Third-party PK native application Win8. 1 whose software is the best?

1 win 8. 1 Application Challenge: See which news Weibo uses to brush back to the top.

Frankly speaking, compared with Win8 a year ago, Win8. 1 has obviously improved its own quality and the quantity and quality of apps, especially with the participation of third-party vendors, which greatly expanded the range of users' choices. Compared with the original APP, third-party applications are generally superior in detail design and functional experience, and most of them are easier to use than the original app. In today's article, Bian Xiao will list several third-party applications that can replace the original factory to see who is your favorite!

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 1 upgraded Win8. 1 "App Store"

Netease news VS native information

Recommended index: ★★★★★★★

Reasons for listing: follow-up, column, trying to see things, the whole subway journey, live news video.

"Information" is the first official application for Microsoft to enter the Win8 platform. Although it has been improved for more than a year, the new generation of "information" is much stronger than the original, but there are still many unsatisfactory places. In contrast, the domestic "Netease News" is obviously more grounded.

"Netease News" divides the interface into three parts: column, atlas and thread, among which column is the most familiar news classification, and users can add or delete columns freely according to their preferences. Atlas is a standard portrayal of "seeing things with pictures". It is absolutely the best choice for modern people to understand domestic events without reading words. As for the thread, it is the killer function of Netease News. You know, Netease's comments have always been famous among netizens.

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 2 Netease News

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 3 Position ranking

The thread list adopts a half-screen design, but it is not the original split screen of Win8. 1. In addition to the quick post bar fixed at the bottom of the interface, every post in the post bar building can also click to start the operation. Specifically, each post provides three buttons to choose from, namely "Top", "Reply" and "Copy", and the size is quite large, which takes good care of the experience of touch screen users.

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 4 Post shortcut operation

Compared with the original information of the system, every news in Netease News is a standard Metro design, and there will be no embarrassing problem that the original information occasionally jumps to IE. Even when the article is mixed with video, it can be played directly without calling a third-party program. At the same time, the more humanized design can adjust the font size according to your own needs, which can be said to be a very attentive function for tablet computers with obvious size differences.

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

The video embedded with news in Figure 5 can also be played directly in the application.

"HOLA" vs "Sina Weibo"

Recommended index: ★★★★★

Reason for listing: timeline model, not anti-human detail design

As the most popular Weibo platform in China, Win8 Sina Weibo client naturally has a high click-through rate. However, just like mobile apps, official applications are always a bit anti-human, and even the most basic group browsing is long awaited.

In contrast, Hola's design is obviously much more practical. After entering the interface, you will find that all Weibo are connected by a timeline. The typesetting style of staggered peak display has obvious advantages, which highlights the timeliness of Weibo.

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 6 HOLA signboard timeline typesetting

So is the Weibo page. After using it for a period of time, you will find that the design of Hola is far more scientific than the official version. The comment box is directly placed on the interface, which can be used at will, without floating design, and will not block the original text when typing. The "I" in the upper right corner is another place to boast about. Compared with the official application, this column is permanently designed, which means that you can view @, collect, comment and post Weibo at any time and place, whether in Weibo Square or any Weibo page. Of course, there is a more practical use, which is to quickly switch the current Weibo account.

Win8. 1 The application is recommended to be installed.

Figure 7 Weibo page is more scientific than the official version.

Hola also has the same function of browsing long images as the official version, and has a one-click saving mechanism. It's just that the built-in link can't be viewed directly with Hola, so you should use an external browser. However, due to the split-screen mechanism compatible with Win8. 1, the actual trial is not a headache, and the actual experience is good.

Win8. 1 Application is recommended.

Figure 8 The built-in link in Weibo needs the help of an external browser, but it is well compatible with the split screen function of Win8. 1.

2Win8. 1 application challenge: who do you choose to go back to the top by watching the weather and listening to music?

"Good weather" VS the original "weather"

Recommended index: ★★★★★★★

Reason for listing: PM warning and life tips are more in line with the habits of China people.

Win8. 1 greatly optimizes the weather module, so that we can finally know clearly how many degrees the outside world is. However, it needs to be admitted that, despite the huge revision, the weather in the new version of Win8. 1 is still not what China people are used to. Although the newly added "information" and "video forecast" are not small, their practicality is very general. In particular, the PM value warning that domestic netizens are generally concerned about does not appear in the new version of Win8. 1 weather.

In contrast, the design of Weather Link may be more in line with the preferences of domestic users. In addition to the real-time temperature and PM warning added on the homepage, one thing with China characteristics is the holiday and solar term reminder (for example, the author wrote this article six days before the winter solstice). Another particularly striking design is that when the user clicks on the forecast for a future day, the weather background of the forecast period will be automatically changed on the screen. Although there is no dynamic background used in the mobile version here, it is great compared with the original weather!