Google Contacts cleans up contact info with new ‘Connected apps’ section
In the latest Google Contacts update, the app is cleaning up how contact information pulled from other services like WhatsApp appears in each listing.
Expand Expanding CloseIn the latest Google Contacts update, the app is cleaning up how contact information pulled from other services like WhatsApp appears in each listing.
Expand Expanding CloseLast year, Google Contacts introduced new Material You widgets and is now planning to let you “See messages on your widget.”
Expand Expanding CloseSetting a custom ringtone for a specific contact is a fun and common way to tell incoming calls and messages apart, and soon, on Android, Google will apparently be making it much easier to do this.
Expand Expanding CloseEarlier this year, Google Contacts introduced a birthday reminder, and those notifications can now be set for all saved dates.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is updating the Individual Contact Android widget it introduced earlier this year to bring more Material You flourishes.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts has seen an uptick in new features this year, and it continues today with local time and weather information.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google Contacts app is preparing a new redesign to its single-contact widget, bringing a more subtle look and feel.
Expand Expanding CloseMore than a few Google Pixel and Samsung owners today are reporting that their contacts are missing and have disappeared from their Android phone.
Expand Expanding CloseAs we’ve been tracking since March, Google Contacts is now rolling out birthday notifications and encouraging users to add that information.
Expand Expanding CloseAs we’ve been expecting since November, Google Contacts for Android now offers an “Individual Contact” homescreen widget, while some are also seeing “Favorite Contacts.”
Expand Expanding CloseIn the latest version of Google Contacts, the company is preparing a new way to get notified when it’s a friend or family member’s birthday.
Expand Expanding CloseAs we’ve been expecting, the latest Google app to get a tablet redesign is Contacts for Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle added “Highlights” to Contacts in December that made the Android app decidedly more than just a list of people. That Google Contacts feed now has a “For you” section that shows upcoming birthdays.
Expand Expanding CloseBack in 2020, Google Contacts was added to the side panel found in Gmail to let you quickly view people and recent conversations. You’re now getting the ability to directly edit contacts from the Google Workspace sidebar.
Expand Expanding CloseIn addition to the one we spotted in November, Google Contacts for Android is getting a second homescreen widget that will let you pin favorites.
Expand Expanding CloseBack in September of 2021, Gmail gained a new “Google Illustrations” tool that lets you create a custom profile pic, and it’s now available in Google Contacts.
Expand Expanding CloseBesides the new icon, Google Contacts has seen quite a few changes in the past year, and the latest is a new “Highlights” tab.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing last week’s announcement and mention during the Pixel’s December Feature Drop, Google has started rolling out two new Tiles for watches that quickly show when the sun will rise/set and your favorite contacts.
Expand Expanding CloseIn addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts.
Expand Expanding CloseWhile we wait for YouTube’s to go back live, Google Contacts is in the process of getting a new Android widget that lets you more prominently place a person on your homescreen.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts has rolled out its latest redesign, which trades in a simple list of details for neatly organized cards.
Expand Expanding CloseContinuing the trend of new and redesigned apps for Wear OS 3 in the past year, Google has released Contacts to the Play Store with a revamped look.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter first being spotted a month ago, the Google Contacts bottom bar redesign is now widely rolled out as the Android app now notes the date you added an individual.
Expand Expanding CloseThe majority of Google’s apps today feature a bottom bar and Contacts for Android is now the latest to add it as part of a redesign that retains a modified navigation drawer.
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