Microsoft updates Outlook email apps for iOS, Android

PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft has updated its Outlook email apps for iOS and Android with a raft of new features, rounding out the address book, calendar and search functions, The Next Web reports.

The People section has evolved from displaying only users’ top contacts to a full-blown address book, offering a unified view of all contacts from all email accounts in the app, as well as those stored only on the device.

It now lets the users search, start a new email or phone call, spot contacts’ location on a map and even surfaces all the emails, appointments and files shared with each person.

Using Office 365 or Exchange Server email for work, it’s also possible to look up contacts in the company’s full organizational directory, also known as the Global Address List. In addition to contacts, users can also search for conference rooms, distribution lists and Groups using the new Search Directory feature.

Outlook’s Calendar section now has a three-day view in landscape mode, as well as an improved day picker for creating events, support for zero-length meetings and the ability to remove cancelled appointments.

The update also adds an option to permanently delete messages and brings accessibility and localization improvements. In addition, the iOS app now lets select all messages in a folder for bulk operations, and highlights search terms in results. These features will arrive on Android in a future update.

Microsoft says it is also working to add mobile device management support for enterprise users and the ability to read Information Rights Management protected email, so expect those to show up soon too.