随着Joe Belfiore在 Twitter 上宣布停止 Windows Phone 平台，微软(Microsoft)已经向市场上的其他移动操作系统进军。微软(Microsoft)一直在向Google Play Store和 iOS App Store推送应用程序。最近的公告包括适用于 Android 的 Microsoft Launcher 和 Microsoft Edge。虽然Edge尚未出现在Play Store上，但Microsoft Launcher已经在Play Store上可用。
适用于 Android 的 Microsoft 启动器
要在您的设备上下载Microsoft Launcher，您需要先成为 beta 测试人员。接受所有条款和条件并注册成为 beta 测试人员后，您可以从Play 商店(Play Store)下载该应用程序。
启动器旨在提供干净直观的用户体验。它提供简洁的设计和精美的Bing壁纸图标。如果您曾经是Bing 每日壁纸(Bing Daily Wallpapers)的粉丝，那么您一定会喜欢这款启动器。壁纸会在一段时间后自动更换，但您也可以手动更换壁纸。
与大多数其他启动器一样，Microsoft Launcher也基于两屏设计。您将获得正常的主屏幕，您可以在其中放置您最喜欢的应用程序和小部件，然后您将拥有所有其他应用程序可用的应用程序抽屉。
特征
Microsoft Launcher几乎具有其他启动器提供的所有功能。除此之外，在主屏幕上向右滑动可将您带到您的个人信息源。有点类似于谷歌的启动器(Launcher)，这个提要为你的主屏幕带来了一些重要的功能。您可以直接查看您的日历事件、根据您的兴趣阅读新闻、呼叫最常联系的人，甚至打开常用应用程序。此外，您可以维护一个待办事项列表，甚至可以在您的提要中创建快速注释。除此之外，您可以查看您最近的活动，如果您想要任何自定义功能，您可以将小部件添加到提要中。
现在谈论Microsoft Launcher提供的更多功能，最近的更新增加了手势支持，现在您可以根据自己的方便启用各种手势。在扩展坞上向上滑动会打开一个小的快速设置栏，让您可以快速启用/禁用Wi-Fi、数据(Data)、蓝牙(Bluetooth)、手电筒(Torch)和飞行模式(Airplane Mode)。您甚至可以在 Dock 下方添加最多五个快捷方式。启动器提供了许多自定义功能。您可以在提供的三个主题和五种强调色之间进行选择。此外，您甚至可以使用谷歌默认启动器无法使用的外部图标包。您可以启用更多功能，例如隐藏应用程序(Hidden Apps)，通知徽章(Notification Badges)、页眉(Page Headers)和高性能(High-Performance)模式。
在电脑上继续
由于启动器旨在提供与Windows的连接，因此您可以在启动器本身中看到一些提示。例如，您可以使用您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft Account)登录启动器以在设备之间同步您的设置和数据。启动器提供的备份和恢复功能还利用您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft Account)将备份上传到OneDrive。
此外，您可以长按提要上的任何内容，然后点击“在 PC 上继续”以查看该文件在您的计算机上实时打开。此功能需要稍微加强，但在大多数情况下仍然有效。如果您是Windows和Android用户，同时在这两个平台上寻找一些连接性，这个功能就派上用场了。
总体而言，Microsoft Launcher是一个完整的Android启动器替代品。尽管该应用程序仍处于测试阶段，但我在尝试该应用程序时没有遇到任何故障。我在我的主要手机上使用Microsoft Launcher(Microsoft Launcher)已经有四天了，我一点也不失望。启动器提供了强大的功能和流畅的体验，在整个设备中都是一致的。还有一些我们没有在这篇文章中介绍的功能，请下载启动器来体验它们。未来，我们预计启动器将为Android带来更多功能，例如“在(Android)Windows上继续” 。总而言之，这是一款简单、灵活且流畅的出色启动器。
单击此处(here)(here)下载 Microsoft 启动器。
Microsoft Launcher for Android - Features & Download
With Joe Belfiore making announcementѕ on Twitter аbout the discontinuаtion of Windows Phone platform, Microsoft has аlready advanced towards other mоbile operating systemѕ in the market. Microѕoft has been pushing apps to the Google Play Store and iOS App Store. The recеnt announcements include Miсrosoft Launcher and Microsoft Edge for Android. While Edge іs yеt to come on Play Store, Microsoft Launcher is already available on Play Store.
Microsoft Launcher for Android
To download Microsoft Launcher on your device, you need to become the beta tester first. Once you’ve accepted all the terms and conditions and signed up as a beta tester, you can download the application from the Play Store.
The launcher aims to provide a clean and intuitive user experience. It offers clean design and icons topped by beautiful Bing wallpapers. If you’ve ever been a fan of Bing Daily Wallpapers, then you are going to love this launcher. The wallpaper automatically gets changed after an interval, but you can also change wallpapers manually.
Like most of the other launchers, Microsoft Launcher is also based upon the two-screen design. You get your normal home screen where you can place your favorite apps and widgets, and then you have the app drawer where all the other apps are available.
Features
Microsoft Launcher has almost all the features that other launchers offer. Other than that, swiping right on your main home screen takes you to your personal feed. Somewhat similar to Google’s Launcher, this feed brings some important features to your home screen. You can directly view your calendar events, read news based upon your interest, call most frequently contacted people and even open frequent applications. Moreover, you can maintain a to-do list and even create quick notes in your feed. Apart from that, you can view your recent activity, and if you want any custom functionality, you can add widgets to the feed.
Now talking about some more features offered by Microsoft Launcher, the recent update added gesture support and now you can enable various gestures as per your convenience. Swiping up on the dock opens a small quick settings bar that lets you quickly enable/disable Wi-Fi, Data, Bluetooth, Torch and Airplane Mode. You can even add up to five shortcuts below the dock. The launcher has a lot of customizations to offer. You can choose between three themes and five accent colors offered. Moreover, you can even use external icon pack which is not possible with Google’s default launcher. You can enable a few more features such as Hidden Apps, Notification Badges, Page Headers and High-Performance mode.
Continue on PC
Since the launcher is aimed to provide connectivity with Windows, you can see some hints in the launcher itself. For example, you can login into the launcher using your Microsoft Account to sync your settings and data across the devices. The backup and restore functionality offered by the launcher also makes use of your Microsoft Account to upload backups to OneDrive.
Moreover, you can long press anything on your feed and tap on ‘Continue on PC’ to see that file open on your computer in real time. This feature needs a little buffing up, but still, it works for most of the times. This feature comes handy if you are a Windows and Android user looking for some connectivity in both the platforms.
Overall, Microsoft Launcher is a full-fledged launcher replacement for Android. Although the application is still in beta, I did not face any glitches while I was trying the application. It’s been around four days I am using Microsoft Launcher on my primary phone, and I am not disappointed at all. The launcher offers great functionality and smooth experience which is consistent throughout the device. There are a few more features that we have not covered in this post, download the launcher to experience them. In future, we expect that the launcher will bring in more functionalities like ‘Continue on Windows’ to Android. All in all, a great launcher that is simple, flexible and fluid.
Click here to download Microsoft Launcher.
