Contacts

Google updated its Contacts app which included a new icon and two separate tabs -- “Highlights” and Fix and Manage” along with other improvements. The latest tabs have made the Android app more than just a list of contacts. According to a report by 9to5Google, the tech giant has now started rolling out another section in the app which will help users to remember the birthdays of their contacts. This section is named “For you” and will be added to “Highlights” feed in the Google Contacts app. The “For you” section will…

Google announced that it is rolling out a new feature to its contact management service `Google Contacts`, which will allow users to create new contacts and edit existing contacts from the "Contacts sidebar". Earlier, visiting "contacts.google.com" was the only method to edit or add a Google Contact, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogspot. "Whether you want to edit contacts faster or create contacts more easily, this update streamlines the contact management experience." …

Apple iPhone users will now be able to conversate with their WhatsApp contacts easily as the messaging platform has rolled out new shortcuts for iOS users. The new WhatsApp shortcuts are available with the latest update that users can download from Apple App Store. The new WhatsApp shortcuts allow group admins to perform a task for another group participant quickly. As WhatsApp now supports groups with up to 1024 participants, the new shortcuts will help admins to manage and communicate with certain members…

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Introduction Telegram is one of the most popular social media platforms that offers users the ability to share photos and videos along with instant messaging features. The company keeps updating the applications with new features to enhance the user experience. The instant messaging service has recently released major updates to its application, adding new drawing and text tools, zero storage use, a profile picture for your contacts, profile photo suggestions for contacts, and other features. Suggest Profile PhotosThe…

The folks at Telegram are sending off 2022 with yet another one of their sizable feature dumps. The latest update adds a bunch of new features, including spoiler formatting for media, new drawing tools, zero storage usage, and more. Along with being able to add spoiler formatting for text, Telegram now lets add spoiler formatting for images and videos as well. This appears as a shimmering layer with a blur on top of the media, which hides the content unless the user taps on it. New storage management features let…

Apple has recently rolled out its iOS 16 update. This annual update has also brought a manage duplicate contacts feature along with it. In case you are wondering how to use this feature, here is a guide for you on how to manage duplicate…

Introduction Google launched the “Google Illustrations” feature for Gmail back in 2021. This tool helps users create and set custom illustrated profile pictures on their Gmail accounts. The tech giant has reportedly added that feature to Google Contacts app. Just like in Gmail, it also allows users to set custom illustrated contact avatars.Users can find a new tab called "Illustrations" next to "Google Photos" and "Device Photos" in the Contacts app.The development comes a few days after Google rolled out a new feature…

Google has rolled out a new feature for its Contacts app on Android called Highlights. With this new feature, the app now gets a new Highlights tab alongside the already available ‘Contacts' and ‘Fix and Manage' tabs. The new tab is available in the bottom bar. The feature is live for all Android users with the latest version of the Google Contacts app. This new feature makes it easy to find all your favorite contacts in one place and also see your recent searches.The new Highlights tab was first…

Google Contacts now allows users to set Illustrations as profile pictures of contacts. All details here. Have you ever been irritated to see those grey icons next to most of your favourite contacts on your Android phone? Unless the contact was created on your Google account and the other person set a profile picture, the Contacts app on Android has long shown a grey icon. You could set a custom photo by editing but what if you wanted a fun illustration to depict them? Thankfully, someone at Google had the same idea and…