Microsoft Launcher's new beta features rolling out to regular users (changelog)

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Microsoft is currently pushing out an update to their popular Microsoft Launcher app for Android which brings the new features from the recent beta to mainstream users.

Version 4.11 of the app, which has more than 10 million downloads on the Google Play store, comes with several improvements like support for multi-turn SMS + calling with Cortana, improvements to news reading experience and more.

Find the full list of new features below:

  • Family: parents can show/hide kids in the Family card;
  • Improvements to reading news articles with Microsoft Edge browser;
  • Toggle to hide page indicator on home screen;
  • Cortana: support multi-turn SMS + calling;
  • UI improvements: welcome page, settings page, widgets & context menu;
  • Support for removing screens in overview mode via drag & drop

The Launcher beta app can be found in the Google Play store here.

[appbox googleplay com.microsoft.launcher ]

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