Microsoft
on Wednesday updated its Outlook email apps for the Android and iOS
platforms with a list of new features like unified address book and
search directory, apart from Calendar improvements and more.
The
updated Microsoft Outlook apps for Android
(version 1.1.5) and
iOS
(version 1.1.3) are available for download via their respective app
stores.
First up is the new People section, which is now a
complete address book. Microsoft has replaced the lightweight "top
contacts" view with a unified view or user contacts from all email
accounts.
With the update, users will now be able to view contact
information, launch a new email, start a phone call or map its location
just by selecting the contact. Additionally, Outlook now also provides
quick-click shortcuts to easily find all the emails, meetings and files
shared with the contact.
Outlook for Android can now pull contacts
stored locally on the phone to create a unified address book for all
contacts, even if they are not stored in user's email accounts.
Also,
the People section now integrates the full organisational directory
(also known as the Global Address List or GAL) for customers using
commercial Office 365 or Exchange Server email. In addition to contacts,
users will now be able to search for other items in their directory,
including conference rooms, distribution lists and Groups.
"Just
type in the name of the person you're looking for in the search bar and
then select Search Directory. We've also integrated this same capability
into the email compose experience so email within your organisation is
easier than ever,"
notes
Allen Filush, Product Manager, Outlook team.
Few other features
added in the Outlook email apps for Android and iOS are the three-day
Calendar view section in landscape mode (see below), support for zero-length
meetings, a 'remove from calendar' action for cancelled meetings, and an
improved calendar day picker when creating and editing meetings.
Microsoft
has added search highlight for easy discovery in the Outlook for iOS
app as of now, and the feature will be coming in an update to Outlook
for Android soon.
Lastly, Microsoft has more user-focused as well
as IT-focused updates in the pipeline. On top of the list, company is
looking to provide mobile device management support, enabling the
ability to read and reply to Information Rights Management (IRM)
protected email and delivering OAuth support for Office 365 and Yahoo
accounts.
The Redmond giant says that the company is also
committed to deliver support for the new built-in MDM features for
Office 365 and for Microsoft Intune later this quarter.
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