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Ciprian Diaconita
Jun 06, 2017Copper Contributor
SharePoint app on Windows 10 Mobile 1703
I think I might be going mad. A few weeks ago I purchased 31 Microsoft Lumia 650 devices in the hope of better integrating users with O365 and SharePoint. Now users are complaining that they cann...
John Wynne
Jun 06, 2017Silver Contributor
Hi Ciprian, Firstly you are not going mad! Functionality varies across all the major mobile platforms and across all Office 365 apps. Frequently, Windows Mobile is last in receiving features which are already available on iOS and Android versions of apps and this is likely the case here in the SharePoint app. Microsoft's decision here is evidently driven by market share which is dominated by Apple and Android. On balance, it is likely that list functionality will be updated but timing is not always clear. I can say having devices on all three platforms, it is frustrating having all these variations but definitely a reality for us all going forward. As I mentioned, this is not tied simply to SharePoint but to the wider Office 365. Unintuitively it is no longer the case today, in my view, that Windows Mobile is the first choice for Office.
Jun 06, 2017
Yep, the reality is that Windows Mobile is always the last mobile platform to receive an Office 365 Mobile App...normally iOS is the first, after iOS the App comes to Android and lastly to Windows Mobile
- Ciprian DiaconitaJun 07, 2017Copper Contributor
Thanks Juan,
It's sad but can one do. I'll return the handsets, if possible.
Thank you, and John above, for your replies, much appreciated!
Best regards,
Ciprian