Microsoft Outlook for Android supports viewing inline images and opening of attachments in Calendar events.

Microsoft is finally letting users view inline images in Outlook Calendar on Android. Additionally, Microsoft Outlook Calendar also supports opening the attachments or viewing them inline. The software giant says this can be done from the event details.

While this new feature sounds great, in my opinion, it only highlights Microsoft Outlook shortcomings. First, this a long overdue feature. Secondly, the app still does not support attaching files directly in the app on Android. Sure, this can be done in the email part, but it is still not possible to rely entirely on the Calendar section to get things done and not being able to add an attachment to an event on my devices is a bummer.

Hopefully, Microsoft will bring adding attachments to calendar events soon. Until then, grab today's update in the Play Store.

Microsoft Outlook for Android updated with a bunch of calendar event-related features.

Since the beginning of the new year, Microsoft has been issuing some small but useful updates for Outlook on Android, and today, the company published the second update of the year with another useful set of calendar features. The first update added spam control options.

From now on, users will be able to add a note when they respond to an event. The note is optional, and should users want to add one, the feature is there now. Microsoft also added the ability to respond to events without notifying the organizer. By default, the app will notify the event organizer about your RSVP choice. Now, there’s a toggle that you can turn off to prevent an email from going out to the organizer.

Furthermore, it is also now possible to set events in the calendar as free or busy and private. Events marked as private will be visible to the calendar owner even if the calendar is shared.

That’s it for this week’s update. Make sure you check Google Play Store on your Android device to update Microsoft Outlook.