Microsoft news recap: SwiftKey comes back to iOS, Surface Go with LTE support ending, and more

Jack Wilkinson

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Microsoft has reportedly offered Sony a ten year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Sony has been offered a 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, by Microsoft, after a previously offered 3-year deal was rebuked by PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan. No comment on the revised offer has been provided by Sony.

Call of Duty: Vanguard video game on Xbox One and Xbox Series X

Microsoft set to “hard block” OneDrive and SharePoint on Internet Explorer 11 in January 2023

Access to SharePoint Online and OneDrive will be blocked on Internet Explorer 11 from January 2023, Microsoft has announced, whilst encouraging users to upgrade to a modern browser, such as Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft set to "hard block" OneDrive and SharePoint on Internet Explorer 11 in January 2023 - OnMSFT.com - November 21, 2022

SwiftKey for iOS makes its way back to the App Store

After a sudden and surprising decision to remove SwiftKey, Microsoft’s 3rd party keyboard app, from the iOS App Store, it has made another surprising decision and brought SwiftKey back. The app has been returned to the App Store after numerous requests from users.

Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard app icon on iOS.

Support for the Microsoft Surface Go with LTE ending

The Microsoft Surface Go with LTE reached the end of its support lifecycle this week. Whilst the device will still receive Windows 10 updates, as these are separate from device support, but the device itself will no longer receive Microsoft support.

Support for the Microsoft Surface Go with LTE ending - OnMSFT.com - November 21, 2022

That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.