Wow, are we in the future or something?? Jesus christ, Google. π
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2024
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why is this news, though? before contacts integration was a thing i created yearly-repeat events for birthdays of family and close friends.
i now get reminded twice! once for my manually-created entry and once more for the contact integration.
... It never occurred to me to put birthdays in the contacts. I've only got recurring events!
Same here! I feel like we should get paid for giving Google this fantastic idea.
Same here. Why should I do both...?
I guess putting them in the contacts is simpler, and automatically comes up. Presumably it's one click from the calendar reminder to the contact so you can call/text them.
Dunno, not a big deal either way.
Just add them as an event that repeats yearly.
Rat out my friends by telling Google their DOB? Will they also add a field for mothers' maiden name? No thanks.
They already have your birthday (and maiden name) through your friends' contacts.
Being able to add birtdays manually is definitely useful, altough I believe it's better and more organized to add them through contacts. (Not that I actually use Google contacts/calendar.)
It took them years to finally add reminders for the birthdays (and similar special dates) in the contact app.
I wonder what this will look like when integrating with other apps. I don't think there's a standard ical type for birthdays, for instance.
I can't really say I can find a use for this feature (all the birthdays I need to remember are in my contacts too) but I guess it's useful if you just want to jot down someone's birthday but not their name or phone number?
Remember the times when Google invented stuff that was not completely obvious? What happened to them?
Enshittification. Theyβre too big to care.
Oh uau. How would I have remembered birthdays until now since 15 years ago?