OneDrive on Android is gaining support for Samsung Motion Photos.
The app is also getting support for playback of 8K video.
The same update also brings a new home screen for OneDrive on Android.
Microsoft s OneDrive app on Android has a new update rolling out that brings 8K playback support, a new home screen, and support for Samsung Motion Photos. Microsoft outlines the new features in a recent Tech Community Post. The features are rolling out throughout this month, and you may see some of them just a bit before others.
When you launch the OneDrive app on Android, you ll be greeted by a new home screen. If you re on a personal OneDrive account, it will have sections for recently accessed files, files downloaded for offline use, and One This Day photos. Work and school users will see recent files, shared libraries, and offline files. This new layout should make it easier to jump into certain files, but you can always use the root view of your files if you prefer by tapping the
Office Lens is being renamed to Microsoft Lens. Along with the name change, Microsoft is rolling out several new features set to come out over the coming months.
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Microsoft Edge has a new downloads menu rolling out.
The new menu makes it easy to keep track of downloads without giving up space on your screen.
The menu also lets you pause, restart, and cancel downloads.
The menu is currently on the Dev and Canary Channels.
Microsoft introduced a new downloads menu for its Edge browser today. The menu makes it easy to keep track of downloads without having to give up much space on your screen. The flyout menu also lets you pause, restart, and cancel downloads. The feature is currently in the Dev and Canary Channels.
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Microsoft Edge Dev and Canary recently received inking improvements.
Ink strokes on PDF documents should now be smoother.
The browser can now switch off inking with touch automatically when a pen is in use.
Microsoft Edge Dev and Canary have several inking improvements following a recent update. The improvements result in a smoother inking experience on PDF documents and an option to turn off inking with touch when you re using a digital pen. Microsoft outlines the changes in a Tech Community post.
Many have complained to Microsoft about jittery ink strokes when drawing or writing on PDF documents. Microsoft explains that it fixed these jittery strokes by adopting the latest Microsoft inking library on the web. The smoother writing and drawing experience is now available in both the Dev and Canary Channels of the browser.