14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new version of Microsoft Launcher for Android that brings several refinements to the app, including improvements specifically aimed at Android Pie devices.
As you may know already, Android Pie is the latest and greatest version of Android so far, and it is currently rolling out to devices worldwide.
And with more and more phones getting it as we speak, the number of issues found in software running on Android Pie is increasing, and Microsoft Launcher makes no exception.
As explained in the official changelog, Microsoft Launcher 5.0.2 fixes an issue that caused the wallpaper to become black on a number of Android P devices. The company doesn’t say what are these Android Pie devices, but if you’ve bugs like these, now you know that updating is the right way to go.
Microsoft also explains that this new version comes with other crash and bug fixes so Microsoft Launcher should be substantially improved now after the update.
More bugs to fix
Microsoft Launcher is definitely evolving and new releases come with further refinements and features that bring Android phones closer to Windows 10.
However, this doesn’t mean Microsoft still hasn’t a lot of work to do to make Launcher the best app of its kind on Android.
One issue that I’ve discovered recently, and which I’ve already reported to Microsoft, causes some apps to be duplicated in folders, as you can see in the embedded tweet below. Apps like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint show up twice, three, or even four times in the same folder, even though it’s pretty clear they’ve been installed just once.
You can download the latest Microsoft Launcher version from Softpedia and make sure that you’re always running the newest build in order to benefit from all these improvements that the company releases for the app.
@VishnuNath I don't think this is supposed to happen.. I already reported the issue several times already, but still no fix.. pic.twitter.com/4jlzY4VTy0 — Bogdan Popa (@bgdftw) November 17, 2018