Win8 information application supports RSS subscription

Bring your own application is no longer a chicken.

Windows 8 built-in application function is a bit simple, which is the opinion of many people (including me) after using it. It is for this reason that we usually choose third-party open applications instead of them until the last application upgrade. After Microsoft upgraded the built-in applications in turn, their functions were significantly enhanced, and the usability was naturally improved.

Applications that have been upgraded in this wave update include: news, weather, and several other Bing-related apps that have improved in functionality and user experience after the upgrade.

Win8 Information Application
Windows 8 Information Application

The information application is the focus of this upgrade. The upgraded information allows users to customize the content section and support reading RSS feeds. New features such as offline reading.

Win8 Weather Application
Windows 8 Weather Application

The weather application improvement is also very obvious. The editor of the weather application has been introduced in detail a few days ago, and will not be described here.

Win8 Map Application

The map application mainly adds traffic information display, driving/walking route query function, and can also add certain locations to the collection for easy viewing.

Sports, Tourism, Financial Applications

Sports applications add 29 (now 65) sports/match leagues, covering football, American football, basketball, rugby, cricket, Tennis, motor sports, baseball, ice hockey and golf, and allow users to follow their favorite team and keep an eye on the information about this team.

Travel apps can now book flights and hotels, view destinations, HD photos of hotels, and even support 3D panoramas.

Financial applications have improved the watchlist and kept track of the stock movements.

News applications support RSS feeds

If your display resolution reaches 1920x1080 or higher, you will find a new piece on the right side of the focus news when you open the new version of the news. “Start using the content of ”. Here you can see two new features: “Add Resources” and “Customize Your Information”.
New Features After Information Upgrade

Adding Resources

In addition to the built-in resource list, the most exciting thing is that it can add any RSS source address, which means we Choose your own content of interest.
Support all kinds of RSS feeds!

Enter the address of the information source you are interested in, then click the search icon next to it, the search result below will display the tile of the RSS feed, click to add it .
Add a resource

Once successfully added, the tile will appear on the information navigation bar and enter the list of messages that can be viewed.
Viewing the added information source

With the support of RSS, the application of Win8 information application is a lot wider. I believe that with the gradual upgrade, the RSS function will become more and more powerful, and maybe it will become Google Reader alternatives may also be.

Other new features for news applications

Customizing news content

If you are not interested in some of the content that the app displays by default, you can use custom features. They are removed and rearranged according to the level of interest.
Customized Information Content

Enter the custom interface and see the red cross button in the upper right corner of each section. Do not want the content to disappear, want to see entertainment and sports information first? No problem, just drag the two pieces of content to the front position.

If you accidentally delete something and want to recover it, click on the left side <;Manage category", you can add the deleted content back to it
Restore default content

Offline Reading

When launching or refreshing the app, the update time and download progress will be prompted in the lower left corner of the screen. After the completion, the current content can be read offline.
After launching the app, you will first download the article on the homepage

Summary:

After this update, the practical value of these Windows 8 built-in apps including information has been significantly improved, maybe Compared with some more professional third-party applications, there are still some shortcomings, but at least they can be used. “No? I believe that the development team will continue to upgrade these applications, bring better experience and more. Features. If you haven't upgraded these apps yet, log in to the Windows Store to update them.