by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google’s new Pixel VIPs widget launched with the release of Android 16. However, some Pixel owners report that the widget is missing. An update to the Contacts app is likely needed before the widget becomes available. We’ve...
by dbadmin | Jun 9, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority The Google Pixel VIPs app is now available on the Play Store for some Pixel phone owners. The app reveals more details about the upcoming Pixel VIPs home screen widget. Unfortunately, you can’t access the actual Pixel VIPs...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing a new “Pixel VIPs” home screen widget within the Contacts app that centralizes info from key contacts. The widget shows recent calls, messages (including WhatsApp), location data, birthdays, and allows notes...
by dbadmin | Apr 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Contacts, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google Contacts could soon start displaying recent calls and texts on contact profiles. The feature will appear as a new “Recent activity” section on contact profiles, listing the last call and text with each contact. Google...
by dbadmin | Feb 21, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google has rolled out a few changes to the Contacts app. There’s now a card that says how many contacts are in your Google Account and a “last sync” status. A “Google Contacts sync settings” option takes you to a page where...
by dbadmin | Feb 14, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority The Google Contacts app now lets users set emojis or monograms as contact pictures. This comes a few months after we first discovered evidence of this feature. We recently discovered evidence that the Google Contacts app would...