Windows Timeline integrated in Edge, Microsoft Launcher

May 7, 2018 16:01 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has long been criticized for investing too much in non-Windows devices like Android phones and iPhones, but this strategy is slowly taking shape quite nicely as the company announces new ways to bring platforms in sync.

At Build 2018, Microsoft will announce new features coming to Android and iOS devices with its apps, including support for Windows Timeline, the new tool that’s part of Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

With Windows Timeline, Windows 10 users can return to a certain point within the last 30 days and restore their activity, including apps, documents, and websites.

Windows Timeline will be available beyond Windows 10 for Microsoft’s users, the company announced at Build. Timeline will be integrated into Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android, and Google’s mobile operating system is also getting this feature as an integrated part of the Microsoft Launcher.

Microsoft Launcher for enterprise

Beta users of Microsoft Edge on both Android and iOS have been allowed to try out Timeline on their mobile devices for the past 30 days, and this week, the feature is coming to all users as a stable release. With Timeline in Edge, users can see the websites they loaded on their PCs right on their mobile devices, and the other way around, thus offering seamless transition from desktop to phones.

With Microsoft Launcher, Windows Timeline will support more than just websites in Microsoft Edge. This feature will also work with documents in Microsoft Office, as well as photos and other files. More functionality will be added in future updates.

Microsoft Launcher will also focus more on enterprise users, Microsoft says, and business app discovery will be integrated into the coming updates.

All these improvements are planned for later this year, and while the company hasn’t provided an ETA, beta builds of Microsoft Launcher with these features are likely to surface in the coming weeks.