Sorry... the "2)" part at the end was from something else and was not deleted. I see I cannot edit my comments.
On Nov 12, 7:25 pm, tnslocum <[email protected]> wrote: > "Google Voice Flag" > I've been playing with google voice on the Droid and think there > should be a flag added into "Contacts" that allow me to specify if I > want to use google voice or not for each number. The Android Google > Voice app allows for a prompt option to ask if you want to place each > call "with" or "without" using google voice. With this new flag, I > could setup any contact numbers to automatically use google voice or > not use google voice and eliminate the prompt. If none are selected, > simply continue with the prompt. This would be helpful to allow me to > setup those contacts who I know are not Verizon customers and would > cost me minutes... I could setup them to call using google voice. > > "Contact Setup" > I've switched from Outlook to Google Contacts for everything. I use > my contacts for family names for Christmas cards and have stored the > names as "Bob and Mary Jones". With contact integration with about > every google application, I now have also created "Bob Jones" and > "Mary Jones" with separate phone numbers so I can identify Bob or > Mary. > > The problem with all the separate contacts it that then I have > information in multiple contacts that really are linked. So I may or > may not have addresses in each or same home phone. > > My first idea would be to use the "Bob and Mary Jones" and separate > out the first and last name. First name would be "Bob and Mary" and > last as "Jones". If they call me from a home phone I would see "Bob > and Mary Jones" displayed. On the "Mobile" number I would like > another field for "first name". So the first mobile number I can > specify it is "Bob" and the second "Mobile" I can say is "Mary". Then > when a call comes in from Bob I will see "Bob Jones". > > Now with this idea, one could say you may need names on addresses and > work numbers. Bob and Mary may have their addresses for work and the > name would specify who's work address. Same for birthday's, or > allowing to add additional people like children and their birthday's > or phone numbers. Those birthdays and anniversaries could > automatically populate the calendar. > > This is great for many things. One, it will reduce my contacts and > keep my information more accurate. I also like it for use in the > "Google Navigation" so I can say "Navigate to Bob Jones" and it is > more likely to have the address in the joint contact, where I may not > have it duplicated in the "Bob Jones" separate contact. > > Another thing that I just ran across is with the Picasa program. The > program is great in that it identifies faces and I can just select who > they are. One issue I have is similar to the above request, if it > recognizes my mother as a child her name was not "Mary Jones" but was > say "Mary Smith". Do I want Picasa to show "Mary Jones" or "Mary > Smith"? I'd prefer "Mary Smith"... maybe only because I work in > genealogy. Do you get into maiden names within the contact "Bob and > Mary Jones"? Would be nice, or some other sort of linking that ties > everyone together. > > Hopefully you can see that the "Contacts" really does appear to be the > backbone of the google applications and could possibly use some > updates to better support the needs of the many applications accessing > the information. I really think the "Contacts" should be it's own > seperate application and not buried within GMail. It is much more > than mail, and the Droid and Picasa programs that I recently used are > proof that there is much more to come from the "Contacts" application. > > Thanks. > > 2) "Contacts" is becoming much more and being used for more and more. > With using Picasa for photo recognition and many other google apps. > An optional "First" name next to each phone number in the contacts > would help reduce the number of contacts and then display the first > name of the caller and last name. At this time Contacts does not > separate the first and last name. I now have contacts saved as "Bob > and Mary Jones" with their home information and address for christmas > cards. But I also then store "Bob Jones" and "Mary Jones" with > seperate phone numbers. Would be nice to just have one Contact with > "Bob and Mary" as first name, "Jones" as last name with the home > number. Then under "Mobile 1" have another first name of "Bob" and > "Mobile 2" first name of "Mary". If "Mobile 1" calls me then "Bob > Jones" should display... or if the home number calls it will display > "Bob and Mary Jones". Another option is to still have three contacts > and link "Bob" back to "Bob and Mary Jones". Along with the purposes > I tried to describe, the other nice thing would be to have the address > in there for all contacts then... so with google navigation I can say > "Navigate to Bob Jones" and it will load the address from contacts. > > Sorry for the long suggestion... and it may not be all google voice.. > but the contacts people. It really need to go to many departments > because they are are connected in the suggestion. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-contacts-api?hl=.
