Outlook.com IMAP Support Finally Added
Microsoft has announced today that Outlook.com IMAP support has finally been added to the company’s popular email service. IMAP and OAuth both are now immediately available for Outlook.com. The email service already supports Exchange ActiveSync, a protocol that is used by majority of the smartphones and tablets available today which run on Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Now with IMAP support, devices and apps that don’t support Exachange ActiveSync will be able to tap into Outlook.com email accounts.
IMAP is an older protocol that is still widely supported on feature phones and various email clients. Microsoft says that it has heard users’ feedback about the need for IMAP support and its clear to them that this is important, hence the update. Apart from offering connectivity to a wide variety of devices, IMAP also allow developers to build apps and services that offer “value-added scenarios” apart from Outlook.com email. Services such as TripIt, Sift, Slice, OtherInbox and Context.IO have already capitalized on Outlook.com IMAP support, they’re rolling out updates for their apps today. The IMAP support announcement was initially made during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, Microsoft then followed up with a complete blog post with all of the details.
You May Also Like
Popular Right Now
- First Shutdown of Niagara Falls in 12,000 Years: A Rare Sight to Behold
- Former Google Engineer claims that humans will achieve immortality soon
- Romotow: The Foldable Camping Trailer Inspired By A USB Flash Drive
- LYRA: Swiss Startup Unveils AR Smart Glasses for Office Work, City Life, And Traveling
- Man Caught in China Smuggling $46K Worth of Intel CPUs Wrapped Around His Waist
- iPhone 15 Pro Max may bring thinner bezels than Xiaomi and Samsung’s latest flagships
- OpenAI's new GPT-4 with a "human-level performance" scored up to 93% on SAT exams
- iPhone SE 4 could be Apple's secret weapon to 'steal' budget customers from Samsung
- Lenovo Launches New Workstations, With Aston Martin DNA
- Ubergizmo’s Best of Mobile World Congress 2023
- TCL NXTPAPER 11 Tablet With Paper-like Screen Experience
- Nothing Phone 2 Coming To The U.S. In Late 2023
- Ubergizmo’s Best Of K-Startup @ CES
- Intel Core i9-13900T Shows Extraordinary Efficiency In Early Benchmarks
- Ubergizmo’s Top 3 MIK Products @ CES 2023
- Three LG gram Laptops For 2023. The Lightest Got Even Lighter