Droid X: The Missing Manual

Managing Contacts

If you use Gmail, the Droid X very thoughtfully grabs all your contacts from there, and imports them into your Contacts list. And it’s not just a one-time transfer of contacts, but for every time you add, edit, or delete a contact. Whenever you change or add a contact in Gmail, those changes are synced to your Droid X, and vice versa.

This means that you’re much better off creating all new contacts in Gmail on your computer, and then letting the Droid X import that new information when you sync up. It’s much easier to type on a keyboard than it is to tap away on your Droid X.

Adding a Contact

Of course, that’s not always possible. Sometimes you need to add a contact right on your Droid X. The way you add a new contact varies depending on whether you’re in the Phone app or the Contacts app. If you’re using the Phone app, you can’t simply create a new contact. Instead, you can only add people you’ve called, or who have called you. To add someone as a contact, tap the Recent icon at the top of the screen and scroll until you find the person you want to add. Tap the call. From the menu that appears, select “Add to Contacts”.

If you’re using the Contacts app, tap the green + button at the top of your Contacts list (the button stays there even when you scroll) and a screen pops up, where you enter contact information.

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The green button for adding a contact doesn’t appear ...