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Deividas Brasas
Copper Contributor
Nov 22, 2017

Groups emails are marked as read automatically when folder is deselected

Hello,   Can anyone explain me this Groups behavior in Outlook when you select Groups folder with new emails, don’t even read them and then select different folder and all emails in Groups are ma...
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DimitrisKavallaris's avatar
DimitrisKavallaris
Brass Contributor
Jul 20, 2018

Nice to hear this is coming, can't wait. It is already there for OWA though, unless I am mistaken, so any delivery date for Outlook?

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Ravin Sachdeva
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Jul 20, 2018

Yes, Read/Unread for Groups is supported in OWA right now.

 

We will soon be bringing this to other Outlook apps as well, starting with Outlook Mobile (iOS and Android) and closely followed by Outlook on Windows. There is no specific ETA for this, but I would estimate that by the end of this calendar year, we should be able to finish deployment of this feature. We will send out an update when we're ready to start deploying. 

 

Thanks for your patience. 

  • Michael1993's avatar
    Michael1993
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 24, 2019

    Is there any update on this feature for Outlook on Windows yet? We have a user who brought it up today 1/24/2019 and this post was incredibly helpful. 

    • Ravin Sachdeva's avatar
      Ravin Sachdeva
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      Jan 25, 2019

      Hi,

       

      We are working hard to bring this functionality to Outlook on Windows and Outlook on iOS/Android. We do not have exact timelines yet for when this change will be deployed, but it would be safe to assume that this feature would be released on Mobile soon closely followed by Outlook on Windows. 

       

      I will update this thread with the latest status soon, so that all of you have enough time to prepare for this change. 

       

      Regards,

      Ravin

      • THOMAS SCHMIDT's avatar
        THOMAS SCHMIDT
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 06, 2019

        Ravin,
        Thank you for your updates.

        My team is looking for a solution to migrate off of Public Folders; the Groups functionality seems  to have the capability to address our use cases. Specifically, read by status on a per user basis is key as Shared Mailboxes do not provide this.

        However, the current folder switch behavior you describe negates any initial benefits.
        Do you have any indication as to how this capability will function in the future?
        As indicated, my team is looking for a means to get off an on premise implementation of Public Folders.

        Can you provide some directional insight that would prevent a 'wait and see' followed by a 'disappointed once again/revise internal roadmap' situation?

         

        Thank you.

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