At present, Outlook Lite is only compatible with, Hotmail, Live, MSN, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Exchange Online accounts. Microsoft's new mail app doesn't cut any major features to earn its 'lite' moniker, but it won't work with as many email providers as the primary Outlook app. Like most lightweight apps, this one has its caveats. You can find lightweight apps for Twitter, Tiktok and even Tinder. That's why Google offers Android Go, a pared down version of the mobile OS designed specifically for lower-end phones, and why Meta has put so much effort into building small, but feature-rich versions of its Instagram and Facebook apps.
And Microsoft isn't alone: pared down, lightweight apps serve a huge market of users with budget devices on older networks. That lower data, storage and battery impact is, of course, the point. The company says the app was designed to run fast on devices with as little as 1GB of RAM, use less battery impact than the full app and offer good performance on older 2G and 3G networks. Specifically, Microsoft says that Outlook Lite has all the main features of the Outlook experience neatly packed into a 5MB app that's optimized for speed, even on lower-end Android devices. Microsoft quietly announced the launch of Outlook Lite for Android, a streamlined version of the company's email service designed to use less battery and storage space than the default Outlook app without sacrificing features or performance.
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