Cannot import .ics file into Outlook (new) app

Anonymous
2024-01-09T14:13:55+00:00

Hi,

I am having several problems with my outlook (new) app.

  1. I cannot import .ics files into the app as no calendar is available in the "Upload from file" window. I have verified that Outlook (new) is the default for .ics files.
  2. I cannot sync my Outlook app calendar on my laptop with my Calendar app on my Iphone 10. I get an error message when I try to sync it via Icloud.

PS: I am using a gmail account for my outlook.

Any suggestions?

Best, Finn

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T17:56:50+00:00

    Yes Microsoft really cares about its customers. LOL They take a perfectly great calendar software we purchased force garbage software that doesn't have any functionality to post an appointment using an ics file. .

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T18:02:56+00:00

    For the longest time, this would not work for me. Suddenly, a few days ago, it worked. Will it work again? Time will tell. Good luck, fellow Microsoft captive users.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-22T13:56:28+00:00

    Awesome! This works.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-23T12:27:46+00:00

    It worked for me. Just demonstrates the poor talent of Microsoft programmers and the fact they have no QC department testing their **** software they put out. Thank you Microcrap for taking a perfectly good calendar software away and shoving this **** outlook program down our throats.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-27T17:31:31+00:00

    indeed, there literally seems ot be no way to open an ics file. what is the idea with this, to not let us use the app. did they

    not test this before releasing it ?

    my client sends me an ICS file, no way to open it and client never incudes the date and time in the subject line

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