5 Office Applications For Android Mobile Phones

With the advent of new touchscreen devices like tablet PCs and smart phones, the need was felt for the development of an operating system exclusively for these niche devices. This resulted in the conception of many new mobile-based operating systems of which the Linux based Android is by far the best. Developed jointly by Google and Open Handset Alliance in the year 2007, the Android is an open source code.

Its community of software developers is constantly writing down new applications, whichnot only keep increasing the productivity of this platform but also keep it up to date with all developments happening in the field of science and technology.

These applications can either be acquired

1. Through online application stores like Google Play or
2. From third party sites which let you download and install these applications.

Comprising of the operating system, the middleware as well as key applications, this widely used bunch of software stacks has a Linux kernel with the applications written in JAVA.

One of the biggest group of users using this platform for mobile application are the businessmen for whom the Microsoft office plays a vital role in the maintenance of their office documents, figures and presentations.

The Android platform has numerous applications to address the need of these people. The top five among them are

Kingsoft Office: This is an extremely efficient mobile alternative to the Microsoft office and lets the user create, edit and view all Microsoft Office documents. In fact, it also has an integrated email application not only for sending attachments but also for downloading and editing them. In addition to this, it is also compatible with all WebDAV protocol supporting cloud storage while providing default access to Box.net.

OfficeSuite Viewer: This is a document viewer made for the Android platform, which allows the user to universally open all types of Microsoft office and PDF documents as well as ZIP files. Featuring the normally available viewing and zooming options, this Office Suite also has a file explorer and accelerometer support and is compliant with selected languages other than English.

ThinkFree Office: In addition to allowing access to Microsoft Office documents and email attachments, the ThinkFree Office also allows the user to access his Google account and most importantly Google Docs. Choosing the default docs viewer also enables ThinkFree Office to automatically open all your documents in both online and offline modes.

Docs To Go: It is universal software developed by DataViz Inc., which also allows the user to view MS office documents and email attachments.

OliveOffice Premium: This is software made specifically for the Android platform and enables the user to view as well as edit documents created in MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint as well as PDF documents.

There are lot of other Android office applications also present in the market like Softmaker Office, SmartOffice, and Android Office etc. While some are good, most of them are not as effective as the ones mentioned above.

With the help of the office applications above, it is possible to convert the Android Phones into a mini office which ensures that the user does not miss out on important official work irrespective of whether he is in the office or not.