Why do Android users get more time and versions than Apple customers? The policy change covers the last four major Android releases, in effect the last four years.Ĭompare that to Office for iOS and Mac which only supports the last two OS releases (the current and previous only) or around two years. Sometime after that, Marshmallow (v6) will lose Office app support for updates. Later this year, Google will probably release the ‘Q’ Android platform. Nothing! Office apps will continue to work for all Android devices.īut if you have an older Android version, there’ll be no more updates for new features or security/bug problems. If you bought a new device in the last few years, you should be OK for a while. The following versions of Android will support Office apps from 1 July 2019:Ĭheck your device to see which Android release is running (usually Settings | About | Software Information). There will be no updates (feature or security) but the apps should continue to work. Misleading news alertĭespite what you may have read, the Office apps will NOT stop working on older Android releases. Quietly, the system requirements were changed to cover only the last four major versions of Android. These are the Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook apps for Android. Microsoft has announced that the Office apps for Android won’t update for older versions of Android.
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