Like clockwork, it’s Thursday and there’s a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build rolling out to the Dev and Beta channels of the Windows Insider Program. There are only two things listed under changes and improvements in the blog post. The first is that Microsoft Teams Chat is now rolling out to Insiders on the Beta channel. Dev users have had it for a little while now.
The other thing is a bit more significant. There are all-new inbox apps, including a new Snipping Tool, Calculator, and Mail and Calendar. These are specific to the Dev channel. For something like Snipping Tool, it represents Microsoft reversing course on its Snip & Sketch project, which at one point, was going to replace the Snipping Tool app. It’s similar to OneNote, where at one point, the UWP app was going to replace the Win32 app, and now it’s the other way around.
For something like Mail and Calendar, these new apps should hopefully breathe new life to apps that feel like they’ve been left behind.
One thing notably missing still is support for Android apps. This is one of the key features that were announced for Windows 11, but when previews started rolling out, Microsoft said it would arrive in the coming months. But with Windows 11 just a couple of months away from being launched, one has to start asking if the Redmond firm is still planning to offer the feature to non-Insiders this year, like it said it would.
Android app support is going to get support from the Amazon Appstore, which will be integrated into the Microsoft Store. It’s possible that the delay could be on Amazon’s end, since Microsoft has been testing the Windows Subsystem for Android internally for quite a while now.
Of course, there are a whole bunch of fixes, improvements, and known issues in Windows 11 build 22000.132. Here’s what got fixed:
Here’s what’s still broken. The list is much longer.
To get Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22000.132, you’ll need to be on the Dev or Beta channel. If you are, you’ll get the update through Windows Update. If you’re not, you can sign up through the Windows Insider Program tab in Settings. Note that while the Dev and Beta channels are aligned for Windows 11 previews right now, they won’t be for long. The Dev channel will eventually move toward features for the next feature release of Windows 11.
Of course, one of those features might end up being Android apps. Microsoft isn’t talking though, so there’s no communication on the subject, as usual.
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