
For people who enter personal and private information into their calendars and contacts (that’s everyone, right?) this presented a privacy compromise. One downside to this was that anyone else who happened to pick up your device could also do this. We all love the new style of widgets that Apple introduced in iOS 14, and we know some people even found themselves using them more than the main apps! Widgets are so convenient that it’s natural to place as many as possible in your device’s Today view, so you can access it from the lock screen with a simple swipe from the left.

This is still true if you’re using Apple’s new Focus mode to shut out distractions when you’re trying to concentrate on an important project, or to wind down before bed.
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Cardhop can be downloaded from the Mac App Store.Sometimes important notifications can be missed. "Cardhop is an entirely different approach and we think it's going to simplify and truly change the way people think about and interact with their contacts."Ĭardhop is normally priced at $19.99, but to celebrate its launch, Flexibits is offering it for $14.99 for a limited time. "Until now, contacts apps were basically boring databases," said Michael Simmons, Co-founder of Flexibits. Notes can be used to add details about contacts that you want to remember, leading to richer interactions. Cardhop has the potential to save time in a workflow because it automates tasks that would normally take several clicks.Ĭardhop also takes advantage of the underused "note" feature available in the default Contacts app, making a notes section front and center for each contact in the app. When using the call feature, there's also an option to place the call on your iPhone from your Mac using Bluetooth. The following quick actions are available: Call, Copy, Directions, Email, FaceTime, FaceTime Audio, Large Type, Message, Skype, Telegram, Twitter, URL, and VoIP.Ĭlicking on one of the quick action buttons performs the task assigned to the button, but typing a quick action like "Skype Eric" or "Message Eric" also works.


Every contact card in Cardhop features four customizable quick action buttons for interacting with contacts and performing tasks like placing a call, sending a tweet, or sending an email.

Groups of contacts are also supported, so you can create a group like "work" to automatically send an email or a message to everyone you work with.Ĭardhop's most useful feature is perhaps its quick actions. If you start typing a name that's not already in your contacts list, Cardhop will automatically add a new entry with the information. Added information will sync to the default Apple Contacts app.
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There are dozens of fields that can be added for each contact.Įntering a phrase like "Eric 867-5309 work" will automatically add the phone number you entered to Eric's contact card under the work heading, and similar phrases can be used to quickly update or remove information for all contacts. Cardhop imports all of your contacts from your Mac (which are typically also synced with iOS devices using iCloud) and it provides an interface that makes it easy to search for an existing contact or add a new one using the same natural language parsing that's available in Fantastical.Ī search for "Eric" for example, will bring up the card for a contact named Eric, with information like phone number, email address, birth date, home address, Twitter handle, Facebook profile, Skype username, and more.
