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Brass Contributor

Apr 19, 2017

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Focused inbox shows in OWA missing in Outlook 2016

Ok - I tried to find a similar topic but I failed. If this is a duplicate feel free to call me out. Yesterday (finally) focused inbox showed up in my tenant. I have it disabled at the organiza...

AllenFilush
Apr 20, 2017
Hey Joshua - please check out our official blog on Focused Inbox: https://blogs.office.com/2016/07/26/outlook-helps-you-focus-on-what-matters-to-you/

This blog talks about IT controls: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/2016/10/14/managing-focused-inbox-in-office-365-and-outlook/

Thanks for your patience. More updates coming soon!

VasilMichev

MVP

Apr 19, 2017

Outlook is lagging behind, the code for Focused Inbox is included in the version you are using but it only works in some specific scenarios. In other words, not supported in Outlook yet, you have to wait.

Joshua Widup
Brass Contributor
Apr 19, 2017
That's odd. Why do they imply on all these online support articles that it's there already for 2016? What scenarios should it actually work for?
- AllenFilush
  Microsoft
  Apr 20, 2017
  Hey Joshua - please check out our official blog on Focused Inbox: https://blogs.office.com/2016/07/26/outlook-helps-you-focus-on-what-matters-to-you/
  
  This blog talks about IT controls: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/2016/10/14/managing-focused-inbox-in-office-365-and-outlook/
  
  Thanks for your patience. More updates coming soon!
  - Joshua Widup
    Brass Contributor
    Apr 20, 2017
    Thanks for that. The 2nd link is broken FYI. So I'm in clutter zombie land then? I have focused in OWA and Mobile and have to suffer in the primary 2016 client. I guess that's what I get for being bleeding edge. ;)