Windows 10 news recap: iFixit slams Surface Go’s repairability with 1/10, myTube gets a huge update, and more

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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.

It’s been out one day, but iFixit already has a full teardown of the Surface Go

Microsoft’s Surface Go only released this weekend, but already iFixit has released its teardown of Microsoft’s latest Surface product. In its teardown, it slams the repairability of the device, owing to the amount of tape, hidden screws, and adhesive, giving it an overall repairability of just 1/10.

Windows YouTube client myTube gets a big update, includes Windows Timeline support

myTube, a third-party YouTube app for Windows, has received a large update that adds Windows Timeline support, as well as a number of other new features and changes:

  • Added myTube Rooms (beta), which allows you to watch videos together and chat with friends
  • Added Private Mode to settings, which prevents watched videos from being recorded to history or the Windows Timeline
  • Reduced memory usage of the WebView player after it’s finished being used
  • Added Theatre Mode
  • Watched videos are added to the Windows timeline
  • Zoom in animation on thumbnails when moused over
  • (PC & Mobile) Added playlist history to history page
  • (PC & Mobile) Added individual video tile pinning
  • (PC & Mobile) Added small size template to live tiles
  • (PC & Mobile) Added “Up next” experience to the end of videos (same as on Xbox)
  • (PC & Mobile) Slightly modified layout for account section
  • (PC & Mobile) Fixed bug that caused the comment section header to sometimes have the title of the video, instead of “Comments”
  • (PC & Mobile) Fixed issue where the text selection highlight wasn’t visible in the search box

Windows phone Telegram app updates with major new Telegram Passport feature

Telegram for Windows phone has been updated to add Telegram’s new Passport feature. Passport is a method of storing personal information and identity documents in the cloud so that you can securely carry them around with you.

Telegram Passport

Windows Community Toolkit hits 1 million downloads on GitHub

The Windows Community Toolkit, which helps developers build UWP apps for any Windows 10 device, has recently hit 1 million downloads on GitHub. Microsoft now promises further feature updates following the milestone.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Windows 10 news!

Radu Tyrsina

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Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.