Web User - UK (2019-11-27)

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GAMING
XboxGame Streaming
bit.ly/
xboxstream4 89
6

Thisnewappcould
wellbeatasteof
what’stocome
whenthenext
generationof
gamesconsoles
rollsout next year.
It offers twodistinct
game-streaming
experiences:Xbox
ConsoleStreaming,
whichlets youstreamgamesfromyourownXboxOneto
your AndroiddeviceoveryourhomeWi-Fi or furtherafield
viamobilenetworks; andProjectxCloud,which allowsyou
to streamselectedgames, includingGears5and Seaof
Thieves,directlyfromMicrosoft’sservers –no
Xboxrequired.Currently,it’sall in beta,which
meansyou needto signupforMicrosoft’s Xbox
Insiderprogramme.You’llalsoneedaBluetooth-
enabledXboxOnecontroller.

GAME


MinecraftEarth
bit.ly/minedroid 489
bit.ly/mineios 489


8 12

Microsofthas
finallybroughtits
augmentedreality-
centricsandbox
gameto UK
Minecrafters,
followingits
announcementin
Mayandclosedbeta
testingoverthe
summer.Aswith the
original,youcollect
resources, build
structuresandcollaboratewithotherplayers.But now, you
canplace your creationsinthereal worldandviewthemon
your device viathemagicofAR. Beawarethat
thegameis technicallystill in earlyaccess,so
thereare afewwrinklesandit maynot runwell
on alldevices.Microsofthas pledgedto improve
MinecraftEarth andadd more featuresover time.


LAUNCHER
Zone
Launcher
bit.ly/zone48 9
5

Thisnew
Android
launcherhasa
neattrick–it
providesquick,
single-swipe
accesstoa
selectionofyour
favouriteapps.
Unlikesimilar
tools,Zone
Launcherworksalongsideyourcurrent
launcherinsteadofreplacingit.Itadds
aspecialhiddenspotonyourscreen
whichyouswipetorevealascreenof
appicons,thenlaunchtheappofyour
choice.Youcancustomisewhichapps
andshortcutsappearhere
andarrangetheminto
colour-coded‘zones’.The
appsupportsiconpacks
anddarkmode.

NEWS


GoogleNews
bit.ly/
gnewsdroid4 89
bit.ly/gnewsios 489


4.4 12.2

Googleis
rollingoutan
updateforits
Newsappthat
introduces
bilingual
supportfor
yournewsfeed.
Basically,thisallowsyoutoreadstories
fromdifferentregions–forexample,
theUKandFrance–withinthesame
feed.Toenablebilingualsupport,tap
yourprofileicon,thentapSettings,
‘Languagesandregionsofinterest’.
Here,you’llseethatyourprimary
languageisalreadyselected.Toadda
secondarylanguage,tap
‘Addalanguageand
region’,thenselectyour
chosenlanguagefrom
thelistthatappears.


EMAIL
YahooMail
bit.ly/
yahoodroid 489
bit.ly/
yahooios 489
(varies)
11

YahooMailmay
belesspopular
thanitonce
wasbut,if
you’restilla
regularuser,
you’llbepleasedtohearthatthe
webmailservicehasupdateditsmobile
app,withanewlookandseveraluseful
newfeatures.Chiefamongtheseisa
customisablenavigationbar
(nicknamedthe‘JoyBar’),whichruns
alongthebottomofthescreen.It’s
designedtoletyouusetheapp
one-handedanditworks
well.However,beaware
thatanumberofusersare
reportingproblemswith
theappsincetheupdate.

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