Microsoft Releases New Update to Android Devices, This Time for Office

Microsoft has announced the February Insider Slow update for Office on Android, pushing the productivity suite version to 16.0.7830.1002 for those running the preview builds.

First and foremost, today’s Office update brings PDF support for Microsoft Word, which means that you can use the app to open documents in PDF format, just like you could already do with other apps, such as OneDrive.

Since Word is a more widely-used application than others, PDF support should come in very handy, but it’s worth knowing that only viewing documents is supported for the time being and no editing tools are being offered.

The same version also comes with Excel improvements, and Microsoft explains that its app can open files that contain scripts as well as files with Query tables and parameters. And last but not least, there’s a new option to edit photos inserted in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, and you can add Shadow and Reflection effects to enhance pictures. The new effe...