Google Docs (Android, iOS) finally lets you create real Microsoft Office documents!

A year ago, Google introduced a long-awaited feature to its office suite: editing and saving documents created in the Microsoft Office format. ie Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Previously, it was possible to open them. But to change them, you had to clearly review the convert and save box. This was obviously not very practical in itself. With native support for Microsoft Office formats, the web version of Google Docs can open a document” .docx », change it and close as if nothing happened. Same for Slides and Page, ” .pptx ” and ” .xlsx “, respectively. This also means that it is possible to create Office documents.

Finally, this nice and cool function that replaces Google’s office suite as a reliable alternative to Microsoft Office, but it’s exclusive to the web version of Docs, Sheets and Slides. Android and iOS versions are missing even today. But that will change very quickly. Because Google is announcing the distribution of an update to its smartphone (and tablet) suite that includes exactly this functionality.

Local creation and backup on iOS and Android

The principle will be the same: opening, modifying and locally saving Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Now it will take some patience before enjoying it. Native modification of Office documents in Docs, Slides, and Spreadsheet expected to arrive Android in the coming weeks. For iOS users, Google promises distribution of the update before the end of the year. This is a good war!

This is not the only innovation that Google has announced for the office suite. Discovered last June thanks to a leak dark mode now available on Android (and will be on iOS in the coming months). this Vertical view is coming to Slides (for navigating presentations in portrait mode). Documents are now web page preview and login aid tool Intelligent Typing (already available in Gmail). Finally, the comments have been reorganized to facilitate exchange among employees.