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Google Docs to Have Quickoffice Functionality while App Is Terminated

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The search giant decided to discontinue the Quickoffice app for Android, since most of its functionality was integrated in both the online and the mobile versions of Google Docs.

As long as none of the functionality is lost, it definitely sounds like great news that Quickoffice is integrated in Google Drive. Quickoffice was acquired by Google in June 2012, and ever since, it represented the search giant’s ultimate weapon in the war against Microsoft and its Office suite. Best of all, Quickoffice was used both by home and business users, and was even included in Google Apps for Business, a cloud-based suite that costs $50 per user per year. More than a year after the acquisition, in September 2013, Google decided to offer the app for free (something that the company has done with other apps, as well), and in November, the company turned Quickoffice into a staple for KitKat.

The company mentioned in an Android Apps blog post last week that “With the integration of Quickoffice into the Google Docs, Sheets and Slides apps, the Quickoffice app will be unpublished from Google Play and the App Store in the coming weeks. Existing users with the app can continue to use it, but no features will be added and new users will not be able to install the app.”

At press time, the Quickoffice app was still up both on Google’s Play Store and on Apple’s AppStore, but I’d take the developer’s word for granted, when it says that it’ll be unpublished soon. Google Docs for Android was updated on June 25 to reflect the new functionality, but the iOS version has yet to receive the new capabilities. Also, Chrome OS users had access to the new functions right away, while Windows and OS X users of Google’s browser will have to download and install an 11.5MB Chrome extension.

Probably the best feature brought by the update is the ability to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files without having to convert them in Google’s own formats first. That’s a major improvement that will surely save users some time.

For Google it was definitely worth buying Quickoffice and integrating that team into its Google Apps group, especially since now the functionality has been added to more than just the Android apps.

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Google makes its Quickoffice app free for both Android and iOS users

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Google makes its Quickoffice app free for both Android and iOS users

Less than two weeks after Apple decided to make iWork free for new iOS devices, Google went and did us one better: it's offering its Quickoffice suite for free, to both Android and iOS users. If you recall, the apps have actually already been free to Google Apps subscribers, specifically, but now the offer applies to anyone, regardless of when they activated their device or what OS version they're using. As an added incentive, if you sign in to your Google Account from the Quickoffice app by September 26, 2013, you get 10 gigs of extra storage space for two years. And that's all there is to it. Hit up the source link for more details, if you need them, or else find the app on Google Play or the App Store.

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Source: Google (Google+), Google Play, iTunes

Chrome OS dev channel gains Quickoffice powers, lets users edit native Excel and Word files

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Chrome OS dev channel gains Quickoffice powers, lets users edit native Excel and Word files

Chrome OS hardware continues to proliferate, and on the software front, Google continues to add features to the platform in the hopes of persuading more folks to exit the traditional PC paradigm. Today marks a significant step in achieving that latter goal, as the dev channel of Chrome OS has received the ability to edit Excel and Word files thanks to Quickoffice integration. While it's not ready for public consumption just yet, it shows that Google's getting close to fulfilling its promise to deliver native doc editing to the Pixel and other Chromebooks.

Should you be among those on the dev channel of Chrome OS, you can enable the functionality now by going to chrome://flags, enabling document editing and restarting your machine. According to developer François Beaufort -- the man who discovered the functionality -- editing's still a glitchy process, but the more folks that use the feature now, the faster the problems can be found and fixed. The power of productivity is in your hands, people, so get cracking squashing those bugs!

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Via: The Next Web

Source: François Beaufort (Google+)

Quickoffice on Android and iPhone now free for Google Apps for Business users

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Quickoffice on Android and iPhone now free for Google Apps for Business users

Quickoffice for iPad became a free perk for Google Apps business subscribers back in December, and now Mountain View has extended the offer to its Android app, and made its iPad application iPhone-compatible. By wielding the office suite, users can edit, create and view Excel, Word and PowerPoint files that reside on Google Drive. In addition to going gratis, the software has been tweaked to show Drive folders such as Recent, Shared With Me and Starred, as well as subfolders, to boot. On iOS, Quickoffice picks up a few additional improvements, including support for multiple Drive accounts, refined chart rendering and the option to create and share zip folders from several files. Ready to take the search giant up on its deal? Click the neighboring source links for the downloads. If you aren't a business type, picking up a Chromebook Pixel will snag you Quickoffice for free as well, but that route is a wee bit pricier.

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Source: Official Google Enterprise Blog, Quickoffice (Google Play), Quickoffice (iTunes)

Chromebook Pixel to have integrated Quickoffice, able to open docs natively

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Chromebook Pixel to have integrated Quick Office, able to open docs natively

While the Chromebook Pixel has that pretty display for looking at pictures and browsing the web, many users would probably still want to use the laptop for, like, actual work. Thankfully the Chrome team has thought of that and have developed an integrated version of Quickoffice so that you can finally open and edit office documents natively within the Chrome browser. The final app will take two to three months to ship, but that office functionality will be built-in with the Pixel (update: we've clarified this statement below). Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, said at the Chromebook Pixel event in San Francisco that this "completes the story for a lot of users" who want something a little more beyond just Google Docs. We've also learned that while the Quickoffice integration will be available initially for the Pixel, it'll eventually roll out to other Chromebooks as well via a software update.

Update: To clarify, we've learned that all Pixels will ship with Quickoffice already installed. You'll be able to open and view documents on it as soon as you get it. However, the ability to actually edit those docs won't be available until two to three months down the line as they're still working on perfecting the app (the demo they had at the event failed a couple of times).

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Google Apps for Business users receive Quickoffice for iPad as a freebie

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Google Apps for Business users now receive Quickoffice for iPad as a freebie

If Google recently caught you off-guard with its announcement that Google Apps would move to a $50 per user model, perhaps some free software will help restore balance to your world. Today, the company announced a free version of Quickoffice for the iPad, which is an exclusive perk for users of Google Apps for Business. The software suite allows users to view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, and as proof that integration isn't lost on Google, all files are stored to Google Drive. For the moment, only iPad users will be treated to this free version of Quickoffice, but Google insists that iPhone and Android versions are on the way. If you'll recall, this is the same bit of software that Google purchased earlier this year. Nice to see it's being put to good use.

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Via: TechCrunch

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