Microsoft Office brings video editing to Android, for some reason

(Pocket-lint) - Microsoft is adding a elemental video exertion to its Office mobile app, though it's hard to accidental wherefore exactly.

The diagnostic was revealed successful an update to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, which states that a video exertion volition beryllium rolling retired to Android users aboriginal this month.

The exertion volition let users to make and edit abbreviated video clips, arsenic good arsenic stock them with radical successful their network.

There are already hundreds of large video editing apps for Android, truthful Microsoft's determination to see 1 successful Office is simply a small puzzling.

It mightiness beryllium bully for existing users of the Office app to beryllium capable to edit videos without the request for further apps, but if you're much superior astir video making past you mightiness privation to cheque retired thing similar Premiere Rush CC alternatively -  that volition undoubtedly connection much flexibility and tools.

This update follows Microsoft's summation of premium originative contented to Office. This diagnostic allows users to adhd curated images, stickers and icons to their documents.

Again, obscurity adjacent arsenic flexible arsenic thing similar Photoshop, but it's decidedly bully to beryllium capable to rapidly and easy adhd a spot of originative flair connected a level not typically associated with specified things.

Are these caller updates a motion that Microsoft Office volition proceed to turn successful a originative direction? Only clip volition tell, but for now, they're beauteous useful to person nonetheless.

Writing by Luke Baker. Originally published connected 3 December 2021.