Using Categories in Outlook mobile app

Anonymous
2021-09-10T02:55:44+00:00

Hi

Does anyone know how to apply Categories to emails in the Outlook for Android app please?

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Anonymous
2021-09-10T07:41:47+00:00

Hi Zeal,

Glad to help you here. Along with the “Categories” option, Microsoft Outlook for Android will also get a new floating action menu to help you quickly access a few essential features. You will be able to access the menu by tapping and holding the compose button. You will be able to access the menu by tapping and holding the compose button.

The upcoming “Categories” feature on Microsoft Outlook for Android will allow users to group emails, events, and contacts based on customizable categories. Once released, the feature will show up as a new “Categories” option in the app settings.

Tapping on this option will open a new page, which will include a couple of predefined categories and a button to add a custom category. When you tap on any of these predefined categories, you will see a pop-up that will let you change the category name and color. However, it isn’t clear how these categories will be displayed in the inbox. So you may update the Outlook at first to have a try whether it could work or not.

Hope that this answers your concern. If you have any questions about this issue or I misunderstand your meaning, please feel free to reply and I will answer for you. Thank you very much.

Regards,

Rebecca

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-08T04:30:22+00:00

    Anyone have an update on this? I can obviously access the categories but I can't apply any emails to them.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-07T11:54:25+00:00

    Not as far as I'm aware Wayne. I've got the same issue on my Android phone.

    Morever, I've looked high and low for a more up to date, formal response to the issue, and can't find one. I'm not even certain it's on Microsoft's radar anymore. If anyone knows how to get it back there, please let me know

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-06T17:24:46+00:00

    Has the categories issue not displaying in mobile version of outlook for androids been resolved? I still am not able to assess this feature on my Samsung Galaxy phone.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-04-27T19:23:32+00:00

    When will the category feature for Android become available?

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