AT&T’s Address Book was a service that saved backups of your contacts to the cloud for easy restoration in case you upgrade or lose your phone. Sadly, AT&T has decided to retire the service, and it may be difficult to disable the app on your Android device.
Methods vary, but most devices can disable the AT&T Address Book application by entering the Settings menu and selecting Applications.
Disabling Address Book
AT&T announced that it would be discontinuing the Address Book functionality on its smartphones and tablets in early 2017. Designed to offer a backup service, similar to Apple’s and Google’s cloud-based means of automatically saving contacts, Address Book could help restore contacts should you upgrade your phone or lose it. However, with more services becoming available, the need for AT&T’s backup service is diminishing, and users will soon receive text messages telling them to disable the application. The method for disabling the service may vary slightly by device model, but generally speaking, it’s fairly simple.
In some cases, you may need to force stop the application and clear data, as well.
Syncing Address Book
Although AT&T’s Address Book function served as a cloud-based backup system for contacts, it was relatively archaic by smartphone standards and competitors’ services such as Apple’s and Google’s offerings have made it less necessary for carriers to provide this type of service. As a result, AT&T has announced that it will be retiring the service as early as January 2017, with customers receiving text messages that notify them of the change. Fortunately, you’ll be able to export any contacts saved on your account before the service is shut down to save them for future use. You’ll be able to restore them on another device if you ever upgrade or lose your phone.
Delete Address Book
AT&T Address Book is a service that allows you to keep your contact information organized and accessible on your mobile phone. This service is free and available to AT&T customers with compatible mobile phones. Its features include the ability to add new contacts, view and search existing ones, and manage distribution groups. It also offers several other useful tools such as calendar integration and caller ID.
In recent years, AT&T has introduced a number of services to improve the user experience. Its most notable innovation was Stream Saver, which allows subscribers to lower video resolutions so that they don’t count against their data caps. It is now retiring its old Address Book service, and users will receive text messages to notify them of this change.
Disabling the AT&T Address Book application on an Android device may vary by model, but in general the process involves going to your phone’s settings menu and turning the app off. If you are unsure how to disable the application on your particular phone or tablet, consult the manufacturer’s website or support team for assistance.
Restoring Address Book
It is possible to restore contacts from the AT&T Address Book app if you have made a backup before disabling it. The process will vary depending on the model of your phone, but you should be able to find instructions online that are specific to your device. If you haven’t already, back up your current contacts by exporting them to a computer or using a third-party tool. You can then use the AT&T Transfer app to move your existing data to a new phone or sync them manually with another program, such as an email client.
The AT&T Address Book service is being retired in favor of other, more modern backup services. These services are more common than ever before, and they allow users to save their backups in the cloud, so that they can be restored even if the device is upgraded or lost. In addition, AT&T recently announced Stream Saver, a new service that will let customers save on data usage by lowering the resolution of videos they watch. It is hoped that this will help subscribers manage their data caps more effectively.