News, Reviews & Betas which includes large community peer support Although the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 and Windows 10 is in a much better place than it was a year ago, there is clearly room for improvement, at least when it comes to transparency.
I’ve talked about the revamped Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and Windows 11 quite a bit in the past few months. I gave it positive feedback in my dedicated Closer Look piece and our Windows 11 review. It is also among the top five things I love about Microsoft’s latest OS. That said, like every piece of software out there, it’s still not perfect, and that’s something I have mentioned in my previous writings too. The quality of the storefront and the apps available on it is another story altogether, but today, I want to talk about one missing capability on the UI front that I hope Microsoft adds soon. The missing feature I’m talking about is the lack of app version history. If you’re unaware what this means, let me explain a bit with comparison to the other two major storefronts. Starting off with Apple’s App Store – which I think has the best implementation out of the three -, we get a whole list fo previous versions and their respective change logs. You can check out the screenshot above to see the latest version of Spotify available in the App Store in the window on the left (highlighted) as well as change logs, version numbers, and update dates for previous versions in the window on the right. While the Google Play Store doesn’t provide this level of detail, at least it tells you the last updated date for the app. It also has a label for current version, but in most cases, it says « varies with device » if you check from a desktop browser. However, if you check on a mobile device, you do get to see additional information such as the exact version number for your device as well as the initial release date.
