Microsoft Start 17+
Top stories, news & more
Microsoft Corporation
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
The Microsoft Start app is your one-stop app to stay informed, productive, entertained and inspired. Stay up to date with stories tailored to your interests and stay in the loop with important updates and timely notifications. Search the web, check the weather, shop for necessities– even groceries– all without leaving the app. With Microsoft Start you can explore the world around you. Find restaurants, discover places nearby and learn more about what your community has to offer. Have fun with hundreds of free Microsoft classic games, plus read the latest sports news and follow trending streamers. Sign in with your Microsoft account and sync your content and preferences across devices, wherever you go. Start now!
What’s New
Version 29.4.421021005
Stay up to date with breaking news and stories tailored to your interests from thousands of premium sources. Plus, get quick access to daily tasks, such as searching the web, checking the weather, shopping for necessities, and more.
Ratings and Reviews
[2024 update] It can still be improved.
Tldr: needs a ads report feature, not fully optimized for ipad, there are some layout/content reading issues, coin system is useless (but kinda fun). All in all though it works fine for the job. 3.5 stars. Recommended with an asterix.
This version of the app always constantly refreshes back to the homescreen when you go in and out of the app! Annoying!
I still think they could perhaps better the content-reading layout in ipad-app homescreen, but even the startscreen no longer takes advantage of the larger screen on ipad. There is plenty of room for a third column on the ipad in landscape mode. It just looks like a one-size-fits all layout for both iphone and ipad now, although its not the worst. Themes are still limited, but the clean look is nice.
layout issues have improved, but there are still too many instances of news articles overlapping or content not showing properly.
Some ads are still too oversized, just like the initial images for each newsarticle. There needs to be a resizer built-in so these images dont cover 60% of my screen, ensuring alot of needless scrolling to actually reach the content.
That said, the main issue i have right now is that this app have no way of blocking unwanted scams. Yes, actual creditcard-stealing scams are being shown as regular ads on this app. With there being no way to report them in-app, I will decrease my rating by a star.
The coin system is useless in practice, but still kinda fun. They couldve made it so you could purchase new themes or looks with coins instead of offering giftcards that can take years to get, if ever.
I rate this 3.5 stars. Since that is not possible with Apples antiquated review system, I will be generous and place it at 4 stars.
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Ok gode nyheder
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App Privacy
The developer, Microsoft Corporation, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
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Microsoft Corporation has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
- 1 Microsoft Way Redmond Washington 98052 United States
- Phone Number
- +1 8006427676
- appservices@microsoft.com
- Size
- 280.9 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 17+ Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2024 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Price
- Free