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regarding the state of shared calendars on mobile devices
Just seen a reply to a similar thread last year by jcgonzalezmartin
Improvements coming to Microsoft Outlook
Though sadly there doesn't seem to be any ETA details on when these improvements might be delivered. Maybe Julia Foran can advise on the latest?
This of course doesn't help with adding shared calendars to the default apps but it's a massive improvement to be able to tell users to use one app for their work email, work calendar and work shared calendars.
- +1 on this, probably a side effect of focusing on the "new shiny tools", instead of addressing some very basic needs :(
I really cant beleive that sharing calenders on an Android device can be a problem in 2017. But it is. Its so 1990'ies.
The scenario is as follows. Because of the complicated proces using exchange rules to filter unsercure old Android devices (oh and MS could easily fix that provinding sets of filters), organizations are forced to use a "no android" rule. That will effectively mean that people using android platforms and perhaps wanting to aggregate multiple calendars are now forced to use Outlook App** which doesent integrate with other calendars on the device.This means you get your planning spread out on multiple apps.
**) The Outlook App has recently detoriated - "forgets calendar data" when offline.
In effect the combination of stick-to-Exchange, forced no to Android native apps even on safe devices and off a less-than-good Outlook App cost collaboration/time/tires and spells a classic failed vendor lock in. It has no future.
Please fix this.
Maybe I understand you wrong, but recently there were some updates with the calendars. When you share a calendar from OWA with somebody else. The calendar will be vissible in the default mail app when you synchronise your mail with that app.
This works quick en this was something I was waiting for.
You have to reshare a calendar before he is vissible on your Phone.
- Hi Maurits,
Can I just clarify that the type of calendar you're sharing is a Shared one? IE one that is designed for usage by multiple people (Shared Calendar, Resource/Equipment or Public folder calendar) And that the default mail app you're referring to is either iPhone "Mail" or Android "Mail" applications.
