Here’s a quick way to see how you can use Office 365 on a variety of phones and tablets.
If you’re looking for information about how to set up a specific phone or tablet, use the following topics:
| AREA | TASK | SURFACE RT | WINDOWS PHONE | IPHONE, IPAD | ANDROID1PHONES | BLACKBERRY® USING BLACKBERRY® BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES2 | NOKIA (SYMBIAN OS) |
|---|
| Email | Use Outlook Web App to read mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Light version | Light version | Light version |
| Use POP or IMAP email | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use Exchange ActiveSync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Search global address list | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sync calendar and contacts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote wipe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Admin PIN reset | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Collaborate | Use Office Web Apps | Edit | Edit | Edit | Edit | View-only | View-only |
| Use OneNote to view and edit notebooks | Yes | Yes. Use OneNote Mobile | No | No | No | No |
| View documents in SkyDrive Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use features that require ActiveX Controls | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Communicate | Use Lync Mobile4 | Yes. UseLync Windows Store app 3 | Install Lync 2010 for Windows Phone3 | Install Lync 2010 for iPhone or Lync 2010 for iPad3 | Install Lync 2010 for Android3 | No | Yes. Install Lync 2010 for Nokia3 |
| Set and view presence | Yes | Yes4 | Yes4 | Yes4 | No | Yes4 |
| Support for push notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes | not applicable5 | No | not applicable5 |
| Use Lync to view and search the contacts list and the global address list | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Start and accept IM conversations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Send location in an IM | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Manage call forwarding | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Handle someone else’s calls if configured as a delegate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Join a LyncMeeting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| AdministerOffice 365 | Administer Office 365 | No6 | No6 | No6 | No6 | No6 | No6 |
1 Android tablets are not supported.
2 BlackBerry Business Cloud Services is available only with Office 365 Enterprise.
3 For detailed information about Lync support in mobile clients, see Mobile Client Comparison Tables.
4 Lync mobile clients don’t update a user’s presence based on the user’s free/busy calendar information:
- If a mobile client user is also signed in to the Lync desktop client, the desktop client updates the user’s presence based on the user’s free/busy calendar information.
- If the user is signed in to only a mobile client, the user’s presence doesn’t update based on free/busy calendar information.
5 Lync runs in the background on the device, so push notifications aren’t required.
6 You can use the admin centers and Office 365 portal from a mobile device, but the experience isn’t optimized for touch and small screens; some features may not be available.
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