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Microsoft first introduced the People app in Windows 8. It was intended to be both an address book and a social app for users. In addition to Microsoft (Outlook and Skype) accounts, it allowed users to add their social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Sina Weibo, to bring all their contacts together and keep track of their latest updates, tweets, and pictures in one place.
Over time, due to changes from Facebook and others, it lost social media integration. On Windows 10, the app offered integration with Skype alone. From 2021, the People app lost the ability to be launched directly (for example, through the Start Menu or search bar). Users were only able to launch it through the People icons in Mail, Calendar, and other apps. Since Microsoft is phasing out the native Mail and Calendar apps on Windows, it seems like the company is now working on a new People app.
The setup file for the new Microsoft People preview app was leaked online today. It weighs only around 2.6MB, which indicates that it is just a web app wrapper. When installed, the new People preview app is available for launch from the Start menu and can also be pinned to the Taskbar.
Microsoft may be reviving the People app in Windows 11
Microsoft might be developing a new People app for Windows 11, as a leaked preview version has surfaced online. This standalone app is a web app wrapper.
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