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Send Availability feature removed from Outlook for iOS?

Anonymous
2024-05-02T07:44:59+00:00

I have been making regular use of the "Send Availability" feature in the Outlook app for iOS. Recently though, I can't seem to access this. Previously, there was a 'Calendar' button above the keyboard when replying to emails, which allowed easy selection of free timeslots in my Calendar. When I tap the Calendar button now, it just tries to create an event.

Hoping that I am missing something, rather than the feature having been removed?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-14T01:29:10+00:00

    Wow. What a complete fail of a decision here. I consistently used that feature. Sharing a calendar is time consuming and doesn’t let me expose blocked time that I’d consider freeing up for a particular customer.

    How do I downgrade outlook so I can get this back?

    I could not agree more!! This was one of the most compelling and useful features of Outlook for iPhone. I often would not reply to a message on my computer rather I would go to the iPhone to reply so I could share my availability via my email response. This is a huge fail!

    How do I get this feature back??

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-09T00:53:08+00:00

    Wow. What a complete fail of a decision here. I consistently used that feature. Sharing a calendar is time consuming and doesn’t let me expose blocked time that I’d consider freeing up for a particular customer.

    How do I downgrade outlook so I can get this back?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T10:11:15+00:00

    Thanks for your reply; I'm disappointed to hear that this feature has been removed. This was a useful way of sharing availability for meetings with people who are outside of the organisation I work in, and giving multiple options for future meeting dates. Are there any plans to update or reinstate the feature?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-16T18:54:34+00:00

    Awful news. Spent 20mins trying to figure out where this option went or whether a setting had changed. This is (WAS) one of the best features.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-15T14:49:18+00:00

    I would switch from Outlook desktop to my ipad specifically for this feature. This was one of the most useful tools for outlook scheduling and it is really disappointing to see it removed.

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