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Android 17 Fixes Perpetual Privacy Flaw with New Contacts Picker

That contact list on your phone is a goldmine of private data. It is full of names, birthdays, addresses, and more. Until now, if an app wanted to interact with your address book, you faced an ...

Google Contacts just got a makeover that you might have missed

A sleeker way to share is here ...
Digital Trends

Google is testing a new way to keep your contacts more private on Android 17

What’s happened? Google is testing a new Contacts Picker in development builds of Android 17. According to Android Authority, the new Contact Picker lets you choose which contacts to share with an app ...

Google really wants more eyeballs on Android's Calling Cards feature

A new shortcut is coming to Google Contacts ...
Android Authority

Exclusive: Google's take on NameDrop could be coming soon to Android, and here's your first look

Google is developing an iOS’ NameDrop-like feature for Android, internally referred to as “Gesture Exchange” and “Contact Exchange.” The functionality uses a gesture and is likely driven by NFC to ...
techtimes

Android May Soon Copy Apple's NameDrop With Seamless Contact Sharing

Android might soon get an Apple NameDrop-like feature that instantly sends contact information using a single gesture. There are first signs of the coming functionality during a recent APK teardown, ...