Google Contacts is a contact management service developed by

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. It is available as an Android mobile app, a

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, or on the sidebar of

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as part of

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History

Google Contacts originated as the built-in contacts manager in

, which was introduced in 2007. It was later released as an Android app for Nexus devices in 2010, before it became available for all Android phones in 2015. A standalone

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was released the same year, featuring a revamped

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. It returned to Gmail in the form of a sidebar in 2020 as part of

Interpolation

The service can also be synchronized with

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's Contacts app on

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and

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's Contacts app on

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. It could also be synced with Google Sync before its discontinuation.

Reception

In 2011, with the introduction of higher-density screens and larger internal memories on Android devices, Google Contacts was heavily criticized for only supporting lower-resolution photos in

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. This limitation was lifted the following year.

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External links

* {{Google LLC Contacts Internet properties established in 2007

History

Interpolation

Reception

See also

References

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