We are happy to announce the launch of the new contact editor in Outlook Mobile, designed to enhance your contact experience on both iOS and Android platforms. This editor enables users to seamlessly add and edit contacts in a compliant manner and will replace the use of the devices’ native editors in Outlook Mobile.  

We have received feedback about compliance concerns in the previous native Android and iOS editors related to managing and enforcing Intune policies for contact editing in Outlook Mobile. Many users have also shared feedback about the inconsistent experience across different devices with the former editors.  

The new contact editor with a wide range of fields.

You asked and we delivered! 

We have heard your feedback and are thrilled to introduce a solution that brings several benefits to enrich your contact editing experience: 

Compliance: Users can now efficiently manage their contacts in Outlook Mobile using the editor, while ensuring compliance with their chosen Microsoft Intune policies. 
Coherence: Enjoy a consistent contact-editing experience across iOS and Android, as well as with the editors on Outlook.com and the new Outlook app for Windows. 
Easy to organize: Categories offer an easy, flexible way to sort your contacts. Think of categories as tags that you can apply to group your contacts into meaningful clusters. 

Note: Contacts previously created through the earlier native editors will remain accessible for viewing and editing within the Outlook mobile and web platforms. 

How can you access the new Contact editor? 

Once you have updated your Outlook Mobile app to the newest release, there are several ways to find your way to the Contact editor: 

1.’New Contact’ in Contacts tab 

Click on ‘Apps’ in the bottom panel to navigate to the Contacts tab. Then, click on ‘New Contacts’. 

Menu to navigate to the contacts tab

Contacts tab with option to add a new contact

2. ‘Create’ in People section in Feed tab 

Navigate to the Feeds tab from the bottom panel and then click on ‘Create+’. 

Feeds tab with option at the top to create contact

3. People Card  

Click on ‘Add to Contacts’ or ‘Edit Contact’ from a People Card. 

People Card with option to add to contacts

People Card with option to edit contact

4. ‘Scan a business card’ in People section in Feed tab (for Android users only) 

Navigate to the Feeds tab from the bottom panel. Click on ‘Create+’ and choose ‘Scan Business Card’. Use the camera that pops up to upload a photo or take a new one of a physical business card. The card details will automatically appear pre-filled in the editor.   

Feeds tab with option at the top to scan business card

Let us know what you think! 

We would love to hear your feedback! If you have any suggestions, questions, or issues you would like to report, please leave a comment below or email us at contacteditorfeedback@service.microsoft.com.

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