Install and Configure the Outlook App on an Android Phone

In this guide, we go through the steps of how to install and configure the Outlook app on an Android phone, including how to move it to the home page and sync contacts.

Using Microsoft’s application for emails often works better than the generic mail app that comes with the phone. It is also very useful to be able to sync businesses’ contacts straight to your phone when they have been synced through Office 365.

How to Install Outlook app on an Android phone

‍Step 1

If Outlook is not installed, open the Play Store. If it is not on the home page, slide a finger up from the bottom to open Apps.

Step 2

From inside the Play Store tap on the search icon(the magnifying glass symbol), type in Outlook and hit Go to search for the app.

Step 3

Select Microsoft Outlook from the Microsoft Corporation, this will open the app’s page. From here select Install

.Once finished it will change from Install to Open.

Step 4

Pressing the Home button will take the phone back to the main screen. From here open up all Apps again and look for Outlook.

Holding a finger over the app and sliding upwards slowly drags it from the Apps page to the main screen.

This is a helpful method of moving apps around making searching for them easier.

Step 5

Open the Outlook app and select GET STARTED.

Enter the email address and password.

Step 6

Having successfully added the account, select SKIP unless there is a need to add another account.

SKIP again passed the tutorial to access the Inbox.

Step 7

Now that Outlook has been set up to receive emails, we will go through the steps of how to Sync contacts from Office 365.

From the Inbox, select the three lines on the top left and then the settings cog on the bottom left.

Step 8

Select the Office 365 account and then move the slider next to Sync contacts to the right.

The phone’s contacts will display all of the synced contacts from Office 365.

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