In this post we will see how to disable live tile, display one specific photo or show only selected images on Pictures
app tile on Windows 8.1 Start Screen.
To show only selected pictures in
the app tile on the Start Screen, you will have to remove default folders and add a folder to the Pictures library.
The Pictures
app tile on Windows 8.1 Start Screen displays pictures, photographs or images.
In this post we will see how to disable live tile, display one specific photo or show only selected images on Pictures
app tile on Windows -LSB-...]
Right - clicking on
an app tile on the Start screen works just like right - clicking on something on the desktop.
While some are seeing blank tiles or broken tiles for some of the Windows Store apps, after upgrading their Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, yet many others are seeing an Arrow - Down sign in the bottom right corner of their Windows Store
app tiles on their Start Screen.
So these are some of the things on how to manage various
app tiles on Start Screen, creating a group, naming a group and moving the apps around.
You can have hundreds of more
app tiles on screen at one time with an utlrawide, great for those of you who prefer using the full - screen Start rather than the menu version.
Fix for a problem that caused some phones to finish the initial setup wizard with an incomplete set of
app tiles on the Start screen.
Not exact matches
Tile is a Bluetooth - enabled device and
app that lets users keep tabs
on their most valuable items.
Searching for podcasts is simple, and the
app displays them in a
tile format that's easy
on the eyes.
You can use it to find a missing sock in your house, but you can also use it to locate the wallet you left
on a streetcar — with the help of every other smartphone that has the
Tile app installed.
All you have to do is place a
Tile tag in or
on the devices you're worried about losing, and the
app will track them for you.
The new features surrounding the application area are multitasking, with better live
tiles and an improvement
on delivering real - time information onto the screen without the need to open the
app, plus a more thorough integration under the hood with App Connect for music, video and pictur
app, plus a more thorough integration under the hood with
App Connect for music, video and pictur
App Connect for music, video and pictures.
If you want to stay in nabi mode but don't want to use the
tiled interface, you can tap the
app icon
on the top right corner to view
apps in thumbnail view.
Shows scroll past in a
tile format; if you press
on a
tile and flick it toward the top of the tablet, the
app will change your TV to that program.
Sure, any Windows 8 device running
on an x86 processor will still be able to run traditional software (now called «desktop applications»), but by pushing the new
apps to the very front of everyone's Windows experience, Microsoft is betting its future
on the new
tile - based interface and its only compatible
apps.
You can also hover over
tiles on your Start screen to get a tip about the
app.
That means each
tile is a shortcut to a specific
app, but also pushes live information regarding the
app to the
tile on the homescreen.
Needs share functionality.Yes the
app settings are set
on Live
tile and Toast and the phone's lock screen is set up for a Facebook icon notification at the bottom of my lock screen.Download
on here by scan this below QR code.
Improved Live
Tiles: The Live
Tiles on Start dish up more (and quicker) updates
on your
apps, and they're also a whole lot of fun — the Pictures
Tile animates with a slideshow of your favorite snapshots and Group
Tiles flash your friends» latest updates.
Yes the
app settings are set
on Live
tile and Toast.
Sadly, the most entertaining part of the old SideView
app — «flicking» a
tile to the top of the tablet to have that show appear
on your TV — is no longer a feature.
Each
tile gets updated in real - time and is also useful for gaining quick access to your mailbox, Hancom Office for working
on office documents and the calendar
app.
The
app also takes advantage of the Windows Phone Live
Tiles and allows for flight status updates, social media networking information, timetables, flight view and more to be
on the home's start screen.
Exploring involves moving to the appropriate token
on the board and then tapping its digital counterpart in the
app, whereupon it will tell you what new
tiles need to be put out, whether there are any monsters lurking etc..
However, things are looking up for the Apple TV, with news of the ability to require the use of game controllers as outlined at WWDC and also upcoming games such as Dungeon
Tiles, which has even managed to win mobile marketing company AppLovin's $ 25,000 «Apple TV
App Challenge» prize and launches
on Apple TV and iOS for free
on the June 29th...
The first thing we noticed
on the Home screen is the large
tile in the middle displaying our most recently used
app.
This UI presents the user with a collection of
tiles, much like we're getting used to
on tablet devices, and runs
apps that are specifically designed for that UI.
On the iPhone, the
app uses a similar
tiled array to display stories, only in a single rather than a double column.
On the iPad, the
app's home page displays a
tiled array of top stories from various ALM publications.
You simply attach the small, square, white tag onto your key chain or other item or slide it into your wallet and then, when seeking to locate an item simply pull up the
app on your smartphone, turn it
on and follow the Bluetooth signal emitted by the
Tile.
Windows 10 already has full - screen ads
on the sign - in screen, ads that pop up from the taskbar, ads that appear as notifications, sponsored
apps in the Start menu, Candy Crush
tiles installed by default, and full - screen video ads in the Solitaire
app.
You can also use different
tile sizes, allowing you to view live
tile information
on a larger
tile or fit many more
app shortcuts
on a single screen.
- Phone tweaks: brought back National data roaming option - Ultimate notification control: — fixed improper lights and vibration handling during quiet hours affecting mainly ongoing notifications — improved detection of ongoing notifications belonging to foreground services — active Screen: added option for ignoring quiet hours (shows active screen during quiet hours)-- active screen: don't apply to ongoing foreground service notifications — active screen: use direct wake up call instead of full wake lock (should improve compatibility
on some devices)-- active screen: improved check for proximity sensor state - Statusbar tweaks: added option for using Lollipop signal icons (with full support for MediaTek Gemini)- Quick settings Network mode
tile: added option for specifying 2G +3 G mode: — allows to choose whether to use GSM / WCDMA Preferred or GSM / WCDMA Auto —
tile icon indicates which 2G +3 G mode is set (2G / 3G or 3G / 2G)- Quick settings QuickRecord
tile: — added option for choosing audio quality — added option for choosing auto - stop recording delay - PowerMenu: added option for hiding expanded desktop toggle in power menu - Launcher tweaks: adjusted for compatibility with Google Search 4.0.26 (thanks to theknut)- GravityBox Actions: — added action for clearing all notifications — added action for toggling auto brightness - GB
App Picker: search field adjusted to allow inputting non-English characters (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pesa1234)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)
- Quick Settings: — allow secured
tiles in lock screen when it's insecured by Smart Lock — added Battery
tile: ------ with icon showing current battery level ------ with text showing current temperature and voltage ------ single - press toggles battery saver mode ------ long - press opens Battery Settings ------ configurable in Tile specific settings menu - Power tweaks: added option for disabling battery saver indication (orange bars)- Signal Cluster: added option for disabling exclamation marks in status bar signal icons - Potential improvement of battery style handling on unsupported devices - Reduced some error logging on Xperia devices - Launcher tweaks: adjusted for Google App 4.5.12 and 4.5.13 - Updated Russian translations (thanks to ga
tile: ------ with icon showing current battery level ------ with text showing current temperature and voltage ------ single - press toggles battery saver mode ------ long - press opens Battery Settings ------ configurable in
Tile specific settings menu - Power tweaks: added option for disabling battery saver indication (orange bars)- Signal Cluster: added option for disabling exclamation marks in status bar signal icons - Potential improvement of battery style handling on unsupported devices - Reduced some error logging on Xperia devices - Launcher tweaks: adjusted for Google App 4.5.12 and 4.5.13 - Updated Russian translations (thanks to ga
Tile specific settings menu - Power tweaks: added option for disabling battery saver indication (orange bars)- Signal Cluster: added option for disabling exclamation marks in status bar signal icons - Potential improvement of battery style handling
on unsupported devices - Reduced some error logging
on Xperia devices - Launcher tweaks: adjusted for Google
App 4.5.12 and 4.5.13 - Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)
You can use them to control whether to show extra
tiles on each column of
tiles, whether things like your most - used and recently - added
apps show up above your full list of
apps, and whether to open the Start menu in full screen mode.
- Improved support for Motorola Moto G Dual SIM: — QS: adjusted network mode
tile (allows changing SIM slot on long - press)-- QS: adjusted handling and reordering of cellular tiles — QS: proper adjustment of signal tile size for tiles per row option — Signal cluster adjustments, including icon coloring (NOTE: cell signal doesn't support data activity indicators)-- fixed Smart radio — all other misc Multi SIM related adjustments - Quick settings: — revived Ringer Mode Tile (silent == priority)(thanks to romracer)-- revived USB Tethering Tile — fixed other misc issues in tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzam
tile (allows changing SIM slot
on long - press)-- QS: adjusted handling and reordering of cellular
tiles — QS: proper adjustment of signal
tile size for tiles per row option — Signal cluster adjustments, including icon coloring (NOTE: cell signal doesn't support data activity indicators)-- fixed Smart radio — all other misc Multi SIM related adjustments - Quick settings: — revived Ringer Mode Tile (silent == priority)(thanks to romracer)-- revived USB Tethering Tile — fixed other misc issues in tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzam
tile size for
tiles per row option — Signal cluster adjustments, including icon coloring (NOTE: cell signal doesn't support data activity indicators)-- fixed Smart radio — all other misc Multi SIM related adjustments - Quick settings: — revived Ringer Mode
Tile (silent == priority)(thanks to romracer)-- revived USB Tethering Tile — fixed other misc issues in tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzam
Tile (silent == priority)(thanks to romracer)-- revived USB Tethering
Tile — fixed other misc issues in tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzam
Tile — fixed other misc issues in
tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzam
tile management (thanks to romracer)- BatteryBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- ProgressBar: improved behavior in lock screen status bar (now allows bottom position)- Phone: — added workaround for missed calls notification LED — added 5s ramp - up duration for ascending ringtone - Ultimate notification control: — fixed issues causing unexpected heads up and notification icon «jumping» — show package names in
app descriptions for better identification of packages having the same
app name - Power: improved option for low battery warning policy - Navigation bar: improved handling of cursor control keys - Recents: added option for using alternate icon for clear all button - Fixed unexpected disappearing of centered clock and centered traffic monitor - Other misc Motorola specific fixes (thanks to romracer)- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translations (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor, KingKaminari)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to PeterDaveHello)- Updated Malay translations (thanks to zamzameir)
Enhancements to the Photos
app: The updated Live
Tile for the Photos
app will now include your photos
on OneDrive in the recent photo rotation where previously you would only see local photos.
Also for people upgrading their phone from Build 9941, the
tiles on your Start screen for the Camera and Photos
apps may be missing or corrupt.
Tiles An item
on the Start screen of your Windows ® Phone that gives you quick access to your most used
apps and important information.
Photo
app improvements: With the most recent update to the Photos
app, you can now mark local photos
on your phone as favorites and have them shuffle
on the Live
Tile.
- General fixes and improvements: — QS: improved reliability of NFC
tile and GravityBox NFC Actions — QS: reworked Protected mode of
tiles — QS: fixed protected
tiles showing wrong color after unlocking — QS: fixed some long - press actions still working
on protected
tiles while locked — QS: fixed press actions still working for header
tiles while locked — QS: removed info icon showing for protected
tiles — Improved image choosing / cropping to eliminate direct file access causing problems
on some systems — ProgressBar: fixed not showing for
apps targeting old versions of Android — GB Torch: fixed auto - off feature to use Alarm (does not require WakeLock permission anymore)-- Phone: adjusted for the latest version of Google Dialer - OxygenOS improvements: — Added OOS theming support to GravityBox
tiles — Added option for enabling built - in call recording — Added option for disabling Dash charging sound — Made Dash charging sound respect GB Quiet Hours - Samsung fixes and improvements (provided by Firefds)-- Fixed duplicate reboot confirmation — Added Samsung specific strings for rebooting into Download mode — Fixed disabling safe media volume warning — Fixed duplicate notification slider showing in Volume panel - Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)
- Lockscreen shortcuts: — added additional slot — added option for scale correction - QuickSettings management: — added option for Haptic feedback (vibrate
on tile press)-- QuickAppTile: use default theme for launcher dialog — Moto: improved scaling of Signal
tiles (WiFi, Cellular)- Battery settings: — percent text in status bar is now independent of existing stock percent text — added master switch for battery settings - Recents: added option for always visible Clear All button (non-OOS only)- Actions: improved killing of foreground
apps — kills only what's really visible to the user — removes killed task from the recents panel - Screenshot: use native method if available (e.g. uses OnePlus screenshot
on OOS)- GB's
App Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firin
App Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed
app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firin
app init
on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp
tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firinci)
On the Start screen, if you right - click on an app tile, you will get a context menu next to the app tile that shows you what you can do with the tile, like unpin from Start, pin to the taskbar, change the tile size or even uninstall the ap
On the Start screen, if you right - click
on an app tile, you will get a context menu next to the app tile that shows you what you can do with the tile, like unpin from Start, pin to the taskbar, change the tile size or even uninstall the ap
on an
app tile, you will get a context menu next to the
app tile that shows you what you can do with the
tile, like unpin from Start, pin to the taskbar, change the
tile size or even uninstall the
app.
What we've found over the past year is that the
tile interface in Windows 8 does indeed scale well
on smaller screens, although the experience inside actual
apps and programs is more varied, especially if you're using a touch screen as your main interface.
Dragging
apps from the all
apps list to pin
on Start's
tile grid won't work.
On Dual SIM devices, unpinning the second line Phone
tile from the Start screen will make the entry disappear from the All
apps list.
We've improved speed of displaying HTTP images
on live
tiles (for example, the images used
on the MSN News
app live
tile).
Tiles can be a plain image that you tap
on to open an
app, or they can be an interactive item that provides updated information, like weather reports, calendar events and social media feeds.