If your organization uses Microsoft Planner, you can keep up with your plans on-the-go with Planner for Android. You'll need an eligible Office 365 work or school subscription to use the Planner for Android app; you can't use it with Office 365 personal accounts (for example: name@outlook.com or name@hotmail.com).
In Planner for Android, you can do most of the things you can do in Planner for web, with a slightly different look and feel. There are a few things you can currently only do in the browser, and one thing you can only do from your device: add photos using your device's camera.
What can I do with Planner for Android?
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Action |
Planner for web |
Planner for Android |
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Delete a plan |
Yes |
No You need to use Planner for web to delete a plan. |
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Create a plan Add people to your plan Add tasks to a plan Create buckets Add a checklist to a task Comment on a task View task progress Get email about tasks Delete a task Use labels for tasks Set a task preview picture Attach files to tasks Add task start and due dates Assign people to tasks Mark plans as favorites |
Yes See Microsoft Planner help for details. |
Yes |
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Add a photo by taking it with your device's camera |
No |
Yes |
Add a photo using your device's camera
In Planner for Android, you can seamlessly attach a photo to a task using your device's camera.
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In Planner for Android, in one of your plans, tap a task.
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Tap Add attachments.
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In the lower right corner of your screen, tap the plus sign (+).
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Tap Add image from camera.
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Take a photo and, if you want to use it, tap Ok. Otherwise, tap Retry.
Your photo now appears in your list of Attachments. Tap the back arrow to see this photo on your task card. The first photo added appears on your task card, but you can change this on the Attachments page by tapping the ellipses on a photo and then tapping Show on card or Don't show on card.
Why does Planner for Android need my permissions?
Here's a full list of the permissions you'll be asked for in Planner for Android, and how they are used in the app.
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Permission |
Use |
Applies to these operating systems |
Required or optional? |
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Read phone status and identity |
Allows us to identify when the phone is in Airplane Mode with no Internet connection enabled so we can let you know the app won't work without Internet access. |
Android 4.x Android 5.x Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Required |
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Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage or Write/delete internal storage |
Allows us to write Planner for Android app information to a local cache on the device, improving app performance and decreasing load times. |
Android 4.x Android 5.x Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Required |
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Full network access or Have full network access |
Allows the Planner for Android app to communicate with the Planner web service to facilitate user actions. |
Android 4.x Android 5.x Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Required |
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View network connections |
Allows us to identify when the phone is offline so we can let you know the app won't work without Internet access. |
Android 4.x Android 5.x Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Required |
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Test access to protected storage |
Allows the Planner for Android app to verify that it has access to data storage before using it. |
Android 4.x |
Required |
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Read the contents of your SD card/internal storage/USB storage |
Allows the Planner for Android app to read the cached app information we stored on the device. |
Android 5.x Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Required |
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Phone |
You can disable this permission without the app malfunctioning. |
Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Optional |
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Storage |
You can disable this permission without the app malfunctioning. |
Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Optional |
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Camera |
This must be enabled to add a photo using your device's camera. |
Android 6.x Android 7.x |
Optional |
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