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Update ruined this appUPDATE 2: they finally rolled back the “back button” issue too! App is fixed! Hurrah! UPDATE: The “Welcome to the MSN” problem has been fixed! The app still doesn’t let you click “back” in the browser from links on the Bing rewards page, but I will still put my review up to a four, as the “Welcome” screen was the most egregious problem by far. If they correct the “back” button issue, I’ll go back to a five! (Original review follows) I loved the Bing app and used it everyday. Unfortunately when they “updated” it to this “MSN” app, they made it so, so much worse. Anytime you click on an article, when you click “back” it brings you to the “WELCOME TO THE MSN” screen that you have to click “continue” to get back to the homepage. It also GOT RID OF the “Back” button for any links you click in the “Bing rewards” section. There’s just an X to click instead, which—surprise, surprise, also brings you right back to that infuriating “WELCOME TO THE MSN” page. It’s basically impossible to navigate the app now without clicking that “continue” button every minute or so. Very disappointing. I’ll update this review if and when they fix it..AStirlingMacDVersion: 30.0.421209001

It’s all messed up nowUgh where to begin. I’ll just stick with the first screen to you once starting the app. The continue screen. Every time I start the app that MSM screen is always present, I click continue get to the main page. Then I click on an article read it click the back button and what to I get? The MSN screen again. I get this screen over and over again. I look at my profile I click the back button and get that nag screen again, because that’s what it is now. A nag screen. Even though I’m using a paid Microsoft account and clicked continue. When it was Start it was great it was my go to app for internet and AI. Now it’s more of a pain than anything else. I haven’t even started on the blank page you get when you click a reference from returned from CoPilot then click the back button and you just get a black screen. Did you guys do any bug testing??.Rick_DVersion: 29.7.421115002

First reviewI have been using the Microsoft Start app since it came public. I found it’s one of the only apps that I’ve been able use to get my Bing points. Using a Start app to get Bing points is a little complex and buggy at times. While I like the all in one app for news, shopping and receipt scanning here are a few drawbacks… I getting points takes much more time now. Sometimes you get points on clicks and sometimes nothing. Sometimes you can click through the trending news and click click click and get points, sometimes nothing at all and you have to come back later in the day to finish. In the last few days, I had the app freeze up on both iPad and iPhone. While I could clear history for the day and week without a problem the app crashed when trying to clear the longer dated history, i.e. 4 week history and all history. This was replicated on my iPhone and iPad both and this maybe due to limitations of the RAM or sandbox memory but hopefully this information will help to may the app better in future updates. Thank you Microsoft support teams for all you are doing..Bobcat'sVersion: 27.7.420112601

Outstanding Experience with Microsoft Start!I recently downloaded Microsoft Start and I’m thoroughly impressed! This app has significantly enhanced my daily digital experience. Its intuitive design and user-friendly interface make navigation a breeze, allowing me to access news, weather, and more with ease. What sets Microsoft Start apart is its personalized news feed. The AI-driven content curation is spot-on, keeping me updated with news that aligns perfectly with my interests and preferences. Whether it’s technology, sports, or entertainment, I’m always in the loop with relevant and engaging stories. The integration with Microsoft services is another huge plus. It seamlessly connects with my Office 365 and Outlook accounts, making it a central hub for my day-to-day activities. This feature alone has boosted my productivity. The weather updates are accurate and detailed, providing all the information I need to plan my day. The search functionality is also exceptional, delivering fast and relevant results every time. I appreciate the app’s commitment to privacy and data security. It’s reassuring to know that my information is in safe hands. Microsoft Start has exceeded my expectations in every way. It’s a must-have app for anyone looking to streamline their digital life. Highly recommended!.Doc in OhioVersion: 27.6.411215601

Wonderful Way to Start and End My Day!I grew up in the era of the daily newspaper, where each day’s delivery brought so much more than the news, but comics, coupons, sales, games, and more. Microsoft Start has essentially filled that place in my life. I love having an overview of world, national, state, and local news each morning as well as a good measure of personalized topics of interest to counter some of the heaviness I sometimes read. I’ve also been using Bing Rewards for years, so having this and general shopping features baked in has been really helpful to keep me on track. There’s so much more that I could write, but suffice to say that I am very happy with Microsoft Start and how it has continually evolved to bring ever greater value to my day..Wilderness-sojournerVersion: 7.1.10

Wonderful looking fwd to continual improvementsI was initially going to get four stars just because there’s still a lot of obvious improvements but I decided to get five because I really love that they are giving us access to the latest GPT model for free and I can tell that their pushing to make as much available to the public as possible which I think is great. This is stimulating our growth in so many ways because it allows us to use our creativity and brains to explore even if we don’t have the physical or technical skill in the given area, we can still contribute to growth in our literature, and you name it!.AprilCitroVersion: 27.7.420112601

This is greatI use a lot of apps for news and information and this is by far the best one stop source that I check all the time. It really covers everything that I wanna know. And I love the fact that it gives you the coins to be able to use in different AI apps and doesn’t cost anything. Microsoft did a really good job on designing this. It’s easy to use. And when you customize it for the information that you want it streamlines when you wake up in the morning to give you the relevant information you need to know to start your day. Thanks guys keep up the great work..DakheadVersion: 28.8.420712004

Great news, bad appMicrosoft News is fantastic for news. But the app never save settings about news preferences and even when you set them again, the categorization of articles is often poor. For example, I cannot find any possible way to permanently disable news about sports, entertainment and especially royals. When I finally do disable these (until the next time the app starts), the app saves that I’m logged in, but ignore my preferences. An because of poor categorization, things like sports, entertainment and royals ends up jammed under trending or possibly Asia or Africa. The result is, at least one in 3 articles I’m presented are tabloid rubbish. I can’t imagine that MS would need more than one person on duty at a time to properly sort and filter articles..DarrenStarrVersion: 3.2.29

Great AppI love this app. Well designed with reactions and comments. I think they could take this even farther with tags that are like reactions, but more informative. They could use tags to select content better. The articles are good and a mix, seems to have much less bias than other news apps. Also, the app has good performance. I'm curious what they do with this next. I feel that there's somethings missing still with the design to make it optimal. But it's the best news app that I've used so far and I experiment with a lot of news apps..Tthrash47Version: 3.2.49

How can I fix these issue?I have a few things that aren’t working. But I just did two separate updates and both times I was assuming that it was a fix for the bubble at the bottom of my screen where the likes, comments and share info is but those are completely gone. I cannot like an article or comment nor share unless I click on the 3 dots tab at the top now to share but nothing else. Is there going to be an additional update to fix that or what is a solution to fix it? An where can you start saving the articles like before, it’s no place to save them, so I always have to send the article to myself to read later or add to my reading list but they use to show up in saved. The last thing is I use the app to do my Bing, but I can’t seem to click or use it to do anything other then get my mobile points. It doesn’t register when I go do it on edge and I don’t have a laptop so I understand the pc part but the edge doesn’t show..MsTiffany24Version: 30.0.421209001

BuggyLike many I downloaded it for the cash back feature. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It rejects some receipts for very odd reasons. I’ve had receipts rejected because the app claimed it was a duplicate receipt even though I scanned it immediately after walking in my house after making the purchase. I had a new reason today. The receipt was rejected because they only accept paper receipts. It was a paper receipt from the same grocery store I’ve scanned receipts from many times. Sure it’s only a penny but those pennies add up especially if you’re Microsoft and thousands of people are having receipts rejected that shouldn’t be..Bryanokc59Version: 7.25.7

I really like them now!I watched the first 3 episodes last night and realized for the first time what a horrible disservice they’ve been given. I believe their story Is the truth. They are obviously very much in love. And next to nothing about Megan’s outstanding work in standing up for the rights of others, her solo work in Africa, her high intelligence and caring nature have been written about. She is constantly referred to in derogatory terms. So wrong! And Harry is obviously an intelligent, caring and sensitive man who also happens to be quite handsome. I loved the pics of their sweet family. And applaud their bravery in leaving the firm in order to save their own family. While watching I couldn’t help but wonder if William and Kate wish it were themselves. Really looking forward to the next three episodes. Also, my husband who never follows the royals watched the 3 episodes straight in a row with me and agreed with my thoughts..BargainladyVersion: 7.1.10

Has issuesI read this every day but...it has issues. Sometimes you click on a story only for another story - the wrong story to appear. They will talk about a video but won’t include the link for it - which is rather annoying. If you click on the picture for the story it will sometimes include other random pictures. The “Good news” isn’t updated often enough - really? It’s that hard to find good things to report? And sometimes the “good news” is depressing. It’s just ok but better than most of the other stuff..MelversationsVersion: 2.2.135

Great News AppThis app works very well. I really liked the Apple News app, (in the beginning), but then there became too many articles that where behind a paywall, which was a waste of my time. Plus, it was inconsistent where it would open and load all stories quickly and then open very slowly the next time. Microsoft’s news app has been very consistent at opening fast, very interesting stories/articles, and a well laid out UI. Big fan so far! Keep up the great work Microsoft!!.Landon.HillVersion: 3.2.37

Bum wrapTrying to transition from the index to the story does not live up to its promise. Instead, it draws away into touting other things the app can do whilst not reverting to the story. I am not impressed, nor will I continue down the rabbit hole in order to see what the story line is. I am disappointed that it takes forever to find the information I want to read. I want the story without the fluff. Don’t waste my time with things that don’t concern me, I want the continuance of the story I am interested in now rather than features I care less about. Vote me out..Story JunkyVersion: 29.3.420925001

Newest update has an irritating bug. Updated…received notice from Development Team that issues fixedDevelopment Team fixed my issues and the app now works well. Nice to see that comments are reviewed and addressed where possible. Every time I open app or try to switch between stories I get the introductory screen where you have to select “continue”. After that I get the pick three or more topics screen before getting to the news feed. This is every time! Hope this is fixed soon..Northern foothillsVersion: 29.7.421117002

Doesn’t refreshI mainly use it for news as I don’t like Google news trying to view everything in its own browser. This one will take me to the actual site when I click on anything on the news article. However, it never refreshes on the “For You” tab. I click on refresh but it still won’t. I have to click on a different tab, and come back to “For You” tab to refresh. Other tabs are a hit or miss for refreshing. Sometimes they do and sometimes I have to do the same thing for them too. So basically, I am back to using Google News again..AmoinusVersion: 3.2.59

One reasonI haven’t experienced any crashes yet as others have. I use this on an iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 Plus. I haven’t watched or read the news for many years since it’s mostly negative and all politics is garbage. I own this for one reason. ‘GOOD NEWS’. It’s about time someone did something like this. I can now skip all the negative bull**** and go straight to the stuff that doesn’t try to pull me down. Then I can skip right over to technology and be done. Super easy..FatamericanheroVersion: 2.2.98

GlitchesReading article and all of a sudden it disappeared. Couldn’t get it back or at times not even find the article. I’ve also flagged articles that I wanted to follow, and never see them again. And yes, I know the difference between follow and delete. If this was a one time issue I could accept it, but it’s not just one time. It’s been multiple times and over a variety of topics. If it can be posted IT SHOULD NOT DISAPPEAR. Or is that just good old CENSORSHIP and CORRUPTION or someone decided it was not that much of an article. OH SNAP — isn’t that the same thing?.Leatherman902Version: 3.2.27

This App Has Come a Looong Way!I’ve used Microsoft news before, but uninstalled due to not having features I find important, especially the widget. Now it’s there and I’m happy as can be with Microsoft News, BUT there is one feature that is lacking; Custom news notifications. I want to be notified when other topics I follow have new stories. My Notification Center and widget are loaded with political stories, but not with what’s important to me too, which doesn’t make sense. Thanks Microsoft News for making a reliable app that I can count on!.JessiC1990Version: 3.2.9

Works well and fastHave been using this app to catch up with the news that I am interested for more than 2yrs.DsumVersion: 2.2.31

NewsGreat wide selection of articles..IjfoVersion: 3.2.25

Love the new design.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add RSS subscription support. It will make this app superior to anything else on the market!! Thank you. Edit: You guys used to have an amazing MSN Weather app. Please at least add a weather section to the Microsoft news app..Elad.caVersion: 3.2.6

Font size too smallGreat app but how do I increase font size?.Mike ScoreVersion: 7.1.11

Bing mapsCan you kindly add an option to send the planned rout on web bing map directly to phone as google does? And could you please develop bing maps app for ios like google maps? Thank you 🙏.MwassefVersion: 28.6.420619005

The most comprehensive browser start page on mobileEven though I’m not an Edge user, I have to admit that the start page it offers is superior to the competition. It’s refreshing to get it on mobile even though I wish I could change the sources to ones closer to the centre of the political spectrum..CrudeSausageVersion: 7.0.5

Microsoft NewsIt’s Microsoft everything is good there.Nice_Game127Version: 3.2.29

Bonjours 😉Salutations distinguées 🌸.AntucatVersion: 29.6.421108001

Best news app, but crashes sometimesSometimes app shuts or freeze but still the best news app and thanks for not showing pub..SylthekingpinVersion: 2.2.31

Top Stories & NewsKeeps me informed with breaking news..Fuzzy WazVersion: 29.4.421021005

Fun Place!It seems like a fun place!.PISTOL PETE TONYVersion: 28.6.420619005

I just want the weatherMSN weather is super accurate, but I don’t need the rest of this app. A standalone would be superb..Zed EffectiveVersion: 29.0.420809001

Review of appShould go straight to article it is attached to - nigh time waster!.DonthavethiseVersion: 28.8.420716001

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MSN Negative Reviews

DisappointedOver a year ago, my biggest complaint was the repetitive Twitter, and Facebook inclusions that were already in the article. Now we get the same strange repetitions within the article, plus we get more links to things that appear to be an article, but it’s just a click bait ad, I can no longer highlight a word and search the definition, and I can no longer select a picture in an article and zoom in. The video articles I am most interested in, get stuck in a constant buffer but not the one I really don’t care about…those ones load just fine. I no longer get local news for my area, so I have to go back to doing a web search for local news, because the app only picks up neighboring city news. The closest city that I can get news for is 20 miles to the city limit but really the city is more like 40 miles away. I have setup the local news and areas of interest, but it just says “Sorry! No news for this area” Back to using google news now, which is only slightly better. Go back a few updates and you will win me back Microsoft..Discord gamerVersion: 3.2.48

What did I just download?Is this a news app? A browser? A weather app? A grocery delivery app? Microsoft just couldn’t quite figure out it’s use case. The dramatic navigational and UI inconsistencies seem to echo this confusion. Some pages have a back button, others don’t. Some pages are native slideovers that you dismiss by swiping. Other pages are websites wrapped in native controls whose tab has to be closed. Sometimes you can swipe backwards to go back and sometimes you can’t. There is a user profile settings page and then another settings page nested within it. Searching just brings up the web bing search results instead of a desired news article. The bottom navbar‘s buttons are identically weighted making it unclear which one is the “front page” of the app. Then there are the functional bugs. For example, progressive pages sometimes fail to load when you pull up for more content (games, looking at you). All in all, I find this app confusing and a bit aimless. It’s got the kitchen sink of features but none of them are implemented all that well..M0nsoonVersion: 3.2.48

Why bother?This app tries to to be a catchall for your phone browsing use, but in practice just feels pointless. The apps are just a collection of actual apps you can download, but with less functionality leading to frustration and a trip to the actual dedicated app instead of the one in start. Then there are the news articles. The majority are random clickbait headlines with little substance if any at all. Many of them are clearly written by AI and contain repetitive information that might not even be true. There are also plenty of ads masquerading as articles. If you want to use any of the features in start just download the dedicated app for that and use a different news app for everything else. If gpt 4.0 is important to you then use the edge app, but Microsoft puts up so many walls on it I just use the chat gpt app instead with 3.5. TLDR: There’s no real reason for the Start app to exist. Most of the articles feel like something my grandma would share on Facebook and the apps are worse versions of the ones in the actual App Store..Avid tap tap playerVersion: 7.25.4

They ruined it. Use the Web App if you liked it better before.The major redesign that just occurred that added a bunch of unnecessary stuff like a Bing search bar that Microsoft would like us to use made me search out a replacement. My recommendation is to go to the MSN website, navigate to the “News Headlines” page (which is what the old version of this app basically was) click the share button and then select “Add Website to Home Screen”. It turns out that it doesn’t merely add a bookmark icon to your screen that then pops up in Safari. MSN and some other websites (including APnews) when added to the homescreen like this actually become a HTML Web App. It’s still The Safari engine running it but it opens in its own window and has a custom full screen app like interface. It’s not quite as nice to use as the old app but it’s usable and doesn’t include all the nonsense that was added to the new version. Also less ads. The icon looks perfect right it the spot where the app icon was so you don’t even have to rearrange your Home Screen..FroederichVersion: 3.2.57

Save for Later feature missing for News articles.I want to enjoy this app so much, but it’s becoming impossible for me to use because the “save for later“ feature seems to be missing on the iOS app. I have searched online for a way to fix this, but have not found anything except old articles related to the topic. This is very important for me because many times I find news articles that I want to read, but don’t have the time to read them on the spot. I want to be able to save them for later so I can read them when I have time. Even if the feature is available, it’s obviously not user-friendly, and I don’t see any instructions about how to make it work. I am completely surprised by Microsoft, as I had expected them to have high-quality services similar to those of Google and Apple. You would think they would have a way to save articles just like their competitors do in an easy fashion. It appears that this is not the case..RonP1979Version: 29.2.420912009

(updated) one change is neededMicrosoft needs add at least one of these to significantly improve this app. They are: 1) add the date an article published 2) add a counter that shows the number of since the article was published 3) give us a way to hide an article after we have read it. It is entirely too to difficult to determine how long an article has been showing under an interest. I can't always remember if I have read an article. Whatever algorithm Microsoft uses to find articles related to an interest needs work. For example, I have an interest for cold cases. I get very little information on cold cases. My interest is full of covid-19 coverage. I understand the importance of covid-19 information and have an interest for that. Please limit information not related to an interest. Currently, I wonder why I have interests. *** too many sensational article headings. Otherwise know as click bait. It is too difficult to determine a valid article from clickbait. ***.ROAdavidVersion: 7.1.8

Microsoft search engine has gone softIt works like any other search engine. But they have a future that you can’t disable or turn off as a user, it’s the AI search I wish this can be turned off, but it will never be turned off. It’s a feature that they have for the app it’s unable to be disabled. Even they have Microsoft rewards program last year was the best they had so many points that you can earn on Xbox and through the Microsoft edge now they’re lowering their points system either they’re losing money or too many peoples getting too many free gift cards. I don’t know what it is yes take a grain of salt. It is a free rewards program but now every time you earn a point it went from five points to one or two points. no more earning those 10s and 20s or higher points. Everything used to be dead on target, but now that the end of the year is at a end is becoming unstable points or not adding up points in isn’t registering. I’m only in it for the last points I need & uninstalling..Mr FarfanVersion: 27.8.420206601

I’d rather read in my news appI downloaded this because I couldn’t finish an article I was reading in Apple News; the only choice was “continue reading in the app.” Once in the app, the header and footer never go away, significantly decreasing the readable screen area, and distracting me with a search bar on the top, and a collection of buttons on the bottom, none of which I need. Most modern apps hide these things until you change your scrolling direction, and then show them to you momentarily to see if you need them. If you don’t, when you resume reading, they disappear again. I’m not sure what the purpose of sending me to this app is rather than serving me the entire article in the place I’m already reading it, unless it’s for Microsoft to track me. That might serve Microsoft, it doesn’t serve me. The only time I’ll use this app as if I need it to finish an article..SarasotaJoeVersion: 28.8.420716001

Not impressedFirst of all, being forced to use this after reading news on msn all these years is a bit annoying. On top of that, msn says “to continue reading this article open the app” and when you do, it doesn’t actually open the article you wanted to read or even give that as a possibility. You have to cut and paste the msn headline to search for it in start. Additionally, it doesn’t seem to refresh the top news, etc. when I open it - the same exact news is there for days. And, when it does refresh, because it wants to “feed” you, the algorithm starts to give you things that are all the same. If I read a story from a source, I don’t want to have that source become the main one I am offered- assuming I can’t handle opposing viewpoints… Maybe I am doing something wrong. I am not completely tech challenged, but maybe… Anyway, just an annoying app overall…..DDMPurpleVersion: 28.2.420417001

Impossible to CommentIt’s nearly impossible to comment on any article. When I am already signed in, it FREQUENTLY won’t let me comment and says I have to sign in. I click “sign in” select my name again and it still just says I have to sign in. I’ve even created a second account to switch back and forth to work around that, and that worked for a while, but as of this morning that no longer works. Then the button to post a comment just disappears frequently. On mobile, if your keyboard pops up, it covers the area you are typing into. On top of that, if you do sign in and get past the many glitches, the comments are so censored, it’s practically a useless feature to be able to comment at all. You can’t use the word “you” so people try to find work around a like “ewe” but it will still hide any comment “for review” that has that word. Even if you’re using it in a general sense as I am doing here. If there is even 1 word in all caps, even if that’s the name of a company, it will be hidden “for review”. There’s also a bunch of other rules which are unknown or seem arbitrarily applied by some horribly programmed parameters so most comments submitted are never shown. And mobile never tells you if you have any replies to your comments (I’d like to be able to turn this on or off)..Akt118Version: 27.8.420206601

What is this app?This app has multiple purposes that are all scattered throughout. The main reason reason I got this app was to upload my receipts. So far i have only made a few bucks, i do shop quite a bit and so does the rest of my family but the downside is not getting 1 cent a receipt. There are other offers to get more Cash back but for some reason you have to click the actual offer rather than pressing “scan receipt” so that I could get the bonus, weird. So after 6 receipts uploaded, you have a chance to win $50, I’ve only ever got between 11 and 50 cents and I’ve down I would say a little under 10 times. My overall point is, what are the odds of winning $50, or a little more then 50 cents. Don’t get me wrong a few bucks never hurt nobody but still I’m just curious as to why I feel like this app is useless..Malachi2424Version: 27.8.420206601

A PENNY ONLYThis app is so ridiculous and the customer support is even worse. I had contacted customer support after 10 receipts that were scan for cash back we’re talking about purchases I made being way above $50 and I only receive a penny back. I am now on my 40th+ receipt and the most I have received back has been three. Cents, if you’re only giving me a penny it’s gonna take me 100 receipts to receive a dollar I’m not gonna buy 100 items from dollar tree to receive one dollar back. I get more back on my credit card than this if you guys are not willing to give anything more than three. Cents, even after I hit the six receipt reward mark. Then what’s the point of even having the program you’re tell me, Microsoft doesn’t have money to give back. I’d rather just stick with chrome, then to do with this crap..TruthwhendrivingVersion: 7.2.5

Was once great, but avoid at all costs nowThis was my top choice for a news app not that long ago. I relied on it all through 2020, which, you know, was kind of a newsy year. But a few months back they updated the app to include things like user comments on articles, and social media reaction “features” that allow you to 👍 or ❤️ articles. So now each article, let’s say reporting on something tragic, will have hearts and emoticons and a toxic comments section below it, things that don’t belong in a news app, and frankly, don’t look good next to an article about death or disease or war. And all the standard internet comment section junk has reared its head: obvious trolls, even more obvious bad actors, arguments over nothing, and constant “Biden libtard” this and “Trump nazi” that between commenters that have absolutely *no* idea what’s going on around them. Use a different news app. There are a bunch. There were features only this one had, and it *was* the best once. But we never needed Facebook style features in the app, and a quick review of recent history should have let Microsoft know adding these kinds of features does not improve the user experience, but creates a hostile environment rife with abuse and garbage..BiffsnotVersion: 3.2.47

BiasedFirst let me say I am a huge fan of Microsoft’s products and although I deleted this app I continue to use many of their products and services. I was excited to try the start app when I first discovered it. But that excitement did not last long. The first thing I noticed was how every news headline or story that was pushed to me was very left leaning. And some leaned so far they read more like Soviet style propaganda rather than news. My second complaint is with the rebate tool. When scanning receipts from certain types of stores, the program will not recognize the store name. Thus you are unable to get credit for that receipt. The first type of store I noticed this with is vaping stores. However, the final straw came today when I tried scanning a receipt for Cabelas. The program recognized the transaction total and date but would not pick up the store name even though the logo and name are clearly printed. With in just seconds of a tenth and final attempt to scan this receipt I get a push notification from the app about how the GOP is blocking gun restrictions. If you are going to make an app that is going to cater to one ideology that is fine. It’s your right, but please state this in the description..LmahekVersion: 7.2.0

AwfulI’ll start this review with a caveat: Maybe, because of the ongoing feud between MS & Apple it just doesn’t work too well with iOS. That being said: Things just don’t work. You get a response to a comment and you can’t link back to it to respond. You get responses and you get no clue as to what the response is in reference to. The app doesn’t even tell you what comment is being responded to. It is just an awful, maybe typical Microsoft mess. I’m about to delete the app and forget all about it. It’s probably a perfect example of the many reasons why I prefer Apple anything over Microsoft anything. They just can’t get their act together over @ MS. Just deleted the app. Censorship crossed the threshold of the ridiculous. It’s their app, they can allow and disallow anything they please. But the political bias has become overwhelming..FamilyGoToGuyVersion: 7.0.7

Still haven’t gotten my cash backI sent a ticket to microsoft last month (February) and all I received what is an automated email saying that someone would get back to me. I still have not had a response from anyone. I had noticed I had $20 cash for that I had forgotten about from signing up with something. And that it was ready to be cashed out since September 2022. So I got excited and went ahead and type in my email address to cash it out to my PayPal. However, I did not realise that I had typed in my email address incorrectly by missing one letter. It says that my cashback was sent. However, I did not ever receive it. I need someone to fix this asap! This is so road that I should wait one whole month for someone to respond back to me. Kittie.Very loud I love it!Version: 7.1.15

Microsoft Forces you to use app at timesI don’t need a news app from Microsoft but when I click on some articles from MSN or Google Chrome home page, it forces me to use the app to read the full article. Other times, even if it doesn’t force you then, it does once you try to comment on an article. I go ahead and let it start the app, take me to the article and then try to comment. This doesn’t work since it says I have to be signed in and the sign in button doesn’t work. I can actually sign in under the app but still forces me to try to sign in on individual articles but it won’t work. If I’m signed in on their darn app why do I have to sign in on the article page?? I don’t understand how this huge company can make such a broken and annoying product and predicament. SMH.Remmik_Version: 7.1.11

Does not change news feedI’m hoping that Microsoft sees this as their link for support is a dead end. I use start on both my iPhone and Windows tablet. I don’t know how many times I’ve told it to block whole categories but they still show up…in both places. If I tell you I’m not interested in entertainment news, why do you keep adding that to my news feed? Same is true for some other categories. Come on guys, fix this! Update March 2: still the same. I get a lot of entertainment news that I don’t want and sources I’ve blocked turn up anyway. I’m a big Microsoft fan but you guys blew this one. Also the constant scrolling back to the top is wasteful of my time. Why can’t your feed pick up at the last story I read?.George from NCVersion: 7.1.14

Being force fed an app that doesn’t workMy gripe is less the app itself, and the integration, or failure there in, of the MSN website when opened in iPhone Safari. I’ve been accessing MSN for 6-7 years for news. About a year ago I started getting prompts to either continue reading in webpage, or open in the MS Start app. A nuisance, but still an option. Lately however, the option to read in-browser hasn’t worked. Instead, I’m forced to “Read in the app”. Only problem is that the link rarely works, and in the failed process it opens an iTunes app loader page, a redirect tab, a Start App launch…without the desired story…and poor search qualities to find the story that took me down this rabbit hole in the first place. Epic fail; loads of frustration; numerous tabs and/or windows to now close or navigate; complete loss of interest in the original story and little motivation to want to use MSN or MS Start in the future. Nice going folks; you had a loyal cu, who actually occasionally made choices from the advertising, who’s now looking to Yahoo or anything other than Bing/MSN/MS Start for their news 🤨. Friggin Reddit is better for than this nonsense..Loveaudio2Version: 28.1.420326001

New layout hard to readThe updated newspage is messy and hard to read. The story tiles are arranged in in two randomly staggered columns, which results in a confusing jumble to the eyes. You can’t scan the articles left to right because the headlines don’t line up, and you can’t scan the columns top to bottom, because there is no bottom of the page. This is beyond annoying. Whoever designed it need to go back to Layout 101. Please line up the story tiles left to right to make the page readable again! The content is what it is. This isn’t so important to me because I seek news from multiple sources. But it has to be easily readable or it’s a no-go..67)(;:3Version: 3.2.47

Extremely disappointedI am so, so upset about this radical redesign that MSN just did. I have three or four news apps that I check in with a few times a week, but this was the app that I would spend time on nearly twice a day. I loved its simplistic, clear-cut layout. This layout made it stand out from all other news apps. Now it’s ruined because of Microsoft who only took over because its its greedy, never-satisfied, and has a constant Need to monopolize wherever it can. I’m so saddened by this. I did not realize that my innocently pressing “update” would cause this to happen. I’m going to try to give it a chance, but something tells me I’ll be forced to delete it in a week. I can’t believe that Microsoft took over and ruined what used to be one of my favorite apps..RivkamVersion: 3.2

So sad!!!I’ve had this app since my days of using a Nokia Lumia 1020. Been through a ton of updates. I recommend this app to everyone. Going forward I can’t. I’m not a fan of the new layout at all with the last update. To me it seems just a giant mess. And it made finding news articles even harder to find. I’m here for the news, why do I need to see groceries and everything else. Stop trying to be like apple news. Not everything apple dose is a good thing. As I type this review on an IPhone. I now the irony. I’ll keep the app around play around more with it. Hopefully get use to it. I won’t be recommending it to anyone for awhile. Was one of the best news apps out there and now just like everyone else’s. And not good at it..Slick1378rVersion: 3.2.47

Wake up before it’s too late.Not sure who is running this app. However reading people’s thoughts on Trump in this app mostly saying he should be locked up in jail but why. Don’t you think if he did something wrong that he would be locked up? So yes sounds like a witch hunt. You got to many people on a band wagon or someone controlling bc when I tried to share a comment well guess what it wouldn’t let me. So don’t fall far this. Something is up with this app in my opinion kinda like Jan 6 when trump was set up by a lot of dem people but what do I know. “Trump is not in jail” oh I don’t know bc he is innocent. Huh who of thought. Wake up people before it’s to late it’s MAGA or it’s going to get worse check out Newsmax. Have a good day and God bless America!.Aj2329Version: 27.7.420112601

This app is brokenThis app has changed dramatically since i first downloaded it and now they dont even care what type of news you are looking at. For instance, under the sports headlines today I saw a headline titled, "LA reaches settlement over alleged at-home Covid 19 test kits".. not too sure what that had to do with sports, that is not the only example of this, there was also "Depressed demand forcing Wisconsin dairy farmers to dump milk", again nothing to do with sports. Additionally, whoever developed this app thought it would be a great idea to have NO end to the headlines under each section, so if you think you are going to get the bottom of page it just keeps loading more headlines whether they are relevant or not. This app has gone down the tubes, its absolute trash now..Tlaf42Version: 3.2.35

App just keeps getting worseUpdate: apparently the developers don't read the reviews. This thing has gotten worse. Open the app, swipe through two or three articles and CRASH! C'mon, folks! Do better! My complaint before was that each time the app loses focus and then is brought back to the foreground, it resets itself. This means that you have to scroll through all of the stories to find where you were; assuming you remember. Now, when I try to share something via Twitter or Facebook (on my iPad Air), the pop up window loses focus while I'm typing and I have to start over again. Definitely going to look for a replacement now. The app owners apparently don't care and definitely don't test their product..The Mississippi StudVersion: 2.2.96

This is Bing, Not a News AppWhat a shady, dishonest update. What was once an application focused on actually displaying news is now a sneaky way to trick people into using Bing. How so? When you load the application, you’re given a nearly identical experience as the Edge browser’s start page. There’s a search box, but if you think you’re searching for news topics, you’re wrong - it’s Bing. Looking for news? Sure, there’s a few headlines on that Edge start page, but the functionally you would expect to find and was central in previous versions is now buried in the third tab. It’s this sort of anti-user practice that build a generation of folks who lack faith in anything from Microsoft..CederghostVersion: 3.2.45

Better on Windows MobileUnlike many of Microsoft's other apps, this one is much better on Windows Mobile and full Windows 10 than it is on iOS. Microsoft's News app on iOS is quite clunky and outdated when compared to similar news apps. It jumps into a different window just to show a picture, unlike their own Windows platform app which overlays the image. Navigation is difficult, with the back button way in the top corner and access to my "interest" topics buried in a top menu, instead of laid out with the other "main" topics. One last thing that I find quite confusing in this app - the lack of any useful settings. There is really only a way to sign into an account, and pick a language. That's about it. What about options for video playback? What about text sizes?! What about easier ways to choose and navigate content and interests? What about a dark theme choice!? For Microsoft's "dump windows and build on other platforms" mobile strategy, this sure falls flat. It's a terrible experience..GkmessVersion: 2.2.96

New version is awfulReally do not want to see like or dislike options. Not interested in opinions. News is news and is meant to inform. It seems as if you added this feature as a point of entertainment for people. I think that’s sad and essentially adds fuel to the fire in regards to some stories since the opinions written are not informed at all. And many will view some opinions as fact. I think that sets dangerous precedent as we all have come to see over the last couple of years. There better formats for expressing opinions. As far as the layout goes I really preferred it the way it was. Should now be called MSN Entertainment. I will seek out other sources of news..MSN EntertainmentVersion: 3.2.47

MSN just is difficult now to use.I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled Start numerous times. It never remembers my login credentials and if I try to open it from the website it always asks to download the app which was already installed. Sorry I’m not always sitting in the Start app when pursuing web news outlets. Then when I tap open since it is installed it never goes to the story I was trying to expand on. Now it is uninstalled and MSN is coming of my list of sites to review for news. Their own fault. I fear the AP will head that way, as they are trying to push their app down our throats more and more too..XoffieVersion: 29.0.420809001

Old version was much betterThis app used to be my go-to for global news. Yet the latest redesign makes created a news app full of unnecessary junk stories and a negative reading experience. For example, the addition of social features makes me feel like I’m on a social app, rather than a news app. The inability to view and zoom in on the news photos, makes the stories less engaging. The reorganization of content aims to direct readers to what the app wants the user to read, instead of what the user wants to read. I encourage the product leads to take a step back and gain a better understanding of what their core audience actually wants in a news app..Silicon Valley and beyondVersion: 3.2.47

Doesn’t link to the articleI had this issue when the App first came out, where I’d click “continue reading in App” and it would take me to the Store to open it and then it just opens to a generic page….The article nowhere to be seen. This seemed to correct itself for a while recently, and it was great, but then it went back to the annoying process. I don’t know if a phone update impacted it, or what happened, but I can’t read any of the articles that require you to “continue reading in the app”, which is just about all of them. 😑 Note, this is only an issue in my iPhone but that’s where I do most of my reading. 🫤.NEJP22Version: 29.2.420912009

Getting worse instead of betterI have used this app for years, even before it was renamed Start. They have taken away access to my interests, only allowing a news scroll, and their “news sources” have devolved to things like Raw Story and Pop Sugar in place of credible news organizations. I have tried blocking many of these, but with the latest builds even when I block them the same sources and “articles” keep appearing. Microsoft had a good app and they have ruined it. It’s no wonder there are so many uninformed people out there sure of what they know. Go elsewhere for news..NoelPatrickVersion: 28.4.420523001

Not News,Just Another Social Media AppThe opinions stated in section of this app come down to “you’re wrong, no, you’re wrong”. The news is a very distant second to the social media megaphone the app offers. It looks like there is no moderation of the comments, so the app is perfect for extremists to sling crap. Any comment supported by thought or fact is quickly called down by name callers..WhilbornVersion: 7.1.7

Left moderatorsI can never comment on stories because microsoft is a left woke corporation. No bad words no hate just a different opinion but i’m censored and can’t post..VAD3R79Version: 7.1.13

Zero StarsI am very angry that MSN is forcing me to use their app if I want to read an article. Sometimes I can just read the article when ‘expand’ is the choice about how I want to access the article. However at other times I am forced to open the app to read the article. 😡😡😡😡😡.HiyahtiVersion: 7.1.8

Go back to original layoutThis app use to fill my iPad screen. Now it is 1/2 the size. It use to fill the whole screen on my iPad. I was using this app until they changed it..Wootten WonderVersion: 29.0.420809001

News mini app vanished since a few months agoWhere is news section?.Yichen910Version: 28.9.420724004

Frustrating!When I want to read an article on MSN it takes me to the App which I open, but then I cannot find the article I was interested in. I’m going to find another way to read the news…don’t need this frustration!.TelizasaskVersion: 28.1.420326001

Doesn’t LoadThis app is not fast or efficient. Half the articles don’t load. When trying to flip through stories the app has a mind of its own. I wanted to like this app but it doesn’t like me..XecsxoVersion: 27.7.420112601

BROKEN!!!After i updated this app… my favourite thing about it VANISHED! I can no longer find the section called REWARDS where i could collect daily bonuses & do news searches … etc This is going to impact my ability to keep a streak going..Misplaced1brainVersion: 27.1.410923001

Join the Microsoft collective!Microsoft is just like the Borg. One System to rule them all. It just doesn’t jive….AndyMan2Version: 7.25.7

Some news in between all the advertisingEvery other article is an advertisement. What’s the point?.Simoneyes22Version: 7.25.4

App itself is great BUT….I do not want to comment with my full name which comes from my Microsoft profile ! When you login to comment, it uses your full name!! Why Microsoft can’t I use an alias? FIX this !!!.The3rdsVersion: 7.1.7

StartI don’t like using Start. I much prefer MSN for the layout, etc. Unfortunately, when i got to an article on MSN, I can’t continue reading it unless I hit “continue reading”, “continue on the app”, or “expand article”. Very, very annoying. If I wanted to use “Start”, I’d go there first. Please let us make up our own minds!!!.FransmissionVersion: 7.1.2

Canadian Fox NewsIf you’re looking for a Canadian version of Fox News this is it. Keep that in mind as you read the news. There is another side to their reporting that tends to be less biased..KeastersVersion: 27.4.411121601

Microsoft News with more garbage and less performanceAt least provide the option to launch straight to news tab. Home is filled with ads..PINGU543Version: 7.1.10

Read your most recent reviews.Same problem identified again and again! Fire whoever is in charge and fix it!.Stupid app get rid of itVersion: 29.6.421108001

App doesn’t open with article I’m trying to readI have had the same problem as others where it forces me to open the app to read the article, but I then can’t find the article I wanted to read. Every time..Tracy1910Version: 29.3.421002001

Ms appI am continuously redirected from msn articles to your app, at which point I need to search for what I was reading on msn! This is nuts! How many millions of msn users don’t finish reading what might be important news because they r forced to your app and then need to spend TIME trying to find what they were reading. Fix this!.Annoyed in cdaVersion: 29.3.421002001

AppNot much use bi read the msn site it says open in app but never does. So you can only read the headlines. Not the actual artiles..Normie58Version: 29.3.420930001

No me jodanNo me moleste.RafaeljoaquinVersion: 29.3.420930001

False… continue reading in the app… That’s a lieReading an article continued from the Independent…must be a news source site. Says continue reading in the app. I download the Microsoft link and it’s nowhere to be found from where I was reading it. You have to type all the information in it. This is not what anybody’s gonna want to do it want to direct link… This was a waste of time ..I deleted the app..Supra1980Version: 29.3.420925001

Sucks!This app is TERRIBLE!!!!! Try to open the story you want to read on the app and it doesn’t take you there, constantly have to update it! May just give up on MSN news altogether…...50allieVersion: 29.1.420822001

Don’t botherApp crashes at least once a week, have to delete and reload each time. I only want to read the news but the app makes it so much harder..WankmicrosoftVersion: 29.1.420822001

ForcedThey don’t give you the alternative to keep reading without downloading the app. Is the app so bad that you have to twist arms to get it downloaded?.Oz123456789987654322Version: 29.1.420822001

MSNI get kicked over to this APP to continue an article I was reading on MSN on my IPhone but the story is never there..HFreddyMVersion: 29.0.420809001

Does Not Work as AdvertisedFrom msn/en-ca , I click on “continue reading on the app” and it takes me to the app… but the article is nowhere to be found Thanks for making me download an app that doesn’t work. Will be deleting and continue going to original source of article to continue reading..CantLeaveCommentBCNoNamesLeftVersion: 29.0.420809001

Doesn’t let me read articlesIt blocks me from reading them in my browser, then when I click read in app, it just goes to some home default for the app, not the article. Worse than useless..RozoqoVersion: 28.9.420724004

APP IS HORRIBLENothing appears to work and sometimes the comments and likes won’t show. The news stories are always months old, but that might be deliberate. There’s no point in looking for engagement because you’re censored to death if you don’t agree with the status quo. You’re not allowed to have (respectful) conservative discourse on this app..O.y.OVersion: 28.9.420724004

DisappointedContent doesn’t change for days. Content is not as interesting as on MSN.ca View in Start doesn’t work from MSN.ca.TL3701Version: 28.9.420724004

Forced to use appI don’t like the app at all. When I use my phone, I can expand two articles on the MSN websites and then it forces me to the app which seems to have day old news..WantfungamesVersion: 28.9.420724004

Old news and forced to go hereThis app shows too much old news and doesn’t update as it changes. It is the end of July and it is showing a top story from April about snow in the forecast as an example. I shouldn’t have to see stories more than a week old so often while new stories are pushed aside. Also as you scroll down you get repeats of the same stories time and time again. The MSN news website also pushes you here and often doesn’t open automatically and sits on the app page here or you have to manually search up the same title. Very annoying. It used to be alright until they changed their dashboard to remove the top stories tab and put other stuff in its place. I can’t find a way to customize it. Sometimes you just want to browse news titles for things that interest you..CMourot73Version: 28.9.420724004

Keeps reverting to old newsFor some reason, this app constantly “freezes” or simply goes back to presenting articles that are 3 months old. Then won’t update until you delete it and reinstall. Very frustrating and annoying..GTWBoss302Version: 28.8.420716001

Je veux être servi en FRANÇAIS S.V.P merciSinon j’annule.Mû ilgiVersion: 28.8.420716001

Why?Truelly dislike this ap. Get asked on msn to swith to see a news article and it never takes you to it garbage app..Nightshift#1Version: 28.8.420712004

Can’t open articlesI used to choose an article from MSN then it said continue reading in App. So I accept. Now it won’t open and wants me to download Start App or something like that. Which I have.Garbage. Just let me read the article on MSN. The Startpage does not have the same articles that I find on MSN homepage..SwanRobsonVersion: 28.7.420703001

It’s like they don’t want me to see the news.When I first got the app it was fine but after a couple weeks they got rid of the news button on the bottom of the screen and replaced it with camera. Camera?! No big deal could still get to the news through the apps section so I pinned the news app to my favorites and moved on. Not too long after that the news disappeared from the apps section. Now I only get a handful of top stories on the homepage. For the life of me I can’t figure out why this news app doesn’t want me to see the news. I use the app only for Microsoft points now and get my news from Google..SPOHairVersion: 28.7.420703001

Mostly doesnt work AND wants access to my Photos appRecently, this app has been prompting me on my iPad and iPhone to allow access to my Photos - whatever for? So, my trust level is now really low..Stu593Version: 28.7.420703001

Don’t Like ItI don’t like that I am forced to use the app instead of reading the news online like before. It is not convenient and very annoying..MeefyedVersion: 28.6.420619005

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