Microsoft just updated Outlook for Wear!

[ekerbudeeeek]

Great news. It syncs fully and allows the full reading of the email, not just the header. And replying! Just what I have been looking for.

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[evlarberryman]

Yes, I am happy and optimistic about this. I haven't seen the update yet on Google play. You?

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[foxbat121]

I found the updated apk from APKmirror link in another article. I still have my reservations, e.g. it won't let me edit or update contacts. Nor allow the calendar events be integrated with Android calendar. The contacts is a deal breaker for me as I use Outlook contacts as my primary contact store since it is easier to use it on various platforms.

 

[ekerbudeeeek]

I found the updated apk from APKmirror link in another article. I still have my reservations, e.g. it won't let me edit or update contacts. Nor allow the calendar events be integrated with Android calendar. The contacts is a deal breaker for me as I use Outlook contacts as my primary contact store since it is easier to use it on various platforms.

I have it loaded as well as my Samsung mail app. I blocked Samsung's mail from giving me notifications on the device. So I'm using contacts and calendar with the Samsung app. Outlook is reading all my Samsung contacts. For calendar i may upgrade to paid calendar wear .

But it's a major keeper for me now.

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[evlarberryman]

I have it loaded as well as my Samsung mail app. I blocked Samsung's mail from giving me notifications on the device. So I'm using contacts and calendar with the Samsung app. Outlook is reading all my Samsung contacts. For calendar i may upgrade to paid calendar wear .

But it's a major keeper for me now.

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Eberdeeek, That's is what is was doing until foxbat suggested I try gmail. After adding my exchange email to the Android gmail app, I found it best suits my needs for getting full emails on the watch with ability to delete and reply by voice.

I moved to the Google calendar app on the phone versus the Samsung calendar because it seems to also work a little better with notifications on the watch. I also use the wear calendar app by app four to have full calaendar viewing on my watch.

What do you guys like best for text sms viewing of your inbox? It looks like the stock google app on the watch requires numbersync which I don't want.

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[foxbat121]

I'm using the Google Messenger. No NumberSync needed. The watch app holds two accounts, one for watch number, one for phone. You can switch back and forth for viewing. Just make sure Messenger app on you phone is set to default SMS app.

About calendars in outlook, if I only use Outlook app, it won't show up in Android calendar store. So no 3rd party app will work. Using two email apps for the same account simply wasted twice as much battery juice on the phone.

 

[evlarberryman]

I'm using the Google Messenger. No NumberSync needed. The watch app holds two accounts, one for watch number, one for phone. You can switch back and forth for viewing. Just make sure Messenger app on you phone is set to default SMS app.

About calendars in outlook, if I only use Outlook app, it won't show up in Android calendar store. So no 3rd party app will work. Using two email apps for the same account simply wasted twice as much battery juice on the phone.

So are you saying that you don't get a message on the watch apps for messenger that you need to activate numbersync for messenger to load massages? That's what I see when I select the native google messenger app preloaded on the watch.

I have a Samsung phone and use the native samsung sms text app only because it sends higher resolution mms pictures and videos via text than google messenger.

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[evlarberryman]

Oh and why doesnt anything show up on the agenda app on the watch? Is there this synonymous with calendar? When I ask what's on my calendar the watch will show me, but when I select agenda... nothing.

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[foxbat121]

As I said, no numbersync needed. The messenger app on the watch works just fine without it. But you might get a better integration if you also use Messenger app on the phone.

The Agenda app only shows any events for TODAY. The outlook app doesn't sync events into Android calendar store. So, if Outlook app is your only app for accessing Outlook account, none of the Outlook events will ever show up in Agenda app.

My Outlook app seems stuck on sync calendar events. As a result it uses a lot of battery but none of the events show up inside Outlook app itself. Uninstalled it right away. Not much use for me. .

 

[ekerbudeeeek]

As I said, no numbersync needed. The messenger app on the watch works just fine without it. But you might get a better integration if you also use Messenger app on the phone.

The Agenda app only shows any events for TODAY. The outlook app doesn't sync events into Android calendar store. So, if Outlook app is your only app for accessing Outlook account, none of the Outlook events will ever show up in Agenda app.

My Outlook app seems stuck on sync calendar events. As a result it uses a lot of battery but none of the events show up inside Outlook app itself. Uninstalled it right away. Not much use for me. .

All works fine for me.

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[Johnston212]

Haven't used outlook in ages. How is it working out? I just use my Fastmail app, since it's the only email app that can actually search my emails before I go to chrome, log in to my Fastmail account, complete the search, read the email, and then come back

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[ekerbudeeeek]

so i have both outlook and my samsung mail running. But i turned off notifications for samsung mail on the watch, and outlook on the phone. So there are no duplications. Exhange handles 'read' if i read on one app. I think the samsung mail app is great on the phone and outlook great on the watch. no battery issues.

 

[garak0410]

I am using the Outlook Android Wear "app"...I like it..A LOT but my battery has suffered on my LG Urbane. I used to push "just over" 2 days and now I have to charge every day and 1/2.