Contacts is a computerized address book included with the Apple operating systems iOS, iPadOS and macOS, previously Mac OS X and OS X. It includes various cloud synchronization capabilities and integrates with other Apple applications and features, including iMessage, FaceTime and the iCloud service (and previously its predecessor MobileMe).
An application known as Address Book was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding beta versions.[1] Address Book was rewritten for Mac OS X Jaguar (2002) and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since.[2][1]
The iPhone also included contacts storage from its release,[3][4] which starting from iPhone OS 2 (2008) was also broken out into a standalone application.[5] In 2010, the iPad with iOS 3.2 introduced a new two-pane contacts app, featuring the skeuomorphic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of Scott Forstall.[6][7][8][9]
OS X Lion (2011) featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app, also in a two-pane design.[10] In 2012 with OS X Mountain Lion it returned to a three-pane design and changed names to match iOS.[11]
The following year, both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more flat design style, a change attributed to Forstall's departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012.[12][9] In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of iOS 7, while with OS X Mavericks the skeumorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI.[12][13] With OS X Yosemite (2014) the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7-style UI.[14]
AppleScript support for querying, adding, modifying, and removing people and groups
User interface
Contacts has two viewing modes: View Card and Column and View Card Only. The user can switch between modes with a control in the upper-left portion of the window under the close box.
In releases prior to Lion, in View Card and Column, the Contacts window is divided into three panes. The first pane has the title Group. This pane lists All, Directories, and each user-made group. Users can add new groups by pulling the File menu down to New Group, or typing Command-Shift-N.
When selecting All or a user-made group, the second column has the title Name. It lists the names of the people with cards in that group, or all the names if the selected group is All, in alphabetical order by first or last name, depending on user preference.
The third pane has the card corresponding to the selected name. The card can include information, some of which the user can classify into customizable categories like Home and Work. Many of the fields can have duplicate entries, for example, if the person the card describes has several email addresses. The user can edit the fields by pressing the edit button below the bottom-left of the third pane. Default fields include:
Contacts can search LDAP (network) directories. Users customize these in the LDAP tab of the preferences. Users search these by selecting Directories in the first pane, selecting a directory or All in the second pane, and typing their search in the search box above the top-left of the third pane. Results appear in the third pane.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Contacts Apple news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contacts is a computerized address book included with the Apple operating systems iOS iPadOS and macOS previously Mac OS X and OS X It includes various cloud synchronization capabilities and integrates with other Apple applications and features including iMessage FaceTime and the iCloud service and previously its predecessor MobileMe ContactsContacts under macOS MontereyDeveloper s Apple Inc Stable release13 0Operating systemmacOS iOS iPadOSTypeSoftware Address BookLicenseProprietaryWebsitesupport wbr apple wbr com wbr en gb wbr guide wbr contacts wbr welcome wbr mac Contents 1 History 2 Features 2 1 Integration with macOS 3 User interface 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory EditAn application known as Address Book was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding beta versions 1 Address Book was rewritten for Mac OS X Jaguar 2002 and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since 2 1 The iPhone also included contacts storage from its release 3 4 which starting from iPhone OS 2 2008 was also broken out into a standalone application 5 In 2010 the iPad with iOS 3 2 introduced a new two pane contacts app featuring the skeuomorphic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of Scott Forstall 6 7 8 9 OS X Lion 2011 featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app also in a two pane design 10 In 2012 with OS X Mountain Lion it returned to a three pane design and changed names to match iOS 11 The following year both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more flat design style a change attributed to Forstall s departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012 12 9 In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of iOS 7 while with OS X Mavericks the skeumorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI 12 13 With OS X Yosemite 2014 the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7 style UI 14 Features EditExports and imports cards in vCard 3 0 format 15 Imports cards from LDIF tab delimited and comma separated files C and Objective C API to interface with other applications Prints labels and envelopes mailing lists pocket address books Can configure page setup and paper size before printing One click automatic look up for duplicate entries Change of address notification Contact groups Smart groups based on Spotlight Look up addresses on Apple Maps Auto merge when importing vCards Customize fields and categories Automatic formatting of phone numbers Synchronizes with Microsoft Exchange Server Synchronizes with Yahoo Address Book 16 Synchronizes with Google Contact Sync Speech recognition searching Capability to query an LDAP database containing person information Plugin interface allowing third party developers to add functionality to the programIntegration with macOS Edit Integration with Mail iCal iChat Fax Safari iPhone iSync compatibility to sync contacts to phones PDAs iPods and other Macs Contacts are indexed by Spotlight Address Book stores previous recipient addresses used by Mail URLs in Address Book cards appear in Safari s Address Book bookmarks Buddies in iChat can be associated with Address Book cards Birthdays saved in Address Book appear in iCal if enabled Address Book Dashboard Widget AppleScript support for querying adding modifying and removing people and groupsUser interface EditContacts has two viewing modes View Card and Column and View Card Only The user can switch between modes with a control in the upper left portion of the window under the close box In releases prior to Lion in View Card and Column the Contacts window is divided into three panes The first pane has the title Group This pane lists All Directories and each user made group Users can add new groups by pulling the File menu down to New Group or typing Command Shift N When selecting All or a user made group the second column has the title Name It lists the names of the people with cards in that group or all the names if the selected group is All in alphabetical order by first or last name depending on user preference The third pane has the card corresponding to the selected name The card can include information some of which the user can classify into customizable categories like Home and Work Many of the fields can have duplicate entries for example if the person the card describes has several email addresses The user can edit the fields by pressing the edit button below the bottom left of the third pane Default fields include Picture Name pronunciation First name Last name Job title Company Phone number Email address Home page Birthday Instant messaging username AIM ICQ XMPP Windows Live Messenger Yahoo Messenger Address Related Names NoteContacts can search LDAP network directories Users customize these in the LDAP tab of the preferences Users search these by selecting Directories in the first pane selecting a directory or All in the second pane and typing their search in the search box above the top left of the third pane Results appear in the third pane See also EditGoogle Contacts People Microsoft service References Edit a b Wichary Marcin Screenshots Address Book GUIdebook Retrieved June 27 2020 Siracusa John September 5 2002 Mac OS X 10 2 Jaguar review Ars Technica Retrieved June 27 2020 Thurrott Paul June 29 2017 10 Years Later My Original and Epic Apple iPhone Review Thurrott Retrieved June 27 2020 Horwitz Jeremy September 17 2007 Review Apple iPod touch 8GB 16GB 32GB iLounge Retrieved June 27 2020 Richie Rene July 14 2008 iPhone OS 2 0 review iMore Retrieved June 27 2020 Mathis Joel Why I ll miss skeuomorphism in iOS Macworld Retrieved June 28 2020 Dilger Daniel Eran In depth review Apple s IPad and iPhone OS 3 2 AppleInsider Retrieved June 27 2020 iOS A visual history The Verge December 13 2011 Retrieved June 27 2020 a b Ken Segall April 26 2012 Insanely Simple The Obsession That Drives Apple s Success Penguin Books Limited pp 199 200 ISBN 978 0 670 92120 1 Siracusa John July 20 2011 Mac OS X 10 7 Lion the Ars Technica review Ars Technica Retrieved June 27 2020 Siracusa John July 25 2012 OS X 10 8 Mountain Lion the Ars Technica review Ars Technica Retrieved June 27 2020 a b Siracusa John October 22 2013 OS X 10 9 Mavericks The Ars Technica Review Ars Technica Retrieved June 27 2020 Total OS X Mavericks Superguide Everything you need to know about Apple s newest operating system IDG Consumer amp SMB Inc January 22 2014 p 30 ISBN 978 1 937821 38 8 Siracusa John October 16 2014 OS X 10 10 Yosemite The Ars Technica Review Ars Technica Retrieved June 28 2020 Address Book 6 x Export and import vCards Apple Inc July 12 2012 Retrieved February 25 2013 How can I sync my Yahoo contacts to the Mac address book Archived from the original on December 31 2007 Retrieved September 2 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Contacts Apple amp oldid 1123282820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
