I have set server side rules with my desktop outlook, but my app does not seem to recognize these and I get everything in my inbox, which is super annoying. Any ideas on why the app isn't recognizing these rules?
Desktop outlook rules are
not server side! Those are for your desktop client only.
If the folders to which messages get saved are not synced with the server, - the app will not know about them.
That could happen in two cases: either the type of your connection doesn't provide syncing
folders back to the server, such as POP3, or you chose to save to the folders that are local to your desktop.
Let us know
(1) What type of connection is configured in your outlook configured (IMAP, POP3, ActiveSync, ...),
and if it is not POP3,
(2) Do you have the folders in Outlook configured to be synced with the server?