Apps

Microsoft Store developers can now distribute their apps to a select group of people thanks to a new "private audience" feature in the Dev Center. The feature, Microsoft says, is meant to address feedback asking for a way to test an app or game ahead of its release while keeping it invisible to anyone outside of the test group. "This new option is available now to all developers and allows you to publish an app or game that will be visible only the people you specify," Microsoft says. "No one else will be able to see that the product exists in the Microsoft Store, even if they somehow have a direct link to the Microsoft Store listing." The private audience can be found in the "Visibility" section of the "Pricing and availability" section of your app submission. From there, you can choose to make the app private or public. If you choose to keep the app private, you can create a group of users, who must be authenticated with a Microsoft account, who are allowed to see the app within the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Store gets ‘private audience’ feature for developers to test their apps

It's time to say bye to the Ring Video Doorbell app on Windows 10 Mobile. In an email being sent out to users, Ring says that its app will no longer work on Windows 10 Mobile devices after April 10. Though the mobile app may be retiring, Ring says that it will continue to support its Windows 10 app for devices on the Fall Creators Update or newer. From Ring: Hi Neighbor, We're reaching out to let you know that the Ring App will no longer work on Windows 10 mobile devices after April 10, 2018. However, you can still monitor your home and review Ring videos with any desktop computers, laptops and tablets equipped with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) or newer. Going forward, if you want to set up or use a Ring device with a mobile phone, you'll have to do so on an Android or iOS phone. It's no surprise that Ring would drop support for Windows 10 Mobile. While Microsoft may be cooking up new ideas for the mobile space, Windows 10 Mobile is effectively dead at this point. … [Read more...] about Ring Video Doorbell app to stop working with Windows 10 Mobile in April

If you're anything like me, you somehow have more than twice as many devices in your house as people. There are a rising number of ways to connect these devices, including the best ways to connect your iOS device to Windows 10 or your Android device to Windows 10. But if you're still rocking Windows 10 Mobile, Connected Devices can help you out. The app is available for free on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Xbox One, and HoloLens. It's worth noting that while the Xbox One seems to be technically supported in that it shows up as a device for the app when your phone or PC is looking for device, I couldn't get it working in my testing. See in Microsoft Store Text here, paste there Connected Devices has a couple features that I couldn't get working, but one that does work, and works well, is the ability to send text from one Windows device to the clipboard of another, PC or Windows phone. This makes it easy to grab some content from one device and ship it over to your phone or PC. The … [Read more...] about Connected Devices app aims to improve sharing between Windows phones and PCs

Last month we looked at apps that allow you to connect iOS devices to your Windows 10 PC. But if you're on Android and Windows 10, you don't need to feel left out. There are a number of ways to connect your Android devices to your PC. In fact, due to the open nature of Android, there are even more options. While there are many Microsoft apps available for Android, this list is about apps that connect your phone and your PC, not just services that are available on both. How Microsoft is turning Android into the mobile OS for Windows users From mirroring your screen to connecting your devices through the web, these are the best apps to connect your Android phone to Windows 10. AirDroid AirDroid extends your Android phone experience to your PC. You can mirror the entire phone screen and control your phone through your PC or just sync specific aspects of the phone such as notifications. You can respond to messages from your PC through SMS, WhatsApp, Kik, and other messaging services and … [Read more...] about Best Android apps for connecting your phone and Windows 10 PC

Photo courtesy Apple. Whether you're a skier, snowboarder, or hockey player, the Apple Watch has some excellent apps that make it easy to track your exercise. watchOS 4.2 even has custom workout APIs built-in that support specific skiing and snowboarding metrics, including: Vertical descent and horizontal distance Number of runs Average and maximum speed
 All that is in addition to the basic workout metrics you'll get (heart rate, calories burned, time taken) and basic workout APIs (automatic pause, Siri, Health app recording, and the like). Unfortunately, hockey doesn't yet have specific APIs built in yet, but we've found apps that do a great job of simulating the stats necessary to help you better track your play. Here are our favorite apps for winter sports! Slopes A powerhouse ski tracker on iPhone, Slopes on Apple Watch provides an equally powerful experience for monitoring your runs on your wrist. You can start a run right from the app (or use Siri), and pause, resume, or … [Read more...] about Best apps to track skiing, snowboarding, and hockey on your Apple Watch