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Changelog
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Version 6.22.7 *(2023-09-05)*
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* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.6 *(2023-08-31)*
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* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.5 *(2023-08-29)*
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* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.4 *(2023-06-09)*
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* Added autocomplete to names at creating new contacts
* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.3 *(2023-04-16)*
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* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.2 *(2023-03-07)*
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* Properly handle exporting and importing contact favorite numbers
* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.1 *(2023-01-12)*
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* Added a search bar related bugfix
* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.22.0 *(2023-01-04)*
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* Use Material You theme by default on Android 12+
* Increased minimal required Android OS version to 6
* Added some UI, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.21.2 *(2022-12-11)*
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* Added some UX, translation and stability improvements
Version 6.21.1 *(2022-10-06)*
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* Adding a Get Simple Phone button into the About section
* Added some translation and UX improvements
Version 6.21.0 *(2022-08-18)*
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* Added Monochrome icon and Language picker support on Android 13+
* Added some translation, stability and UX improvements
Version 6.20.0 *(2022-07-23)*
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* Adding some materialish redesign, especially in System default theme
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.19.1 *(2022-06-26)*
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* Moving top tabs at the bottom
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.19.0 *(2022-06-08)*
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* Allow setting default contact numbers
* Allow reordering favorites by drag and dropping
* Fixed Indonesian translation
* Add a comma if name starts with surname
* Fixed a glitch with contact photos being too small
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.18.1 *(2022-04-10)*
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* Added Material You theme support on Android 10+
* Do not add Phone Storage contact source ourselves, if Phone is available
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.18.0 *(2022-03-24)*
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* Added an option to disable duplicate contact merging
* Fix a glitch with local Phone Storage sometimes not being visible
* Added a Privacy policy
* Added some translation and UX improvements
Version 6.17.2 *(2022-03-02)*
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* Adding some UX and translation improvements
Version 6.17.1 *(2022-02-08)*
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* Add Favorites tab when handling contact selection third party intent
* Improving the UX at using social buttons, like calling through WhatsApp
* import whole address, if it is split into multiple pieces in a .vcf file
* Allow customizing visible contact fields at the View and Edit screen too
* Fix a glitch with private contacts not being openable from Simple Dialer
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.17.0 *(2022-01-03)*
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* Use vCard version 4 at exporting contacts to .vcf files, allow exporting anniversaties
* Allow searching contacts by their nicknames too
* Added some other stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.16.3 *(2021-12-13)*
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* Fixed some contact sources not being visible
* Improve the handling of None ringtone being selected
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.16.2 *(2021-12-07)*
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* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.16.1 *(2021-11-19)*
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* Properly import contact photos from .vcf files
* Show a Save/Discard prompt when leaving the editor with unsaved changes
* Some stability and translation improvements
Version 6.16.0 *(2021-11-18)*
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* Redesigned some screens, added an Auto theme
* Fixed some Android 11+ glitches
* Added some stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.15.1 *(2021-08-27)*
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* Allow sorting contacts by creation order
* Allow viewing the whole contact picture by clicking on it at the View details screen
* Fixed some searching related glitches
* Other stability, UX and translation improvements
Version 6.15.0 *(2021-05-18)*
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* Allow creating contact shortcuts on Android 8+
* Show the passed years at events, like age at birthdays
* Show more items at the top menus
* Some stability and translation improvements
Version 6.14.3 *(2021-04-04)*
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* Fixing some glitches on Android 11+
* Some stability and translation improvements
Version 6.14.2 *(2021-03-04)*
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* Use the system ringtone picker at customizing contact ringtone
* Use the contacts name as the filename at sharing a single one
* Added some design, stability and translation improvements
Version 6.14.1 *(2021-02-15)*
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* Allow customizing the ringtone per contact (Ringtone has to be enabled as a customizable field in the app settings)
* Added a White theme with special handling
* Added some letter fastscroller related improvements
* Some performance, stability and translation related improvements
* Please rate the app if you like it :)
Version 6.14.0 *(2021-01-10)*
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* Always fetch the same contacts, no matter what sorting is set
* Fix an organization updating related issue
* Merge names into 1 line at the View Details screen
* Improve Threema contact handling
Version 6.13.2 *(2021-01-02)*
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* Added some translation, stability and UX improvements
Version 6.13.1 *(2020-10-27)*
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* Redesigned the View and Edit screens, use bigger contact image
* Added quick action buttons to Viber, WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal contacts
* Added some UX and translation improvements
Version 6.13.0 *(2020-09-19)*
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* Fixed search with non UTF characters
* Added many smaller translation and UX improvements
Version 6.12.7 *(2020-08-06)*
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* Do not require the Telephony hardware feature for installing the app
* Some translation and UX improvements
Version 6.12.6 *(2020-07-18)*
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* Allow adding contact events without specifying a year
* Always show the contacts middle name after the first name
* Make sure groups are properly sorted by name
Version 6.12.5 *(2020-07-12)*
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* Adding some improvements related to contacts having multiple phone numbers
Version 6.12.4 *(2020-07-08)*
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* Adding some smaller translation, stability and UX improvements
Version 6.12.3 *(2020-06-19)*
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* Adding some private contact handling related improvements
Version 6.12.2 *(2020-06-17)*
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* Reverting a check at fetching contacts, let's show more contacts rather than less
Version 6.12.1 *(2020-06-16)*
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* Properly check phone numbers at Search too
* Fixed a glitch with wrong contacts being listed
Version 6.12.0 *(2020-06-03)*
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* Added sorting by full name, which is the way most people expect sorting to work
* Improve searching, do not reset it at opening a contact
* Some translation and stability improvements
Version 6.11.3 *(2020-05-26)*
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* Properly handle call initiating
Version 6.11.1 *(2020-05-25)*
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* Use Call action at clicking the phone icon, not just Dial
* Use a nicer app icon on some older Android versions
Version 6.11.0 *(2020-05-23)*
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* All calling related functions with many improvements have been moved into the new Simple Dialer app, please get it from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.dialer
* Added a toggle for accessing privately stored contacts by Simple Dialer and Simple SMS Messenger apps
* Removed many no longer needed permissions
* Lowered the minimal required OS version back to 21 (Android 5, Lollipop)
* Allow customizing the default tab at startup
* Added a couple other UI and translation improvements
Version 6.10.2 *(2020-05-06)*
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* Removing the READ_CALL_LOG permission
Version 6.10.1 *(2020-05-04)*
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* Show the multi-SIM picker only if the app is set as the default dialer
* Added a couple other stability and UX improvements
Version 6.10.0 *(2020-05-03)*
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* Adding a first implementation of a Dialer, to really allow the app handle calls
* Increased the minimal required Android OS version to 6 Marshmallow to allow handling calls
* Try fixing the glitch with some saved contacts disappearing
* Properly handle inserting bigger resolution contact images in some cases
* Added a few other UX and UI improvements here and there
Version 6.9.0 *(2020-04-16)*
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* Use colored contact avatars with the first letter of their name to make the app happier :)
* Properly recognize the local Phone contact source, even when empty
* Fix some glitches related to the letters in the fastscroller not being correctly sorted
* Couple other stability, translation and UI improvements
Version 6.8.0 *(2020-03-18)*
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* Remember the last used folder at contacts exporting
* Do not request the Storage permission on Android 10+, use Scoped Storage
Version 6.7.1 *(2020-03-08)*
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* Fixed some letter scrollbar related glitches
* Added some translation and stability related improvements
Version 6.7.0 *(2020-02-05)*
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* Improved the side scrollbar by adding letters to it on some places
* Allow changing the font size in the app settings
* Trigger speed dial only if no number has been written yet
Version 6.6.0 *(2020-01-22)*
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* Added an initial Speed dial implementation, can be customized in the app settings
* Properly color the status bar icons at light themes
* Many different stability, translation and UX improvements
Version 6.5.2 *(2020-01-04)*
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* Fixed some theming issues
* Added some UI and translation improvements
Version 6.5.1 *(2019-12-07)*
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* Rewrote the Select Contact screen for handling contact picking for other apps
* Fixed a glitch with some contacts not being visible in some cases
Version 6.5.0 *(2019-12-05)*
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* Added many UI changes to refresh the apps look
* Fixed some third party intents and added handling for some new ones
* Show dialpad letters by default
* If the Dialpad button is hidden at the bottom, show it in the top Menu
Version 6.4.4 *(2019-10-28)*
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* Improving the performance at fetching local contacts
Version 6.4.3 *(2019-10-28)*
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* Fixed some Organization type contacts not being visible
* Improve the performance at showing a specific Contact details
* Added some stability and translation improvements
Version 6.4.2 *(2019-10-14)*
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* Close search at opening a contact
* Some smaller misc improvements
Version 6.4.1 *(2019-09-16)*
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* Made duplicate merging more aggressive, compare only by full name
* Fixed some theming and duplicate contact issues at the View details screen
Version 6.4.0 *(2019-09-15)*
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* Removed the setting for merging duplicate contacts, merge them always
* Show all contact sources of the contact at the View screen
* Fixed a glitch with some missing fields at exporting contacts in .ics files
Version 6.3.5 *(2019-08-27)*
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* Fixed some issues with some contacts being wrongly filtered out
* Show a more detailed confirmation dialog at deleting contacts/groups
* Fixed some glitches related to exporting contacts
* Search organizations with dialpad letters too, not just names
* Properly handle searching names with accents with dialpad letters
* Misc stability/performance/translation improvements
Version 6.3.4 *(2019-08-14)*
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* Allow enlarging contact photos by clicking on them
* Fixed photo deleting at locally stored contacts
* Improved light theme handling
* Allow searching at the groups tab
* Replaced icons with vectors for better quality and smaller size
* Some other glitches fixed + translation improvements
Version 6.3.3 *(2019-08-03)*
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* Allow customizing the bottom navigation bar color
* Some smaller translation and misc improvements
Version 6.3.2 *(2019-06-14)*
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* Fixed not all fields being properly exported in .vcf files
* Couple stability and translation improvements
Version 6.3.1 *(2019-03-07)*
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* Made contact avatars rounded and a bit bigger
* Added shortcuts for showing the dialpad or creating new contacts
Version 6.3.0 *(2019-01-24)*
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* Fixed local contact source not being properly shown
* Fixed some glitches related to exporting contacts
Version 6.2.0 *(2019-01-06)*
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* Removed the Recents tab due to Googles' latest security policies
* Allow showing letters on the dialpad
* Fixed some contact filtering issues
* Couple other smaller improvements
Version 6.1.2 *(2018-12-28)*
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* Improve the way contacts are fetched, more contacts should show up
* Improve contact filtering to fix some glitches
* Added a Call menu button for calling not stored numbers from Recents
* Some stability improvements
Version 6.1.1 *(2018-12-12)*
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* Fixing a crash on Android Lollipop
* Added some translation improvements
Version 6.1.0 *(2018-11-30)*
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* Allow setting the app as the default for handling calls
* Allow blocking numbers on Android 7+
* Improved contact recognition at Recents
* Fixed some handling related to creating new contact with a number, or adding a number to an existing contact
* Add handling for secret codes like *#*#4636#*#*
* Allow copying all contact fields from the view screen by long pressing them
* Added an option for hiding the dialpad button on the main screen
* Fixed some issues related to importing contacts with birthdays
Version 6.0.0 *(2018-11-06)*
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* Initial Pro version
Version 5.1.2 *(2018-11-28)*
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* Had to remove the Recents tab due to the latest Googles' permissions policy. The Pro app will be updated with a Recents tab and a mandatory Dialer soon.
* This version of the app is no longer maintained, please upgrade to the Pro version. You can find the Upgrade button at the top of the app Settings.
Version 5.1.1 *(2018-11-05)*
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* Added some stability and translation improvements
Version 5.1.0 *(2018-10-28)*
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* Added an option for toggling 24 hour time format
* Added an option to show only contacts with phone numbers
* Do not allow creating contacts under WhatsApp contact source
* Try fixing the issue with disappearing contacts under some circumstances
* Fix some bugs related to selecting contact photo from the device storage
* Show the contact email at the list, if name and organization are empty
* Properly sort groups containing UTF-8 characters at title
* Use a different placeholder image for business contacts
Version 5.0.0 *(2018-10-15)*
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* Increased the minimal required Android OS version to 5
* Try fixing the issue with disappearing fresh contacts
Version 4.5.0 *(2018-09-28)*
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* Added a simple dialpad
* Do not allow creating contacts under Signal or Telegram contact source
* Allow copying phone numbers into clipboard by long pressing them on the View screen
* Properly handle intents adding numbers to existing contacts
* Many other smaller improvements and bugfixes
Version 4.4.0 *(2018-09-04)*
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* Added support for custom phone number/email/address types
* Added IM field
* Fixed some exporting/importing issues
* Improved duplicate filtering
Version 4.3.0 *(2018-08-24)*
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* Reworked contact exporting/importing from scratch, use ez-vcard for parsing files
* Couple stability and translation improvements
Version 4.2.2 *(2018-08-13)*
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* Added an optional Nickname field
* Improved searching and sorting UTF8 characters
* Fixed updating Notes and Organization fields
Version 4.2.1 *(2018-08-05)*
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* Added some stability and light theme UX fixes
Version 4.2.0 *(2018-08-04)*
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* Added a Recent Calls tab
* Allow customizing which tabs are visible
* Added an optional call confirmation dialog
* Fixed some glitches related to company contacts
* Some other performance and stability improvements
Version 4.1.0 *(2018-07-16)*
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* Fixed a couple issues related to importing contacts from .vcf files
* Couple other UX and stability improvements
Version 4.0.5 *(2018-07-05)*
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* Make duplicate contact filtering more agressive
* Couple UX and stability improvements
Version 4.0.4 *(2018-06-19)*
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* Make "Try filtering out duplicate contacts" more agressive
* Ignore hidden contact fields, do not wipe them
* Prefer the contacts Mobile number at sending batch SMS
* Added a couple stability improvements
Version 4.0.3 *(2018-05-13)*
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* Show a couple additional contact sources
Version 4.0.2 *(2018-05-12)*
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* Make sure all relevant contact sources are visible
Version 4.0.1 *(2018-05-09)*
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* Fixed a glitch happening at updating from old app version to 4.x
Version 4.0.0 *(2018-05-09)*
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* Allow changing app icon color
* Add a toggle for trying to filter out duplicate contacts, enabled by default
* Fix some contacts not being visible
* Allow opening contacts with third party apps
* Couple misc fixes related to contacts syncing via CardDAV
* Allow moving contacts in a different contact source at the Edit screen
Version 3.5.3 *(2018-04-18)*
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* Allow splitting the Address in multiple lines
* Allow batch sending SMS or emails to selected contacts or whole group
* Highlight the searched string at the result contacts
Version 3.5.2 *(2018-04-13)*
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* Added an optional website field
* Parse more fields from Add Contact third party intents, like the one from WhatsApp
* Fix exporting contacts on SD cards
Version 3.5.1 *(2018-04-10)*
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* Show the organization name as the contact name in case only that is filled
* Fix "Start name with surname"
Version 3.5.0 *(2018-04-08)*
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* Added name prefix/suffix and contact organizations (hidden by default)
* Added a settings item "Manage shown contact fields" for customizing visible contact details, with some fields disabled by default
* Allow using the app without granting Contacts permission, rely on local secret storage only
* Dial the selected contact if Call permission is not granted
* Many performance improvements and smaller bugfixes
Version 3.4.0 *(2018-03-21)*
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* Added groups
* Make phone numbers, emails and addresses clickable on the view screen
* Many smaller improvements and bugfixes
Version 3.3.3 *(2018-03-04)*
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* Make sure Search searches address and Notes too
Version 3.3.2 *(2018-03-04)*
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* Some stability and translation improvements
Version 3.3.1 *(2018-03-02)*
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* Couple stability and translation improvements
Version 3.3.0 *(2018-02-22)*
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* Added Address and Notes fields
* Properly handle Get Email intent
* Fixed some glitches at exporting contacts
* Added FAQ
Version 3.2.0 *(2018-02-11)*
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* Allow storing contacts in a local database, hidden from other apps
* Added a new screen for viewing contact details
* Increased font size
Version 3.1.4 *(2018-02-03)*
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* Add a unified "Phone storage" label to local phone storage
* Properly handle special characters at contact ex/importing
Version 3.1.3 *(2018-01-29)*
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* Allow hiding contact thumbnails
* Fix displaying and adding contacts on some devices
Version 3.1.2 *(2018-01-23)*
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* Properly handle vcf files exported from Thunderbird
* Misc smaller improvements
Version 3.1.1 *(2018-01-22)*
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* An f-droid build test version
Version 3.1.0 *(2018-01-16)*
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* Added contact import/export functions
* Allow sharing contacts
Version 3.0.3 *(2018-01-03)*
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* Make the contacts beginning with the search string appear first
* Some crashfixes
Version 3.0.2 *(2018-01-02)*
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* Handle some third party intents
* Reuse the shared Favorite contacts, don't create an own list
Version 3.0.1 *(2018-01-01)*
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* Initial release