Save & edit significant dates in Google Contacts

You can save and edit significant dates in Google Contacts, such as a birthday, anniversary, or other custom date. When you interact with your contact across Google, related significant dates can appear.

Important: Your contact can also add the date of their birthday to their Google profile and make that info visible to others. Any edits you make to your contact applies only to the contact record and not to their Google profile. Only the profile owner can edit the info on their profile.

Add or edit significant dates

Contacts you've added

1. On your Android device, open the Contacts app .
2. Tap a contact.
3. At the top right, tap Edit .
4. Make the changes you want.
5. At the top right, tap Save.

Contacts saved automatically

1. On your Android device, open the Contacts app .
2. At the top, tap the Search bar.
   • Search for the contact you want to change.
3. In the “Other Contacts” section of the search results, tap the contact.
4. At the top right, tap Add to contacts Edit.
   • Make the changes you want.
5. At the top right, tap Save.

Create reminders for specific dates

Important:

• To set up significant date reminders, you must save your contacts in your Google Account. Learn how to add contacts.
• You must add notifications at least 24 hours before the date.
• You can add notifications to any significant date type.
• At this time, you can’t customize notifications, like specifying a time of day or method.
• You can add notifications for any or all of the following points:
  • Day of the event
  • 2 days before the event
  • 7 days before the event
  • 14 days before the event
• In-app reminders automatically display for birthdays and anniversaries.
  • In addition to these in-app reminders, you can add optional notifications.
  • If you turn off notifications for birthdays or anniversaries, in-app reminders will still display.
• In-app reminders won’t automatically display for custom significant dates.
  • When you add a notification for a custom date, you’ll also get in-app reminders.
  • When you turn off notifications for a custom date, you’ll also turn off in-app reminders.

Turn on notifications in the Contacts app

To enable notifications in the Contacts app:

1. In Android OS settings, go to Apps Contacts Notifications.
2. Turn on the highest level notification setting.
3. Turn on Reminders.

Add a new significant date and set a reminder

1. On your device, open Contacts .
2. Tap the contact you want to set a reminder for.
3. At the top right, tap More   Reminders  New reminder.
4. Choose a Label for the significant date type, like birthday, anniversary, or custom.
5. Set the date.
   • Check or uncheck boxes for when you’d like to receive notifications.
6. At the top right, tap Save.

Related resources

• Add or remove birthdays, holidays, and other calendars
• Manage your people with Google Assistant
• Get reminders with Nudges
• Get birthday reminders on Nest displays