Outlook for Android is going to add support for a major Android security feature soon, Microsoft has announced. The “Device password complexity” functionality that Google introduced with Android 10 will be supported by Outlook for Android after an update rollout in the end of August.
This feature replaces the “Device admin” feature that Google depreciated in Android 10. Post enablement of device password complexity feature, when a user launches Outlook on Android 10 and later devices, Outlook queries the device’s (or the work profile’s) screen lock complexity.
With Outlook for Android targeting Android 10, when a user launches Outlook on Android 10 and later devices, Outlook queries the device’s (or the work profile’s) screen lock complexity. Android 10’s password complexity levels are defined as:
Password complexity level Password requirements None No password requirements are configured Low Password can be a pattern or a PIN with either repeating (4444) or ordered (1234, 4321, 2468) sequences Medium Passwords that meet one of the following criteria: – PIN with no repeating (4444) or ordered (1234, 4321, 2468) sequences with a minimum length of 4 characters
– Alphabetic passwords with a minimum length of 4 characters
– Alphanumeric passwords with a minimum length of 4 charactersHigh Passwords that meet one of the following criteria: – PIN with no repeating (4444) or ordered (1234, 4321, 2468) sequences with a minimum length of 8 characters
– Alphabetic passwords with a minimum length of 6 characters
– Alphanumeric passwords with a minimum length of 6 charactersIf Android determines that Outlook requires a stronger screen lock, then Outlook directs the user to the system screen lock settings, allowing the user to update the security settings to become compliant:
At no time is Outlook aware of the user’s password; the app is only aware of the password complexity level.
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