[2024-03-25] Added support for Google Contacts with Sync/Add/Edit/Delete functionality in the Address Book
If you are using Gmail, GoogleMail, or Google Workspace (essentially Gmail with a custom domain), you can now directly sync your contacts from Google Contacts (avoiding the need to export or import). In addition to synchronizing contacts, Google Workspace users can also synchronize their directory contacts as well (this feature is not available to regular Gmail users). Directory contacts are read-only in Google Contacts, so they are shown in OE Classic with a lock icon.
In order to use this feature, first of all, please make sure you have added the Google account type in the Account Wizard because only that type of accounts can display Google Contacts in OE Classic’s Address Book. This feature will not work with the standard "Email" type of accounts (for example, if you are using an app password).
If you need a tutorial how to add a Google account, here it is:
Having done that, open the Address Book in OE Classic and as soon as you do that, you will notice one or more new folders with the cloud icon, named after the appropriate Google account name. These are your cloud contact folders. To synchronize your contacts, right-click on the name of the cloud contact folder and choose the Sync Contacts option from the popup menu, and the available contacts in Google Contacts will be synced to OE Classic’s Address Book.
To create a cloud contact directly in OE Classic, select the cloud folder first and then click the New button. A contact editor will appear and you can type in the necessary details. After clicking the Add Contact button, the contact will be added both to the OE Classic Address Book and online to Google Contacts.
To edit a contact directly from OE Classic, double-click it as usual and edit the desired fields. After clicking the Save button, the contact will be updated both in Google Contacts and in OE Classic.
The same applies for deleting contacts - when you delete it from OE Classic, it will be moved to the Google Contacts "Trash" folder. Items in the "Trash" are not visible in OE Classic, and can be accessed or recovered only using Google Contacts.
If you make changes to contacts directly in Google Contacts (or in another copy of OE Classic), simply right-click again over the appropriate cloud contacts folder and choose Sync Contacts again to update the contact list.
For a demo, please watch the provided video below.
[2024-03-25] Automatic verification of disabled IMAP/POP settings for Google accounts (while adding the account)
When creating a Google account, if the IMAP or POP setting is not enabled, OE Classic will notify you.
[2024-03-25] New Address Book icons for contacts (includes cloud contacts icons)
[2024-03-25] New cloud root folder shown for Gmail/Google Workspace accounts in the Address Book
[2024-03-25] All fields in the Contact Editor are now trimmed, not just email fields like before
[2024-03-25] Added a tooltip for long items in the Contact Editor's folder selection dropdown box, visible when hovering with the mouse cursor
Bug fixes
[2024-03-25] Fixed the "No folder is selected" error that occurred on startup
[2024-03-25] Message Editor now issues a warning instead of allowing emails to be sent to a group with no contacts in it
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