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        Microsoft Makes Design Tweaks for Office 365 Admin App 3.0
        
        
        
			- By Kurt Mackie
- June 14, 2016
The latest version of Microsoft's Office 365 Admin App  for Windows Phone and Android devices became available on Tuesday.
Version 3.0 of the  lightweight management application is mostly a cosmetic update, according to Microsoft's  announcement. Microsoft   changed its design to  be more like its flagship Office 365 Admin Center   management solution. For  instance, the icons and color used are   similar. 
Microsoft also seems to have slimmed down the dashboard view  from   previous iterations. It shows "Messages" and "Health"  up front, with   the "Users" and "Support" tiles dropped from  the display. 
Not everything can be done using the app, but Microsoft is  claiming   to have thousands of users since product launch in 2014. "We're  now at a   point where the app can stand on its own, and we have many customers    -- especially small businesses -- who use the app as their main   administration  tool," Microsoft claimed. It's also used by Microsoft's   partners to manage  accounts.
There are a couple of new features. First, there's a "feature    grouping" capability. When IT pros view a user card, they now get a list    of quick actions to take, such as password reset, license assignment,   deletion  or the ability to block a user. 
Second, the application  now highlights some information.  For   instance, it will note users that are blocked in red type, per   Microsoft's  announcement.
The free Office 365 Admin App is just for use by an  "Office 365   admin with an active Office 365 business subscription,"  according to   Microsoft's product description. The apps are currently available at the Google  Play store and the Microsoft  Store.
The new version is  not  yet   available for iOS devices yet, but it's expected to arrive in about two   weeks'  time.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
        
        
                
                    About the Author
                    
                
                    
                    Kurt Mackie is senior news producer for 1105 Media's Converge360 group.