
And over time, it has done just that, with Microsoft providing a general timeline in October 2016 and then implementing it. Last summer, Microsoft said that it would bring Focused Inbox to its other Outlook clients. Over time, the system learns to be more accurate based on your actions-you can manually mark email as Focused or not, for example-and the result is a more efficient email inbox. The Focused group is email you should deal with immediately, while other is everything else.

It’s a somewhat controversial feature in that it uses a cloud-based service to sort through your email before it arrives in your inbox, functionality that many enterprises and other organizations expressly forbid for security reasons.īut the benefits are there: Focused Inbox sorts your email into two views, Focused and Other.

Microsoft has expanded the testing of Focused Inbox for the Mail app in Windows 10, indicating that this feature will debut with or around the Creators Update.įocused Inbox was a key feature of the Accompli mobile app that Microsoft purchased in December 2014 and turned into Outlook Mobile for Android and iOS.
