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 * This page focuses on the LibreOffice suite running on Android. If you're a developer, you'll find more in-depth information about this process in: Development/BuildingForAndroid

We're currently developing two products on the Android platform:


 * The LibreOffice suite, currently provided as LibreOffice Viewer for Android (DOWNLOADS) 
 * The LibreOffice Impress Remote for Android

Trying it out
LibreOffice support on Android is in BETA, and is a work in progress. We're looking for people who are interested in trying out tools that might still have a few rough edges.

On December 10 of 2019, Collabora announced a new beta for compelete overhaul of the LibreOffice for Android experience. While the user interface is based on the old code, the editor is based on the online LibreOffice editor. Builds are currently available in the Google Play Store and in a third party F-Droid repository.

System Requirements
Running LibreOffice for Android requires


 * Android 5.0 or higher
 * 18MB APK download
 * Free space for app installation

Reporting Bugs
As a beta product, we're looking forward to working through bug reports as they come in.

Bug Report: Basics

 * If you find a bug in the Android Viewer, please report it using this link
 * Only one bug per report, please!

Please follow the guidelines described at QA/BugReport to make it easy for us to reproduce your problem and get it to the developers as quickly as possible.

Bug Report: Advanced
Including your version number helps immensely. Trying to copy version #'s from Android, or use a browser in Android is painful, at least on my phone, so if you're using a daily build, here's how to get full version info:

https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Android-ARM@86-TDF/2021-03-30_09.29.45/android~2021-03-30_09.29.45_build_info.txt
 * Find the build_info file alongside your daily build, e.g.

tinderbox: buildname: Android-ARM@86-TDF tinderbox: tree: MASTER tinderbox: pull time 2021-03-30 09:29:45 tinderbox: git sha1s core:b0017158094e16025ef71c728bebe1093525cb59
 * Grab the version/build date/sha1 info from the top of this text file:

Known Issues
Some problems have already been reported to us:
 * Android Viewer: Open bugs | All bugs

Daily Builds
Daily builds for testing are available in the same directory as daily builds for other platforms:


 * https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Android-ARM@86-TDF/current/

To use a daily build on Android 5 (instructions may be slightly different for other Android versions):
 * 1) Navigate to the URL above in the browser on your Android device
 * 2) Click the link, and download the APK to your Downloads/ directory
 * 3) Find the download in your Download history, or via a file browser, and click to install
 * 4) * You might be prevented from installing an APK downloaded from the Internet. Make sure that you have enabled Settings -> Security -> Device administration -> Unknown sources -> (enabled)
 * 5) Click through the install screens to install the LibreOffice Viewer
 * 6) The Viewer will now be available for use

Note: It's possible to install more than one version of the Viewer at the same time. All builds use the same icon image, and have the same name, so the About page will tell you what version (via build SHA-1) you are currently running.

Documentation
See Documentation/Android

History
See Android/History