Microsoft sends Outlook Lite to the great inbox in the sky as memory costs skyrocket

Having blocked new installations of Outlook Lite in October 2025, Microsoft will " complete the retirement" of the app on May 25.

After that date, users will still be able to open the app, but mailbox access will be disabled, and in-app navigation and functionality will no longer work. User accounts won't be deleted or disabled, but the company is very keen for users to switch to Microsoft Outlook Mobile.

Outlook Lite required a comparatively small amount of storage to run. According to Microsoft, the download size at launch was just 5 MB, and it was optimized to run acceptably on all Android devices, including hardware with 1 GB RAM. The company also bragged about the application's low battery usage and that it would work well on 2G and 3G networks.

That was in 2022. In 2026, when memory costs are skyrocketing, Microsoft decided it was time to pull ...