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Google Contacts is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign featuring rounded contact cards, shorter bottom navigation bars, and pill-shaped shortcut buttons, enhancing the app's visual appeal and usability across Android devices.
Google Contacts app has received a new Material 3 Expressive redesign with version 4.61.27, featuring a prominent card-like UI across various tabs and pages, enhancing the visual experience for users, with the update gradually rolling out to stable users.
Google Contacts has introduced a 'Recent activity' card that displays the latest calls and messages from contacts, similar to Pixel VIP features, now available in version 4.58, enhancing quick access to recent interactions.
Google Contacts has updated its app to better organize contact information pulled from other services like WhatsApp by introducing a new "Connected apps" section in collapsible menus. This feature allows for easier access to contact information from other apps on the phone, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Meet, and more, for messaging and voice/video calls. The update aims to improve the formatting and organization of contact details, making it more user-friendly.
Google has added a new feature to its Contacts app on Android, allowing users to see the real-time location of friends and family. The feature is powered by Google Maps and appears as a location-sharing banner on the contact card. To use the feature, users must have the other person's Gmail address saved in their app and the person must be actively sharing their location on Google Maps. Users can also set up notification alerts when a friend arrives at their location. The update may be rolling out in waves, so users should keep an eye out for it.
Google is rolling out a new feature in version 4.22.37.586680692 of the Google Contacts app for Android users, allowing them to find the location of friends and family members who share their location in Google Maps and have their Gmail address on their Contacts card. By tapping on the Maps button in the Contacts app, users can see the person's location in Google Maps and even get directions to their location with a single tap.
Google Messages is working on a Profiles feature that will allow users to set their name and photo for recognition. The feature, currently in beta, will likely appear at the top of conversations and may be related to RCS or managed by Google itself. Other upcoming features include Google Account-based device pairing and a redesigned voice recorder.
Google Contacts now displays local time and weather information for entries with addresses, providing users with convenient information before calling or texting someone. The app uses data from weather.com and does not show the time or weather for nearby locations. In addition to this feature, Google Contacts has also introduced a circular profile image and themed circles for call/text/video buttons. Users can force stop the app to load the new features if they are not appearing.
Google Contacts is rolling out birthday notifications on Android devices, encouraging users to add that information. The Highlights tab in Google Contacts will show an “Add birthdays” card under the For you section, allowing users to save contacts’ birthdays to see them on their birthday calendar and get helpful cues across Google services. Users can add birthdays by scrolling through month, day, and year, and can also add birthday notifications for individual contacts through the overflow menu. This feature follows Google Contacts adding Individual and Favorite Contacts homescreen widgets last month.
Google Contacts for Android is rolling out two new Material You widgets - "Individual Contact" and "Favorite Contacts". The former shows a profile picture that opens the person's full details page when tapped, while the latter displays up to seven top starred contacts. The widgets respond to Dynamic Color theming and can be customized. The new widgets are available with version 4.5.24.x of Google Contacts for Android on Pixel and Samsung devices.