High confidence · Latest 100 of 149 total reviews analyzed · Based on 149 reviews. Signal may be noisy.
Mixed
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate personalized content feed provides a convenient way to consume news and weather updates daily and microsoft rewards integration offers tangible value through gift cards and points for active users, but report persistent session expiration errors prevent users from commenting on articles or accessing account features and video playback malfunctions cause the app to display incorrect or stuck content after updates.
Rating: 4.5
Reviews: 149
Confidence: high
How did the latest release land?
Overall
4.5/ 5
★★★★★★
(422.5K)Current version
4.6/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
★★★★★★
(122.3K)Main signal post-update: personalized content feed provides a convenient way to consume news and weather updates daily.
Sentiment over time
Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.
Review themes
Praise
What users love
- Personalized content feed provides a convenient way to consume news and weather updates daily
- “Users appreciate the layout and ease of reading articles”
- “The variety of topics and breaking news coverage keeps users engaged”
- Microsoft Rewards integration offers tangible value through gift cards and points for active users
- “Users enjoy earning points through quizzes and polls”
- “The ability to redeem points for gift cards is a primary driver for app retention”
- Nostalgic brand connection fosters long-term loyalty among legacy Microsoft users
- “Long-time users express appreciation for the brand history dating back to early computing”
- “The familiar interface remains a positive touchpoint for established users”
Complaint
Common complaints
- Persistent session expiration errors prevent users from commenting on articles or accessing account features
- “Users report being stuck in a sign-in loop despite being authenticated”
- “The inability to post comments due to session errors is a recurring frustration”
- Video playback malfunctions cause the app to display incorrect or stuck content after updates
- “Users report that clicking a specific video often triggers the wrong clip”
- “Playback issues force users to restart the application to clear the stuck content”
- Notification system failures prevent users from receiving alerts or viewing historical notification lists
- “Users note that the notification pip leads to a blank page or settings menu”
- “The removal of banner-style notification history is cited as a loss of utility”
Request
Most requested
- Granular content controls allow users to block specific channels and filter out irrelevant news
- “Users request the ability to block specific news sources to clean up their feed”
- “There is a demand for better filtering of old or irrelevant stories”
- Location-based weather widget customization enables pinning specific cities for accurate local forecasting
- “Users want the ability to pin specific locations for weather updates”
- “Requests include fixing format discrepancies between Celsius and Fahrenheit settings”