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
    2024-02-24T15:42:30+00:00

    Hi Zeal,

    Outlook on Android will soon add the "Category" feature. The specific date is uncertain. Please look forward to it.

    Regards,

    Rebecca

    Hi Rebecca - almost 2.5 years have now passed since it was 'coming soon' - I think by any definition that's not "soon". Any update on this?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-20T06:51:23+00:00

    Chezk IT Developer invented OUTÜLOOK.

    Since then, Microsoft did not improve.

    As you may see in contact cards, there are still Telex, DDY etc information instead of Social Media connections.

    Everybody workinng but no apparent development

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-19T19:44:48+00:00

    Microsoft is too busy implementing new features and changes no one asked for to all their products to get around to implementing these basic features people have been screaming for for years.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-19T19:26:26+00:00

    I've been patiently waiting over two years since I first read that categories would be introduced to enable grouping of emails and events in the android app, is there any chance this will ever be delivered, or was it just too difficult?
    I've been able to categorise emails automatically when they arrive in the desktop version and it is extremely useful, but not being able to see emails by category on my phone is really inconsistent, after all it must be getting the emails from the same database!

    Is it time for an update.

    Thanks

    Paul

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