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[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
That quote was for an old version. Don't unzip the *.obb file and just do what you're told in the first post: copy the file into a corresponding folder into /data/media/obb or /sdcard/Android/obb.

You only need to navigate into that directory, create folders with the names given in the first post and then dump each *.obb file into its folder that you just created.

The *.obb file is just another file that contains information. Thus, you don't need to do anything but place the entire file into the correct folder, so that the app can load that file.

Since the Google Play Store downloads that file into the correct location, you don't need to do anything when you download the app from the google play store.

But, if you sideload the app, you'll need to do everything the google play store normally does for you.
[Android Apps and Games] jmcaliskey:
permissions

If they are asking for the downloading of extra content make sure permissions on both .obb and com.microsoft. xxx.xxx folders are set to rwxrwxrwx.

---------- Post added at 08:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

Folders permissions need only be set to

rwxrwxr-x
[Android Apps and Games] Pgm094:
On galaxy tab s 10.5 display

Does anybody could remove the limit for the 10.1 display limit? It bothers since there is just 0.4 p of difference on this tablet

http://xdaforums.com/android/software/microsoft-word-excel-powerpoint-remove-t3017094
[Android Apps and Games] ch61:
It wont work for me (Galaxy Note 3) - help please!

Dear Sirs

Please help

I have tried:

adb push main.1636011023.com.microsoft.office.excel.obb sdcard/Android/obb/com.microsoft.office.excel without luck

[*]

Enable debugging over USB

Created a folder in extSdCard/Android/obb/ name: com.microsoft.office.excel

Ccopied: main.1636011023.com.microsoft.office.excel.obb into the folder (extSdCard/Android/obb/com.microsoft.office.excel)

and then installed com.microsoft.office.excel-1636011023.apk

I just got the message "Excel stopped" (Short and witout any mercy http://cdn4.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

Anyone who can make a tutorial for me (Galaxy note 3) (I am more an IT-nut than a IT-nerd

Tia

Claus
[Android Apps and Games] nortonmts:
i have note pro and use 32G internal storage without other sdcard and do anything said on the first post but it doesnt work.

This might be because I do not use the external memory?

I was able to copy the file path that is "/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/com.microsoft.office.word/main.1636011023.com.microsoft.office.word.obb"

Please help me

Thanks for your answers.
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
That sounds like Excel crashed, so this might not be a problem related to the installation; you might be able to get some help over in the Google+ Group.

Doesn't work isn't a very detailed description of what's going on.
[Android Apps and Games] nortonmts:
I mean it does "not work" is "not active" and message "to edit and save, activate with ..." appears at top of page.

i do all process described in the first post step by step, but not active.
[Android Apps and Games] iqlogic:
Amazing tutorial :highfive: Everything working flawlessly on LG G2 D802. I have to do only small change - DPI set to 300 instead of 213 ;)

Many thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] nortonmts:
my md5 checksum for "main.1636011023.com.microsoft.office.word.obb" is "3404a92400ae5e9265ace4cc428ee89d"

and my file pach is "/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/com.microsoft.office.word/main.1636011023.com.microsoft.office.word.obb".

it's true?

note pro , use only 32g internal storage.
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
Yeah that seems to be correct.

I fail to see the problem here.
[Android Apps and Games] Mervingio:
Anyone have tested on N6?
[Android Apps and Games] m1ke707:
Confirmed working on nexus 6

I have non rooted nexus 6 and just copied the files like the instructions stated. I'm not rooted so I can't change the DPI settings but landscape is manageable
[Android Apps and Games] Farfala:
I'm having a problem where it says "error parsing the package" when I try to install the apk. How do I fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
You either have an incompatible android version or the apk file got corrupted while downloading. If it's former, you could update your OS. For latter, just redownload the apk.
[Android Apps and Games] notroid:
new update

Hi. thanke you for your upploads and tutorial for installing office apps. it went smooth and without any problem. I'm using office apps on my galaxy note 2.

I noticed that microsoft updated office apps in february and it would be great if you upload the latest version too.

I have a smal issue with word app as spell and grammer check does not work ( spell check works in powerpoint and excel) and it says " Spelling check isn't supported on this device". I know that microsft apps ain't work on my phablet but i appreciate if you can suggest a solution to fix that.

Thanke you again
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
I already did upload the latest version (1st post) and you probably downloaded that one as well.

That's an odd situation. Why would they block it in one app but not the other? Maybe, you could try to ask them about that in the GooglePlus community and hope for a fix.

Or you could try to change your build.prop so your device will pretend to be another device. I don't really have any other idea.
[Android Apps and Games] notroid:
update 3rd february

Ok tanx
[Android Apps and Games] ch61:
Now it works

Hi JBH 168

Thank you for a great job!

After I copied the obb-files to

Phone/Android/obb/com.microsoft.office.xxxx (here Excel)

and then installed the apk's ... it worked on my Note 3! :)

Any chance you can do the same for Onenote for android TABLET, so I can install it on Note 3 (phone). Due to Onenote for android phones is to "simple"

TIA

Regards

Claus
[Android Apps and Games] robox88:
there is a method to make believe to excel, word etc I am using a 10.1-inch tablet?

because I have a galaxy tab 10.5 s and the difference of 0.4 inches I can not use it for free.
[Android Apps and Games] Sca993:
Great! It works on my lg g2, just make sure to set 300 dpi. Thanks:D
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
I don't know if the apk is the same for tablet and phone, but this one installs as the tablet version on my Nexus 7: http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/mZhahcv0/file.html

I assume Microsoft gets the information about the size of your device from your build.prop - so try manipulating it. Since I don't have a device of that size, I can't try it myself. I suggested said manipulation before, but never heard back from anyone if it worked or didn't work - so please let us know what you tried and what worked/didn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] robox88:
in my tablet I have not the ROOT , so I can not change the build.prop . Should I change then the apk . I'm no expert in this , I was able to decompile the apk excel but then I do not know where to put my hands ; I could use the help of some expert .
[Android Apps and Games] ch61:
Hi JBH168 :)

Thank you very much for your trouble regarding Onenote , unfortunately without success , I got Phone UI. Not Tablet UI. :crying:

It is especially the possibility of " Tags " I am interested in.

Any ideas?

Modify "build.prop" by "ADB-command"?

( (DPI) http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/root-want-to-modify-dpi-t2960644)

But what to modify?

TIA

Regards

Claus
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
Modify your build.prop via adb as stated in the next quote.

I personally haven't decompiled and modded any apps yet, but written them: You'll need to find a method that figures out whether your tablet is bigger than a certain size or smaller and replace this method with one that just returns the value for smaller than 10.1". If you had root access, I'd recommend to write an Xposed Module for this purpose...

You could try to mimic the Nexus 7's DPI settings. Personally, I'd go for this solution: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/27-tabletmetrics-report-screen-7-v2-2-t2596603
[Android Apps and Games] ampiscool:
I put the obb file exactly where it says to put them in data/media/obb in a folder called com.microsoft.office.word and it still says the additional files thing. I am on a galaxy s4 and I doubt seriously that my CPU isnt powerful enough to process it. Any help

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
Did you try the second location mentioned in post #1?
[Android Apps and Games] ampiscool:
I appreciate the help I figured out it wouldn't let me because I guess I had an obb in both places and I just deleted them both and tried the second location again and it worked thanks for the help.
[Android Apps and Games] dcbakkk:
On Android x86 tablet, can it be supported?
[Android Apps and Games] Maczuga:
Test versions of Office for x86 and Android L were released yesterday.
[Android Apps and Games] dcbakkk:
Where can I download or install it? Could you pls attach a link?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
I'll try to upload the latest beta this weekend. I didn't receive that update yet, but I'm going to look into it tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] dcbakkk:
Thank you, I' using OfficeSuite 8, feeling better than Microsoft Office For Android, Haw-Haw
[Android Apps and Games] Squit:
thanks you!! its working on my Asus Padfone S, on Docking Station look greats! on the phone awful :silly: but functional

Screenshots...

Docking

Phone
[Android Apps and Games] Pranjal s:
It is still telling to download additional files for pp

Will com.microsoft.office.powerpoint appear automatically after install apk or we have to create on?
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
It doesn't matter; if there isn't one, you'll obviously need to create that folder and if there is one, just use that one
[Android Apps and Games] kalapapa:
Just letting everyone know that Microsoft has just released a preview of the word, Excel, and PowerPoint for phones. You can become a tester and download it

Join community: https://plus.google.com/communities/115302484554583402046
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
I'll update the original post in a couple of days - probably this weekend...
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
Sideloading on the Asus Fonepad 7 (ME372CG) and/or other x86 devices?

Has anyone had luck with sideloading these apps on an Asus Fonepad 7 (ME372CG) and/or other x86 devices? My Fonepad is running KitKat (4.4.2) and I just rooted today since root is needed to mess around with the /data/media/obb/ folder, though the original post doesn't mention this (maybe it's obvious for more hard-core Android users and devs? wasn't obvious for me, hence why I'm mentioning it here), but so far no luck. Installing the .apks is definitely possible, and with root I'm able to push the .obb files into their correct location, but upon starting any of the three apps, they all display the same "CPU not supported" message.

As far as I can see, despite being x86, this device should meet the minimum requirements for Microsoft Office:

* 1GB of RAM (according to official specs)

* 7" screen

* KitKat or newer OS build

Any help here, please?
[Android Apps and Games] the playa!:
Can anyone post the additional files for Word for the phone? Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
You might be able to push those files to said location via ADB without needing to root your phone or just use the other location I mentioned. Since I only own rooted devices, I can't test those solutions and rely on others to do that for me.

I unfortunately can't test your issue - but others have been able to install these apps on x86 devices. You might want to ask for help for your issue in the Microsoft Office for Android Community over at Google Plus.

At least read the last three posts before posting...?!
[Android Apps and Games] iatros1830:
Parsing error

Hi all

when I try to install your downloadad version of excel/word, I get a "Parsing error" message.

Galaxy S3 Android version 4.3 (I know.....)

I'm a beta tester for Office, but I didn't get the possibiblity to install on Google Play ("No eligible device for app install")

Anyone any idea?

Thx in advance

Martin
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
It doesn't really matter since I've now rooted my Fonepad 7, which was long overdue anyway. ;) I did test out the other location earlier on, but it seems I forgot to mention that in my original message -- unfortunately it changed nothing.

I wouldn't mind asking Microsoft for help, although I'm guessing the first, standard reply to my issue would be "wait for 4-6 hours for the permissions to replicate etc.", whereas I'm specifically trying to avoid using Google Play Store.

Anyway, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the apps a few times by now. Still no dice. I've restarted my device, too, as recommended by a moderator on the aforementioned Microsoft's Google+ page, but nope. I'll let it sit for a couple hours and then try restarting, though at this point I'm not expecting much. It's somewhat strange, since at this point my setup should be fully supported; unlike Asus' PadFone series, for example, which is explicitly "blacklisted" by Microsoft. Still, it'd be very lovely to find out a way to make these apps work...

Upgrade your device to KitKat, if possible; if not, you're out of luck. 4.3 is Jelly Bean, 4.4 is KitKat. See Wikipedia's article on Android version history for more info.
[Android Apps and Games] iatros1830:
I'm aware of this fact, but still, Microsoft says:

"These apps work best on Android devices having 1GB+ RAM and running KitKat (4.4.x) or later versions." ... "work best", not "minimum requirements", so I thought there might be some hope!

thank you anyway for your reply
[Android Apps and Games] Advait2710:
additional files needed to run powerpoint.

Pasted obb files but still it says additional files needed to run powerpoint.pasted in the correct directory also.Help please.mine's a note 3
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
I'm not an Android developer, my background is in developing web apps, but looking at the list of changes on that Wikipedia page I linked to earlier on, it seems entirely plausible to me that many APIs were added and presumably some older APIs were deprecated and/or removed entirely. If the Office apps require these APIs to function correctly, it would explain why they can't run under Android 4.3 or older.

It might also be that Microsoft hasn't tested the Office apps against pre-KitKat builds; after all, even KitKat is over 1½ years old as of now, and developers -- often sadly -- tend to focus on supporting the newest and shiniest operating systems and devices.

All that being said, we don't know for sure until someone takes the apps apart, which would be an extremely tedious and time-consuming effort, given how big the apps are and how much native code they use.

If you decide to try upgrading your Galaxy S3 to KitKat, here are some resources that might be of use (note that I don't own a Samsung device myself and as such, I haven't been able to test any upgrade procedures, so proceed at your own risk, as always):

* A video tutorial on how to upgrade the Galaxy S3 to KitKat on YouTube

* Samsung's official page on KitKat upgrade for US users

* A relevant thread here on xda on the Galaxy S3 subforum

Best of luck and hope you'll find a way to install the Office apps on your device! :)
[Android Apps and Games] chuvk:
Paste in files with names exact

I also have a Note 3 and it works fine. Make sure file names are correct as I had this problem at first. See Image
[Android Apps and Games] Advait2710:
set permissions

Files names r correct.fr those not working,set permissions to 'rwxrwxr-x' to com.microsoft.office.xxxx.It should work.Here:
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
Did you try both directories?

If you did, please upload a screenshot of your directory that contains the .obb file.
[Android Apps and Games] Advait2710:
Thanks fr ur reply.but i got it to work by settin correct permissions?.Now it works fine.

---------- Post added at 10:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 AM ----------

Thanks fr ur concern.but i got it to work by settin correct permissions to the com.microsoft.office.powerpoint folder.
[Android Apps and Games] adrian.aitken:
It should be read as

"These apps work best on Android devices having 1GB+ RAM, and is running KitKat (4.4.x) or later versions."

Many thanks

Adrian
[Android Apps and Games] iatros1830:
Thank you both for your explanations!
[Android Apps and Games] the playa!:
Trying to get Word to run on my HTC One M7. Pasted the obb file/folder into media/obb, changed the permission of the folder, yet nothing. Always shows the same thing when I open the app: "Word needs additional files to run." :'(
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
Somewhat of an update on my situation: the precise error message I've been seeing after installing the apps and opening up any of them was "This device uses a processor that doesn't meet the system requirements for installing Office", and surprisingly enough, the error message is actually correct. While my device meets all the minimum requirements, the .apk files (as linked in the original post) are compiled only for

armeabi-v7a

, not for x86, and my Fonepad 7 has an Intel x86 system-on-chip.

How to check the target architecture(s) of an app without installing it:

Assuming you have the .apk on your computer (as opposed to your phone or tablet):

Open up the .apk file in 7-Zip or a similar program

Check what directory is present in the lib/ folder

Could someone post the .apk (and .obb, if they differ between architectures?) files compiled for x86? Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] blackbuffalo:
Anyone have data of these 3 apps for 5" devices such as Nexus 5? I can't download this beta app in my country, if you have, pls share obb files on your 5" devices
[Android Apps and Games] gilsolomon:
Mipad

Hi All,

I'm using Xiaomi MiPad tablet with Cyanogenmod 11.

I've tried all of the files paths s, also set the permissions as defined here and still I get the additional files thingy, any know why or how to locate the issue?

Thanks ahead.
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
Update: Evozi.com's APK Downloader provides x86 builds, but the .obb files still remain an issue.

Excel's version is 16.0.3930.1010 (according to its AndroidManifest.xml file; VirusTotal scan results)

PowerPoint's version is 16.0.3930.1016 (VirusTotal scan results)

Word's version is 16.0.3930.1010 (VirusTotal scan results)

I can't guarantee that you'd get the same files as I did from Evozi, so do your own research, as always. I also had to wait a few days before I could download the PowerPoint .apk, Evozi was having some kind of storage issues before which meant that downloading PP wasn't possible, but today I managed to download it just file.

I haven't tried installing the .apks, since it would likely be rather useless without the .obb files. Ideally someone would step forward and provide the newest .apk and .obb files for x86...

Edit: For users of Mozilla Firefox who have access to Play Store, you might want to give the APK Downloader Firefox add-on a shot; it's open source (MIT-licensed), too.
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
Thanks, I added this to the OP.

Thanks, I added this to the OP. I don't know if the *.obb differ - I couldn't find any indication what devices those are compiled for within the files though. I just hope they don't - I unfortunately don't have a way to test it myself. Feel free to post any updates on this.

Read the OP.

Screenshots please?

Thanks, I added this to the OP. Could you please test if the armeabi-v7a's *.obb files work for you? I'll upload them in a couple of minutes.

Thanks, I added this to the OP.
[Android Apps and Games] blackbuffalo:
I just updated some days ago with lastest version from aptoide and it work perfect with 5" screen, thanks
[Android Apps and Games] NitinObero09:
Thanks for sharing.
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
The Mega folder linked to in the OP doesn't have a folder for 16.0.3930.1010 (or 16.0.3930.1016 -- the PowerPoint build version -- for that matter).

I didn't test on my actual device, but I downloaded Android for x86 platforms from android-x86.org, installed it in VirtualBox and then downloaded the Word .apk via Evozi. The app installs and even starts up just fine, but complains about missing files (=the .obb file). Pressing the "Download" button on the first time results in a "Word has stopped" error message. Opening the app again after that crash and pressing the Download button again results in an error telling me to check the Internet connection (when in reality, as we know, the issue is that Word cannot access Google Play). Pressing the Cancel button and then the Try Again button results in the "Word has stopped" message and the app crashes.

I downloaded some .obb file for Word from the Mega folder linked to in the OP and renamed the file to something like main.1639301010.com.microsoft.office.word.obb to match the convention of the other .obb files posted on Mega and pushed this file to the correct directory, but Word didn't seem to care about this, which leads me into jumping to the conclusion that .obb files are architecture-specific.
[Android Apps and Games] ToniCipriani:
Anyone have the final release version yet? Want to see if I can get it working on my BlackBerry, the Office Mobile version can't edit a lot of my files.

The current APK on Zippy doesn't install.
[Android Apps and Games] JBH168:
I'll upload the latest version later tonight - please give the latter approach another try.

I'll upload the latest version later tonight. Why does it not install?
[Android Apps and Games] ToniCipriani:
Could be because of my BlackBerry runtime, after all it's not full Android really. It just says cannot be installed. Definitely not the APK itself though, it works fine on my TouchPad.

Hence why I want to try the latest one before giving up...
[Android Apps and Games] DroidTalk:
Does this thing work on Android 5.0? My device is Samsung S5 exynos version .

I installed word but it force closes as soon i tap download button.
[Android Apps and Games] bqhien90:
MS EXCEL for zenfone 2

https://mega.co.nz/#F!goUA0R5K!H1KKKwqxCeJ5jTrEjwystg

How can I install app for zenfone 2? The error show procressor did not support this app.

Zenfone 2 use chip intel atom not arm.

I can install excel preview but they show me that the dealine of this trial app was stop.

I follow your guide:

make directory: media/obb/com.microsoft.office.excel and paste *.apk and *.obb into this directory.

Thank your for your support.
[Android Apps and Games] beetlejluc:
Yes on m'y S5.

Envoyé de mon Samsung Galaxy S5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Jack Phoenix:
Alas, even the 16.0.4201.1006 build .apk files are still compiled only for armeabi-v7a and to date I've been unable to find the respective files compiled for x86 so I'm not able to test whether x86 .apks + armeabi-v7a .obbs do mix and match.

You'd need the .apk (and also possibly .obb) files compiled for x86, but they are almost impossible to find. I own an Asus Fonepad 7, which also has an Intel SoC, so please do let me know if you manage to find the most recent version of these apps compiled for x86!