New Windows 11 Update Brings Android App Support, Taskbar Upgrades to Stable Users
Last week, Microsoft rolled out theWindows 11 build 22000.526 to Windows Insiders, bringing back the date and time to the taskbar of secondary monitors. Now, the company is bringing this functionality, along with more features to all as an optional update. It comes as KB5010414 and adds various new features, including taskbar weather, Teams integration, and more features. Here’s a look.
Windows 11 Build 22000.526 Starts Rolling Out
With the newKB5010414 update, other than adding back the date and clock to secondary monitor taskbars, Microsoft has brought back the weather icon to the taskbar. In fact, the company hasreplaced the widgets-icon with the weather iconand users can nowhover their cursor over the weather icon to get a glimpse of the entire widgets panel. The new weather icon and the widgets panel button appear in the bottom left corner of the screen, following the update.
Microsoft has also added a couple of new features to Teams for work and school with the Windows 11 version 22000.526. For starters, if you move your cursor over an opened app during a Teams meeting, you will now seea new “Share Window” button to instantly share the content of the appto your meeting. Plus, Microsoft has added a new microphone icon in the bottom right corner thatyou can use to mute or unmute your micwithout needing to open the video/audio calling platform.
Coming to another highlight of the update, there is the addition of thesupport for Android appsvia the Amazon App Store. While the official changelog for the update apparently missed out on the detail,Android Authorityreportsthat the support for Android apps via the Amazon App Store is available in the US.
To get the support,users need to update their Microsoft Store to the latest versionalong with updating their system to version 22000.526. Additionally, the number of apps available is limited. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that it is still a “preview” of the feature and might contain a ton of bugs and issues.
Other than these, Microsoft fixes several known issues in Windows 11 with this optional update. So, if you want to download and install the update on your Windows 11 machine, you can head to theSettings > Windows Update, and click “Check for Updates”to get it. Or you can manually download the update fromover here. Once you install the update, do let us know your thoughts about it in the comments below.
Dwaipayan Sengupta
A geek at heart, you’ll find me fidgeting with an iOS device or sitting in front of the laptop, scouring the internet to find interesting technological innovations. In my free time, you’d find me playing Valorant or listening to Pink Floyd.
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