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iOS - OWA vs Outlook
It's best to pretend the OWA app doesn't exist, it's doesn't really serve a purpose these days. Since Microsoft bought Acompli and rebranded it to Outlook for iOS and Android (in Jan 2015) the OWA app has fallen by the wayside. The OWA app isn't much more that a wrapper anyway for the web front end.
The Outlook app is the official app for all intents and purposes. For me Outlook for iOS and Android became the official or mainstream client back in September last year when it became fully powered by the Microsoft Cloud, moving away from Amazon for caching.
Unfortunately I cannot pretend it does not exist as it is, for the time being, the only thing that allows me to edit a contact on my iOS.
Peter Okorn wrote:Unfortunately I cannot pretend it does not exist as it is, for the time being, the only thing that allows me to edit a contact on my iOS.
Good news! This feature is now rolling out for Outlook on iOS (and soon Android):
"You will now have the ability to add and edit contacts right from Outlook on iOS, coming soon on Android. We’ve also completely redesigned the contact card to show more details—including latest conversations and shared files—and enabled easier calling and messaging with your contacts."
https://blogs.office.com/2017/06/05/improving-people-in-outlook-for-ios-and-android/
Is this is what you were after?
Understood. That is a much-requested feature on UserVoice, https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/293349-outlook-for-ios/suggestions/8632510-better-contacts-management, with 11K votes and over three thousand comments, so it's not like Microsoft don't know people want this feature but as of yet, it hasn't been delivered.
"Editing the People list directly from the app is not yet supported. It is a popular request, and we may add it in a future update.
To edit the People list, please edit the contacts in your account via a web browser.
You can also edit the contacts on the devices' native contacts app but to do this, you first need to make sure you are syncing contacts with your iCloud account and that your iCloud account is set up in our app.
If you would like us to add the ability to edit contacts in the app, please let us know by submitting a feature request via "Settings" -> "Help & Feedback" -> "Suggest a Feature."
We appreciate your patience and feedback!"