Overview
- Starting October 6, 2025, Outlook Lite will be removed from the Google Play Store, ending new installations.
- Existing installations will continue to work for a limited period, but Microsoft has not provided a shutdown date.
- Microsoft disclosed the change in Microsoft 365 Admin Center notice MC1148534, as reported by tech outlets.
- Users are encouraged to move to Outlook Mobile or use the web client, with automatic transition, in‑app install banners, and saved sign‑in credentials to ease migration.
- Outlook Lite, launched in 2022 for lower-end Android phones and downloaded over ten million times, offered lighter resource use than Outlook Mobile, which requires more storage, CPU, and battery.