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Outlook App - Preview or not?

The Outlook app for iOS and Android is a ‘preview’ release, meaning it’s not a fully tested release, ready for the general public.  But some people at Microsoft don’t realize that and are promoting it as a fully public release.

The app itself is called ‘Microsoft Outlook Preview’ and the first notice of the app’s release said it was a preview release.

But not everyone at Microsoft got that memo.  We, and millions of others, received a marketing email from Microsoft encouraging us to get the new Outlook apps.

Nowhere in that email, not even in the fine print, does it mention the ‘not ready for prime time’ state of the apps.  Especially the Android version which Microsoft itself admits needs work to bring it up to the standard of its iOS sister.

Make no mistake, both the Outlook apps are in ‘preview’ meaning there’s development work yet to be done.

Even when the final apps are released, you may not want to use them due to the limitations.  Despite the ‘Outlook’ name, these apps are no good partner to Outlook for Windows itself or even the inbuilt apps that link to the same email, calendar and contacts data.

Have you tried the Outlook app?

Tell us what you think.  What do you like?  What don’t you like?

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