Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 updates arrive with Apple Silicon and Big Sur support By Mike Wuerthele Nov 12, 2020 The latest Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 updates make the productivity suite. The company's new beta for Office 2019 can run natively over the upcoming ARM-based Macs. 'This is an initial peek for customers to test on hardware they may be acquiring,' a Microsoft engineer said. Only a day after first announcing the beta builds of Office for Apple Silicon, Microsoft returns with a big announcement: Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 support is ready for M1-powered devices. Microsoft is rolling out fresh versions of its Office apps that work natively with Apple’s M1 chip, the powerhouse of the new Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini. Specifically, the apps getting.
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Apple took the wraps off its own in-house built M1 processor earlier this week, and the first devices powered by it are supposed to go on sale on November 17.
Needless to say, the apps out there need to be optimized to run on Apple Silicon, and as the world’s number one software company, Microsoft wants to be one of the first to bring its products on Apple’s new devices.
Only a day after first announcing the beta builds of Office for Apple Silicon, Microsoft returns with a big announcement: Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 support is ready for M1-powered devices.
In other words, those getting Apple’s new generation of devices will be able to install Microsoft Office on day one thanks to this new update.
What’s important to know is that Mac users need to install the November 2020 Update, or version 16.43, to benefit from the support for M1-powered devices.
“The latest release of apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive can be installed on devices that are based on the Apple Silicon architecture. For the best experience, install the November 2020 release (build 16.43), or later. This release of Office includes the latest optimizations for macOS Big Sur, which is the first operating system to support Apple Silicon,” Microsoft explains.
“Apple Silicon processors can run apps that are compiled for the Intel chipset through a software technology known as Rosetta 2. This translation layer is automatically enabled in macOS Big Sur and provides users with access to all features in Microsoft's apps including support for third-party add-ins. End-users and business customers can use existing methods to install and deploy Office.”
Microsoft explains that the first time users launch the new Office on Apple Silicon, they should notice a longer loading time, though this would no longer happen at a later time. In other words, after you install Microsoft Office on a device powered by the new M1 chip, the productivity suite would need up to 20 seconds to load more time to load (Microsoft originally estimated the whole thing would take up to 20 seconds, but this reference has since been removed), but things would come back to normal after that.
“The first launch of each Office app will take longer as the operating system has to generate optimized code for the Apple Silicon processor. Users will notice that the apps 'bounce' in the dock for approximately 20 seconds while this process completes. Subsequent app launches will be fast,” Microsoft explains.
There are no feature differences between the new build of Microsoft Office and the other versions available on macOS, as feature parity has been critical for the software giant.
In the meantime, the company says it continues the work on a universal installer that would be available on the Mac.
“As demonstrated at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June 2020, we've already started the process of moving Mac apps to universal binaries. In the future we will natively support both Apple Silicon and Intel chipsets within the same executable,” Microsoft explained.
Microsoft 365 has become one of Microsoft’s main cash cows, and it’s pretty clear that support Apple Silicon on day one is a priority. And it’s all because more and more people are working from home these days due to obvious reasons, and embracing productivity suites like Office 365 is the only way to remain productive just like they would’ve been working from the office. Microsoft itself acknowledged that its products recorded massive growth in the last 8 months or so, revealing recently the adoption of Microsoft Teams skyrocketed due to the global health issue as more employees started working remotely.
App compatibility is top of mind for many as Apple has started the transition away from using Intel in its notebooks and desktops with the first M1-powered Macs. Today Microsoft announced that it will launch a new Universal build of its Mac Office 2019 beta today that includes support for Apple Silicon.
Apple Silicon Macs are arriving to the first customers starting November 17 with the new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. While the M1-based Macs will be able to run x86 code that’s written for Intel Macs, the process will involve the software Rosetta to translate it to arm code (compatible with the M1).
While Apple says in some cases x86 apps run on Apple Silicon through Rosetta better than natively on Intel Macs, that won’t always be the case, and many users will want to know if there is official support for Apple Silicon, especially when it comes to critical apps.
Microsoft’s principal software engineer for Apple products, Erik Schwiebert shared today on Twitter that a Universal build for Mac Office 2019 beta is arriving later today with Apple Silicon support. For now, there’s no date set for when a public release is scheduled.
If you’re interested to join the Mac Office 2019 Beta Channel, you can learn more here. Recently we saw a redesigned Outlook debut that’s ready for macOS Big Sur. Meanwhile, macOS 11 Big Sur is launching tomorrow, November 12 just ahead of the first Apple Silicon Macs arriving to customers.
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