Add and share contact details

For all the versatility of Android smartphones, they’re still phones – and phones need numbers. That’s where contacts come in.

One of the benefits of owning a smartphone is its ability to store hundreds (or thousands) of names and numbers. Gone are the days of lugging around bulky contacts books or relying on the deskbased Rolodex. It is therefore imperative for every Android user to know the process behind adding a contact to their device, saving it for future use and sharing numbers with friends, family or anybody else. It’s another feature that is both simple, and extremely useful to have at hand. It isn’t too daunting, but it never hurts to get a few pointers on what you’re doing.

The same can be said for sharing the numbers stored on your phone – it isn’t hard to spread the word, but a few handy hints can make sure you know exactly what you’re sharing, and exactly who you’re sharing it with and avoiding any ‘sent to the wrong person’ mishaps.

The following steps offer a quick and simple guide to both adding a contact to your phone, and then sharing it with others.

HOW TO Add contact details 1

Either on your home screen or in your menu, you’ll find the built-in Contacts app. Tap the phone icon to load up the program, and you will be taken where you need to be.

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When the app loads, you can see all of your contacts. Press the ‘+’ symbol in the right corner to add a new contact to your phone. Now select where you want it to be saved.

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You’ll now be able to add your contact’s details. A keyboard will automatically pop up to fill in the ‘Name’ tab. Type in whatever you want your contact to be known as.

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Under the Phone section it will say Mobile. If you want to type a non-mobile number, tap the box, and select the type you want. This enables you to have many numbers for one contact.

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Tap Phone, and then enter the phone number of the contact that you want to save. Make sure to enter the number in full, with dialling code and/or country code as necessary.

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Once the number’s entered, tap Save, and the number will be stored. You’re now able to access the number. You can add more numbers to the contact if you wish.

Search Selecting this option allows you to search through your contacts according to their name or details so you can easily track down the person that you want to call. View their name The contacts stored in your phone show up as the name of the person – simply tap on them to see their details in full. The menu Pressing More brings up a number of options, all of which can be used to customise your contacts book, delete old numbers and other handy things. Add contacts To start adding new contacts to your database, tap on this button and then enter all of the details that you know.