Google, Please Fix Contacts App by Allowing Duplication of a Contact

[dmmiller2k]

I think the title says it all, don't you?

It should be possible to create a new contact by duplicating an existing one, either in GMail Contacts (in a full-fledged browser) or directly in the Contacts app on an Android device.

This would allow, for example, adding new members of a family or new employees of a company. Then, just the new name, email or phone number (or whatever) could be entered to replace the duplicated ones and leave the remaining fields all the same.

As a former Palm user, I was able to do this on that platform (primitive as it now seems by comparison to Android).

Google: are you listening? How hard could it be?

 

[pavirotten]

I don't know if this is what you meant, but I have entered duplicate address and phone numbers for some of my contacts. When I pull up the contact, I see both numbers and both addresses.

In order to enter the second phone number and address, I just entered the same name as the contact (as a new contact), then entered the new information. The phone numbers are listed first, followed by addresses.

 

[takeshi]

Google: are you listening? How hard could it be?

How many forums did you crosspost to? Go to the source and request it directly from Google.

 

[Hoos]

I doubt Google spends much time here. If any.

As far as duplicate contacts, I don't see what the problem is. I have duplicates of all of mine - some as many as four or six.

All thanks to Google's/Android's insanely stupid way of dealing with contacts and syncing after pulling them in from Outlook.

 

[dmmiller2k]

How many forums did you crosspost to? Go to the source and request it directly from Google.

Thanks, and how exactly do I do that? TAASTAGS (There ain't any such thing as Google Support). Best I can to is post here and hope Google is monitoring.

 

[dmmiller2k]

I doubt Google spends much time here. If any.

I agree.

As far as duplicate contacts, I don't see what the problem is. I have duplicates of all of mine - some as many as four or six.

I think you may have missed my point entirely.

Let's say you have your friend "Joe's" home number, address and email address in a GMail Contact. Then he gets married and you want to make a contact for his wife, "Sue", who has the same last name. home address and phone number, but (obviously) a different first name and email address.

It would be much easier if it were possible to simply start from a duplicate of Joe's contact entry and replace "Joe" with "Sue" and the email address, leaving the other fields the same.

As it is, instead you'd have to create a new empty contact and then either fill in each field from memory (possibly with errors) or somehow go back and forth between Joe and Sue, copying each field individually.

 

[dmmiller2k]

I don't know if this is what you meant, but I have entered duplicate address and phone numbers for some of my contacts. When I pull up the contact, I see both numbers and both addresses.

In order to enter the second phone number and address, I just entered the same name as the contact (as a new contact), then entered the new information. The phone numbers are listed first, followed by addresses.

Nope, not what I meant at all.

Please read my reply to @Hoos

 

[milrtime83]

Thanks, and how exactly do I do that? TAASTAGS (There ain't any such thing as Google Support). Best I can to is post here and hope Google is monitoring.

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