{"id":3111969,"date":"2026-04-13T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=3111969"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:33:50","slug":"microsoft-is-officially-killing-its-outlook-lite-app-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/microsoft-is-officially-killing-its-outlook-lite-app-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft is shutting down <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/08\/02\/microsoft-launches-outlook-lite-for-low-powered-android-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outlook Lite<\/a> on May 26, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app had already been scheduled for retirement &#8212; Microsoft announced last year that the app would be removed from the Google Play Store in October 2025. 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