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“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”

The first mobile application user interfaces were often scaled-down versions of what was already available on the web. Then, user experience (UX) designers recognized that the different smartphone form factor created new business opportunities and greater utility compared to what people were doing on their desktops. UX designers created mobile-first experiences tailored to the job to be done and other design thinking principles. The underlying agile development practices, along with the emergence of app stores, paved the way for explosive growth in smartphones and mobile applications. Today’s AI experiences seem to be following a similar path, with basic, sometimes bolted-on user experiences. First-gen chatbots appeared as pop-ups with text entry-and-response user interfaces (UIs) overlaid on the application’s screens. The primary UI for large language models (LLMs) is often a text box that accepts a prompt followed by a response that includes text and other media. Early AI agents were

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Most of us work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft 365 apps primarily on a computer, via the desktop or web apps. While you’re on the go, the mobile versions of these apps are handy for reviewing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or other Office files, and you can use them to do minor editing. But the mobile apps also have specific functions designed for your smartphone’s smaller screen and touch interface that can help you do more in-depth work. In this guide, we’ll explain what these mobile-first features are and how to use them. Note: This guide refers to the individual Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, and PowerPoint mobile apps for Android and iOS. There’s also a general Microsoft 365 app (which Microsoft confusingly renamed “Microsoft 365 Copilot”) for both platforms that includes versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word built into it. But some of the features covered in this guide are not available in these apps within the M365 Copilot app, so we prefer to use t

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