Gmail New Features, Google Updates Gmail Contacts

Today the Google has made some changes to their ever-so-popular mail service Gmail. Specifically, at the request of tons of users, Gmail has overhauled Gmail Contacts, which will be rolled out to all users today.

According to the Official Gmail Blog:

“Contacts now works more like the rest of Gmail, so if you know how to use Gmail, now you should automatically feel comfortable in Contacts too.”

Features, according to Google, include:

• Keyboard shortcuts (go to Contacts and hit “?” for the full list)
• Sort by last name (look under “More actions”)
• Custom labels for phone numbers and other fields
• The ability to undo changes you’ve just made
• Automatic saving
• Structured name fields, so you can adjust titles, suffixes, and other name components
• A bigger, more prominent notes field

In addition, Google has improved the Gmail layout and “made it easier to get to Contacts and Tasks,” also allowing users to customize the left-hand menu.

The changes are only available for Gmail users at this point. Google Apps users will be waiting for a while whilst Google makes the features domain-specific.