Microsoft announces the general availability (GA) of Visual Studio 2022 v17.0 for Mac OS. That means you can now download and install Visual Studio 2022 on your macOS to start building production-ready applications. This is the fastest Visual Studio for Mac version yet with an all-new native macOS UI, fully running on .NET 6, and optimized for Apple Silicon (ARM64) processors, says Jordan Matthiesen, Senior Program Manager for Visual Studio for Mac team.

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During the BUILD 2022 Conference, the Uno Platform team released version 4.3 of its product. The focus of this release was on enhancing our Figma plugin which generates your app XAML directly from Figma designs, as well as advancing Uno Extensions to help bootstrap your apps faster, says the Uno Platform team in an announcement.

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Microsoft released a new cumulative update for Windows 10. The Windows Insiders running Windows 10 version 21H2 under Release Preview Channel will receive this update (KB5014023) as build 19044.1739. Though the company made this update optional, it includes several non-security fixes that make Windows 10 more stable.

 

With this new Windows 10 build 19044.1739, Microsoft fixed several bugs in part of the previous build(s). Here's the full changelog for your reference.

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Over the past few weeks, Microsoft added several new features to Microsoft Office version 2206. For example, Office Build 15227 introduces voice dictation to take notes, an optimized recalculation in Microsoft Excel, and optimized Auto filter in Excel, faster formula entry in a cell, and shared documents access to guest users. In addition to these, Office Build 15310 extends the maximum number of form responses to 5 million.

 

And now a new update (build 15313.20000) for Microsoft Office version 2206 is rolling out to the Office Insiders in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring) with several bug fixes.

Microsoft has released a new build for Windows 11 insiders on the Release Preview Channel. The latest Windows 11 Build 22000.706 (KB5014019) brings two new features that will improve the Family Safety verification experience and the Windows spotlight on the desktop.

 

This build also adds a long list of fixes that adds more stability and improvements to Windows 11 ahead of the general availability of the next feature update.

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Last week, Microsoft released the first build (103.0.1253.0) of Microsoft Edge version 103 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. Now the company has released another update to Microsoft Edge version 103 that adds a few new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

 

About the latest update, Microsoft said that it’s a smaller update this week, but an important one! To know more about this build, its features, and other improvements, continue reading further.

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Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 25120 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest build doesn't bring any key new features but enables support for a new experimental "search bar" on the desktop. Not only this, there are several quality improvements and bug fixes in this build.

 

If you are an insider in the Dev Channel, you would like to update this build to try and provide feedback to Microsoft related to the "Search Bar" feature on the desktop. The company also released an ISO image of Windows 11 Build 25120. For more details, continue reading further.

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If you are a Microsoft Teams user, good news! "Microsoft Teams" has now finally landed on Microsoft Store. Mik Chernomordikov, Microsoft Group Program Manager, has revealed the news in a tweet. So, what are you waiting for? You can now navigate to Microsoft Store on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 to directly download and install the Microsoft Teams app.

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Microsoft released a new update of Office build to the insiders in the Windows Beta Channel, formerly known as Fast Ring. The latest Microsoft Office Insiders Preview Build 15310.20004 adds an improvement to Microsoft Office Suite and a list of bug fixes.

 

The latest build adds the ability for users to collect form responses from 5 million users in a single form. Earlier it was limited to only 50,000 responses. For further information (official changelog), continue reading further.

Last Month, Microsoft Edge build 102.0.1227.0 was released to the Dev Channel insiders promising that one more update will come from version 102 before the company shifts the development to 103. Later, Microsoft Edge Build 102.0.1235.1 was released and the company said that the insiders will see a few more updates before getting Microsoft Edge version 103 in the Dev Channel.

 

Now it's time to get Microsoft Edge version 103. Microsoft now releases Edge Dev build 103.0.1253.0. Being the first build from version 103, Microsoft Edge gets a few new features and improvements as listed here.

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Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2, the second supported long-term servicing channel for Visual Studio 2022. This version of Visual Studio will be supported with fixes and security updates for 18 months through January 2024. Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 adds new improvements to the C# and .NET experiences, new Git performance and experiences, updates for C++ developers, and new Azure tools for local development and deployment.

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Microsoft releases a new update to the Dev Channel insiders. As the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25115 is now rolling out to Dev Channel only, this closes the window for you to be able to switch from the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel. This build will not be offered to ARM64 PCs, says Microsoft.

 

The latest build comes with a new feature for making everyday tasks quicker in Windows 11 through inline suggested actions. Apart from this new feature, the Windows 11 build 25115 also includes a good set of general improvements and fixes.

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As it is the second Tuesday of the month, it's time for patching all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Being the fifth patch of the year, Microsoft now started rolling out the Windows 11 May 2022 Patch Tuesday (KB5013943) update for Windows 11 version 21H2.

 

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday (KB5013943) update contains all fixes from the previous optional updates and also includes a few security fixes. To know more about the fixes in this build, and to download the Windows 11 KB5013943 update offline installer, continue reading further.

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Just like all other Fridays, a new update build of Microsoft Office is now available to the insiders in the Windows Beta Channel. Being the first build of MS Office version 2206, the latest update adds several new features to the Office Suite.

 

Continue reading further to know what's new and improved in Microsoft Office version 2206, build 15227.20000, released to the Office Insiders in the Windows Beta Channel.

Microsoft releases a new update to the Windows 11 insiders, and interestingly, this build is rolling out in both the insider Dev Channel and Beta Channel users. That means you can still switch from the Dev Channel to Beta Channel if you are likely to do so!

 

The latest Windows 11 Preview Build 22616 adds an early preview of the Xbox Game Controller Bar feature that will provide you easy, controller-friendly access to recently played games and game launchers. The build also includes a bunch of improvements as listed here.

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More than a month after releasing Microsoft PowerToys 0.57.0, the company has now released a new update that bumps up the version number to 0.58.0. As per the official release notes, Microsoft PowerToys version 0.58.0 is focused heavily on upgrading to new dependencies and building for native ARM64.

 

The latest version doesn't come with any new features but adds a bunch of stability improvements. For a detailed list of changes, continue reading this post further.

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Just like all other Fridays, Microsoft releases a new update build for Microsoft Office insiders this week too. The latest Microsoft Office version 2205 build 15225.20000 is now rolling out to the office insiders who are running MS Office from the Windows Beta Channel.

 

The latest build adds a new improvement to Microsoft Excel. This improvement upgrades the experience for users who create PivotTables connected to Power BI datasets. Apart from this new change, the latest update also includes a bunch of fixes for the entire office suite.

It has been a month now since the second developer preview of Android 13 was rolled out by Google. Now the company has decided to release the first beta build of Android 13 (codenamed "Tiramisu"). The latest build comes with some new color and theme options, more granular permissions for media files, Anticipatory audio routing, and better error reporting in Keystore and KeyMint.

 

Android 13 Beta 1 is now available to all beta users as well as developers. So, if you are an Android app developer, you can get the beta build, update your tools, and start testing your apps.

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