Favorite contacts & set notifications in Outlook mobile

Applies To
Outlook for Android Outlook for iOS

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In Outlook mobile, favorite your contacts, order them, and set notifications to prioritize messages from your most important contacts.

Add people to your Favorites

  1. In your Inbox, tap your account picture or logo at the top left.
  2. Next to Favorites, tap the Edit icon.
  3. Search for your most important people in the Search bar and select the star next to their name to favorite them.
  4. Under Favorites, drag to order and prioritize them if you like.
  5. When you're done, select the checkmark.

Set notifications

  1. Tap your account picture or logo at the top left, and then tap the Settings icon in the lower left.
  2. Tap Notifications.
  3. Under each account you want to change, select Favorite People.

For more information, see How can I only receive notifications from my Favorite people?.

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