Google Contacts coming to Gmail side panel with additional information

25-Nov-2020

Aiming to give users richer information about coworkers directly within the Gmail side panel, Google Contacts is being added to Gmail side panel with additional information. The feature has begun rolling out and it would take a few weeks to reach all users globally. "You can now find additional information about people within your organization, your Contacts, and people who email you in the Gmail side panel. This includes: Contact information, such as phone number and email address, Team and manager, Office and desk location, Whether you�ve received email from them before, and more," Google wrote in a Workspace blog post. Even as there is no admin control for this feature, but users can visit the 'Help Center' to learn more about adding information to a user�s 'Directory' profile. Also, there is no end-user setting for this feature. Users can click on 'More info' while hovering over a user�s information card, or select the 'Contacts' icon in the side panel and visit the 'Help Center' to learn more about using Google products side by side. "This feature expands upon information you can already view when hovering over a person�s name in Gmail. In the side panel, you can learn more about who the person you�re collaborating with is, what team they�re on, and whether you�ve interacted with them before. We hope this feature makes collaboration and connecting with key stakeholders easier," the company added.