The below screenshot appears to show an upcoming version of the upgraded web version of the Outlook app that the software giant will be bundling with Windows 11 version 22H2 (next year’s fall update).įor now, Windows 11 will ship with the existing Mail & Calendar app, which will be updated with rounded corners and new WinUI controls. Videos, even low-res, which previously commenced playing instantly and seamlessly now cue the 'swirling orbs of death' to swirl for up to several minutes before beginning, and will pause mid-play of 5 to 10-minute videos to swirl-load again. Outlook desktop client (Win32), UWP (Mail & Calendar) and Outlook for Mac will be replaced withĮarlier this year, Microsoft teased a new look for Outlook with a screenshot in the release notes of Office suite. Even simple GIFs, which previously required no loading time, now take two to several seconds to load.

In other words, Outlook’s new app will eventually replace all existing Outlook desktop clients. The new Outlook client will work across Windows, macOS and the web. This suggests that a public preview is around the corner.Īs you can see in the below GIF, Outlook is also getting a new loading animation, similar to what we’ve on the web version. Microsoft’s One Outlook client, which leaked online earlier this year, has been updated and is now simply called “Outlook” with a beta label.

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