Outlook Mobile Team Blog

From the team that brings you Contacts, Email, Text Messaging, Calendar, and Tasks in Windows Mobile. All postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights.

Commenter Jakub Anderwald notes how hard it is to send a text message to a home or work phone. I...

Date: 06/10/2009

The other day I was on the way to a potluck with some new friends and I was running late (somehow I...

Date: 06/09/2009

You may have wondered “How do I remove my company directory search history entries?” Well , here’s a...

Date: 04/10/2009

Did you know that you can search your company directory on your phone?  All you need is a...

Date: 02/26/2009

Recently I’ve posted a few tips about working with contacts and it has been mostly focused on access...

Date: 02/17/2009

If you’re a Windows Mobile user who synchronizes with a corporate or hosted Exchange server using...

Date: 01/26/2009

Creating a new contact from scratch is straight-forward enough both on the desktop and on your phone...

Date: 01/19/2009

12/1/2008 Update: We've narrowed the patch incompatibility to a certificate mismatch. This means...

Date: 11/11/2008

Today we’re going to talk about using your Hotmail or Windows Live account with Outlook Mobile. What...

Date: 06/05/2008

Comming to the page soon will be our most frequently asked questions and either answers or links to...

Date: 06/01/2008

In this post I discuss some of the most common issues that arise when trying to use Gmail on your...

Date: 04/15/2008

(or, Messaging: Port Probing Demystified) The "Require SSL" checkbox in the account...

Date: 01/25/2008

In a recent post I talked about the introduction of Smartdial to WM Professional and described a bit...

Date: 01/15/2008

Here's another new thing in WM6 that I am particularly fond of - smart dial for WM Professional...

Date: 12/28/2007

In WM6 we did a bit of work to make it easier to track your call history with a particular person....

Date: 12/21/2007

I have a few seconds, so figured I'll show off some (not all) Messaging featuers. Some of these...

Date: 03/13/2007

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile. I've always been a huge fan of Wikipedia. But really...

Date: 02/13/2007

Well, at least I am back. I'll start going through questions I received through the blog, but it'll...

Date: 01/09/2007

Check out this baby! The new Smartphone from T-Mobile :- It's a wide-screen Smartphone with a Qwerty...

Date: 10/20/2006

Question: I have a T-mobile SDA. There is a limitation of base memory size on the phone. I would...

Date: 09/26/2006

Question: Hi Guys: I'm using an Exchange account for my primary email but store items on an entirely...

Date: 09/22/2006

Question: Hi there. I am trying to find out if I can configure profiles for outlook mobile to use...

Date: 09/14/2006

Question: Struggling to find the answer to this question. Recently lost my voice tags during a reset...

Date: 09/12/2006

Question: I have recently moved to the windows mobile platform and am having trouble with Outlook...

Date: 09/08/2006

Question: Why does pocket outlook not contain all the phone number fields that outlook has?...

Date: 08/31/2006

Question: I am told that I can NOT sync my Treo 650 (unlocked) to my Outlook 2003. I work from home...

Date: 08/15/2006

Question: I'm using an Imate Jasjar device bearing outlook mobile,, and my question is very simple:...

Date: 08/14/2006

Since a vast majority of questions we get are IMAP related, let me just come out and say it. We have...

Date: 08/14/2006

Question: I'm fairly new to the outlook mobile scene, and I have a question about an outlook feature...

Date: 07/12/2006

Question: I want to know if i can sort the sent items folder by "Sent to" instead of "Sent By" which...

Date: 07/05/2006

So I got asked about my favorite device for Messaging. It's a tough one, really. I've used (and...

Date: 06/21/2006

We sincerely apologize for ignoring this blog. We’ve been busy implementing features and improving...

Date: 06/16/2006

This afternoon I picked up my Treo 700 and realized that my Outlook e-mail account did not sync for...

Date: 03/30/2006

Why do we make it so hard to set IMAP / POP accounts????? Here's how you do it :- PocketPC Launch...

Date: 03/23/2006

Here's a useful tip. Create a separate version of your contact (call it "Me" or something) that you...

Date: 03/23/2006

Love seeing pictures in contacts? Here's an easy way to add it: If you sync with outlook (desktop or...

Date: 03/23/2006

By default the Messaging application does not sync the sent items folder. Therefore, you may notice...

Date: 03/23/2006

It is a pain to scroll to the top in Messaging (both in Read Note and the list view). Here is a...

Date: 03/23/2006

Argh, do you wonder why replying-all to a message adds you to the recipient list? It's annoying. The...

Date: 03/22/2006

You might not even realize how amazingly helpful date / time is in List view. Turn it on and see....

Date: 03/17/2006

In Contacts, you can bring up the letter chooser by hoding Up or Down for a period of time. Once it...

Date: 03/17/2006

Not many people know this, but smartdial supports wildcards! For instance, if you are looking for...

Date: 03/17/2006