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While the name might suggest it's just a simple address book, Google Contacts is much more than that. Available on both the web and on Android smartphones, it's packed with features to help you keep ...

Effectively managing your iPhone contacts is crucial for maintaining seamless communication in both personal and professional settings. The iPhone’s built-in Contacts and Phone apps provide robust ...

Many apps (social, browsers, games) request contact access even when it's unnecessary. Allowing access lets apps upload and ...

It’s not uncommon for people to have hundreds of contacts on their smartphones, be they loved ones, colleagues, businesses, services, or anyone else. In fact, your Google account has a limit of 25,000 ...

If you’ve been an iPhone user for some time, you’d know that identifying and merging duplicate contacts in iOS has never been easy. Apple’s Contacts app never had a built-in duplicate finder and ...

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This article was taken from the January 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

There aren’t many tasks the latest Android phones can’t assist with, which makes it all the stranger when you discover some fundamental functionality missing. This happened to me recently, when I ...

Have you ever considered how you’ve saved the contacts in your phone? In the event of an emergency, would a good Samaritan be able to identify the right person to call just by scrolling through your ...