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Microsoft Outlook Updated for iOS 14, Can Be Set as Default Mail App

owaint said:
mine is exactly the same - I’ve tried setting the default to Outlook and Spark but neither has any effect, when I click an email link in safari it still opens Mail
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Hopefully this is just a bug. Is there a way to report this to Microsoft?
 
owaint said:
mine is exactly the same - I’ve tried setting the default to Outlook and Spark but neither has any effect, when I click an email link in safari it still opens Mail
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Same here. No success with Spark nor Outlook. I think this is an iOS bug.
 
Brilliant - been waiting for the feature to be released to make it a default app. Nothing worse when it tries to open Apple Mail. :eek:
 
I was able to change my default mail app to outlook on my iPhone 11, but the option doesn't show up on my iPad mini 4. Anyone else having this issue?
 
Odysee said:
Brilliant - been waiting for the feature to be released to make it a default app. Nothing worse when it tries to open Apple Mail. :eek:
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Exactly my thought. Really the only feature that mattered to me. I talked to Outlook support via the app and their support team is so behind they do not realize setting the app as default is a thing yet.

Always pisses me off when a customer knows more about the product than their customer support team.
 
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Dephibio said:
Same here. No success with Spark nor Outlook. I think this is an iOS bug.
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Can you test something? I noticed that if I open up an email address in the contact app it will go to the proper default. However, if I press a mailto link in Safari it opens up Apple Mail.
 
Same here - tapping an email link in Safari opens Apple Mail even though I have Outlook as the default.

Also the defaults reset to Mail and Safari if the other app you chose has an update.

Bug fixes needed I feel :)
 
Outlook app sucks every time I open it it needs a few moments to get sane and update its heavy GUI and bring in the e-mails. In 1997 e-mail worked faster and flawless, why do we have to deal with bloated stuff now.
 
Not sure what I'm doing wrong here but Siri doesn't seem to actually use Outlook even if it's set as default.
 
Well, Outlook doesn't deliver my notifications when they arrive just like the native Mail client has been failing to do. Is there a reason for this? I've checked my settings and they all seem normal. It's very frustrating to miss out on email notifications like this.
 
shahh15 said:
if anyone can advise me, I am having an issue where Outlook is not showing the option for choose as default app.
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Well, iOS 14 shows that Outlook can request access to Contacts. Does that mean Microsoft has finally fixed their cr*p application? Under iOS 13 it wouldn't use anything other than iCloud.

Not that I'd use it anyway, its support for aliases is non-existent.
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jimsmac said:
In Outlook though, anyone know how to markup a pdf within the app? If i receive an invoice in Apple’s Mail app, I can open it sign it with my Apple Pencil and forward on all within the Mail app. I can’t for the life of me work out how to do this in Outlook without saving the PDF first!
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You don't.
 
moabal said:
Can you test something? I noticed that if I open up an email address in the contact app it will go to the proper default. However, if I press a mailto link in Safari it opens up Apple Mail.
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You’re right. Only Safari isn’t working. Contacs.app launches Spark just fine.
 
jrpow said:
The Apple Mail app doesn't send me notifications when I get email, it's only when I open the app that I will get 10-20 emails all at once. Because of this major error in how the app functions (hilarious that some find it "perfect") I am looking for a new email app and maybe Outlook will work best for me, we will see!
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You may have background-app-refresh turned off in settings somewhere. I don’t use Mail.app but that sounds like the problem there.

I do encourage you to consider whether you really need email notifications. They can be a terrible distraction and can trash your focus. I’ve turned off most notifications for most apps and only turn on ones that I really want to be interrupted by.
 
MacBH928 said:
Outlook app sucks every time I open it it needs a few moments to get sane and update its heavy GUI and bring in the e-mails. In 1997 e-mail worked faster and flawless, why do we have to deal with bloated stuff now.
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Something hinky with how your’s is setup. I see no problem like this on a 3 year old iPhone 8.
 
Still a horrible app:

focused mode is one by default - causes legitimate emails to be missed!

contacts is a joke of sync from their “Kin” product lineup that failed replacing the Sidekick cellphone.

threaded emails feature is a nightmare.
 
Morgenland said:
You have described one major topic quite well:
If you link Outlook accounts (to name just one of the few examples), you will of course have difficulties.
It's well known, because Microsoft maintains a proprietary verification system and partially undocumented protocol. If you choose those providers with a clean protocol (and most of them are), you never have problems, like me. My Apple Mail is linked to different providers and accounts, no account belongs to outlook or gmail, so I have no problems. It's that simple.
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So, it’s only perfect if you only use certain providers

moabal said:
Hopefully this is just a bug. Is there a way to report this to Microsoft?
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it seems it. In another thread someone using 4.56 on test flights said it’s sorted on there.
 
Any word on whether they’ll offer support for using the Yahoo mail app as the default? I’m not claiming that it’s better than Apple mail or Outlook, I’ve just been using it forever and I’m comfortable with it.
 
Don’t really understand. I deleted the Mail app and have Outlook set to default but every time I click on an email address, it wants to reinstall Mail instead of opening Outlook. Is there a way to fix this?
 
mindtpi99 said:
There's nothing wrong with Outlook on macOS, it's a good app by any standards, particularly if your mail is hosted through O365 and you want all your contacts and calendars integrated in a single app. I use it on iOS as well and it's absolutely fine. I don't like Apple Mail but it's really what you are used to. Microsoft is making some really good Mac apps nowadays and that can only be a good thing no matter what you think of Microsoft
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I like Outlook on MacOS. It’s decent. I need to use it for work as we use Office 365. However I remain very frustrated that despite being an app designed for MacOS it is not possible to sync my iCloud calendars with Outlook for Mac. I want to use iCloud calendar for my personal and family appointments, but see them in my Outlook for Mac calendar alongside work appointments. The supposed workaround for this - subscribing to the web version of an iCloud calendar - has never worked for me either. I’ve had to switch to using a Google calendar for personal and family calendars, which Id rather not do.
 
Vvrounder said:
Any word on whether they’ll offer support for using the Yahoo mail app as the default? I’m not claiming that it’s better than Apple mail or Outlook, I’ve just been using it forever and I’m comfortable with it.
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Check with Yahoo, ask them on Twitter or something. Only they will know.

awp69 said:
Don’t really understand. I deleted the Mail app and have Outlook set to default but every time I click on an email address, it wants to reinstall Mail instead of opening Outlook. Is there a way to fix this?
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It's a bug with iOS 14.0, as per the MacRumors homepage confirming as such.
 
Vvrounder said:
Any word on whether they’ll offer support for using the Yahoo mail app as the default? I’m not claiming that it’s better than Apple mail or Outlook, I’ve just been using it forever and I’m comfortable with it.
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Applications have to support Apple's specification for being the default "X" application. Given Yahoo's incompetence, that doesn't seem likely for them.
 
Vasilisxd said:
You can like speak to Siri while in an email and say : remind me about this tomorrow 10 pm and a reminder will be set with a link to that specific mail. Better than Snoozing , it goes to your reminders list. You can do the same with a Photo , a contact etc.
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Disagree with it being better than snoozing when I'm somewhere that is not convenient to speak to siri but good to know if I ever use the Apple mail app again. In theory if you set a new mail client as default would it not work with that app as well? If so it's not really an advantage for the Mail app anymore.
 
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