Microsoft has released a beta program this morning that brings the usual suite of office apps to your Android smartphone. Before the beta testing the apps were only available for Android based tablets, not phones. Now Microsoft is scaling the apps to be usable on all our beloved devices. In doing so the apps listing in the Play Store have now dropped the “for tablet” listing and are just the apps traditional name.
However, one can not simply install the app to your phone via the Play Store. Rather you will need to join the Microsoft Office for Android community and become a tester. Once in you will be able to grab the beta versions of each app to utilize. The company just pushed this information out at 8:20 a.m. this morning so there is likely going to be a few hours where things haven’t fully propagated through to let you access them. The original G+ post reflects some having access to Word, but not to Excel and Powerpoint just yet.
Head on over to the Microsoft Office for Android community and get signed up to be a tester when you get a chance. The same post will also link you to the beta test versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Source: Microsoft G+Â Via 9to5Google
