But there are authors other than Alcatel that have stepped in with better contact managers.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=2725289 steps into it with notes, replies about lists, attributes but no groups. Thunderbird calls it lists not groups. Hilarity ensues as folk meltdown.
I recently ordered and received an Alcatel Idol 3 - came with Lollipop. The first thing I noticed was the contacts app had no ability to group contacts. I've heard that Google dropped that feature from Lollipop. Is that so, or did Alcatel provide the app? Is there a free app or alternative? Thanks in advance.

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