The screen populates with a full listing of
all your installed modern apps, complete with the file size of each app.
The feature also helps you to
install a modern app used by the activity on one PC, to install the same on another PC with the help of the Timeline feature.
Not exact matches
If you have a
modern Chromebook you will soon be getting Google Play and the ability to
install Android
apps.
Newly
installed apps are easier to find in the
Modern apps list now.
Modern versions of Android should have better battery life thanks to this feature, even if you have lots of
apps installed.
Installed programs aren't managed by the operating system, like mobile
apps on Android and iOS are — although «
Modern» Windows
apps do work this way.
In Windows 8, SkyDrive was available as a
Modern app and a desktop
app that you could
install.
When you
install Windows 8, you'll observe that there are some default
Modern UI
apps pinned by default to Start Screen.
In the age of
modern Android, however, you can not only
install the Google Now launcher and Google Assistant on your phone, you can also disable quite a few of Sony's stock
apps and transform your phone into what is effectively a stock Android device.
In Windows 8, those new
apps — named Metro
apps at the time, and then
Modern apps, Windows 8 - style
apps, immersive UI
apps, and finally Store
apps — could only be
installed from the Windows Store.
You will see a list of all of the
modern apps you have
installed.
Installing updates still takes much longer than on more
modern hardware for the same price, and sometimes
apps can take a few extra seconds loading, which adds up over time.
Windows Blue adds the ability to share a screenshot of the
app you're working in using other
modern - style
apps you have
installed, similar to Android's sharing function.
Though you can usually pop in a MicroSD card or a flash drive to get more disk space, you won't find a way in the graphical interface to have the
modern - style Windows Store
apps — which can consume a ton of disk space —
install onto removable storage.
On
modern devices that run Android, when you want to open a file, play a game, or use any program, you open the
app drawer, and choose the best tool for the job from the
apps you have already
installed.
Click the Start button and you'll see your
installed desktop
apps first in the list, with
Modern apps hidden near the end.
What it did present troubles with was the internal memory — the 8 GB of built - in storage ran out quick, leaving me unable to
install a high - end game like
Modern Combat 5 or even update
installed apps on a few occasions.