The app of OutlookMicrosoft’s email client has been updated with one of those small functions that can go unnoticed by many, but are especially useful. In fact, Outlook’s last characteristic is something that Gmail would have to copy, because he literally changes the way of using the app.
The function is present in the last outlook beta for Android and iOS, and will arrive soon to all users. It is a new button that appears in the upper corner of the screen when writing a draft, and It allows minimizing it to continue using the application normally.
Outlook has also created a new button that accumulates all minimized drafts on the screen, allowing them to easily access. This will appear at the bottom, next to the floating button that allows you to start writing a new mail.
In some Update notesMicrosoft emphasizes that the characteristic of minimizing a draft allows “Alternate easily between writing an email and referring to other emails or calendar events” no need to lose the progress of the mail. It will also save some time and avoid headaches.
Gmail should blatantly copy this outlook function
Outlook’s new function is something that, unfortunately, It does not exist in Gmail. Currently, if a user is writing an email and wants to get out of the draft, he must completely close that draft. To recover it, you have to access the lateral menu, and click on the ‘Draft’ section.
Therefore, a button to minimize drafts in Gmail would avoid performing this whole process, and would make the use of the app much more intuitive. At the moment, Google has no plans to implement a similar function.
In any case, and in addition to the new outlook button it also has very interesting functions, such as the possibility of using COPILOT To summarize email threads or create drafts based on a brief description of text, allowing modifying the tone of the message depending on whether we prefer a more formal or friendly one.
The Outlook app, in addition, allows you to add accounts beyond Microsoft, including Google or emails of companies or personal.
