Google is testing a new Contacts Picker in Android 17 that stops apps from automatically pulling your entire address book. Instead of handing everything over, you’ll be able to choose exactly which ...

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Google 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 ...

In 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. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve ...

Though many of Google’s own Android apps are available to all devices that run the platform, there have been a couple holdouts. One of them was Google Contacts. In the past, you had to own a Pixel, ...

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Google’s new 'Call Reason' feature lets you toggle an 'urgent' flag on calls so recipients know the context before answering.

Google Contacts is getting an update. Contacts sits at the core of services like Gmail, Google+, Hangouts and others, but it never felt like Google was putting a lot of resources into this service.

Google Messages is adding new tools and design updates, while several other features continue to roll out in beta, including ...

Google will discontinue its emergency location sharing app Trusted Contacts in December, and has already yanked it from the Google Play Store. Instead, it’s directing existing users to try similar but ...

View more stories Trusted Contacts was a personal safety app for Android. It let you flag certain contacts as “trusted,” and those people could then request your location in an emergency situation.