Outlook Notes and mobile devices
Is it possible to view Notes from the Outlook client in a mobile device?
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I have to say overall Outlook for Android/IOS is very disappointing. Some key items I find that are missing in other well-written email apps:
1. Doesn't cache/pre-load emails so when you go to open an email you have to wait for it to download, other email apps I use give you the option to pre-load a certain data size or just the text portion.
2. I can't find a way to swipe/move between emails, you can swipe to delete but I can't find a way to go up and down in the message list without going back to the Inbox
3. As you say Notes are missing, so are Contacts, and while Contacts might seem redundant it really isn't because I've seen apps not properly sync to the Android Contacts folder, I would like to be able to see the Contact list and not have to search every time.
4. It doesn't have advanced notification and filtering options. Since a lot of Outlook users are business users many of us are on call 24x7 and being able to have the app stay silent after hours but be able to wake/nag/alarm for certain emails is a key feature that is lacking and is present in other email apps.
Honestly to me I give it 2 stars out of 5, it's usable, but barely...
1. Doesn't cache/pre-load emails so when you go to open an email you have to wait for it to download, other email apps I use give you the option to pre-load a certain data size or just the text portion.
2. I can't find a way to swipe/move between emails, you can swipe to delete but I can't find a way to go up and down in the message list without going back to the Inbox
3. As you say Notes are missing, so are Contacts, and while Contacts might seem redundant it really isn't because I've seen apps not properly sync to the Android Contacts folder, I would like to be able to see the Contact list and not have to search every time.
4. It doesn't have advanced notification and filtering options. Since a lot of Outlook users are business users many of us are on call 24x7 and being able to have the app stay silent after hours but be able to wake/nag/alarm for certain emails is a key feature that is lacking and is present in other email apps.
Honestly to me I give it 2 stars out of 5, it's usable, but barely...
Hi LightGuy48,
>3. As you say Notes are missing, so are Contacts, and while Contacts might seem redundant it >really isn't because I've seen apps not properly sync to the Android Contacts folder, I would like >to be able to see the Contact list and not have to search every time.
you CAN see Contacts in Outlook for Android.
- ToraxMalu Victor Ivanidze
This is a years old thread. Matters have improved since it was written. Ideally the thread will be closed by Kevin_Hoyt . In any event I will stop following because the necro-post responses, I don't find very helpful.
I have recently moved to a MS Exchange service. The provider recommended syncing my account with the Gmail app on Android. I have done this and it seems to work pretty well - Contacts and Calendar Google apps sync with my MS Exch email acct. But there are still no Notes. I think I'd be happy with a way to just copy the Notes (not sync both ways) down to the Android device(s). Does anyone know of a nice, easy way to do this - preferably in line with the existing solution of syncing MS Exch >> Google (Mail, Contacts and Calendar)?
People seem to be calling this thread dead (I'm not sure what a necro-post is... is mine?
). For me this seems still to be an issue. The Outlook app for Android still seems very disappointing and I don't understand it's relationship to MS365, to which I have a paid subscription.
