Apple, Google, and Microsoft may be competing with their own mobile operating systems and devices. However, Microsoft seems willing to develop for these other platforms beyond just extending their core services. Here’s a look at the apps that Microsoft currently offers on Android, over 40 apps currently and all but one are free.
Core Services
Bing Search and Bing Rewards – Use Microsoft’s search engine and keep track of your reward credits earned from searching.
Microsoft Office Mobile – An extension of Microsoft Office on Android, unfortunately leans heavily on OneDrive.
OWA for Android – An alternative to using the built-in email and calendar apps, OWA retains the look and feel of Outlook and keeps your setup separate from other email and calendar accounts.
Office 365 Admin – Manage your Office 365 organization on the go.
OneNote and OneNote for Android Wear – Note-taking goes mobile.
Lync 2013 and Lync 2010 – Microsoft’s IM and Unified Communications platform takes to your Android device.
OneDrive – Save and access files in Microsoft’s cloud file storage service.
Dynamics CRM for Phones and Dynamics CRM for Tablets and Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV and Business Analyzer – Different options to interact with Microsoft’s CRM platform.
Microsoft Account – Manage your Microsoft account from your device.
Intune Company Portal – Browse apps made available to members of your organization.
Microsoft Remote Desktop (and beta) – If you can establish a VPN connection from your device, you can RDP into your computer with this official app without any third party software needing pre-loaded.
Microsoft Tech Companion – Various Microsoft resources like TechNet are available from this app to search for technical solutions.
Microsoft Health – The newest service offering, Microsoft Health goes along with the new Microsoft Band wearable.
Switch to Windows Phone – Changing from Android to Windows Phone? This will assist with the migration.
RMS sharing – Microsoft Rights Management protects your intellectual property, requires an RMS-enabled Office 365 account to use the account.
My Apps – Provides single sign on to different apps using Azure Active Directory.
Games and Entertainment
Xbox 360 SmartGlass and Xbox One SmartGlass (and beta) – A great marriage between your device and your TV.
My Xbox LIVE – Manage your Xbox Live account from your Android device.
Xbox Music – Access Xbox Music with an Xbox Music Pass to stream music and make playlists.
Wordament – The popular game similar to Boggle and word finds comes to Android.
Kinectimals – The only app in this list that isn’t free, you can continue your Kinectimals fun from the Xbox to your Android.
Snap Attack – A word building game.
QuizToWin – A quiz system tied to a CRM
Age of Empires Online Crafting Guide – An official guide for crafting items in AoE online.
New Projects
Next Lock Screen – An updated lock screen to bring more info and usability to your lock screen.
on{X} – This app allows for a lot of automated configuration on your device, a little like IFTTT.
Climatology – View climate information for anywhere in the world.
TouchDevelop – Create apps simply by tapping the functions you want.
Microsoft Xim – Share your photos without handing off your phone, the viewers don’t even need the app installed.
Journeys & Notes – Share notes and records of your travels.
Torque for Bing & Android Wear – This allows you to ask your Android Wear device a question and you will receive a response from Bing.
Socl – Create and share your media socially.
HelpBridge – Reach out to friends and family in a disaster to let them know if you need help or if you are ok.
Study Portal – Participate in user studies and surveys (by invitation only)
The full list of Microsoft’s apps for Android can be found by the Microsoft Corporation developer listing on Google Play.