Tencent App Store Partners with Microsoft Store for Cross-Terminal Ecosystem
TapTechNews May 28th news, today, Tencent App Store's cross-terminal ecosystem conference was held in Beijing. At the meeting, Tencent App Store announced a cooperation with the Microsoft Store. The two sides will jointly work to realize the listing of Tencent App Store's mobile content in the Microsoft Store special area. At the same time, Windows users can seamlessly download and install mobile applications on the Windows platform and enjoy the native experience of mobile applications.
It is learned that through this cooperation, in the future, Windows users will be able to search for mobile applications through channels such as the app store, start menu, Windows search and Bing, and evoke the Microsoft Store to complete the download and installation, and a shortcut will be generated on Windows, and users can use it by clicking the shortcut icon on the desktop.
Tencent's vice president Lin Songtao pointed out that the huge space in the PC market and the insufficient content supply form a sharp contrast, and the integration of the PC and mobile ecosystems has become an inevitable trend. He said: The PC side has a huge user group. We hope to provide technical, traffic and commercial support for mobile developers in cross-terminal integration through the computer version of the App Store, in cooperation with the Microsoft Store and Intel, to jointly promote the prosperity and development of the PC application ecosystem and bring users a better cross-terminal experience.
The general manager of the Microsoft Store, Giorgio Sardo, said that as one of the most commonly used applications on the Windows platform, the Microsoft Store provides consumers with trusted applications, games and AI experiences; Tencent App Store is one of the leading mobile application distribution platforms in China and has deep accumulation in virtual technology and application distribution operations. Through this cooperation, Windows PCs in the Chinese mainland market can seamlessly experience the mobile applications and mobile games brought by the Tencent App Store special area on various architectures (including ARM). Mobile developers will get the opportunity to display and promote their products on Windows devices, covering many scenarios such as across the Microsoft Store, Windows start menu, Windows search and Bing. Next, it is expected that when the Tencent special area is first launched in the Microsoft Store, it will support more than 1500 mobile applications. We look forward to bringing a better experience to users. At the same time, the AI application special area is about to land in the Microsoft Store application store.
According to TapTechNews, the computer version of Tencent App Store was officially launched in 2023, built based on the two underlying technologies of Intel® Bridge (IBT) and Celadon, breaking the barrier between the x86 and ARM architectures and realizing the perfect integration of PC and mobile terminals. This innovation not only supports the application split-screen function, but also can call the hardware resources such as the PC camera, microphone and location positioning, and at the same time supports multi-tasking and multi-window operation, allowing users to easily switch between different applications.
According to the official introduction, at this conference, Intel and Tencent App Store jointly announced the upgrade in the cross-terminal experience. The Android version of the mobile application engine is upgraded to 13, adding the parallel horizon function to achieve one screen for two uses, allowing users to enjoy more convenient multi-screen + keyboard mapping operatio ns in the Windows environment; adding the AI computing power sharing function, mobile applications can fully exert the AI performance of the Intel platform to provide a more intelligent experience; in terms of platform optimization, the platform performance is greatly improved, the integrated graphics card enhances the display performance, and the high frame rate mode and video enhancement can bring users a high-definition large-screen high-quality experience; enhancing the adaptation to new applications and games to bring users a more smooth and stable cross-terminal experience.