Hands On: Lenovo App Explorer with the Miix-720

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 7, 2017

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Hands On: Lenovo App Explorer with the Miix-720

 

Another app Lenovo provides with their new devices is the Lenovo App Explorer.

As I mentioned with my hands on galleries for Lenovo's Settings and Companion Apps, these OEM options are intended to simplify the every day users experience in updating, maintaining, and using their devices.

The App Explorer provides a clean interface to the full Windows Store by providing a snapshot of the apps a user can find in the full store. Everything is laid out by primary categories including Spotlight, Explore, Games, and Apps.

Obviously Lenovo gets an opportunity to partner with app developers to feature their offerings in this app but the best feature of this app is that every option links into the Windows Store for the user to download and install the app.

Many users will use an app like this to get more familiar with what is in the Windows Store and eventually will make the move to search and use the full Windows Store themselves.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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