Microsoft updates Windows 10 News app with rebrand and new design

Last week, Microsoft announced "Microsoft News" and launched updated apps for iOS and Android that introduced a new blueprint and rebrand. Oddly, there was no mention of an updated app in the works for Windows 10, which had many questioning whether a new News UWP app would ever come up.

Today, Microsoft has rolled out a new version of the News app for Insiders in the Fast ring that brings with it a new pattern featuring elements of Fluent Design, and the same "Microsoft News" rebrand now plant on other platforms. The new app looks great, and fifty-fifty has a link to download the News app on your phone too.

The Windows 10 News app was in dire demand of an update, as information technology was starting to look dated when compared side-past-side with other in-box apps that take already been updated with Microsoft'southward new Fluent Blueprint language. An update to the News UWP app should also assistance reconfirm Microsoft's commitment to in-box UWP apps.

The update is currently merely bachelor to testers in the Fast ring, but we tin expect to see this update rollout publicly soon. What are your thoughts on the updated app? Let us know in the comments!

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