News, Reviews & Betas which includes large community peer support There was a lot of news from a variety of diverse topics in the world of Microsoft this week ranging from Windows 11, to cybersecurity, to the Outlook-ification of Gmail, and much more.
This was an interesting week in the Microsoft-verse with lots of news flowing in from a variety of diverse topics. There was some new information regarding upcoming Windows 11 updates as well as some reports related to cybersecurity. Find out more in our weekly digest for January 29 – February 4 below! Unfortunately, Insiders did not release a Dev Channel build this week due to the candidate build not meeting Microsoft’s quality bar. Flighting in this channel is expected to resume from next week. That said, the new Media Player app did land on the Beta Channel this week and you can now give it a go if you’re a member of the Insider channel. Microsoft seems to have ironed out some issues that were present in the Dev Channel version of the software, which is why it is now being promoted to the next ring of public testing. It’s not yet known as to when the Media Player will become generally available. Microsoft made a bit of a marketing blunder back in October 2021 when it revealed that the 3D emoji that it is using in promotional material for Windows 11 under the implication that they will be available in the OS are actually not planned for release on Windows 11 at all. This announcement received backlash with many claiming that the company had scammed customers through misleading advertisements. Now it seems that Microsoft is looking to backtrack on its previous announcements. A Microsoft Design lead has revealed that the firm is working on bringing 3D emoji to Windows 11. That said, keep your expectations in check as nothing is guaranteed. Although Microsoft has transitioned to an annual release cadence for Windows feature updates, the company says that it will continue to deliver new features as they become generally available through Feature, Web, and Online Service Experience Packs.
