New Microsoft-compliant Contact Editor now available on Outlook Mobile

We are excited to announce the launch of a new contact editor in Outlook Mobile. This editor is designed to enhance the contact experience on both iOS and Android platforms. This editor allows users to seamlessly add and edit contacts in a compliant manner, replacing the device’s default editor in Outlook Mobile.

We’ve received feedback about compliance issues with the legacy native Android and iOS editors related to managing and enforcing Intune policies for editing contacts in Outlook Mobile. Many users have shared feedback about inconsistent experiences across devices using the legacy editor.

A new contact editor that supports a variety of fields.

You asked for it, we delivered!

We are excited to hear your feedback and introduce a solution that provides several benefits that will enrich your contact editing experience.

1. Compliance: Users can now efficiently manage their contacts in Outlook Mobile using the editor, while maintaining compliance with selected Microsoft Intune policies.
2. unity: Enjoy a consistent contact editing experience across iOS and Android, plus the Outlook.com editor and the new Outlook app for Windows.
3. Easy to organize: Categories provide an easy and flexible way to categorize your contacts. Think of categories as tags that you can apply to group your contacts into meaningful clusters.

Note: Contacts created via the legacy default editor will continue to be accessible, viewable, and editable on Outlook mobile and web platforms.

How do I access the new contact editor?

After you’ve updated your Outlook Mobile app to the latest release, there are several ways to find the Contacts editor.

1. ‘New Contact’ in the Contacts tab

Go to the Contacts tab by clicking on ‘Apps’ in the bottom panel. Then click on ‘New Contact’.

Menu to go to the Contacts tab

Contacts tab with option to add new contact

2. In the People section of the Feed tab, click ‘Create’

Go to the ‘Feeds’ tab in the bottom panel and click ‘Create+’.

Feed tab with options to create contacts

3. People Card

On the person card, click ‘Add to Contacts’ or ‘Edit Contact’.

People card with option to add to contacts

Person card with edit contact option

4. In the People section of the Feed tab, tap ‘Scan Business Card’ (Android users only)

Go to the Feed tab in the bottom panel. Click on ‘Create+’ and select ‘Scan Business Card’. Upload a photo using the camera that pops up or take a new photo of an actual business card. The card details will be pre-filled in the editor automatically.

The Feed tab at the top has the business card scanning option

Let us know what you think!

We’d love to hear your feedback! If you have any suggestions, questions, or issues to report, please leave a comment below or contact us by email. contactitorfeedback@service.microsoft.com.