The first details about the upcoming Android version have started to emerge. According to these reports, Google is preparing to introduce an important new feature. As you may know, certain third-party apps on both iOS and Android currently allow users to see how others have saved their contact information. A similar feature will now be offered natively on Android as a first-party option. But how will this system work?
In the new version of Android, Google will request certain special permissions from users. Among these permissions will be access to your contacts and the ability to share that information with third parties. If you agree to Google’s request—allowing them to read your contacts and share this data with others—you will be able to see how others have saved your information.
This can be seen as a win-win situation. Not only will you learn how others have saved your contact, but Google will also expand its Big Data archive.
However, the person whose contact list you’re curious about must also agree to the conditions presented in the same version of Android. It’s likely that many will give in to curiosity and accept Google’s terms. We’ll have to wait and see if Apple will introduce a similar feature for iOS.
