What it is advisable know
- Microsoft is engaged on a lighter, sooner model of Outlook on Android.
- The up to date app is designed for low-end Android telephones, with no important variations from the principle app.
- It’s anticipated to be broadly obtainable beginning in July.
Know-how corporations have a tendency to supply a “lite” model of their apps as a way to present a easy expertise on low-end gadgets, and Microsoft seems to be creating one for its Outlook app for Android.Â
A Microsoft 365 roadmap entry (opens in new tab) signifies {that a} lighter, sooner model of Outlook is making its solution to lots of the greatest low-cost Android telephones this month (through Dr. Home windows (opens in new tab)). The app, aptly named “Outlook Lite for Android,” will convey the core performance of the principle app to low-end Android telephones.
The roadmap’s description for Outlook Lite states: “An Android app that brings the principle advantages of Outlook in a smaller app measurement with quick efficiency for low-end gadgets on any community.”
The app guarantees to pack improved efficiency with out taking over a lot space for storing. For a lot of apps of this sort, akin to Fb Lite and Google Go, this implies sooner efficiency on the expense of some options.Â
Nevertheless, Dr. Home windows observed that there isn’t a important distinction between Outlook Lite and the core Outlook app, save for one limitation: it solely lets you create a single account kind.
Aside from that, the pared-down Outlook app seems to be no much less feature-rich than the full-fledged model, aside from a minor change. In keeping with a screenshot shared by Dr. Home windows, the up to date app could have a barely revamped navigation bar on the backside. On cellular, the principle Outlook app shows three tabs: “Mail,” “Search,” and “Calendar.” In the meantime, its upcoming lighter model will exchange the search tab with “Contacts.”
The upcoming rollout of Outlook Lite for Android is a bit odd since an current app with the identical identify is already obtainable in a number of international locations. It is doable that Microsoft plans to launch the brand new, lighter model extra broadly.
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