If you're a Windows Insider running the new version of the Windows Store on Windows 10 Mobile for "Redstone" builds, you'll now be able to easily check out whether you're phone meets the given system requirements for an app. As you can see in the screenshots below, the Store now provides a segmented rundown of requirements, posting a check mark next to each one that your phone meets.
If a feature is absolutely required, a red "Required" label will appear next to the spec. As for the categories themselves, they range from the OS version and processor architecture to things like touch and telephony. Obviously, some of these would only be missing from a PC, but we haven't been able to verify whether the same chart is showing up on desktop as well.
It's certainly a neat feature; albeit one that may be over the heads of some consumers. And again, this is only available for those using the new Store layout that's being tested on Redstone builds of Windows 10 Mobile.
Have you seen the chart pop up on your Windows Store app yet? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Thanks to @s1z33 on Twitter for the tip!
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Phone Insiders now seeing app system requirements inside Windows Store
Good day everyone! Just wanted to ask something (sorry if it's blatantly simple), how do I see the description for an app? As well as where do I see screenshots for the apps? I just can't find them when I'm browsing through the applications in the store.
Read the comments above yours. The answer you seek is contained within.
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But still no date of update...
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What's the use with windows 10 bring sluggish
I would like to see the app last updated version or date,like the in App Store.
That's been a request of mine for years.
Did they remove app screenshots in the new store? I can't find them anywhere.
The info is useful!
Yeah but am missing the app description and image preview.
Same thing is also happening on non-mobile Windows 10.
Sometimes I can't see screenshots for the app's in the new store version
What happen to the pictures of the app or games? Those are helpful on my decision on whether or not I'm going to download them or is just my store
Nope, they've gone along with the descriptions.
Screenshots will be back. It's obviously a bug.
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Sadly soon the requirements will be "N/A"
I do think it's needed though. Like on Android and iOS, "this app requires at least Android v2.3 or iOS7" etc. The problem with W10/M is that there isn't any clear requirement what version of Windows 10 you needed for this to work. It's a messy implementation sure, but needed one way or another. 10.10586.318 looks horrible, but that's how it is :(
I agree.
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One thing I wish WP Store had that Google and iOS do, is t date that the app was last updated.
^ this, we had it in 8.1. Also, nice feature would be a trailer for the games, like on Android.
That be awesome.
Video trailers are coming.
Agreed. They've gotten feedback on this and still haven't re-implemented it. I honestly have no hope at this point.
It does, just check under Downloads and Updates and it listed every app, the version and when it was last updated.
They better bring back those screenshots. It's a mess without them, tbh.
Of course they will.
Ha, look who's talking. :D Hey mate, you're good?
I hope you're right. Not sure why they even removed them in the first place.
I'm good! Good to see you too! :D
I REALLY don't like the individual app pages on mobile - there was already an endless list of content to scroll through, and adding this (in addition to not looking great) doesn't help in that regard. And you have to scroll past the requirements (which no one will look at, as this article alludes to) to see the rating? Why?
There needs to be SOMETHING to partition out the information, both for usability and aesthetics - whether it's a clickable link for non-crucial information, the use of pivots, etc. The Store needs a LOT of work before the Anniversary Update...
EDIT: Like here in Daniel's video showing the 8.1 Store
You should only really see the requirements if it's not supported i think.
Yeah, they should bring horizontal navigation back, it kept things way more organized, you just have to swipe right or left to find the info you're looking for instead of scrolling down forever. I swear, it's like MS is trying hard to move away from everything they made right. Unfortunately, now that they're officially giving up consumers and going full enterprise, i don't expect to see the UI improving anymore, they'll just settle for something that somehow works and call it a day.
Hideous, if you ask me. Hopefully that UI gets polish before release!
I agree, it's too techy, but they do need something like it imo.
They also need to add the app descriptions back in. Can't tell what you're downloading. And it's so sluggish currently.
I'm pretty sure it'll get blazing fast at production.. Remember the initial desktop store before the official W10 release last year? It was so sluggish, but now, the store is super fast, maybe they are just using running on some test servers or something.
OMFG, back to Windows XP days..... FFS.....
What ever happened to if you see it in the store, it will run on your device?
ARGH..................................
Yea I liked it that way. If i didnt work on your phone it just didnt show up in your store. Easy
I don't like that idea. What if someone says to me "Have you gotten app XYZ? It's pretty sweet!", but when I go to look for it, I can't find it. I would rather it show you the app with a message "Sorry, but this app won't run on your device because your device doesn't have a flux capacitor."
It does?
Showing only apps that work on your device is a great start, but what happens when you click a direct Store link found here on WC or on the internet? Why can't my device get app X? Perhaps your device doesn't have a compass, you're in an unsupported region, or you have an older OS build. It's been a frequent complaint in the past, and now we can see the "why".
Yeah, I don't miss those days at all, lol. We had to be experts on every device out there and make sure the app could run on all of them before writing, or else..comments were a disaster.
Confusion should never be preferred over communication.
Lol what ever happened to wei scored components
Yep. However, the requirements are not 100% accurate and most of the time apps will install and run fine even if you are missing one or two (camera, for example is a common one).
That's up to the devleoper
Lol wish ms would fix things like the sensorcore api for l929
I can confirm that the Desktop Store has the System Requirements now showing on applications.
Me too
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Nice. Loving the new look and info like this in the Store.
Technical like Windows should be. Android should never be more like a real computer than a Windows based phone... The feature gap is definitely closing with WinMo10.
*Win10Mob / W10M :p
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Still no last updated date?