![]() It can, occasionally, get cluttered up with people you might have had one lengthy exchange with, but never plan to email again-a Craigslist buyer, perhaps. ![]() Remove contacts from My Contacts: My Contacts should only contain people who you would actually email, on your own, to update, ask something of, or chat real friendly-like. We'll get to the fixes and tweaks first, and then list some syncing tools that might help you connect Google Contacts in a better way to all your communication outlets. Any group you create on your own: Create your own group, and Google won't automatically shove people or fake names/numbers into it, and if you've got the right kind of phone or syncing app, you can make that your primary "People I Actually Correspond With" list.We soldier on, though, because there are many other points to discuss. If Google Contacts was very, very smart about which contacts it created, which contacts it let into My Contacts, and how it syncs up and eliminates duplications between all your accounts, desktop apps, and devices that can access it, this would be the end of this post. Your Friends, Family, and Coworkers: Default groups, created by Google, and you can't delete them.Contacts in this group tend to rank higher in Gmail's auto-completing address function, and in other Google apps, whenever you start typing. My Contacts: Google automatically populates this group, and you can't delete it or manage who automatically goes into it, though you can manually add or remove individuals from it, as noted below.You don't have a lot of say in the matter as to who goes into All Contacts, but if it ever feels like just too much information stashed away about your email, there are nuclear options, detailed below in "Fixes." If you're using an Android phone or the Google Voice service, you'll also see people you've called (more than once?) show up here. All Contacts: Just what it sounds like-this is a list of everyone you've composed an email to, or replied to, from this Google/Gmail account.The most helpful explainer is about Default contact groups, which really explains the five contact groups that you can't delete, rename, or change, and the one contact group that drives a lot of office app veterans nuts: Google's Help section for Contacts doesn't get nearly nitty-gritty enough, but a read-through does provide a few pointers. It is always, always the primary place to fix problems and negotiate sync issues with your various apps and devices-make a change here, and it's the only way to ensure it will (probably) stick. ![]() Take some time to get familiar with the web interface, and learn what you can and can't do in it. Google Contacts acts a bit differently inside an Apps account, and can cause some stress when used alongside a "personal" Gmail account-but we'll get to that in a bit. If you're using Google Apps with a particular domain, your Contacts page can usually be found at /contacts/a//, replacing with your own organization's URL. If you use nearly any kind of Google service, Google has probably set up a Contacts section for you, which you can visit at /contacts and start tinkering with. ![]() ![]() You don't actually need a Gmail account to use Google Contacts, but Gmail is normally where most users start using Contacts. Your contact list is growing larger every day, and so are the number of email addresses, instant… Read more How Google Contacts Works ![]()
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