Microsoft’s Outlook mobile app gets more features with latest update
Microsoft Outlook got new features for its Android and iOS app on Monday. The features were introduced as part of app updates on both platforms. According to Microsoft, the Composing and calendar functionality have been improved on the iPhone app, while the update for the Android app brings improvements to events, search, and calendar. Bug fixes have also been rolled out to both platforms.
New Features of the Microsoft Outlook iOS App
According to release notesMicrosoft Outlook for iOS adds a Report Message option to the list of swipe actions. It also brings the ability to use a local account on Office 365 Box, the company’s content cloud where users can securely store and easily share files online.
The Compose feature is also said to have been updated, and users can now resend messages from the Sent folder. Additionally, the Teams meeting chat is now accessible from the event details in the calendar.
New Features of the Microsoft Outlook Android App
On Android, the Outlook app update brings improvements to events, search, calendar, and box. Microsoft says users can now search for past events for up to a year, up from the previous limit of six months.
Additionally, a Teams tab has been added that allows searching through Teams chat messages. Selecting a message will open the same message in the Teams mobile app. Users who don’t have the app will be redirected to the Google Play Store instead, Microsoft claims.
It also brings the same functionality to Compose and Events that was introduced on iOS. Microsoft says the update for Outlook for Android fixes an issue that could prevent the single sign-on flow from succeeding in some cases for Microsoft 365 accounts.
These features were introduced with Outlook for Android and iOS app version 4.2418.0.
Microsoft Copilot on Telegram
In another recent development, Microsoft integrated its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Copilot with Telegram, with a limit of 30 turns per day. It allows Telegram users to converse with the chatbot, ask questions and browse the web.
The feature is currently in beta, but is now available for free to all users.
