Where are my Gmail Contact Groups?

[Alison M]

Hello,

I've found this app on the play store which allows you to send emails to groups with gmail, it's very convenient.
Hope that helped.

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apphero.groupgmail&hl=en

 

[Bruce W1]

I am using a OnePlus 3T and have experienced the problem of not being able to select groups when sending an email. The groups are all set up on my gmail account and worked on my previous android device.
Following your solution, I selected the contacts app but the contacts menu only has the options Groups, Spam and Settings.
If I select Groups, I get a list of groups for each of my gmail accounts but there are no check boxes to select particular groups.

 

[ChrisFFM40]

I have exactly the same problem. Does anyone have an answer to this? Or can anyone recommend an alternative app in which I can all contacts from a Google group when writing an email?

Thanks
Chris

I am using a OnePlus 3T and have experienced the problem of not being able to select groups when sending an email. The groups are all set up on my gmail account and worked on my previous android device.
Following your solution, I selected the contacts app but the contacts menu only has the options Groups, Spam and Settings.
If I select Groups, I get a list of groups for each of my gmail accounts but there are no check boxes to select particular groups.

 

[JannyMaha]

You can create an email and send to any or all members of your distribution list by going to:
->Contacts
->select Group (look on top of page)
->select the group to distribute email to
->select More (look on top of page)
->select Send email
->select individual contacts or "Select Contacts" for all.

You're welcome.

Now, if anybody can figure out how to *forward* an email to a distribution list I'd be forever grateful.

Thank you

 

[sh0nuff]

You can create an email and send to any or all members of your distribution list by going to:
->Contacts
->select Group (look on top of page)
->select the group to distribute email to
->select More (look on top of page)
->select Send email
->select individual contacts or "Select Contacts" for all.

You're welcome.

Now, if anybody can figure out how to *forward* an email to a distribution list I'd be forever grateful.

Thank you

Again, this isn't universal for all devices. Not all address books have the "Groups" tab you refer to.

It's not supported by stock Android, so it's not helpful to most users

 

[Bas de Bolster]

Again, this isn't universal for all devices. Not all address books have the "Groups" tab you refer to.

It's not supported by stock Android, so it's not helpful to most users

Actually, it is. If you follow the instructions and go to the Contacts app and hit the hamburger top left, there's your labels/groups. You will find you can send an e-mail to a group...

Still, this is not how we'd like to see it...

oh and running stock android on my Nexus 5/5x/9

 

[hayesps@gmail.com]

WTH - We assigned Groups to our Contacts for a reason. Some ***** decides it's not necessary to be able to use the GROUP feature. I'm pissed - put it back! When we have so many Contacts, we have to find a way to locate what we're after. You invented features, they're still available, we need to be able to access them!

 

[Almeuit]

WTH - We assigned Groups to our Contacts for a reason. Some ***** decides it's not necessary to be able to use the GROUP feature. I'm pissed - put it back! When we have so many Contacts, we have to find a way to locate what we're after. You invented features, they're still available, we need to be able to access them!

We aren't Google -- we didn't invent anything.

 

[kbr2]

Does anyone have a workaround for this? I saw some talk about a "contacts group," but I'm not quite sure how it works. You basically sent an email to one address and then it automatically was sent to the addresses associated with the contact group. If you have a big distro (like I do. greater than 200), you can file them all under the contact group and only one address counts against the send limit.

 

[gaiuslove]

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=83964&p=5813734&viewfull=1#post5813734

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=83964&p=6105889&viewfull=1#post6105889

My phone has a version of contacts (other than Google contacts (mentioned in the above 2 posts) which I later installed) that also lists my groups (in my case just my work email list). So to create an email that's sent to a group using my Samsung Galaxy Android 7.1.1 version of contacts:

->Contacts
->select Groups (within the three vertical dots on upper right corner of screen)
->select the group to distribute email to
->select Send email (within the three vertical dots on upper right corner of screen)
->select individual contacts or select "All" for all contacts.
->select "DONE" (in upper right hand corner of screen)
->select an email app just once or as the default app if one hasn't already been selected as the default
The email message should now have the email list in the To field.

 

[Brandon Stucki]

Your Gmail app doesn't use groups. However, your Google contacts app does. Open Google contacts, click the menu symbol in the upper left corner. Your labels section will show your groups. Open your group, click the options dots in the upper right corner and choose "send email". This will open your Gmail app and add all the contacts in your group to a blank email ready to compose. You can do group texts as well. I love Google!

 

[George2020]

To fwd to a group first create a dummy group email using the new group email techniques described here. Then just reply all to the dummy email previously emailed . For attachments, just download the attachment from wherever or whoever, and reattach to the group email.

 

[George2020]

. . .and copy and paste whatever from the email being forwarded. Not neat, but better than entering all the contacts.