Office For Android Smartphones Preview Apps Released

Microsoft has already released its core Office applications for Android devices but initially they were only made available to Android tablets. Today the company announced that phone support has been added to these applications which means users can now get them on their Android smartphones. The Office for Android preview apps include Word, Excel and PowerPoint, the quintessential apps of the Office suite.

Previously these apps had a “for tablet” tag which has been dropped since they can be installed on Android smartphones now. Obviously this means that the company has made changes to the user interface to ensure that the apps look good on smartphone screens.

Given that this is still a beta test of sorts, if you’re interested in getting these apps on your Android device you will first have to join the Microsoft Office Preview community. Once you’re in, you can download Word from here, Excel from here and PowerPoint Preview from here.

Microsoft says that these apps are “modern, optimized for touch and designed for work on the go.” You’ll make your own conclusions once you get them running on your handset.

The company is obtaining important user feedback through this beta test which will enable it to fine tune Office for Android preview prior to the release of the final version.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Android, Apps, Microsoft, office