Google Contacts ( Figure C) is an add-on for the Thunderbird mail client that does a great job of syncing your Gmail and Thunderbird contacts. If you’re looking for one of the best means of managing your Gmail Contacts, Contacts+ might be the way to go. The developers of Contacts+ are fantastic at responding to requests and even feature suggestions. This free app features a beautifully rendered interface, an integrated dialer, easy access to SMS and calls, smart contact organization (by frequency of call, alphabetically, or last called), photo sync with Google+ (or Facebook), dialer search (as shown in the Verizon-branded HTC M8), rich profiles, duplicate contact merging, filters, and much more. 2: Contacts+Ĭontacts+ ( Figure B) is one of the best contacts apps you’ll find for the Android platform. It will hold up to 25K contacts, allows you to import 100 business cards per month, and offers real time syncing of contacts. The Premium edition will set you back $9.99 per month (or $99.00 per year). There are two versions of FullContact: Free and Premium. FullContact will pull in publicly available information about a client and automatically add it to the contact. Figure Aįrom within the Settings, you can enrich your contacts. You can also add multiple address books and import business cards. The FullContact interface is simple to use and allows you to tag, add notes, edit, and enter information (organization, title, address, phone, etc.). It features a unified contact manager, so you can import contacts from other lists/apps, too. 1: FullContactįullContact ( Figure A), previously called RainMaker, is a web service (currently in beta) that automatically collects your Gmail Contacts. Note: This article is also available as an image gallery. But between Android and web-based apps/services, I have come up with a solid list of five contact managers that work with Google Contacts to bring a bit of power and flexibility to a rather weak entry. Finding third-party contact managers for Google Contacts isn’t easy. How this has been overlooked for so long escapes me - considering how the business landscape lives and dies by its contacts. In fact, the contact manager trapped within Google Docs is so bad, I use it only as a Gmail address book. If you’re a heavy user of Google Apps, you know that the Google Contacts Manager isn’t the greatest tool in an otherwise outstanding toolbox. Luckily, third-party apps are available to give you the power and convenience you need. Google's contact management tool is pretty lame, especially for business users. Five apps that leave Google Contacts Manager in the dust
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