How to add a contact to your phone

How to view all contacts

Owners of smartphones running Android OS can manage their chats, invitations and contacts in the Google Hangouts application. First you need to create an account on Google. This is necessary so that the contact list is visible not only on this Android smartphone, but also on all subsequent ones.

Viewing all contacts on a smartphone running Android OS is easy.

Open the Contacts application by tapping the icon with a silhouette of a person on the screen.
There is a plus icon in the lower right corner, you need to click on it.
Select the line Start chat.
After this, the entire list of contacts appears on the screen.

To quickly find the desired contact, enter the first letters of the name into the search bar located at the top, after which the system displays all saved options with this combination of letters.

Android

Android, being an open operating system, does not impose practically any restrictions on software installation methods for its users. The VK social network client can be installed either from the official Google Play store or directly from an APK file downloaded from third-party sources.

Method 1: Play Store on your smartphone

Most Android devices come with a built-in store called Google Play Market. It is through it that any application is searched, installed, and updated, and VKontakte is no exception. However, the exception here is a number of smartphones that were originally intended for sale on the Chinese market and those that have custom firmware installed (not all, but many) - they simply do not contain the Play Market. If your device is from this category, proceed to the third method of this section of the article. For everyone else, we suggest you familiarize yourself with how to install VK in the official way.

Launch the Play Store by tapping on the application shortcut. You can find it on the main screen or in the general menu.

Click on the search bar located in the upper area of the open Store and start typing the name of the application you are looking for - VKontakte. Tap on the first prompt that appears to go to the page with a description of the social network client.

Click on the button labeled “Install” and wait for the process to complete.

After the social network client is installed on your smartphone, you can “Open” it by clicking on the button of the same name. The corresponding shortcut will appear in the application menu and on the home screen.

To start using VKontakte, enter the login and password for your account and click “Login” or create a new account by clicking on the “Register” link if you don’t already have one.

How to create a new contact on your phone

On a smartphone, adding a contact to the phone book is as easy as on a feature phone. The sequence of actions will be as follows:

Open the Contacts application on your smartphone or tablet;
There is a plus icon in the lower right corner, you need to click on it;
Enter your name, phone number or email address;
To select a Google account where the information will be saved, you need to click on the down button next to your email address;
If you need to provide more information about the subscriber, click on the down arrow next to the Name field;
You can add a photo of the subscriber by clicking on the camera icon at the top of the screen;
Additional information or a note can be entered by clicking on the Show other fields section.

After this, all that remains is to click the Save button. All contacts are recorded in the phone book and can be found very quickly if necessary.

How to edit or delete a contact

If the subscriber has changed his phone or has a new SIM card, the number can be added to a contact already saved in the phone book. The sequence of actions is as follows:

Open the contacts application;
Find the contact that needs to be changed;
In the lower right corner there is a Change tab, you need to click on it;
Immediately select the desired account if there are several of them;
Next, they change or add a number, change the name in a separate field, and also add an email address;
If you need to add some notes, then select the Show other fields section or click the down button;
If you need to change a contact's photo, click on it and then select another option.

After this, click on the Save button. You can view the changed data by finding the number of the desired subscriber in the phone book.

As a rule, people rarely delete even contacts that are no longer needed, leaving them just in case. But if suddenly the entry needs to be deleted, it is very easy to do.

Open the Contacts application;
Find the contact that needs to be deleted and click on it;
In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the three vertical dots. Here select the line More and then Delete. Next, you just need to confirm your intentions.

To delete several contacts at the same time, you need to click on them individually and hold for a couple of seconds until the check mark appears. After this, you need to click on the Delete icon and confirm your intentions.

How to share a contact

In some cases, it may be necessary to share a contact with another subscriber, but you don’t want to enter data manually. You can share a contact very quickly.

Open the Contacts application on your smartphone;
Next, find and select a Contact in the list;
In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the three vertical dots. Here select More and Share (Send).
Next, choose the subscriber number with whom you want to share and confirm your intentions.

Where are contacts stored in the phone memory?

The phone book is one of the most vulnerable places in a mobile device in terms of information leakage. It is useful for users to know where exactly such information is stored.

All contacts on a smartphone with Android OS are stored in the directory at /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/ in the file contacts.db or on some firmware contacts2.db. To view this directory, you need root rights.

Information may be needed in the following cases:

If the phone is broken, but its internal memory is active, then you can export the saved contacts;
If you can’t trust synchronization with Google servers, you can set up automatic transfer of information from your smartphone to your home computer or tablet. An SSH server is most often used for this.

It is more convenient to import and export contacts from an Android phone using the standard Contacts application. This program works great with the common VCard format.

How to log into VK Connect from a computer and phone

Logging into VK Connect is difficult because the service is “hidden” and is located in non-obvious interface tabs in both the browser and mobile versions of the social network. If you are using a computer, it will be easier to follow the direct link. Or log in to your VKontakte profile, click on your account photo in the upper right corner and click on the link to go.

Click here to go to VC Connect

If you use a mobile application, everything is more complicated. First you will need to go to your profile, then to the settings, and only then select the link to go to a single account.

To log into VK Connect from your phone, you will need three steps

When you log into the service from your VKontakte profile or in another way, you will be taken to your personal account. It can be customized.

This is what the VK Connect personal account looks like in the browser version

Where is the best place to save contacts on Android?

On modern smartphones, you can store contact information in three places.

Internal memory of the mobile device.
SIM card.
Cloud services Gmail, iCloud, Dropbox and others.

It is better not to use the first two methods of storing information or to use them only in extreme cases. It is recommended to store only a minimum amount of subscriber data on the SIM card. It is worth understanding that if the SIM card fails or is lost, you will lose all contact information.

You can store complete contacts of subscribers in the internal memory of your phone. But you need to remember that if your smartphone breaks down, all information will be lost. Although many subscribers periodically transfer all their contacts from their smartphone to their computer.

The safest way is to store data in one of the cloud services. For security, it is recommended to set a complex password and enable all types of protection. To prevent information from falling into the hands of third parties, you should use two-factor authentication, where you need to enter a secret code from an SMS message.

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How many contacts can I save on my smartphone?

It all depends on the RAM of the mobile device, but in any case, you can save a thousand numbers.

Where is it better to save subscriber contact information, on the phone or on a SIM card?

All methods have their advantages and disadvantages. But it is most reliable to store contacts in cloud storage; in this case, they can be quickly and easily restored to your smartphone.

How to quickly find the desired contact in the list?

A search bar is provided for this. To use it, click on the magnifying glass icon and then enter the first boxes of the name.

Gone are the days of storing phone numbers and email addresses in a notebook. Nowadays all contact information can be collected on a smartphone. If necessary, contacts can be transferred to other users, supplemented and deleted.

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Conditions for making calls

In order to make calls, you must meet a number of requirements:

You can call a subscriber via VK only from a mobile application. The option does not work on a computer. It is possible to bypass the limitation, but it will require a lot of time, brains and patience from you. You will have to find and install a good (not crooked) mobile operating system emulator on your computer. Set up the program. Connect a webcam and voice recorder to your computer. Connect all components together. If you're lucky, you'll be able to make a call as if you were using a telephone. But, given the complexity of this process, in our opinion, the game is not worth the candle. It’s much easier to use a smartphone, since today even pets have the latter.
Install the latest version of the VK mobile application on your phone (or update the old one);
The smartphone must be based on Android or IOS, the operating system version must also be the most current;
Install flash player on your phone;
In the privacy settings in the “Contact me” item, allow you to call at least all your friends. By the way, you will not be able to call those friends who do not have these settings configured. Therefore, check your privacy settings, you probably already know where they are hidden.

Making a group call on VK has now become available, and sometimes this is the only way to stay in touch with colleagues and friends.