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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 is rolling out the Material 3 Expressive design to the Contacts app via version 4.61.27. The new UI brings a card-based layout, bolder icons, and a cleaner structure for better readability.

Google is developing a new Contacts Picker tool for Android 17 to fix the current all-or-nothing contacts permission. This tool will allow you to share specific contacts with an app, rather than your ...

Google is addressing user complaints by adding a Calling Cards shortcut to the “Organize” tab in the Google Contacts app. The Google Phone app is receiving further Material 3 Expressive updates, ...

As for the mobile update, Android 17 Beta 2 is adding a few building blocks for developers. The new tools are privacy-focused, just like the photo picker that limits access to only selected photos.

Tied no doubt to today's AppFunctions announcement, Google has also delivered Android 17 Beta 2 to developers.