New partner add-ins revealed in Outlook.com's expanded roll-out

Microsoft is picking up the pace for the roll out of the updated Outlook.com by allowing in a larger group of users as they also expand with new partner add-ins for Outlook.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 12, 2015

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New partner add-ins revealed in Outlook.com's expanded roll-out

The Outlook Team has announced new updates for the continued expansion of the Outlook.com preview and confirmed new partner add-ins that are due to arrive in the near future.

In May Microsoft revealed changes they are making to the Outlook.com website as the planned changes to the inbox experience and an upgraded calendar. The initial roll out of these changes were limited to a small audience but today that audience is growing.

This expansion is occurring after Microsoft has applied fixes to the portal based on feedback from early testers and they are ready for more users to get access to those enhancements.

The other announcement from Microsoft today concerns partner add-ins. These add-ins were announced at BUILD 2015 and more info for developers is available at https://dev.outlook.com/.

The following partner add-ins are available for use today to Outlook 2013 users and Office 365 customers through Outlook on the web:

Note: The Uber, PayPal and Evernote add-ins also work with Exchange 2013 mailboxes according to Microsoft.

Some other services that will soon be available through a partner add-in were also listed in today's announcement:

  • IFTTT

  • Yelp

  • Wunderlist

Read the entire announcement here and provide your feedback to Microsoft through the Outlook User Voice site.

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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