Office 365 adds Shared Calendars feature to mobile and desktop

The users spoke, and the Office team finally listened. In what seemed like an optimization update to the Office Mobile apps, the Office team snuck in a new Shared Calendars options.

The new Shared Calendars feature is currently rolling out to Office 365 subscribers using Outlook apps on Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 10, Android, and iOS platforms.

Now, with Share Calendars, users can seamlessly coordinate meetings, presentations, and travel schedules among employees in the office, and with others using Office 365 outside of the company.

User note: To share calendars, user either need to initiate or subscribe to a calendar using Outlook.com or the Outlook desktop app. Once created or invited, the calendars should show up on the mobile apps. 

The new update comes after months of user feedback pleading for the collaborative options found in competing productivity software. With over 11,000 upvotes Shared Calendars was something that many Office users were looking forward to for some time.

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Further reading: Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, Shared Calendars