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Android 17 may finally let you share only specific contacts with apps thanks to a new Contacts Picker tool. Here's how it may ...

We told you yesterday that Path was secretly uploading your iPhone’s entire address book to its servers. Users of the inclusive social network voiced concern, and many decided to remove the app ...

Here’s a helpful trick if you’ve ever struggled to find an old Gmail contact or unsaved number on Android: it turns out that Google keeps a list of every Gmail account you’ve ever sent or received an ...

Apple in iOS 15.2 made it easier for your loved ones to access your personal data in the event of your death with the addition of a Legacy Contact feature. A person set as your Legacy Contact gets a ...

Instagram's built-in contacts syncing feature can help you find your phone's contacts in the app. You'll need to give Instagram permission to access your contacts for the feature to work. You also ...