Microsoft's Outlook App for Android Comes Out of Preview
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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 23 April 2015 12:49 IST
Microsoft back in January released a preview version
of the Outlook app for Android users and the company after nearly
four months of wait has now removed the preview tag from the app. The
Redmond giant on Wednesday released the out-of-beta Outlook app for
Android, and it is now available to download from Google Play.
To recall, the Microsoft Outlook app is based on the popular email
app made by Acompli which Microsoft bought in December. It allows both Android and iOS users to easily link emails to
calendars and even works with file attachments.
The out-of-beta
Outlook app for Android features several changes from when the first
preview version was released. With the general release, Microsoft is
touting performance and stability improvements, and brings the Android
app's feature set in line with the iOS version. Notable features of the
Outlook app for Android include the automatic filtering of mails based
on communication; schedule mail option, as well as quick delete,
archive, or schedule message options. The app also allows viewing and
attaching files from email, OneDrive, Dropbox, and other accounts. One
of the most notable features is the built-in calendar feature that
allows notifies users about appointments.
The Outlook app works
with various services including Microsoft Exchange, Office 365,
Outlook.com (including Hotmail, MSN), Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and iCloud.
The
company earlier this month had updated its Outlook email apps for the
Android (preview) and iOS platforms with a list of new features like
unified address book and search directory, apart from Calendar
improvements and more.
Recently, Cyanogen and Microsoft announced a
strategic partnership that would see popular Microsoft services being
integrated into Android-based custom ROM distribution. The deal will
result in various Microsoft services and apps such as Bing, Skype,
OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office being pre-installed in
future Cyanogen OS versions.
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