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Outlook4Gmail Changelog

What's new in Outlook4Gmail 5.4.1

Aug 26, 2023
  • We migrated to Google People API with deprecation of the Google Contacts API from December 15, 2021 and improved application stability and performance.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.4.0 (Nov 3, 2021)

  • Migrated to Google People API with deprecation of the Google Contacts API from December 15, 2021.
  • Improved application stability and performance.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.3.4 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • Implemented workaround fix for Google API-specific HTTP Batch Request for Calendars and Tasks.
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.3.3 (Aug 25, 2021)

  • Fixed insert of Calendar Events and Tasks with updated Google Service
  • batching requests URL format.
  • Fixed support of customized Microsoft Store Office working folder (Centennial
  • version).
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.3.2 (Apr 16, 2021)

  • Implemented Google API-specific HTTP Batch Endpoints for Calendars and Tasks.
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.3.1 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Fixed insert of Calendar Events and Tasks with updated Google Service batching requests URL format.
  • Fixed support of customized Microsoft Store Office working folder (Centennial version).
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.3.0 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Outlook4Gmail is FIPS-compliant now!
  • New Green code signing certificate is applied.
  • Fixed retrieving Google contacts with AutoPaging default value.
  • Improved processing of Batch operations for Google Contacts.
  • Improved syncing of Contact Phone numbers in various formats.
  • Added retrieving and adding Google Labels with exponential back-off.
  • Fixed retrieving Google contact pictures without server error “Too Many Requests 429”.
  • Added support of long names to Google labels (up to 400 symbols), Outlook folder (up to 255 symbols), Google Calendar names (up to 254 symbols).
  • Implemented handling of “Rate Limit Exceeded” and “Precondition Failed” server errors for Google items.
  • Improved and fixed support of Microsoft Store Office (Centennial version).

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.2.0 (Oct 30, 2019)

  • Contacts:
  • Improved syncing algorithm based on Microsoft Outlook Messaging API.
  • Optimized syncing performance by caching Outlook items.
  • Optimized performance of duplicated items check.
  • Implemented handling of “Request Entity Too Large” and “Bad Gateway” server errors for Google items.
  • Improved and fixed Phones syncing.
  • Improved and fixed Chat (IM Address) set syncing.
  • Improved and fixed Web Page syncing.
  • Implemented retrieving of SMTP address for Exchange User by session Recipients table.
  • Calendars:
  • Fixed and updated Standard Time Zones naming.
  • Other updates:
  • Product site and URLs are translated to German.
  • - "Welcome" page is displayed at the first start.
  • Improved processing of Batch operations for Google Contacts.
  • Improved and fixed support of Microsoft Store Office (aka Centennial) version.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.1.4.4670 (Jul 19, 2019)

  • Contacts:
  • Sync algorithm improved by the ability to check and analyze similar items.
  • Changed the way of syncing Phones set; support for standard, undefined and named labels in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
  • Option to skip sync Birthdays and Anniversaries.
  • Changed the way to get an SMPT e-mail address for Exchange User.
  • Stability and performance optimization:
  • Improved processing of bad formatted Birthday and Anniversary dates from Google.
  • Google Group synchronization is improved.
  • Improved the way of processing Batch operations for Google Contacts.
  • Changed the way of using Messaging API with different data storages.
  • Improvements and fixes to OAuth user authenticate.
  • Changed and improved exponential backoff algorithm of checking and getting Outlook application object.
  • Fixes and Improvements to Microsoft Store Office (aka Centennial) version.
  • User interface and usability:
  • Support Simplified Ribbon for Microsoft Office 2019.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.1.3.4500 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Features added:
  • Improved user interface and usability.
  • Support Office/Outlook 2019.
  • Support Office/Outlook from Microsoft Store (Centennial).
  • Defects corrected:
  • Support multiple monitors with different DPI scaling.
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.
  • Known issues:
  • Missing support of 'hourly', 'minutely', 'secondly' calendar events.
  • Calendar event attendees are not supported.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.1.3.4491 (Feb 27, 2019)

  • Support Office/Outlook 2019.
  • Support Office/Outlook from Microsoft Store (Centennial).
  • Support multiple monitors with different DPI scaling.
  • Improved user interface and usability.
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.1.2.4000 (May 24, 2018)

  • Features added:
  • Improved user interface and usability.
  • Privacy Policy changed to comply with GDPR (European Union's General Data Protection Regulations).
  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.
  • Known issues:
  • Missing support of 'hourly', 'minutely', 'secondly' calendar events.
  • Calendar event attendees are not supported.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.1.1.3840 (Feb 1, 2018)

  • Support for French language.
  • Improved user interface and usability.
  • Improved application stability and performance optimization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 5.0.0.3171 RC 1 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • Task synchronization option.
  • Sync recurring Outlook Tasks with Google Task list.
  • User interface and usability improvement.
  • Stability and performance optimization of Outlook4Gmail is increased.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.6.3.3072 (Mar 14, 2017)

  • Defects corrected:
  • "0 Minutes" reminders support
  • An issue with Google "Interesting Calendars" (Holidays, Sports) is fixed
  • Increased application stability, optimized performance, various non-critical fixes

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.6.2.3020 (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Features added:
  • Synchronization "My Contacts" from Google only (contacts from "Other" and "Most Contacted" groups are skipped).
  • Synchronization appointment reminders and event notifications.
  • Defects corrected:
  • Increased application stability, optimized performance, various non-critical fixes.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.6.1.2610 (Jun 6, 2016)

  • Features added:
  • Added proxy settings customization
  • Implemented "Bypass Phone Type" option for Contacts synchronization (sync phone numbers without association with phone type)
  • Added ability to skip scanning of the Public folders (Exchange Server)
  • Added support of non-standard font sizes and DPI settings
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed processing of "read-only" Outlook folders
  • Implemented handling of Outlook close during synchronization
  • Increased application stability, optimized performance, various non-critical fixes

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.6.0.2286 (May 3, 2016)

  • Features added:
  • Added Contacts synchronization from multiple Outlook folders with a Google account.
  • Implemented customization of synchronization rules for any Gmail account or Outlook folder.
  • Improved user interface for Calendar synchronization rules, Google accounts dialog, updated System Tray messages.
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed scheduled synchronization issues (deleting appointments, apply of updated options).
  • Increased application stability, optimized performance, various non-critical fixes.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.5.1.2039 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • Features added:
  • Implemented a workaround for syncing daily appointments in Outlook 2003.
  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved processing of Appointment exceptions using Extended MAPI.
  • Increased application stability, performance optimization, various non-critical fixes.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.5.0.1941 (Mar 3, 2016)

  • Features added:
  • Multilingual User Interface (English, German and Russian).
  • Defects corrected:
  • Increased application stability, performance optimization, various non-critical fixes.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.4.3.1756 (Dec 23, 2015)

  • Ability to send a feedback using system Start Menu Programs
  • Increased application stability, performance optimization, various non-critical fixes

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.4.2.1712 (Dec 1, 2015)

  • Features added:
  • Synchronization of X.400 and X.500 e-mail formats of Microsoft Exchange Server contacts.
  • Defects corrected:
  • Google Groups and Outlook Categories fix.
  • Loading optimization, fixed unloading of the add-on for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007.
  • Increased application stability, performance optimization, various non-critical fixes.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.4.1.1554 (Jun 2, 2015)

  • Fixed synchronization of contacts with badly formatted relations
  • Fixed hanging of the Calendar synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.4.0.1553S (May 27, 2015)

  • Features added:
  • Added support of Recurrent event's exceptions (occurrences)
  • Added synchronization of "Visibility" field for Calendar events
  • Added synchronization of "Spouse", "File As" fields for Contacts
  • Added ability to generate "File As" fields for Contacts in Outlook
  • Improved "Delete items" dialog (provided more details)
  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved Calendar synchronization (reduced amount of update requests)
  • Fixed a case when contacts folder is not selected
  • Fixed sync issues with "Birthday","Anniversary", "Job", "Company" for Contacts
  • Fixed deletion of phone numbers in Google that don't match phone number types in Outlook

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.3.2 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Features added:
  • Added ability to find and remove duplicates in Contacts and Calendar events
  • Added synchronization of "Busy Status" for Calendar events
  • Prevent Outlook Security Programmatic Access Warning

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.3.1 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Features added:
  • Added support of manual authorization. User could input Google authorization code for application
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed synchronization of "All Day" events
  • Fixed shifting events on synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.3.0 (Nov 14, 2014)

  • Features added:
  • Support of Google Calendar API version 3.0
  • Improved account authorization for Google Services
  • 7-day trial period
  • Defects corrected:
  • Occasional failures on synchronization of recurrent events like "the last", "the 2nd", "the 1st" and etc

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.2.2 (Aug 19, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed syncing of appointment description format in Outlook
  • Fixed processing of "Invalid" and "Ambiguous" time values (Daylight saving time issue)

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.2.1 (Aug 5, 2014)

  • Features added:
  • Added "4 hours", "8 hours" and "12 hours" selects to scheduled synchronization options;
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed synchronization of events that never happen (Occurrences = 0)
  • Fixed synchronization of non-standard recurrent events like "the last", "the 2nd", "the 1st" and etc.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.2.0 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • Features added:
  • Added ability to skip synchronization of old events (older than 1 month, older than 1 year and etc.)
  • Added support of "24 hours" option by scheduled automatic synchronization
  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved synchronization of events with incorrect start date

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.12 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved appearing of the tray messages
  • Fixed synchronization with Google account that does not have contacts
  • Fixed access to temporary folder

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.11 (Apr 17, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed contacts synchronization (provided support of the latest Google update)

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.10 (Apr 17, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed user picture synchronization (provided support of the latest Google update)
  • Improved performance of contacts/calendars synchronization
  • Added restore settings from backup in case of load settings failure

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.9 (Apr 11, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed user picture synchronization (provided support of the latest Google update)
  • Improved performance of contacts/calendars synchronization
  • Added restore settings from backup in case of load settings failure

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.8 (Feb 19, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved user interface (Outlook ribbon, toolbar, menu and etc.)
  • Improved contacts groups synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.7 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Improved event synchronization with custom timezones
  • Fixed support of "Invalid" and "Ambiguous" time values (Daylight saving time)

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.6 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed support of custom DPI settings
  • Improved synchronization of "Canceled" and "AllDay" events; events with poorly-formatted data

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.5 (Jan 14, 2014)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed process of deletion calendar events
  • Added new google contacts to "My Contacts" group
  • Improved contacts pictures synchronization
  • Improved contacts groups synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.3 (Dec 17, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed processing of recurrent events with undefined timezone
  • Improved Google Groups Cleaning up

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.2 (Dec 14, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Automatic start of missed schedule synchronization on Outlook start
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed processing of recurrent events with incorrect "Interval" parameter
  • Improved Google Groups Cleaning up

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.1.1 (Dec 13, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Improved application ribbon that makes easier access to synchronization options.
  • Added full support of all contact's phone number types.
  • Added support of multiple Outlook Data Files (.pst).
  • Added support of Internet Calendars.
  • Added option to clean up empty Contact Groups on synchronization.
  • Defects corrected:
  • Fixed processing of range occurence of calendar events.
  • Fixed all-day events synchronization.

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.26 (Nov 15, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • added balloon tooltips control to "Miscellaneous" dialog

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.25 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • added option to skip appearing of tray messages to settings file
  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed "Accounts" dialog on edit of contact's folder

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.24 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • improved time zone processing

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.23 (Oct 17, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed processing of groups and categories
  • fixed updating contact's pictures

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.22 (Oct 16, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • improved contacts synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.21 (Oct 12, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed processing of corrupted settings file
  • improved communication between application components

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.20 (Oct 12, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed loading of log events
  • improved calendar events synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.19 (Oct 5, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed and improved exponential backoff request with Google Contacts, Calendars and Appointments
  • fixed and improved License verification

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.18 (Oct 4, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed installation process
  • fixed yearly recurrent events for Outlook 2007
  • improved error handling
  • Google batch request processing

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.17 (Oct 3, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • Google batch request processing

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.16 (Oct 1, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Support of exponential backoff to retry failed requests

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.15 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Support of exponential backoff to retry failed requests

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.12 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • improved application startup performance
  • Defects corrected:
  • to avoid locks of data on syncing, enabled sequential syncing mode

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.11 (Sep 21, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed synchronization of yearly recurrent appointments with Outlook

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.10 (Sep 18, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed processing of iteration counter for recurrent events

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.9 (Sep 14, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed "The entry is already part of this collection" issue on processing batch requests
  • fixed processing of inconsistent recurrent events

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.8 (Sep 13, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed processing of recurrent events 'by month day'
  • provided continuing of calendar appointment syncing whenever a parsing error occurs

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.7 (Sep 12, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • improved error handling
  • fixed updating calendar's names in settings file
  • Known issues:
  • hourly', 'minutely', 'secondly' calendar events are not supported
  • recurrent event's exceptions (occurences) are not supported

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.6 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed installation process

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.5 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed issue with duplication of empty Contact's Groups
  • fixed processing of user-defined time zones

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.4 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed signing of installation files

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.3 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed processing of recurrent events like 'last Sunday of October'

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.2 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed group membership for new contacts in Google
  • fixed annual events synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0.1 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • fixed processing of registration data

New in Outlook4Gmail 4.0 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • synchronization of Contact Categories with Google Groups
  • synchronization of Contact Pictures: the simplest way to sync contacts with profile photos (user avatars)
  • synchronization of Calendars from multiple Google accounts with Outlook
  • support of multiple Gmail accounts with support of 'one-to-many', 'many-to-one' and 'many-to-many' relationships
  • automatic scheduled synchronization by time interval
  • application menu which provides access to the main application functionality and settings (Outlook 2003-2007)

New in Outlook4Gmail 3.2 RC 2 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • fixed installation on systems with 32-bit MS Office and 64 Windows
  • fixed support of custom user accounts in case of application installation by user account with administrator privileges
  • fixed installation on systems with MS Office 2007 installed, but without Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed
  • fixed access to shared resources
  • fixed data deserialization on reading supplemental files
  • fixed Birth data synchronization
  • fixed Anniversary date synchronization
  • fixed address (street, zip code, city and etc.) synchronization

New in Outlook4Gmail 3.0 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Outlook user interface keeps responsive during data synchronization, the synchronization process can be canceled;
  • improved application ribbon that displays all application features (requires MS Outlook 2007 or higher);
  • assignment folders to accounts;
  • synchronization filter that skips synchronization of unreliable contacts (contacts without required information, such as email address or phone number).
  • Defects corrected:
  • ability to synchronize large amount of data;

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.6 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • automatic disabling of real time update feature for Gmail contacts source for one-way synchronization;
  • captcha input required during logging in to Google;
  • Defects corrected:
  • automatic processing of Outlook contacts data and properties improved and accelerated;
  • Google accounts options fixed;
  • real time update fixed;

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.5 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • new Google contacts imported from Outlook added to 'My Contacts' group;
  • synchronization process strongly improved;
  • Defects corrected:
  • synchronization process progress bar;
  • clean-up of Google contact groups tags after synchronization;
  • crash during processing names containing quta characters;
  • deleted contacts management;
  • slow plugin startup;

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.4 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Add/Delete button for accounts list added;
  • Defects corrected:
  • duplicate contacts issue fixed;

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.3 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • synchronization settings added;
  • items deletion prompt added;
  • Defects corrected:
  • contacts synchronization fixed;

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.2 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Defects corrected:
  • installation for Outlook x86 under Windows x64 platform fixed;
  • contacts synchronization fixed;
  • plugin initializing for Outlook 2003 fixed.

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.1 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Outlook 2010 support;
  • Outlook x64 support.
  • Defects corrected:
  • plugin startup fixed.

New in Outlook4Gmail 2.0 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • real time contacts update.
  • Defects corrected:
  • crash on deleting the last item from the mail accounts table;
  • empty Outlook contact field does not affect a corresponding Gmail contact field change;
  • after adding an account with the same name a warning message appears several times.
  • Known Issues:
  • licensing has not been implemented yet;
  • contacts synchronization cannot be cancelled;
  • when unloading the plugin in Outlook 2003 the Outlook4Gmail
  • page is cleared but not deleted from the opened Tools dialog.
  • After Tools reopening the page is not displayed.

New in Outlook4Gmail 1.0 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Features added:
  • Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 support;
  • different policies of contacts update are supported;
  • credentials for multiple Gmail accounts are stored.
  • Known Issues:
  • when unloading the plugin in Outlook 2003, the Outlook4Gmail
  • page is cleared but not deleted from the opened Tools dialog.
  • After Tools reopening the page is not displayed.