When you add someone to Follow-ups from your phone book, Boards asks for access to it. Here’s what that means and how to choose the right option.
Allowing Phone Book Access Doesn’t Import Your Contacts
Giving Boards access to your phone book does not add your contacts to Follow-ups. It simply lets you see your contacts in Boards, so you can pick the people you want to follow up with.
Your contacts stay private. Boards doesn’t store your phone book. It only shows your contacts in the app. The only contacts Boards saves are the ones you add a follow-up to.
On iPhone
iPhone gives you two choices:
- Allow Full Access (recommended): You’ll see your whole phone book in Boards, including anyone you add to your phone later. Only the people you choose go into Follow-ups.
- Select Specific Contacts: Boards can only see the contacts you pick right now. Anyone else, including new contacts you save later, won’t show up when you try to add them.
Chose specific contacts and can’t find someone? Change your access in your iPhone settings:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Apps, then Boards. (On older iOS versions, scroll down and tap Boards.)
- Tap Contacts.
- Select Full Access.
On Android
Tap Allow when Boards asks for access to your contacts.
Tapped Don’t allow by mistake? Turn it on in your phone settings:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Apps, then Boards.
- Tap Permissions, then Contacts.
- Select Allow.
Menu names may vary slightly depending on your device.
FAQs
- Will Boards add my whole phone book to Follow-ups?
No. Only the people you choose are added. - Does Boards store my contacts?
No. Boards only saves the contacts you add a follow-up to. - Can I add someone who isn’t in my phone contacts?
Yes. Type their name and tap Add as new contact.