You can place direct contact shortcuts on your Home screen without going through the widget method. Open your Contacts menu and tap the contact you want to create a shortcut for.

Android widgets allow you to access information directly from your home screen, but did you know you can create your own? We'll show you how.

Jack Wallen shares some tips on how Android device owners can keep their contacts list under control. Two of the tips are specific to the Samsung Captivate line.

Google is preparing to add messaging abilities to the Contacts widget on Android. The app is also getting a minor UI revamp.