The reading experience remains more or less the same on both Apple Mail and Outlook app for iOS. Also valuable if the same mail has an event associated with it. It is useful when you receive a vital mail but don’t have the time to deal with it. You can use the Schedule button to remind you of important mails at a later date and time. Tapping on the three-dot menu at the top will reveal different options. At the bottom, you will again find Search and Calendar options. No need to go back and forth.Ĭlicking on the three-dot menu icon will reveal options like delete, reply, and more. All remaining mails are available under Other tab. You can manually decide which mails land there as well, and the app will learn from your behavior. There is also a Focused mailbox where important mails will land. Outlook app has all the folders in the sidebar which you can open with a simple right swipe. Outlook also supports swipe gestures but offer more options while configuring it like schedule, read & archive, move, and more. While you can change swipe settings by heading to Settings>Mail instead of from the Mail app directly.

You can swipe right to mark the email as unread and swipe left to delete, flag, or respond to it. At the bottom, you will see regular options like reply, delete, write, flag, and move. To add a contact as VIP, open his/her mail and tap on the email header to mark as VIP. A time saver as you don’t have to pick up the phone every time you receive a newsletter. That means you have the option to receive mail notifications for these contacts only. Contacts added as VIP will be given priority. Reading MailsĪpple Mail comes with a bunch of mailboxes pre-configured like Drafts, Sent, and VIP among others. The layout is simple and intuitive enough with everything easily accessible on both apps.

Outlook has some additional options at the bottom - Search and Calendar, that we will explore in detail later.īoth the apps will ask for certain permissions to function correctly.

You can also add email IDs from other providers, including IMAP and POP in Outlook. Outlook automatically detected my email ID as I am using other Microsoft apps on my iPhone. When you open Apple Mail, you will be asked to enter email ID details with options for some popular providers.

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