# Gem Wallet Adds Contacts: Save an Address in One Tap and Protect Your Crypto From Address Poisoning
> Gem Wallet now has Contacts: save crypto addresses as named contacts, manage them across networks, and pick any recipient in a single tap when sending.

Gem Wallet is rolling out Contacts - your personal address book right inside the wallet, starting July 6, 2026. Save the addresses you send to most, give each one a clear name, and pick a recipient in a single tap - no more wrestling with long strings.

## What Are Contacts in Gem Wallet?

Contacts is a secure address book right inside your wallet: save any crypto address under a name and reuse it when you send. It's not just convenient - it's safer for your transfers: pasting an address from your transaction history exposes you to [address poisoning](/learn/address-poisoning-is-no-longer-a-problem-how-gem-wallet-protects-your-crypto/), a scam common on the [TRON](/tron-wallet/) network when sending [USDT](/usdt-wallet/), and sending to a saved, verified contact removes that risk entirely.

## Benefits of Contacts in Gem Wallet

Stop digging through old chats for that address you swear you copied last week. Gem Wallet is a [self-custody crypto wallet](/learn/what-is-a-self-custody-wallet-and-how-does-it-work/) that now keeps your favorite addresses one tap away - named, organized, verified, and ready when you send.

- **Full Self-Custody:** Your crypto, keys, and contacts stay with you. Gem Wallet never holds your funds, and no third party sits between you and the people you send to.

- **Fully Open-Source Code:** Gem Wallet's code is 100% open and published on GitHub, and it passed a CertiK audit in April 2026. Anyone can verify exactly how contacts are stored and handled in the app.

- **Privacy by Default:** Your address book is stored locally on your device. Gem Wallet collects no personal data - no email, no phone number, no ID.

- **Named Contacts, No More Pasting:** Give any address a label - "John", "Savings", "Work" - and forget about copying long strings. The right name, every time, instead of squinting at `bc1q6v...au56f`.

- **One Contact, Many Networks:** A single contact can hold addresses across different blockchains - "Alice" with her Ethereum, Solana, and TRON addresses at once - each labeled and never mixed up.

- **Safer Transfers, Fewer Mistakes:** Sending to a saved, verified contact protects you from address swaps and costly typos - your funds reach the right address, every time.

### Resources for Developers

Contacts work across all 100+ blockchains Gem Wallet supports, including [Bitcoin](/bitcoin-wallet/), [Ethereum](/ethereum-wallet/), [Solana](/solana-wallet/), [BNB Chain](/bnb-wallet/), [XRP](/xrp-wallet/), [TON](/gram-wallet/), and others - with new chains added regularly.

📖 [Gem Wallet Documentation](https://docs.gemwallet.com/blockchains/)

## How to Save a Contact in Gem Wallet

1. On any transfer, long-press the sender or recipient address - or the recipient on the send confirmation screen.
2. Tap Create New Contact to start a new one, or Add to Contact to attach the address to someone you already have.
3. Give the contact a name and an optional description, then tap Save.
4. Prefer to add one manually? Open Settings → Preferences → Contacts, tap the plus icon, and paste or scan the address.
5. Next time you send, pick the contact straight from the recipient field in one tap.

## Conclusion

Contacts turn sending crypto into one calm tap - fast, private, and secure, right on your device. Open Gem Wallet, save your first contact, and send crypto with confidence.