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Sort “Mobile import” groups chronologically by using ISO dates in group names

Problem: My list of groups is spammed with “Mobile import on…”, and they, for whatever reason, are sorted alphabetically by weekday. Solution: Instead of “Thu Feb 26 2026” Create name “Mobile import on 2026-02-26” so that they are sorted by year and month Easy one-line fix: replace "Mobile import on Mon Jan 02 2006" or "Mobile import on %a %b %d %Y" to time.Parse("Mobile import on 2006-01-02 Mon" or "%Y-%m-%d %a" or "yyyy-MM-dd EEE" Hard fix: Migrate existing group names to the new format. But this is optional. Impact: When I am searching, I remember I was in Vienna at the end of November before Christmas. So I am looking between 2026-11 and 2026-12. Currently, I need to go through 7 days of the week to find the month, and the letters “N” and “D” are away. Workaround: Requires paying for a separate DAVx⁵ – CalDAV CardDAV WebDAV application. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid&hl=en Dex customers pay $240/y, so they can afford it. Another workaround: When exchanging contact info, write the phone number directly to Dex. But how will their name appear on the screen when the person is calling or messaging me? I saw something like a one-way sync from Dex (as the source of truth) to Android, but I have not checked it. Ultimate Outcome: Automatic, reliable sync of mobile contacts both ways. Between Dex and the default phone app on Android. User story: You see, I imported 5 hundred contacts when I first downloaded Dex. I travel around the world and meet new people all the time. When I spend a week in a new country or after networking events, I import a dozen mobile contacts. Sometimes I want to write notes about what happened and set reminders on the day I met that person. So I click import from phone, even if it is for 1 contact. When we connect with a new person on LinkedIn or DM on Instagram, it does not create a new group, but silently adds to the existing one. That’s good. If adding a creation date is useful to differentiate which “John Smith” this contact is, Dex could add it as a note in the timeline. OS: Android 17 Model: Google Pixel. I want Dex to be the source of truth. I read before submitting post: https://getdex.com/docs/integrationsandfeatures/syncfeatures/sync-google https://getdex.com/docs/integrationsandfeatures/syn

NJ 17 days ago

Not automatically include Manychat/LinkDM initiated Instagram conversations into Dex

Content creators or e-commerce business owners typically use Instagram to contact and network. A lot of their short videos have comment-to-DM automations; for example, they may say “comment ‘guide’ to download my free e-commerce tutorial,” and anyone who comments so will receive an automated DM. This is usually realized with Manychat or LinkDM and isn’t really the creator establishing a new connection with someone. Could you write a feature that stops Dex from automatically including these conversations in the contact list? I believe this feature is possible to create because these automated DMs usually look very different from regular DMs (screenshots attached). Perhaps Instagram’s API that you are interacting with will tell you that this DM isn’t of the same type when the creator actively messages someone.

Randy Forty-Two Aisles 21 days ago

Reviewable WhatsApp updates view with quick actions and revisit history

Description: Currently the "WhatsApp updates" button routes straight to the main dashboard, so users can't review the batch of recent WhatsApp interactions (last interaction changes, chat snippets, new contacts) as a discrete list. Two specific asks: A dedicated view/feed of recent WhatsApp updates where users can take action on each one (set a reminder, add a note, mark as followed up, snooze). Ability to revisit previously seen updates rather than having them disappear once the dashboard loads. User explicitly said they enjoy reviewing WhatsApp updates and would value either an "act on it" workflow or a "go back to it later" archive view. Related to the earlier "email digest of WhatsApp updates" idea but focused on in-app review and action-taking rather than email delivery.

Dex Operations 2 months ago