Microsoft releases Outlook Web App for iPhone/iPad Office 365 subscribers

[RaduTyrsina]

Last month, Microsoft announced it was releasing the Office Suite for iOS mobile platforms (iPhone and iPad). But there was a caveat. It was not meant for everybody. The company released the apps only for active subscribers of the Office 365 service.

This week, the tech giant follows the rode it paved ahead and unleashed the native Outlook Web App for iPhone and iPad owners who also have an Office 365 account. They are available for download free of charge from the Apple App Store.

The native app will offer the already known functionalities of Outlook app, similar to what you’d get if you would be using the software in browser – email, contacts calendar. But there’s more to the story. Some “additional capabilities’ are added in order to justify the “native” tag. Also, there’s a big plus to this app, you can use it offline. Business users will thus be able to read, delete, compose or reply to new messages without an Internet connection.

And here is the full list of features provided by Microsoft:

• Organize your email quickly with Conversation View, Mark as Junk, Flag, and Categories.
• Quickly search or browse email in all folders including Outlook Favorites.
• Schedule meetings using attendee free/busy and room finder.
• View shared calendars including delegate support.
• Use your voice to look up a contact or bring up your schedule.
• Remote wipe erases only your corporate data in OWA for iPhone and leaves your personal data on the device alone.
• Separate passcode for OWA for iPhone provides an additional layer of security.
• In order to work, the native Outlook Web App needs at least an iPhone 4 or iPad and iOS 6 or higher.

Source: Windows Report