I'm also used to using Google contacts on both my Windows PC and on my Android tablet. I found the solution I like. I downloaded the Google
phone app as well as the Google contacts app and made both my default
apps instead of using the default Samsung apps. Did it almost 1 year
ago and can't recall what I did except that it seemed intuitive and easy
to do.
If you can't make them the default, chances are you could get
help at a T-Mobile store.
I do know that for convenience, I banished the Samsung phone
and contacts apps off my home page and into the Samsung app group on an
inner page of apps. I added both the Google phone and contacts apps to
my home page as replacements for their removed Samsung counterparts.
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:03:18 -0400, Retirednoguilt wrote:
I'm also used to using Google contacts on both my Windows PC and on my
Android tablet. I found the solution I like. I downloaded the Google
phone app as well as the Google contacts app and made both my default
apps instead of using the default Samsung apps. Did it almost 1 year
ago and can't recall what I did except that it seemed intuitive and easy
to do.
That may be a change in later updates, because there doesn't seem to
be a way now to change the default Contacts app in Settings > Apps,
nor in Settings within Samsung's Phone app or Google's Contacts app.
There is still a setting in Settings > Apps for default Phone app.
The Samsung Phone app doesn't (yet) bother me as much as it bothers
you, but if the solution is to install Google Phone and make it the
default I'm willing to try that.
If you can't make them the default, chances are you could get
help at a T-Mobile store.
I wouldn't have thought of that, because my carrier is Visible (a
Verizon subsidiary). But I guess it couldn't hurt to ask. I was
rather amazed to see that my small town actually has a T-Mobile
store.
I do know that for convenience, I banished the Samsung phone
and contacts apps off my home page and into the Samsung app group on an
inner page of apps. I added both the Google phone and contacts apps to
my home page as replacements for their removed Samsung counterparts.
I've already done that for Contacts and Messages, and if I end up
using Google's Phone app I'll do it for Phone as well. Samsung sure
ships with a lot of junkware!
I do know that for convenience, I banished the Samsung phone
and contacts apps off my home page and into the Samsung app group on an
inner page of apps. I added both the Google phone and contacts apps to
my home page as replacements for their removed Samsung counterparts.
I've already done that for Contacts and Messages, and if I end up
using Google's Phone app I'll do it for Phone as well.
On 9/28/2023 3:10 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:03:18 -0400, Retirednoguilt wrote:
I'm also used to using Google contacts on both my Windows PC and on my
Android tablet. I found the solution I like. I downloaded the Google
phone app as well as the Google contacts app and made both my default
apps instead of using the default Samsung apps. Did it almost 1 year
ago and can't recall what I did except that it seemed intuitive and easy >> to do.
That may be a change in later updates, because there doesn't seem to
be a way now to change the default Contacts app in Settings > Apps,
nor in Settings within Samsung's Phone app or Google's Contacts app.
There is still a setting in Settings > Apps for default Phone app.
The Samsung Phone app doesn't (yet) bother me as much as it bothers
you, but if the solution is to install Google Phone and make it the
default I'm willing to try that.
If you can't make them the default, chances are you could get
help at a T-Mobile store.
I wouldn't have thought of that, because my carrier is Visible (a
Verizon subsidiary). But I guess it couldn't hurt to ask. I was
rather amazed to see that my small town actually has a T-Mobile
store.
I do know that for convenience, I banished the Samsung phone
and contacts apps off my home page and into the Samsung app group on an
inner page of apps. I added both the Google phone and contacts apps to
my home page as replacements for their removed Samsung counterparts.
I've already done that for Contacts and Messages, and if I end up
using Google's Phone app I'll do it for Phone as well. Samsung sure
ships with a lot of junkware!
As far as the T-Mobile store suggestion, I thought you had written that
you bought your phone there. My mistake. HOWEVER:
I just saw how I made the Google Phone (blue background) the default
phone app instead of the Samsung Phone app (green background). ...
Easy once you find where to make the switch!
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