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Google Messages brings back customizable contacts


Because you can’t trust your friends to use good contact pictures.

By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. As reported by 9to5Google, a change rolled out late last year that overrode your custom names and photos with each individual’s broadcasted profile, but now you can change it back to give friends, colleagues, and family members the names and avatars that you think they should have. The profile-sharing feature was announced in late 2023, as Google continued to push the rollout of RCS, and works similarly to Contact Posters on iPhones.

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