Microsoft has released more details about the new version of the Mail application for the Modern UI interface of Windows 8.1. This particularly shows more compatibility with Outlook.com service and resumes several features of the Web service.

Based on the fact that more and more users check their emails from a mobile device, Microsoft has redesigned the ergonomics of its email managers. Ryan Gavin, head of Microsoft Apps & Services division, said as well as the use of Outlook.com has tripled in the last twelve months, more than 68% consult their followers messages from a smartphone or tablet.

Microsoft has reviewed the operations of multiple selection and added a feature to drag and drop. Several studies have also been carried out to optimize the opening of a message, internal research or folder synchronization with remote servers. Gavin added that with the best performance also impact will be very little on the cycle of the battery (in the case of a tablet or a laptop) and will not result in either a consumer excessive bandwidth.

Windows 8.1 Mail app

In addition to better management of multi-account, the application can now support the political system administration - with the management of a proxy or certificate - via a full Exchange ActiveSync implementation. Like Outlook.com, the application can also automatically organize emails according to their natures (newsletters, invoices, etc). New sections - customizable - will thus be created in the left sidebar.

This new version also analyzes the frequency of interactions with contacts and can add some in a dedicated section called "Favorites." For a particular individual user will find an automatic filter that lists all conversations with it. This feature can be adjusted manually via the Contacts application.

The Mail application also acquires the automatic sorting feature of Outlook.com. For example, for a newsletter in particular, it is possible to keep only the most recent or automatically block receipt.