To wrap up 2022 and usher within the new yr, the Google Contacts app is receiving a number of new instruments. With a view to assist convey consideration to the relationships that matter most to you, the group behind its growth has applied a brand new “Highlights” tab (kudos for the discover, 9to5Google).
Earlier than, the underside navigation solely featured “Contacts” and “Fix & manage” tabs, however now, squished between them is a brand new part to view these you work together with most. You could possibly already do that by starring contacts so they seem on the prime of your checklist, however they’d then merely sit on the prime of the “Contacts” tab.
Whereas this made sense, it’s clear that separating them into their very own particular part provides attention-grabbing components. Moreover, the Highlights tab has a brand new “Viewed recently” and “Added recently” sub-tab switcher. Leaping between every of those will present you extra highlights and never merely the folks you’ve positioned a star on for particular focus.
For sure, these sub-tabs are dynamic and can replace robotically as you work together with your pals, household, and colleagues whereas the “Favorites” part is not going to except you manually star or unstar a contact.
As somebody who has said perpetually that Google’s relationship management system (RMS) is weak and that they’ve a lot alternative to beef up the instruments and options so it competes with different, extra strong apps, I’m glad to see these options being applied. It’s vital to needless to say whereas extra helpful choices start showing (ever-so-slowly) Contacts was created to be easy, to the purpose, and efficient, and it does that nicely.
