Microsoft Launcher Preview adds third row to dock and app drawer folders

Microsoft Launcher Preview just added some neat ways to organize your apps.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Launcher Preview has a new update that makes it easier to organize your apps. The update allows you to add a third row within the launcher’s dock and organize apps into folders within the app drawer. The update also has a couple other features and fixes. The update is rolling out now to beta testers of Microsoft Launcher.

Here’s the complete changelog from Microsoft:

To organize your apps into folders within the app drawer, you can follow these steps:

The update also brings the option to double tap the screen to lock it, improves app search, and fixes several bugs.

This preview app lets you test all the latest and greatest features that might roll out to Microsoft Launcher.

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