Summary
- Microsoft retires Outlook Lite for Android on May 25, 2026.
- Outlook Lite (5MB) was built for low-spec phones and 2G/3G networks, but it was missing some of Outlook’s features.
- After May 25, the app won’t provide mailbox access; emails will stay, but they will require the main Outlook app to view.
Microsoft has been on a bit of a culling spree with its apps lately. Back in January, the Redmond giant cut support for one of its most beloved mobile apps. And now, the company has confirmed the end date for another one of its Android offerings. However, unlike the previous app the company got rid of, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this one.
Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot purge has already started
Say goodbye to those annoying, unnecessary Copilot buttons
Microsoft will retire the Outlook Lite app on May 25, 2026
No, not Outlook. Outlook Lite
As spotted by Neowin, Microsoft has finally given us the date it plans to retire the Outlook Lite app fully. In case you haven’t heard of it before (like me), Outlook Lite was meant to be an app dedicated to low-spec phones and network connections. It was aimed more toward 2G and 3G connections and phones with 1GB of RAM or less, and only took up 5MB of space. The downside is that it didn’t contain all the fancy features you get in the main Outlook app.
Microsoft stopped people from downloading the app on October 6th, 2025; however, people who had already downloaded Outlook Lite could still use it as normal. Now, Microsoft has set a date for when Outlook Lite will lose its support. As per message MC1276508 from the Microsoft 365 Message Center:
We will complete the retirement of the Microsoft Outlook Lite app on Android on May 25, 2026. As previously communicated in MC1148534, Outlook Lite will be retired as part of our broader effort to reduce overlap and focus development and support on Microsoft Outlook Mobile, our primary mobile email experience. After this change, Outlook Lite will no longer provide functional access to mailbox features.
Microsoft is not kidding when it says the app will lose “functional access to mailbox features.” While you can still launch the app past the cutoff date, you won’t be able to access your mailbox, and navigation will be removed. Your accounts and emails won’t be erased, although you’ll need to download the main Outlook app to access them again.
I’m a power user and I’m disabling these Windows features on purpose
If you’ve used Windows 11 for any length of time, you’ll understand.
