Android 18 to limit apps' access to contacts

Google is introducing granular contact-write permissions so apps can edit a single contact instead of the whole address book. The new intents arrive with Android 18, while the MANAGE_CONTACTS permission for contact managers ships in Android 17 QPR2 later this year.

• WRITE_CONTACTS currently grants access to all contacts at once
• Android 18 will let apps request edits to a single contact
• MANAGE_CONTACTS for bulk edits arrives in Android 17 QPR2
• Android 17 already restricted how apps read contacts