The phrase
"glance screen" refers to a feature on smartphones or devices that allows you to quickly and easily see important information or notifications without fully unlocking or interacting with the device.
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After the update users will find an additional option in the settings menu called «
glance screen info».
According to The Verge, with the new update Nokia will emphasis
on Glance Screen improvements.
Modern Glance looks very nice and is a good alternative to a traditional screen saver but it's not the same
as Glance Screen on a Lumia device.
Also the device supports
Glance screen which is a nice way of showing quick notifications on the lock screen.
Glance screen settings have moved: As part of our work to make settings more discoverable and user friendly, we've simplified the Glance settings options and moved the page out of the Extras section in the Settings app.
There's also «Hey Cortana» voice activation for the phone's personal assistant, and an
improved Glance screen with weather, Bing Health & Fitness data, and the usual time, date and notifications.
Why use
Glance Screen when a double - tap will show you the whole display, revealing Lollipop's lovely notification cards?
The Denim update also includes
Glance Screen improvements and passive voice activation of Cortana (for smartphones with Snapdragon 8xx processors only).
The Edge Screen can also be used as a great
glance screen for the time on the bedside at night.
There are some other nice additions, as well, including double - tap to wake and sleep, an ambient view mode that acts kind of
like Glance screen, and custom gestures.
For instance, the handset does not get
Nokia Glance Screen 2.0 as well as any app which requires at least 1 GB of RAM, such as Nokia Refocus and Nokia Beamer.
They both have
Glance Screen Technology, which allows the user to see the time, texts, emails, and other notifications by just looking at the screen without having to tap a single button or unlock the device.
Running Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update, the Lumia 830 comes preloaded with features such as Notification Centre, Live Tiles, Microsoft Office, Cortana, OneDrive, Live Folders, Apps Corner, an
updated Glance screen and more secure networking, among others.
It is available in Settings under Personalization -
> Glance Screen starting with Build 15007!
One of the bugs found by users in the recent Windows 10 Insider Preview builds for Phones is the
missing Glance Screen menu in Settings - > Extras.
Like many Windows Phone products I've used in the past, this device has no problem sipping power throughout the day, even when
using Glance Screen, the often - on ambient mode that shows the time and recent notifications when the phone is idle.
Fixed an issue
where Glance screen might show stale badge counters for a few seconds immediately after Glance appeared
Settings → Extras → Glance Screen
Fortunately, there is a way to
access Glance Screen to change the settings as you wish and even turn the feature off.
With pen support,
advanced glance screen features, device gestures support and a smart cover accessory, the Lumia 950s really look sexy.
Features such
as Glance screen, which were peculiarly missing from the Lumia 950 when it first launched, are now here and working much like you would expect.
Among the other changes in this compilation are: Icons for individual Settings; Navigation bar settings in Personalization;
Glance Screen settings have been moved from Extras to Personalization; Updated Battery settings; Updated Windows Update Settings; new Emoji; Improvements in Microsoft Edge, including better tab behavior and better opy / paste.
The latest OS built brings several enhancements and new features such as
improved glance screen, Bluetooth 4.0, double - tap to wake up and more.
Open SysApp Pusher app again, click
on Glance Screen to find the app in the Store and you should see a button «Open»
With Amber, Nokia devices will be gaining boosts in software that build upon Microsoft's own most recent update to Windows Phone 8, this including improved image processing, the inclusion of Nokia Smart Camera (previously only on the Nokia Lumia 925 and Lumia 1020), and
Nokia Glance Screen.
In addition, the new Lumia 532
supports Glance Screen, a nice feature typical for more expensive models, for displaying important information and notifications at a glance.
These settings can now be found via Settings > Personalization
> Glance screen.
Like any pre-release software, Windows 10 Mobile preview includes some bugs and unfinished parts (video recording with Lumia Camera is not working,
Missing glance screen and more), but I think that Microsoft can make it and finish the platform before the end of November.
The
new Glance Screen will support image backgrounds and several colors for the sleep option of the feature.
The Super AMOLED screen also supports Always - on Display, a new feature introduced on the S7 that keeps the time and missed text and phone notifications on the screen in the same way Microsoft's
Glance screen does on Lumia devices.
The phone comes
with Glance Screen, Cortana, pre-loaded productivity apps by Microsoft, and access to regular cumulative updates for the platform.
The con of this device is, there is no memory expansion, moreover,
the glance screen is not available.
The Glance Screen feature is omitted in the Lumia 930, due to the particular AMOLED screen when double tapped to wake is available which is a little bit disappointing.
There are just two features that are missing that may keep it from being the best Windows Phone on the market: no micro SD card and
no Glance screen.
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Glance Screen Improvements (Mobile): The «Always show Glance screen when charging» option is back!