The freshly redesigned Media Player app for Windows 11 has finally arrived on the Beta Channel. This is two and a half months after the application first landed on the Windows 11 Dev Channel.
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Microsoft is seemingly working on a brand-new media player experience for Windows 11, according to a leaked screenshot. However, there is no guarantee that it will see the light of day.
Movies Anywhere launched a new Watch Together feature which lets users sync up and enjoy the movie together. The feature is available on mobile and desktop app, allowing up to 9 viewers.
Netflix rolled out these features, giving parents more power over what their children view. Starting today, parents can filter out titles that aren't appropriate for viewing by children.
Following the announcement that Movies & TV has rejoined Disney's Movies Anywhere service, the Microsoft Store is now displaying a badge to indicate which movies are compatible with the service.
In September 2017, Disney dropped support for Microsoft Movies & TV right before expanding the service. However, a newly leaked video suggests that Movies & TV might return to Movies Anywhere.
According to a new report, Microsoft will finally be releasing iOS and Android versions of its Movies & TV service, which is currently only available on devices that run Windows 10.
A post on Reddit shows Microsoft prompting users running Windows Media Player to ditch the dated app for the new and younger Movies & TV, citing better compatibility and battery life.
Disney sent out emails to members of its Disney Movies Anywhere service yesterday, telling them that they can no longer sync movies and shows from the Movies & TV app with their Microsoft accounts.
Disney will pull its movies from Netflix, effectively ending its streaming deal with the service in 2019. Instead, it will launch its own streaming services for movies and TV shows, starting in 2018.
While the Groove app got the Project NEON treatment last week, Microsoft has now updated the Movies & TV app with the same UI tweaks. It's available now, but just for Windows Insiders.
Microsoft today updated its Movies & TV app for Windows Insiders on the Slow ring, for both PC and Mobile. The update contains a number of new features, such as support for 360-degree video.
Microsoft's Groove Music now allows you to share personal playlists and preview songs in its library, while Movies & TV has received video overlay and wider video format support in the latest updates.
Microsoft updated its Movies & TV app to version 10.16112.1015 this week. Users will now be able to purchase UHD movies from directly within the app, they'll see the UHD version by default, and more.
Microsoft has released its latest update for the Movies & TV app for Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, and Xbox Preview members, just one week after its last update rolled out to the same users.
Microsoft today updated its Movies & TV app for Insiders on the Fast ring, as well as members of the Xbox One Preview Program, bringing a number of minor new features to the application.
Disney Movies Anywhere is running a promotion where the service is giving away a free digital copy of Monsters, Inc. All a user must do is link their Microsoft, iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon account.
Microsoft's Groove music app isn't the only one to be updated today - the company has also rolled out the latest update to its Movies & TV app, both on Windows 10 Mobile handsets, and for PCs.
Microsoft and Disney have reached an agreement that will allow Disney videos purchased from either company's service (Microsoft Movies & TV and Disney Movies Anywhere) to link between the two.
Build 10512 rolled out yesterday with various known issues, including a bug that crashed the Movies & TV app whenever a video was played - but Microsoft has now updated the app to fix the problem.
Alongside changes to its Xbox Music offering - now called Groove Music - Microsoft has also announced some tweaks on the way for its Movies & TV app in Windows 10, formerly known as Xbox Video.
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