Can someone tell me if the Outlook phone app is capable of displaying the colors set up for categories in the calendar? We have numerous teams using resource calendars and color coding the appointments with a different color for each person. They are complaining that they don't see the colors in the Outlook App on their phone. I tested this on my Android phone and don't see any colors. The user that submitted the complaint has an iPhone. I am having difficulty finding out from googling whether this feature is available in the Outlook phone app or not because the results just keep coming up for Outlook not the Outlook phone app. And if it is available, is it available for both Android & iOS or only one of those?

Can someone tell me if the Outlook phone app is capable of displaying the colors set up for categories in the calendar? We have numerous teams using resource calendars and color coding the appointments with a different color for each person. They are complaining that they don't see the colors in the Outlook App on their phone. I tested this on my Android phone and don't see any colors. The user that submitted the complaint has an iPhone. I am having difficulty finding out from googling whether this feature is available in the Outlook phone app or not because the results just keep coming up for Outlook not the Outlook phone app. And if it is available, is it available for both Android & iOS or only one of those?

With nearly 40,000 view to your question, MargaretAuldLouie, I would think that Microsoft would take a look at the problem.  I color code clients and find it annoying when I cannot do that on my phone to clear by inbox and categorize the emails when I have a free time. 

kgiesel I see categories for calendar entries, but not for emails.

Allan_Clarke 

The only color coding I see in the month view  is for different calendars, not for different categories within one calendar.

Am I correct?

Thanks,

Chris

MargaretAuldLouie 

You can if you use the online version. Go in your browser to outlook calendar, from there you can add the calendar to home on your phone.  Find the calendar icon and login from online not to the app. There you can  color code from  - more options - categories.  You can not add this as a widget, only the app. 

But at least you can color code in your phone 😄

LauranneS Lewis-H I concur, the steps described are for a desktop app. I can confirm the Outlook mobile app does not show categories anywhere... that's really disappointing, as that's an important way I use to visually organize my messages.

End of 2023, and we still don't have categories on Android mobile (I don't know for IOS). Please Microsoft, do something.

marerose when working with an exchange online account your labels will be shown in the Outlook app for iOS, however you can't apply them.

So for viewing and changing them I would advise the mobile view.

This was tested with an exchange online account. When working with exchange on premises this behaviour is different I noticed 😞