Google is preparing an update to Contacts that relocates the "Your info" contact card from a buried settings screen to the top of the main contacts list, with a share icon placed permanently beside it. The change itself does not add new sharing methods; it makes an existing personal card easier to find and use.
Source and context
The details come from a code teardown of an unreleased Contacts build. The build shows "Your info" anchored at the top of the app and pre-populated from a linked Google account, plus string references that place the card alongside a Tap to Share label. The code evidence is not a formal Google announcement, but it indicates what the company may be preparing inside the app.
What the update changes
Currently, "Your info" is tucked inside app settings and typically requires users to find and populate the card before sharing their own contact details. The updated layout places that card at the top of the contacts list, with a visible share icon that reduces the number of taps between opening Contacts and sending your details. The revised card also pulls a user's name, profile photo, and email address from their linked Google account so fields are pre-filled; users can still edit them before sharing.
Key takeaway
Google is moving the 'Your info' contact card from settings to the top of the main Contacts list and adding a permanent share icon.
Why this matters
Surface-level UX tweaks like this matter because discoverability has been a recurring obstacle for contact sharing on Android. By making the personal card visible and pre-filled, Google removes friction on the sender side. The same teardown also includes references that connect this "Your info" positioning to Tap to Share, a proximity-based sharing feature that is reportedly still under development. If Tap to Share arrives, having the sender's card immediately available makes the handoff experience smoother.
PhonesGATE quick analysis
On its own, moving "Your info" is a modest UI change, but it fits into a pattern of recent Contacts work that emphasizes sharing: earlier updates refined the sharing flow with clearer field selection and a confirmation screen, and proposed profile layout changes pushed important labels higher. Together these adjustments suggest the app is being reorganized around quick, low-friction sharing rather than buried contact management features.
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What this means for buyers
For everyday users, the visible, pre-populated personal card should make sharing your phone number or email faster and less error-prone. It also prepares devices for a future proximity handoff feature; if Tap to Share ever ships, Contacts will already have a sender-side UI that supports an immediate exchange. There is no indication a launch date has been set—these changes are present in an unreleased build and may change before any public rollout.
Related device context
Devices running the stock Google Contacts app and linked to a Google account stand to benefit most from this update. Users of other contacts apps will see no immediate difference until Google ships the new build broadly or Tap to Share, if released, gains platform support.
Sources and methodology
This article is based on reporting from Android Gadget Hacks, with PhonesGATE editorial context and buyer-focused analysis.