iOS/Android: Today, Microsoft announced a substantial shift to its Office strategy. The company has now made Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available for the iPhone. It's also announced a preview of Office for Android. And best of all, all the apps are now free.


Previously, the full versions of the mobile Office apps were only available for the iPad. This move expands that suite to iPhones as well. You also don't need an Office 365 subscription to create or edit documents using the full apps. The subscription will, however, get you extra stuff like collaborative features, unlimited OneDrive storage, and Dropbox integration.

The company also announced a new preview for Android. Right now, you have to sign up to be eligible here. It's also worth mentioning that Microsoft specifically doesn't want to test Office on any devices running Lollipop. For the vast majority of users, that won't be an issue in the short-term, but if the latest version of Android rolls out to your device, Microsoft is humbly requesting that you refrain from updating. It's unclear if updating anyway will actually prevent the app from working, but at the very least it will probably result in your feedback being tossed out.


More Office. Everywhere you need it. | Microsoft Office Blog via The Next Web