REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 6, 2014 — On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. took the next step to bring the productivity of Office to everyone with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad, a preview of
Office apps for Android tablets, and the ability for customers using these devices to create and edit Office content without a subscription.
Microsoft peeled the «preview» label off its new
Office apps for Android phones this week — the new apps are now available for anyone on Android 4.4 or above to download from the Google Play store.
If we missed any of the best
office apps for Android, tell us about them in the comments!You can also click here to check out our latest Android app and game lists!
Here are the current best
office apps for Android!
Microsoft's mobile
Office apps for Android recently starting supporting Chromebooks.
A new report from ZDNet, citing unnamed sources, claims that Microsoft plans to launch touch - first versions of
its Office apps for Android devices before the company releases similar apps for the Modern UI used in Windows 8.
Alternatively, Microsoft offers free
Office apps for Android, although some features are only available to Office 365 subscribers.
If we missed any of the best
office apps for Android, tell us about them in the comments!You can also click here to check out our latest Android app and game lists!
While there are plenty of
office apps for Android, the experience won't be quite the same — bear this in mind.
To wit: there are now Microsoft
Office apps for Android.
Moreover, the company is also in works to provide
Office app for Android tablets.
Not exact matches
Moving to something you hopefully never have to use in the
office, the BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer is exactly what you'd expect: a sensor
for measuring how drunk you are that wirelessly delivers its results to an
app on your iOS (or
Android) device.
Office Pro 7 usually costs $ 15 at the Nook
app store as well as on Google Play and the Amazon Appstore
for Android.
Also, the
Office for Android app will not allow all the operations that one is used to doing with the
Office suite in a PC.
MS -
Office is not only application people use on desktop... Damn... its been months I have used it... I would like to see development suite
apps like eclipse, tomcat and jdk
for android tab... to be real productive:)
One impressive new
Android tablet to launch this month worth reviewing is the Icoo 7GS — 3G edition — available through a site called Tablet Sprint — this new 7 Inch tablet compares to the current $ 300 Nexus 7 3G version, with most of the same features, but sells
for about $ 200 — and offers one of the newest Quad Core processors, an HD 1280X800 IPS screen, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, MicroSD storage, and a SIM slot built in with 3G HSPA + with both internet and phone call connection through any GSM carrier, including AT&T and T - Mobile — The site TabletSprint also currently offers Bonus
Apps, including an
Office Suite with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and the popular 3D game Shadowgun — and also features a few other new models worth checking out that launch in June --
If you really think about it, Microsoft
Office has been in use
for well over a decade and optimized
apps for Android and iOS only came out this year.
Additional features: · Powered by
Android ™ 2.3 Gingerbread · Mirror mode allows you to view and share photos, videos and movies on a larger TV via HDMI output (requires HDMI cable) · Global ready, allowing customers to enjoy wireless voice and data service in more than 200 countries, including more than 125 with 3G speeds · Enterprise ready with advanced security policies, device and SD card encryption, complex password support, remote data wipe of device and SD card; document and presentation viewing and editing with Quickoffice ® · Citrix ® GoToMeeting ®
for Android, gives users the ability to attend online meetings while on - the - go, and Citrix Receiver ®
for Android, a universal software client that allows companies to deliver corporate
apps, desktops and data to any corporate - or employee - owned device · ESP smart dock technology
for a tailored experience based on whether DROID 3 is docked in home,
office or car settings · Adobe ® Flash ® Player 10 · Front - facing camera
for still shots and video chat · Video playback in 1080p HD in mirror mode
The
Android -
app version of Microsoft
Office is there, as is Lenovo's SHAREit
for transferring files between devices.
Android users with business email service through Microsoft
Office 365 are in luck — today the company announced a preview version of their Outlook Web
App (OWA)
for your devices (as long as they are running
Android 4.4 KitKat or higher, which may be a problem
for many of you with devices that do not support this build).
Inside sources do point out the
Office app for iOS and
Android are ready
for release, though Microsoft will now have to make the tactical decision of when to release it.
Hi Andi123, Yes, this tablet is compatible with the Microsoft
Office Mobile
apps for Android.
ThatÂ's why: Great autonomy Blazing fast with no lags Reduced audio latency Best screen touch latency Great accessories Huge quality
apps collection Microsoft
office apps for ipad Best games exlusive to ios (infinity blade, the limbo game etc.) Create and Edit full HD movies (not possible on
android) Create great music with
apps like garageband Create 3d scenes with verto studio Etc..
In addition to this new iOS software, Microsoft is also announcing a preview
for Office for Android, bringing the much lauded iPad
app to the
Android tablet family.
Polaris
Office for document writing and the
Android Market's [the Eluga doesn't ship with Play] wealth of
apps ensure you can enjoy everything
Android has to offer, providing you can put up with slow performance.
Some of Microsoft's
Office apps already come preloaded on these handsets and
apps like Cortana and Microsoft Launcher are readily available
for download from the Google Play Store
for any and all
Android smartphones.
Based on new 4 - PLUS - 1 ™ mobile quad - core CPU as heart of the machine, the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad - core processor that completed with a GeForce graphics processing unit to enhance graphics performance, 1 GB of RAM and preinstalled with latest
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
for operating system, new Toshiba 7.7 inch Andorid tablet delivers outstanding performance to handle the most demanding
apps, such as playing HD games, streaming HD videos or
office multitasking.
For PC users wanting alternatives to MS
Office, Corel has unveiled a new edition of WordPerfect
Office which adds an
Android OS
app, plus eBook publishing.
Don't get me wrong, I love
Android Lollipop as much as the next person, but even if this thing is equipped with the
office - friendly
Android for Work, with enterprise - level security and work - specific
apps and so on, we're still talking $ 630
for a machine that only runs
Android apps — when there are plenty of other options now.
This month's picks
for top
apps for iPads and
Android OS tablets cut across categories that ranging from
office suites to entertainment, photo editing, note - taking, and cool tools.
When we came into the Beijing
office on Monday morning, we found some excellent news waiting
for us: Crossy Road, our new Google Play game we co-developed with the brilliant Hipster Whale team, is now the # 1 free action game on Google's
Android app service — not just in the US, but in the UK, Germany, South Korea, Japan, and a lot of other countries.
Where Microsoft's core
Office apps have been free
for iOS
for a couple months now,
Android users have had to cool their heels until yesterday, when Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint finally showed up on the Google Play store.
Outlook is also available as an
app, Outlook
for iOS and Outlook
for Android, which turns out to be one of the best email
apps available
for your phone and tablet whether or not you use
Office 365 or Exchange
for your email.
I received an email yesterday alerting me to a new
app for converting Microsoft
Office documents to PDF on an Apple or
Android mobile device.
In the long run, these new
apps will replace all of Microsoft's current (and somewhat confusing) range of Outlook - branded
apps, including the Outlook.com
app for Android and the rather limited OWA
apps for Android and iOS that only work
for paying
Office 365 subscribers.
This summer, Microsoft released dedicated
Office apps for iPhone and
Android, and it's available as a «web
app» on BlackBerry.
Android, iPhone and iPad
apps add convenience
for small business owners who are frequently away from the
office.
The
Office 365 Mobile
Apps include versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook
for the iOS and
Android platforms.
Microsoft offers several different ways to run the various
Office programs — as desktop
apps, as mobile
apps for Android or iPhone / iPad, and online in a web browser.
Google announced Tuesday that it has acquired Quickoffice, a suite of
office - related mobile productivity
apps for iOS and
Android.
Preinstalled software includes Microsoft's
Office suite
for Android, a few
apps for use with the the S Pen, and some items borrowed from Samsung's flagship phones, like Secure Folder.
Samsung has also partnered with Microsoft to preload
Office apps on the device which combine with Samsung's excellent first - party keyboard dock
for a potent combination of
Android fun and Microsoft work.
The company has recently entered the world of wearables with the Microsoft Band, and offers versions of its
Office and Xbox Music
apps for Android and iOS, as well as its own platforms.
iPhone and
Android got full
apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook while Windows Phone 8.1 was stuck with
Office Mobile.
It makes sense
for Microsoft to focus on
apps such as
Office and Skype
for Android and iOS, but what about the popular idea that Microsoft should somehow try to shoehorn
Android apps onto Windows Phone, or even embrace the
Android OS in favour of its offering?
WPS
Office + PDF is an office suit has been around before MS Office for Android was launched, so for many Android users it's a default go - to offic
Office + PDF is an
office suit has been around before MS Office for Android was launched, so for many Android users it's a default go - to offic
office suit has been around before MS
Office for Android was launched, so for many Android users it's a default go - to offic
Office for Android was launched, so
for many
Android users it's a default go - to
officeoffice app.
However, Microsoft has not revealed any of its plan about the further releases but
Office Remote
app is also soon likely to be available
for Android and iOS based devices.
Microsoft has so many
apps on Google's Play Store that it built an
app just to discover other Microsoft
apps for Android, including Cortana,
Office, LinkedIn, Outlook, OnDrive, Skype, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, the Groove music
app, and Minecraft.
With the imminent support
for Android apps on Chromebooks and the
Office mobile suite being a practical shoe - in, it's not hard to wrap one's head around why Chromebooks are increasingly becoming the popular entry - level budget - friendly choice
for many people who can manage without the bells and whistles of a premium laptop.
Microsoft
Office for Android was released
for smartphones back in May, and all the
apps under the package went public from June.