Signal strength, data connection, Wi-Fi, Battery, Location and more all remain on the screen; they no longer auto-hide
New People Hub redesign with smaller fonts
Phone history now groups repeat calls from a user with ‘(#)’ representing number of calls
Speed Dial is finally here under Phone
Larger font for Time on the Lock screen; moves down on the screen if there are notifications
Charging notification alert has changed to a shorter, less annoying sound
Freshly installed apps say ‘new’ under their titles in the App list
Games are installed under the App list in addition to the Games hub
Games hub removes SmartGlass linking and adds new Friends and Messages icons
The changes that Microsoft have brought to 8.1 are welcomed.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s still room for improvement, but there’s enough here to make the OS feel very fresh and to keep users busy with some new customizations.
However, I’d still like to see:
Large Tile size, similar to Windows 8.1 (basically 4 medium Tiles, combined)
Accent color chooser
Background images look better blurred; give users a tool to blur images before setting as background
Next Update is Cortana same as Siri
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