Google Contacts Shortcut

If you want to quickly open Gmail's address book, you can bookmark <a href="http://google.com/contacts">google.com/contacts</a> or type the URL in the address bar. Another option is to add a shortcut to the standalone Google Contacts page in Google's app launcher:<br /><br />1. go to <a href="http://google.com/contacts">google.com/contacts</a> and sign in<br /><br />2. click the app launcher icon<br /><br />3. click "add a shortcut" next to the Contacts icon<br /><br />4. you can <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2014/03/rearrange-apps-in-googles-navigation.html">move the icon</a> using drag and drop<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxE-sAhnsfnat2oIr96JjT6CB1L1MX1nKbuXsSjGd66gBwnruQkQ2vJu2u5LcusSFBJpjDfJl0sCHrg7me4QyTClm96mnEMrF0Iq9ILwwOB1S0xvTYCBwCp6j3adQcvGcgjIzvuNtdJkM/s1600/google-shortcut-contacts.png" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeX02h8DAwXwWNerUBBSkhEoG-rtBaUXa3tno6ABNlocHZkLNUZDX_RkKtNwi9ySG1wPeJyTfBE8QcCYVYmDiWf5ijTmibsrg6xrYi_GjfwAfE3VhmlJ5AOtTAad8wiCgl_YHRHIkQchN/s1600/google-shortcut-contacts-2.png" /></div><br />You can add similar shortcuts for other Google services: Google Keep, Google Sites, Google Groups, Google Play Music, Webmaster Tools, Patent Search, Google Voice.

Google Contacts Shortcut

If you want to quickly open Gmail's address book, you can bookmark  google.com/contacts  or type the URL in the address bar. Another opt...

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Star Google Contacts

<a href="https://plus.google.com/103345707817934461425/posts/aendpeYp9KS">Google announced</a> a new starring feature for contacts. Now you can star contacts and they'll be added to the Starred group.<br /><br />"Just like how you can star important messages in your inbox, you can now star individuals in your Google Contacts list. (...) For those of you who use Android, your Starred contacts will stay in sync with your Android Favorites. Starring a contact on desktop will star that same person in your Android contacts, and vice-versa, so you can see and manage your contacts seamlessly wherever you may be."<br /><br />Until now, Google used the "Starred in Android" group for favorite contacts, but this was more like a workaround. Now it's a native Gmail feature.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7T6SRopqkjhGz0z9OyzcC9Mxb_ec6qoFPK4hJbgLOgu8XzjdZeOArPCSK3OtLEugOfLdsYDuthL2MNktStby2iUF_Rmqdaa0RDX5Ohof5HECX4n2YPr0vJ_HD_gs1Cb-3guG8nqUusRh/s1600/gmail-starred-contacts.png" /></div><br />I don't see the new feature in the desktop Gmail interface, so this will probably be gradually added in the coming days.<br /><br />{ Thanks, <a href="https://plus.google.com/+MattCarney23">Matt Carney</a>. }

Star Google Contacts

Google announced a new starring feature for contacts. Now you can star contacts and they'll be added to the Starred group. "Just l...

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The Old Google Contacts, No Longer Available

The old version of Google Contacts was available at www.google.com/contacts_v1, but now it redirects to the <a href="https://www.google.com/contacts">standard version</a>. It was a much simpler site that worked better on <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/02/mobile-google-contacts-alternative.html">a mobile phone or tablet</a> and it had more accessibility features for screenreader users.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2qEBrsprL27SbeMqgne-7av6MDnCZ-JkEGxzOhJ2k3o0_hOFusHuk4Xx-CzXu9-tNHWRoxNLMB7Kp_WMEJTqFlxxaasgu0Rt1gF81VPG3gp-UY8D0e18dFf2eux-hfpKtxgOto5Wqkoo/s1600/google-contacts-old.png" /></div><br />You can still use the basic HTML Google Contacts available at <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/h/?v=cl">https://mail.google.com/mail/h/?v=cl</a>.<br /><br />{ Thanks, <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/109786214471931924768">+Katty Geltmeyer</a>. }

The Old Google Contacts, No Longer Available

The old version of Google Contacts was available at www.google.com/contacts_v1, but now it redirects to the standard version . It was a much...

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