Microsoft Bookings

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Microsoft Bookings
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Bookings Icon as appears on Android and iOS
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Customers scheduling hair appointment using Microsoft Bookings
Type of site
Scheduling
Available in English
Owner Microsoft
URL Official Site
LaunchedUS:July 20, 2016 (2016-July-20)
Worldwide:July 20, 2017 (2017-July-20)
Current statusActive
Microsoft Bookings
Developer(s) Microsoft Corporation
Stable release
Android2.0.6 / July 2, 2019;3 years ago (2019-07-02) [1]
iOS2.0.4 / July 9, 2019;3 years ago (2019-07-09) [2]
Operating system Android 4.4 and later, IOS 12.1 and later
License Proprietary commercial software
Website products.office.com/en-us/business/scheduling-and-booking-app

Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool and is part of the Microsoft Office family of products. [3] [4] Released by Microsoft in March 2017, Bookings allows customers of small businesses and companies to book appointments with the company. The application is available to Business Premium subscribers to Office 365 [5] and offers integration with Microsoft Teams and the outgoing Skype for Business, [6] however, this feature was not available from launch. [7]

History

On July 20, 2016, Microsoft launched Bookings to customers in the U.S. and Canada with an Office 365 Business Premium license. On March 20, 2017, Microsoft globally released Bookings worldwide including launching Bookings for Android and iOS. [8] [9]

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