Adverts on the Outlook android app.

[stephec]

Anyone else getting these?

A few days ago I started to get emails that are adverts that seem to originate from Bing, looking through the settings I can't find anything that might be relevant to them but the strange thing is that I've got two addresses linked to the app but they're only appearing on one of them.

 

[FishFright]

It's MS's latest 'good idea'

 

[ColinJ]

Yes.

I don't want them, but I suppose that MS have a right to try and earn something from running Outlook/Hotmail.

 

[PeteXXX]

Adblock Plus

 

[wiggydiggy]

Unfortunately yes. Desktop version can still block them with an Adblocker

I'm in the market for a decent 3rd party email client now. I might try Gmail first as I have that installed. Anyone recommend one they like?

 

[stephec]

Glad it's not just me then, I was wondering if I done something that might bring me into contact with a rich Nigerian Prince.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Anyone recommend one they like?

I've recently got Thunderbird installed. Seems OK but I'm thick enough to not know how to drag my address book over.

 

[markemark]

If the service is free you are the product.

 

[stephec]

If the service is free you are the product.

Unfortunately true, although it's not unreasonable I suppose.

Just surprised me a bit as I've had an outlook account for at least fifteen years and never had anything like it before.

 

[wiggydiggy]

I've recently got Thunderbird installed. Seems OK but I'm thick enough to not know how to drag my address book over.

I know Thunderbird, I might have used it on Windows years ago. Their Android version is new out this year and actually based on another client called K-9 Mail.

I'm going to try it, will share if I can get my address book in there!

Unfortunately true, although it's not unreasonable I suppose.

Just surprised me a bit as I've had an outlook account for at least fifteen years and never had anything like it before.

They actually call it a MS Account now, my Xbox is connected to it as well as Email. I still have a Hotmail address that functions for the same email account though I don't use it anymore as I made it years ago and it has a silly name

 

[cougie uk]

Adblock Plus

How do they advertise though?

 

[mustang1]

It's MS's latest 'good idea'

... Ah yes but MS copy good ideas from others...