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For many workers, Microsoft’s Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps have been the cornerstone of modern productivity for over two decades, but until June of this year, Microsoft had held o releasing its o cial O ce products for Android phone users. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case and, on the proviso you’re willing to set up a free Microsoft account, you can now use your Android phone or tablet to edit and view documents to your heart’s content. That Microsoft account really is the key to the kingdom here, because if you don’t have one — or you’d prefer not to set one up — then you’ll only be able to read O ce les. Once you’re in though, the O ce apps are clean and well-designed, allowing you to do all the basics you’d expect (and more than most users probably need). That includes opening and saving documents through your OneDrive account, or even syncing the apps with Google Drive and Dropbox. As far as Android productivity apps go, O ce is pretty great, but considering how well-established apps like Google Drive already are on this platform, it might not be enough to convert the masses.