiServer: string = "";
   checkingInvite: boolean = true;
@@ -91,6 +89,7 @@ export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
 
       // parse the string: extract the URL or JWT if surrounded by spaces
       // and then extract the JWT from the URL
+      // (For another approach used with contacts, see getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl)
       const urlMatch = jwtInput.match(/(https?:\/\/[^\s]+)/);
       if (urlMatch && urlMatch[1]) {
         // extract the JWT from the URL, meaning any character except "?"
@@ -112,13 +111,12 @@ export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
             {
               group: "alert",
               type: "danger",
-              title: "Missing invite",
-              text: "There was no invite. Paste the entire text that has the link.",
+              title: "Missing Invite",
+              text: "There was no invite. Paste the entire text that has the data.",
             },
             5000,
           );
         }
-        this.acceptInput = true;
       } else {
         //const payload: JWTPayload =
         decodeEndorserJwt(jwt);
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
           3000,
         );
       }
-      this.acceptInput = true;
     }
     this.checkingInvite = false;
   }
@@ -152,6 +149,8 @@ export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
   // check the invite JWT
   async checkInvite(jwtInput: string) {
     if (
+      jwtInput.endsWith(APP_SERVER) ||
+      jwtInput.endsWith(APP_SERVER + "/") ||
       jwtInput.endsWith("invite-one-accept") ||
       jwtInput.endsWith("invite-one-accept/")
     ) {
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ export default class InviteOneAcceptView extends Vue {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
           title: "Error",
-          text: "That is only part of the invite link; it's missing data at the end. Try another way to get the full link.",
+          text: "That is only part of the invite data; it's missing some at the end. Try another way to get the full data.",
         },
         5000,
       );