Microsoft News App review
The Microsoft News app is the name for Microsoft’s news engine that powers familiar sites like MSN.com. Let us walk you through the following processes. The Microsoft News App works with more than a thousand premium publishers and more than 3,000 brands in all major global markets. It plays an important role in aggregating the best news, videos, photos and other content and deliver it, for free, to people all over the world.
1] Microsoft News App Setup
Upon launch, the app’s main screen will request you to sign into your Microsoft account so the app can sync your interests and settings across devices however, this is optional and not necessary. Thereafter, it will take you through a series of customization screens. You will be shown a list of news topics and asked to select your interests. You can search for your favorite interest to read about it in ‘My News’. You can cycle through other interests to follow and rearrange them for a more personalized experience.
2] Microsoft News App Main Page
Once, you have picked your interests, you can do all the reading in the News tab. A good feature about reading news in the Microsoft News app is that the font size is large enough to read. Each page features easy-to-read article headlines and other information like the source of the article and how long ago it was posted.
Also, there’s a ‘See more’ option visible in the upper-right corner of the screen that allows you to access other options such as,
Share – allows quick sharing with nearby friends or colleaguesCopy Link – Self-explanatoryDark theme – For viewing the content in the Dark mode. The option is visible as crescent-shaped moon icon.
3] Managing Microsoft News App Notifications
To manage your notifications, go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Notifications’. Here, you can choose to notify yourself about
Breaking News – Keeps a record of all major news eventsTop Stories – Account of general News Headlines and Interesting readsDaily Brief – A digest of stories handpicked by Microsoft News editors
4] Managing Microsoft News App Nearby News
It doesn’t matter if you’re going out of town for a while. You can keep a track of your home city via Microsoft News App. Instead of relying on your IP address to determine which local news you prefer to read, the app lets you specify your location. So, it becomes possible to remain updated with the latest happenings in and around your city even if you are not there.
You can set your location by click on the Location tab in the left-hand panel then selecting the pin icon at the top of the window. Microsoft is continuously refining and improving Microsoft News app experiences to serve the needs of people and partners around the globe in a better way. Give the app a try and let us know what you think of it!
