Microsoft Start Reviews – Page 8
5/5 rating based on 419 reviews. Read all reviews for Microsoft Start for iPhone.
Microsoft Start is free iOS app published by Microsoft Corporation
No organization at all.
DeanZee
This app is so disorganized, it’s ridiculous. If I click on a notification link, it doesn’t take me to that article...it takes me to the home page. Makes no sense. It also opens to the same boring news articles no matter what I list as my preferences. I will use this app very little, if at all.
Often does not refresh
dp99dp99
Even if you are in app and pull down to refresh and the screen goes into stars or something and then shows the SAME stories. Kill the app and restart and it does load the latest stories. Otherwise ok.
Update ruined it
xaxx.
It used to be an easy to read source of news. I don’t even use this app anymore since the update
Great... When the news text loads
Bono rocks
Great app to give people up to date news from variety of sources. However, the new app is repeatedly not downloading the news. Often, all I get is a picture and then scrolls of white space where the article should be. I then have to delete app and then reload. Really? Did the issue. And the new format is tough to get used to. Way too busy. I liked the old format. But if you can't load the text, the app is useless. Update: 7/10/18 l, 2 weeks after writing this review, SAME ISSUES! I am having you delete and re download app because the text on certain articles doesn't download, only pictures. Really? 2018 and you can't figure out a fix? The old app NEVER had this issue. Update: 7/11/18. Just had to delete the app and then download it again so the text will appear! Seriously, someone needs to get on this. Changing rating to a 1 star until they fix this issue. Update 7/21/18: AGAIN (!), text not loading. AGAIN (!) had to delete and re download. Seriously, Microsoft FIX THE ISSUE! Update 7/22/18 The final time I'm deleting this app and its FOR GOOD! Horrendous since the update! For those that used to love this app, SMART NEWS app very good. Consider downloading that one and getting rid of this one for good!
The very best news app there is.
Hazeldad
July 2018. At one point or another I have used virtually every news app that exists in the App Store… About a year ago I began to settle on MSN News as the best of them though it had some flaws. This latest version has adressed virtually every weakness, and it is really excellent now. The strengths of this app is that it collects news from a wide variety of reputable sources, including both conservative and liberal perspectives. You can also add your own topics, and you can put everything in whichever order you prefer. You can scroll from article to article without having to go back to the main menu, and these articles will fill almost the entire screen. That makes it easy to use and efficient on one’s time. Very nice. One problem I have noticed on self-selected topics is that many articles may repeat one story. For example, I follow Apple as a topic. Out of 32 articles, 7 were about how the Maps app is being upgraded! I’m leaving my five star ratting for now, but MS definitely needs to address this. This app strikes the right balance between text and pictures for the top level menus. The pictures are helpful because they quickly identify what the topic is, but they are small enough to make scrolling quick and easy. The headlines are detailed enough to identify the topic as well. The scrolling both within and between articles is pretty smooth. The font in the individual articles is consistent throughout as opposed to mimicking the original source. Personally, I think this consistency is a plus. Text is in a clear, bold and easy to read type. (Size is adjustable, but only with three options.) Finally, it is reasonably uncluttered as far as advertisements ago, and that is always a big plus. There are advertisements, to be sure, but they are clearly marked “sponsored“, and when you are scrolling through the articles in order, they are skipped. The only way you see them is if you click on them from a top level category or inside an article. Typically, there is only one per category or article. This seems reasonable to me. Overall, this latest revision is really well designed, and is now the very best news app available for those who are looking for reliable information from a variety of sources in a well-designed package, IMHO. Developers also appear to be reading the reviews, and responding to them when they can. This is my number one news app these days. Tip: When organizing your favorites, you will have to put your finger on the selection icon and hold it there for a second or two before you can move it. Another Tip: If you are really interested in international news, you can just change editions. For example, changing to the Canadian edition brings up a great selection of news from across the country within a couple of seconds, much more than you would see simply by adding it as a topic. Very impressive. One improvement: Having the ability to select news sources rather than just topics would be great, but given that there is a good range of perspectives included, I don’t think this undermines the five star rating. Second improvement: it would be nice to have the option to not have to see the “my news“ section or to place it where I want.
Liked the old format better
mikebrr
Old format was much easier to read. MSN News has moved farther to the left.
Not a fan
howco2
Newer version isn’t near as good as before. News, entertainment, and sports all thrown together on the first page. Not as easy to find your interests. Would love to go back to older version.