It seems there are quite a few people wondering how to create groups for contacts on their Android devices. The manual for most Android phones references this, but doesn’t tell you how to do it.
Well, it looks like there really isn’t a way to do it on the phone. You will have to bring up a Browser (either on your computer or the device) and perform these steps.
Option 1 – From Contacts App
- Open the “Contacts” app on your Android device.
- Select “Groups“.
- Select the “Menu” icon located at the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Choose “Add Group“.
- Type the “Group’s name“.
- Type a contact name in the “Type person’s name” field, then tap the “Plus” (+) icon to the right of the field. Repeat this step for any additional contacts you wish to add to this group.
- Tap “Done” when you are finished.
Option 2 – From a Web Browser
- Login to your Google Contacts using a web browser.
- Select “Groups” > “New Group” on the left pane.
- Type the new group name, then select “Create group“.
- To add contacts to a group, select the group on the left pane.
- Select the “Plus” (+) icon located at the lower-right portion of the screen, then type the name of the person in the “Type” field, then select the contact you wish to add. Repeat this step for any additional contacts you wish to add to the group.
Now the group will sync to your Android device using your Google account.
Joe says
I can create a group, but what is its function? It doesn’t seem that I can select that group and send it an email? Wouldn’t that be like a primary reason for having a group in your contacts?
Marco says
Figured it out. Go to phone settings, contacts, import/export, import from SIM card, Save to device, then select all by ticking the box at very top, then ok. After this, all contacts are available for inserting into groups.
Marco says
Same prob as Carol. When trying to create a group, only a small selection of my total contact list are available to be added to group. WHY? I cannot see any difference. Contacts seem to be randomly stored on either sim or phone memory with no way of moving them. Frustrated with no answers.
Google please reply.
Carol Huff says
So, when I try option 1 – some of my contacts do not appear so I can add them to the group. They appear in the normal contacts screen but not in the groups screen. What do I do?
pother says
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=79803
Star this issue & maybe Google will get the msg. … … Maybe.
Pat says
I just updated my android phone and lost the group functions i had in contacts. Is google going to fix this or is there a replacement?