> If we have a standard for saving contacts data on the client side that any app could access this would give users and developers options to create and use new

> If we have a standard for saving contacts data on the client side that any app could access this would give users and developers options to create and use new apps and features that all use the same data. [...] There may be other ways of achieving this right now, but I am not aware of them. This is the content providers design that was heavily touted in the early-ish days of Android. https://youtu.be/QBGfUs9mQYY?t=352 https://youtu.be/QBGfUs9mQYY?t=352