Google Contacts: Where Connectivity is Only One Touch Away

Introduction:

Google Contacts is now a part of Google Workspace (earlier G-Suite) available not only on pc but also in-web and built in android basic apps. 

The Story of Google Contacts dates back to 2007 when it used to be a part of GMAIL to manage all the mailing contacts. Later on Google decided to release Contacts on their own first Nexus device. HTC Google Nexus One released in January 2010 with lots of other Google apps like Maps, Gmail etc., as default applications. In December 2015 Contacts started its journey as the default app in all Android Vanilla or Stock android phones and also released in the Android app store (now known as Play Store). In the year 2020 it secured its position in the sidebar of GMAIL as part of Google Workspace platform.

Creating New Contact:

Google contact comes with a clean UI for the web based version. On the top left corner there is an option named create contact clicking on which you get a few fields such as Name, Company, Job, Email, Contact Number, Notes etc., for which you need to enter values and submit.

Contacts: 

It stores all the saved contacts with details provided such as Name, Phone Number and Email. 

Frequently contacted versus directory:

Frequently contacted is the automatic generated list which changes as per the frequent usages of Google Contacts via calling or mailing process. The more any contacts are used, higher the chances of those appearing at the top.

Directory on the other side comes with the preloaded contacts by default comes under nested domain/subdomain contacts along with contacts saved details such as profile pic, Name, Email address, etc.

Merge & Fix:

Well there always is a chance of duplicate contacts and as always Google has a predefined solution ready to solve the issue at one go. The Merge & Fix button can be found in the top left fifth option of Google Contacts. 

Usually it automatically detects duplicate contacts with or without missing values and it auto suggests to merge them..

Labels:

Labeling is one of the most useful features of Google contacts and it's available just after the Merge & fix tab. Labels work like a group where we can segregate all the members under one umbrella. We can send group mails or export contacts even merge is also available.

Creating labels is also very easy. Just click on + Create label, then rename it and we are done.

Import, Export contacts and Print:

We can easily import contacts and export contacts to csv or vcard files and transfer or send them to anyone.

For export we have options available such as outlook CSV, Google CSV or VCard and we can export any labeled contacts, starred contacts or the who contact list as well. 

After exporting a contact to Google CSV, the app usually saves the default download location of our computer.

Importing contacts is also easy. All we need to do is find and select the file, and then import. It will show the imported contact under the new label Imported on (date) and voila we are done.

Print is an option where we can choose any set of contacts such as labeled, starred or even frequently used contact to print in a single place as per our requirement.

Other Contacts:

Other contacts do not have a contact number. We can find this option in the bottom left of Google Contacts. Usually in other contacts, without any contact number or email ids where mail may have been  sent but not saved, is visible. 

Trash:

Trash is the last option which is open visible on the bottom left of Google Contacts just below other contacts. 

Accidentally deleted any contacts? Well you don't need to be worried anymore, the Trash option is always there to store deleted contacts which will be stored for the next 30 days after deletion. Also we can recover deleted contacts from where they belonged before deletion.

Google Contacts sync in Android Devices:

Getting Google contacts in Android is very easy. While setting up an old or new account after resetting or a fresh new device we need to log in with our new or existing Google accounts which automatically syncs our device contacts with the existing ones available in the same Google Account. 

With this process not only the contacts but all other google apps such as Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Keep Notes and many more apps can be auto synced or manually started or stopped .

Google Contacts sync in iOS:

Yes it's possible to sync Google contacts in the iPhone as well though the process is little different than Android. 

To add we need to go to the password and accounts tab which comes under settings. From there we need to ‘Add Account’, choose Google  and enter the credentials. Now our Google Contacts are synced with our iPhone as well.

Conclusion:

For the Android user Google Contacts is something which is constantly used to stay connected. Adding Contacts to Google Workspace has improved the utility on a large scale. Not only the contacts but also the mail ids from Gmail are synced as well. This really helps to send Mails in Group which saves time and makes the whole process organized as well.