Neowin News Feed for: Contacts

Microsoft delays rollout of unified contacts and enriched profiles for Outlook Mobile

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:16:01 +0000

Microsoft is extending the timeline for a major contact management update in Outlook Mobile. Find out when your address book will finally get organized. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring an Outlook feature because it was causing too much confusion for users

Usama Jawad — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:04:01 +0000

Microsoft is killing a long-standing Outlook feature next month, and IT admins have zero say in the sudden change. Read more...

WhatsApp finally gets the ability to save a contact exclusively to WhatsApp

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:04:01 +0000

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows users to save contacts directly in the app, separate from their phone's contacts list. Read more...

Self-updating contacts, upgraded People hub, and more come to contacts on Outlook Web App

Fiza Ali — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched new features for contacts on Outlook Web App including self-updating contacts for enterprise users, contact categories, a new contact editor, and an upgraded People hub. Read more...

Google is testing a pop-up screen for adding contacts through third party apps

Abhay V — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:58:01 +0000

Google seems to be testing a pop-up panel for adding existing or new contacts from third-party apps. The functionality in the Contacts app may not necessarily be tied to a specific Android version. Read more...

Facebook sets the record straight on call and SMS history data

Paul Hill — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:36:01 +0000

Facebook has spoken out about the collection of SMS and call history following recent media coverage. The firm has advised that you can turn the feature off and remove numbers from the platform. Read more...

Windows 10 rolls out a major update for its People app

John Keefer — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:48:01 +0000

A new version of the contact management app has rolled out to all users, with changes to search functionality, UI design, and other modifications. It also includes the usual bug fixes and tweaks. Read more...

ProtonMail launches encrypted contacts manager

Paul Hill — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:10:01 +0000

With the recent launch of ProtonMail 3.12, the team added secure contact storage which features an advanced feature called digital signature verification which ensures no tampering of contact data. Read more...

Outlook for iOS now lets you add and edit contacts, coming soon to Android

Andy Weir — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:00:01 +0000

Microsoft's latest update for Outlook on iOS devices brings improvements to the contacts management experience, and the same enhancements will also be coming to Android devices "soon". Read more...

Xbox integration and more changes are coming to the People Hub with Windows 10

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 May 2015 09:36:01 +0000

Not only is the People Hub getting a revamp on Windows 10 but new backend capabilities are also being added, which will allows developers to better integrate and access their services across the OS. Read more...

iOS 7 flaw bypasses lock screen, lets anyone access your contact list

Jett Goldsmith — Thu, 08 May 2014 02:21:15 +0000

An Egyptian hacker has discovered a fatal flaw with the Siri voice assistant in iOS 7: with the right method, it's possible to bypass the lock screen and access the contact list. Read more...

PSA: Calendar and Contact Sync stop working tomorrow for new Google accounts on pre-GDR2 Windows Phones

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:44:15 +0000

Starting tomorrow Google will completely drop support for EAS leaving many Windows Phone users out in the cold. If you haven't received the GDR2 update you won't be able to sync Gcal and Contacts. Read more...

Latest Windows Phone 7.8 update removes Google Contacts & Calendar sync

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:46:43 +0000

The latest update to Windows Phone 7.8, 7.10.8862.144, apparently removes the ability to sync Google contacts and calendars after resetting your phone and attempting to re-add your Google account Read more...

Facebook: email and contacts bug to be fixed

John Callaham — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:49:50 +0000

Facebook said today that a bug was responsible for writing over contact email addresses in some user's accounts with its own @facebook address and it is working on a fix for the bug. Read more...

Windows Phone now supports offline Facebook Chat messages

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:06:35 +0000

Microsoft has updated Windows Phone's integrated Facebook Chat feature to allow you to send messages to offline contacts, where previously it would force you to send a text message to them instead. Read more...

Hotmail push mail, contacts & calendar now enabled with Exchange ActiveSync

Tom Warren — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:55:17 +0000

Microsoft has enabled Hotmail push email support for a wide range of phones including the iPhone, Windows Phone devices and Android today. Microsoft is introducing the support using Exchange ActiveSync, available on nearly 300 million phones.... Read more...

Gmail: One button to merge them all

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:08:03 +0000

With Android invading the smartphone market worldwide, more and more users are beginning to rely on their Google Contacts to keep their phone numbers in order. This can be a pretty daunting task, especially... Read more...

Gmail cleans up contacts

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:16:59 +0000

The Gmail team has decided to change the way that they auto-ad contacts to your Gmail Contact list. When Google first released GMail after you sent an email out if the email address wasn't... Read more...

MS Office Interconnect Beta Manages Contacts, Digital Busine

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 05:34:23 +0000

As Microsoft looks at offering tailored, market-specific Office System products, this fall it will release in Japan a new product called Microsoft Office Interconnect, currently under beta testing, that is essentially a contact manager. The... Read more...

Plaxo Contacts for OE (beta)

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:52:23 +0000

Download Plaxo Contacts and quickly update your address book. Plaxo seamlessly integrates into Outlook and Outlook Express, and gives you a variety of features for keeping your contact list up-to-date Beta version of... Read more...