
Joe Maring / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Android 17 is introducing a Contact Picker that supports granular selection of individual contacts and data fields.
- Using the new API, you’ll be able to share specific contacts with apps that request them, rather than granting broad read permission to the entire contact database.
- As part of the move, the Contact Picker will support choosing contacts from other Android user profiles and private spaces.
Apps often request more permissions than they need, and this…

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