Microsoft adds new features to Hotmail, releases an Android app

After we heard Microsoft was holding a press event called “Give Hotmail a Re-examination,” we wondered if an entire-on redesign was in store. The solution happens to be a powerful “no,” however the software giant is rolling out a raft of latest features to its 365 million-some-odd users. This includes an Android app with two-way email, contact and calendar syncing (!), together with a slew of updates to Hotmail’s web interface. First up, now you can automatically categorize incoming mail as newsletters, after which either trash ‘em or sweep them to a folder. Additionally, an “Unsubscribe” feature enables you to just do that, with Hotmail handling the dirty work of blocking future newsletters from that sender, in addition to asking the corporate to kindly stop spamming you. Moving along, flagged messages will now sit on the top of the inbox in order that they do not get lost inside the morass of incoming mail. While you like, you’ll be able to program Hotmail to automatically flag messages with a selected subject line, from a undeniable sender, et cetera. Meanwhile, “Scheduled Cleanup” automatically deletes messages after a undeniable variety of days have passed — so as to cut through that pile of unused Groupon alerts. Other updates include the facility to administer and edit folders and apply categories to individual emails — all inline. And, last but not least, you’ll now see so-called Instant Actions (e.g., “delete,” “flag”) in case you hover over messages. We have a couple of screenshots below, and you’ll also hit the source link for some extra details, straight from the horse’s mouth.