Install from Google Play only unless you are on a Huawei/other store that Kingsoft publishes to. 500M+ downloads. Contains ads. Data-safety form on Play currently claims no data shared with third parties and no data collected — still read the live form; developers change it.
Where the phone app is better than desktop
- Camera scan to PDF + OCR
- Quick signature on a delivered contract
- Reading a deck on the bus
Where it is worse
- Ads on save (2026 reviews)
- Building a 15-sheet financial model
- Precision print layout
Play listing facts (check live — they change)
Package cn.wps.moffice_eng, 500M+ downloads, contains ads, in-app purchases, ~5.98M reviews, Gizmodo cites 4.5 stars. Data-safety form has claimed no data shared with third parties — read it again before you put exam papers in the app. Updated listings in 2026 also mention AI and template promotions.
What the phone is for
- Scan a receipt or ID to PDF.
- Fix a typo on a DOCX someone emailed you.
- Check a number on a sheet.
- Read a deck on the bus.
- Sign a simple internal form (policy allowing).
What the phone is not for: a 30-sheet financial model, a 200-page thesis layout, print-perfect mail merge.
Ads
2026 reviews describe save-time subscription prompts and overlays without an X. Mitigations: do not make WPS the default opener, work in Drive’s own app when you can, pay Pro if this is your daily driver, or leave. Longer ad notes.
Cloud on Android
Connectors exist for Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive. Reviews say updates broke auto-upload and that files appeared in a paid WPS cloud. After every big update, upload a test file and confirm it on the web of that vendor.
APKs from outside Play
Do not. Modified APKs are a malware vector. Huawei and other OEM stores only if Kingsoft publishes there.
Storage permission and “file not found”
Android scoped storage means WPS may not see a Download folder the way a desktop does. Use the system file picker. If a DOCX “disappears,” it is often in a different app’s silo. Open from the email app’s own share sheet into WPS rather than hunting later.
Widgets and recents
Recents is not a backup. A “saved” label in the app is not Drive. After edit, share the file to Drive’s own app once if that is your canonical cloud — 2026 reviews are why that sentence exists.