Outlook for Android and iOS has received a new update. The latets update brings all new search experience which help you find the information you’re looking for more quickly and efficiently.
Checkout the full changelog below;
Here’s an overview of what’s new.
Let us do the searching
The new search experience provides you with contextual information right away, without the need to first type in a search box. As soon as you tap on the Search icon at the bottom of the screen, you will have access to your top contacts, upcoming travel itineraries, package deliveries and recent attachments.
Pro tip: Tap on a contact’s picture to quickly search for messages from that person or access their contact card.
With the updated search experience, you can search for emails, files, and contacts in a single search box at the same time. This covers all your accounts, from work to personal, so you can rely on one location to find what you need fast.
Pro tip: You can jump directly to typing in the search box by double tapping on the search icon in the tab bar.
Improved filters
To help you narrow down the search results more quickly, we introduced filters in the search results. If you have multiple accounts connected to Outlook, you can focus your search a single account. You can also filter your results to only show emails with an attachment.
Pro tip: If you have a specific account selected in Mail, Search will auto filter your results to that account
New location for Contacts and Files
We’ve simplified and streamlined your experience in the app so that you can find content you care about quickly, and from one place. The Contacts and Files experience have been integrated into the Search tab, so that with a same number of clicks or less, you can get to emails from a contact, details about a contact or create a new contact.
Here’s an overview of what’s new.
Let us do the searching
The new search experience provides you with contextual information right away, without the need to first type in a search box. As soon as you tap on the Search icon at the bottom of the screen, you will have access to your top contacts, upcoming travel itineraries, package deliveries and recent attachments.
Pro tip: Tap on a contact’s picture to quickly search for messages from that person or access their contact card.
With the updated search experience, you can search for emails, files, and contacts in a single search box at the same time. This covers all your accounts, from work to personal, so you can rely on one location to find what you need fast.
Pro tip: You can jump directly to typing in the search box by double tapping on the search icon in the tab bar.
Improved filters
To help you narrow down the search results more quickly, we introduced filters in the search results. If you have multiple accounts connected to Outlook, you can focus your search a single account. You can also filter your results to only show emails with an attachment.
Pro tip: If you have a specific account selected in Mail, Search will auto filter your results to that account
New location for Contacts and Files
We’ve simplified and streamlined your experience in the app so that you can find content you care about quickly, and from one place. The Contacts and Files experience have been integrated into the Search tab, so that with a same number of clicks or less, you can get to emails from a contact, details about a contact or create a new contact.
