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The new way to add or edit contacts from Gmail

Gmail has recently added Contacts in the right-side add-on panel and in the process, brought about some changes in ways Contacts now gets saved from Gmail.  For starters, the " Add to Contacts " options in the hovercard is now gone and replaced with a " More info " link.  So, of late, many users are seen posting in the Gmail Help Community and asking about how they can add contacts directly from Gmail or edit contact details from Gmail.  To add a contact directly from Gmail, click open the conversation and then, click on the Contacts add-on from the right-side panel (shown as 1). It will default to showing contacts " In this thread ", then click on the contact you wish to add to contacts (shown as 2). The next screen shows the " Add to contacts " icon at the top-right corner. Click on it. After a few moments, the confirmation would show up at the bottom of the screen. Thereafter, to view, edit or delete the contact, click on the " Open in ne...