Developers can use Windows APIs along with their existing code to
get live tiles and other features working.
You still
get live tiles for the apps that you choose to pin to Start but now you can set the size for every app, making it twice the width of a standard tile, or a tiny quarter - size tile.
You get live tiles up front which now come in three sizes — small, wide and large.
Our last hurdle is
getting the Live Tile and Push Notifications up and running, which is what we are working on for this week before we go live.
Not exact matches
The only thing crates could / should be used for is when traveling, so I supposed it's fine to
get a dog comfortable with it if you travel a lot but for day to day
living — pen it in the kitchen or a
tiled area when they aren't yet housebroken and you have to leave or leave it outside with access to shelter but it's cruel to keep a dog penned up for most of the day!
MAKE CHOICES,
GET PAID, OR LOSE IT ALL Land on «
Life Spaces» and gain
tiles worth big bucks — or pay huge fines.
A mahjong
tile, a real
life car, the Famitsu mascot, Cat Mario and Cat Peach... it's like they're just picking the most ridiculous characters they can think of and seeing which ones actually
get accepted.
Gamers looking to
get right into the Battlefield take on cops - versus - robbers can head to Battlefield.com or navigate to the Battlefield 4
live tile on their PS4 consoles.
For example, I have seen married couples
get divorced because they could not decide on what color drapes to
get in the
living room, or what
tile to use in the shower.
Traditionalists will
get their list of installed applications back and fans of the Start Screen will
get to have their
Live Tiles.
In Windows Phone 8.1, you
get to Cortana by either a
Live Tile on your Start screen or by pressing the search button on your device.
We've
got more improvements coming in future app updates that will be delivered through the Store Beta including a
Live Tile showing what's currently playing, pinning favorites to your Start screen, exploring the full catalog and listening to Radio with an Xbox Music Pass, support for Kids Corner, the ability to shop for music in the Store Beta, and more.
These apps will help you
get all the information you need whether it's the latest scores from your favorite NFL team or your local weather (the Weather app
Live Tile on my Start screen shows rain more often than I would like...).
Of course, you're not going to
get rich picture
Live tiles for the vast majority of apps, but Launcher 10's developers cleverly emulated the feel of Windows 10 Mobile where possible.
The
live tile will
get -LSB-...]
You're never going to
get a full Windows 10 Mobile
Live tile experience on Android, due to the OS limitations, but Launcher 10 is a damn fine attempt to recreate that magic Windows Phone fans yearn for.
Both Facebook and Messenger
get the full Windows 10 app treatment, complete with notifications and
Live Tile integration.
Being able to switch between my «Desktop Mode» and «Windows 8
Live Tile» makes me feel like I have more options and
getting my moneys worth.
Personally I'd like to see
live tiles get full color icons or just photo backgrounds with text, and turned into sidebar gadgets.
If you don't take it up on this offer, you'll have to go to the Favorites section within the hamburger button and then tap & hold your work favorite and choose «pin directions» to
get that nice
live tile shortcut on your start screen.
Microsoft has been «prototyping» interactive
Live Tiles for a long time, but «trying to
get it right» before committing.
But as we
get to the «RTM» phase of Windows 10, users will likely see a new
Live Tile show up on their Start Screen, pointing to the upcoming OS.
After reboot,
live tiles would continue to
get updates according to the limit you imposed.
And when you pin the app to your Start menu you'll
get notified of new messages with
Live Tiles.
I have to admit, it felt good to
get back on Windows on a phone with the
Live Tiles, daily changing Bing images on the home screen, and some of my favorite XBox
Live games.
The
live tile will
get updated as soon as you publish a new post on your site.
They are the colorful, custom designed ones — and some of them are
Live tiles, which provide
Live info and
gets updated.
Every refresh seems to change the layout a bit and I was hoping to be able to
get more of a Windows Phone
Live Tile experience.
With the Start menu, you can pin your go - to apps and files,
get updated info from
Live Tiles — like weather and headlines, so you don't even need to open the app — and more!
If you are not a huge fan of
Live tiles you can turn them off by right clicking on a
tile and selecting the option from the context menu, or you can select «Unpin from Start» to
get rid of the
tile entirely.
To
get a really beautiful Start screen you're going to want to move your
Live tiles around and group translucent
tiles together.
To
get a really beautiful Start screen put groups of translucent
Live tiles together.
Since everyone says the point of this Facebook Messenger app is to be able to
get into chat without launching Facebook (which can already be done by pinning the Facebook «messages»
tile to your start screen from the full app), maybe the new Facebook Messenger app is faster loading than the Facebook «Messages»
live tile?
The universal Windows app for PC (and hopefully for Mobile) will allow you to send messages, Gifs, videos,
get notifications, see messages on the
Live Tile, create groups, search for people, and more.
You
get the same rigid two - homescreen layout, with the first dedicated to widget - like
Live Tiles that provide you with key information at a glance (such as freshly taken photos, or news headlines), and the second showing you a simple list of installed applications.
Microsoft is on a roll when it comes to advertising, and they just
got a huge boost in Europe by bringing Windows 8 and its
Live Tiles to the front and center of the MTV European Music Awards.
Should iOS
get Windows Phone - style
Live Tiles?
Live Tile - Tap or click on the rotating headlines and images to
get more information or to access the app.
With the announcement of Windows Phone 7.8 and the parallel announcement that current devices won't
get Windows Phone 8 Apollo, many have wondered if the new Start screen with customizable
Live Tiles is all it will contain.
Live tiles are also quite useful to
get info about weather, stock quotes, currency valuation etc... if you are into those kind of things.
In addition, the Microsoft Health app is
getting updated for Windows Phone and it adds a new
Live Tile to keep track of your progress.
Like Windows Phone of old, the main home screen of the Idol 4S is filled with
Live Tiles that update with quick snippets of information when you
get notifications.
Microsoft was thought to add 3D
live tiles in Windows Phone in 2014, but the project along with the future flagship device called Nokia McLaren
got cancelled.
While this app is excellent to
get battery information on your lock screen and also on
live tiles very accurately.
Exploring on Google Maps (Road maps, Satellite and Hybrid including traffic data)- Offline map usage support - Show places info, ratings and more - Rate and review places you know -
Getting directions in 3 different modes (Walking, Driving and Transit)- Voice Navigation - Bookmark and Secondary
Live Tile support - Inking support (handwriting om map temporary)- Continuum support for Windows 10 Mobile - Cortana support (Commands: Bingo, Where am I?
«Feedback about the
live tiles has been particularly positive, staff can
get the most fundamental tasks done much more quickly and there is more information available on the home screen compared to the static Android or iOS set up»
Overtime conditioned users who see
live tiles on a Windows phone in a carrier store or on a user's phone in public, will find the UI instantly familiar and may positively associate it with
getting things done.
On a psychological level, because the
live tiles are seen only when a user wants to
get things done there is a positive association between
getting things done in Windows and the
live tiles.
Using the latest SDK, developers can build apps that support Windows, integrate various payment options, customize the layouts and
live tiles, handle events properly, access the device using background tasks and
get data from the Band's calorie subscription.
The good news is it's now available in the Marketplace — still the same deal as before: free with ads, or $ 0.99 with no ads, either one
gets you a swanky Metro
Live Tile.