It rather takes you back to the look of early Windows Phone UI, having
large app tiles, and only the important apps shown on the main screen.
Not exact matches
Among the new features to look forward to, the Nook
app includes
larger book
tiles for a better... [Read more...]
Among the new features to look forward to, the Nook
app includes
larger book
tiles for a better visual experience, along with availability of the Time, Inc. magazines, which are more in demand.
People ain't buying it and manufacturers ain't making it, even though Windows Store
apps and
large Live
Tiles were created with tablets in mind.
The new Xbox One Home screen is dominated by a
large tile, so you can quickly resume your last game or
app.
The first thing we noticed on the Home screen is the
large tile in the middle displaying our most recently used
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.
Microsoft is also borrowing some more ideas from Windows Phone 8, introducing new
large and small Live
Tiles — the animated
app icons that appear on the Start Screen — in Windows 8.1.
This
app isn't just about the Cast
tile — it has a
large list of shortcuts that can also be added to your Quick Settings menu.
If you want to see more information, like full details of your next appointment, you can make the
tile for any
app larger; that's no longer restricted to built in
apps from Microsoft and phone makers.
Right from the Start screen, the
larger live
tile screens bring you more detailed information about the things you care about — without even opening the
app.
Essentially, this simplifies Android by turning oft - used
apps into
large tiles, adding a «Quick Contacts» pane, and increasing the font.
The new Netflix
app offers small, medium, wide and
large tile sizes for pinning the
app to your Start menu, you can easily customize your placement of the new Netflix
app.
Tapping the Recents button now reveals a
large set of
tiles that no longer overlap or scroll — you simply get up to eight mini previews of the most recently used
apps, and can tap on them to jump into that
app or tap an X to close it.
So, there is an additional extra
large tile, context menus and the ability to turn on / off the Live Tile for any app you w
tile, context menus and the ability to turn on / off the Live
Tile for any app you w
Tile for any
app you want.
A
large central
tile cycled between recent
apps.
For example, if you have a
large collection of photography
apps pinned to your Start Screen you can create a photography
tile that will better distinguish this group of Live
Tiles.
VR
apps are generally
large tiles that take you directly into the experience when you click on them, dissolving the Cliff House and opening the software before your eyes.
The Start screen can now hold a grid of 6 by 10 small Live
Tiles, or 60
apps at once, though you'll often use
larger 4 - by - 4 or 8 - by - 4 size
Tiles for styling.
The
app tile itself is using a Windows 10 - orientated design, including support for wide and
large tile sizes, but there's no «live
tile» element just yet.
No more restrictions on the
large tile size to
apps that most don't use.
For someone who wants an even simpler interface, the Lite Mode should be a good one, presenting with a Windows Phone - like UI, having
large tile icons for important
apps, and nothing else.
Besides the Nvidia
app, the interface is arranged in a standard Android TV layout, with
apps and games listed in their own rows of
large tiles.
The phone interface scales up to a
large display or TV, and the Start Menu takes the same
Tiles found on the phone to provide access to
apps.