Microsoft updates its launcher for Android in the beta version integrating the Timeline function

Microsoft updated a good part of its _hardware_ catalog a few hours ago. And along with all the news we have also had a helping of Windows 10, with the arrival of the expected fall update and an interesting monthly subscription program called Surface All Access. But there's still more

And in parallel the American company took the opportunity to update Microsoft Launcher beta to version 5.0 for Android. It is one of the most successful applications in Google Play and allows us to have in our terminal _made in Google_ with .An application that is updated with interesting improvements.

Among the new features highlights the integration of Microsoft Launcher with the TimeLine function that we have already seen in Windows 10 In this way. if we are working on the PC we can consult our tasks on the mobile and vice versa. A remarkable advance in terms of productivity.

But in addition to this improvement the feed has been updated, so that now it can be configured from the area located in the top barThe experience with Microsoft News has been improved and the safety of the little ones is strengthened since parents can control the location of their children in real time.These are the changes we will find in Microsoft Launcher 5.0:

• The use of the Feed has been improved, with improvements in the Glance, News and TimeLine tabs and adding the option to access the settings at the top.
• Now it is compatible with TimeLine so that we can continue on the phone the activities started from the PC and vice versa.

• Improved the experience when accessing news in Microsoft News.
• Cortana now allows sending emails.
• Child safety is improved: Parents can now see the real-time location of their children.

This is the beta version of Microsoft Launcher (which you can join here), a version that introduces improvements that later reach the general version of the app and that at the same time can offer some instability as it is still in development. You can download it for free from Google Play and manage it from the section dedicated to beta versions of your user account.

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