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Microsoft’s Samsung Collaboration Points to Single Office Mobile App for All Platforms

Samsung devices have an Office Mobile app instead of separate Office services, hinting at a wider Microsoft mobile productivity plan.

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At 's launch event for the Galaxy Note 10 in August, the company was joined on stage by . The two tech giants announced an expansion of their partnership. During Samsung's event, Microsoft promised a “seamless productivity experiences across devices, applications, and services.”

A big part of making productivity on Samsung devices is deeper integration with apps. Of course, any Android users can download Microsoft's Office apps from the Play Store, so what's different about Samsung devices? ZDNet reports Microsoft is delivering a single “Office Mobile” app for Samsung phones.

Part of Microsoft's expanded collaboration with Samsung was pre-loading Office apps on handsets. However, this did not mean individual apps (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) like on other Android devices.

Instead, new Samsung devices have a single Mobile experience. As the name suggests, this is a singular application that gives access to all Microsoft's Office apps under a single roof. This is so far a Samsung exclusive and is only available on the Galaxy Store with the accompanying description:

“The trusted Microsoft Office apps that let you create, edit, view and share files are now available for download as a single convenient app. Office Mobile includes the complete Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps to offer a convenient office experience on the go.”

Using “the Office Mobile app, work with your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files anytime, from anywhere. The convenient Office Mobile app keeps your recent work at your fingertips. Familiar and powerful editing, formatting and management tools make it easy to work on files as you would on your desktop. Create and share professional documents and presentations with charts, animations, and SmartArt graphics.”

Availability

As mentioned, this new experience is not available in the Google Play Store. However, it seems likely it will eventually come to all Android devices. ZDNet's report suggests the Office Mobile app will also make its way to Apple's iOS.

Interestingly, this could one day replace Microsoft's current individual Office apps, which are arguably too feature-packed for mobile use. It is also worth considering Microsoft is paving the way for its own .

The company's recently introduced Android smartphone will arrive in 2020. Among the questions hanging over the Duo is how Microsoft will integrate its services into the productivity-focused device.

SourceZDNet
Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke has been writing about all things tech for more than five years. He is following Microsoft closely to bring you the latest news about Windows, Office, Azure, Skype, HoloLens and all the rest of their products.

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