Only the ones you have been asking for the most: The back
of the app tile is now a Live Tile leaderboard Toast notifications when friends check - in...
Also check out how you can use PowerShell or VBScript to change Number
of App Tile Rows on Windows 8 Start Screen.
In our last post we saw, how to change the number
of App Tile Rows on Windows 8 Start Screen using PowerShell.
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
Rather than having several screens with grids
of apps, Windows Phones have a vertical stack
of square
tiles.
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.
If you've ever helped friends pivot a couch upstairs only to find out it's too big to fit or wondered how many square feet
of flooring
tile you'll need for your kitchen, then an AR tape measure
app might be the one for you.
So say you misplaced that item you recently stuck a
Tile too & you are within the 100 - foot Bluetooth range
of your phone (200 feet for certain models), you just click «Find» in the
app & the
Tile will then play a loud enough sound so you can easily find it.
Keep track
of it with the
Tile app.
An innovative
app called
Tile is one
of the many state -
of - the - art technologies designed to make life easier for Land Rover owners.
This
Tile app is the first
app to be able to tag tiny Bluetooth trackers to items that are important to the owner
of the Land Rover.
As part
of the Land Rover Discovery Spor InControl
Apps system,
Tile Integration will alert you to any items you have left behind and direct you to the exact place you left them.
As part
of the advanced Land Rover InControl
Apps smartphone integration and infotainment suite,
Tile Integration keeps track
of all
of your stuff for you.
As part
of the advanced Land Rover InControl
Apps smartphone integration and infotainment suite,
Tile Integration keeps track
of...
The new True Touchpad Interface ™ features a 10.2 - inch full - HD display mounted high atop the center console close to the driver's natural line
of sight, a dual - zone touchpad with absolute position mapping, and a powerful Android - based operating system with customizable
app tiles.
When logged in with a kid's profile, the Ultra's home screen neatly organizes the tablets» various
apps within a few rows
of rounded, color - coded
tiles.
The
app is a type
of news reader that was launched with the HTC One last year, and it adopts a similar layout as Windows 8
apps, with
tiles representing different news items.
It's the quality
of interactions, the elegant
tiling, the aspect ratio, the consistent treatment
of features across
apps.
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.
Tiled along the bottom
of the home screen are nine customizable shortcuts, which are, by default, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, Play Store,
Apps, News Place, Books Place, Toshiba File Manager and Settings.
The Venue 8 Pro sports a standard Windows 8.1 home screen, complete with a multicolored grid
of apps as well as Microsoft's signature Live
Tiles, which provide real - time weather and news updates.
The overall user experience
of Windows RT is very similar to Windows 8, with the same Modern Interface populated by Live
Tiles that deliver snippets
of updated information, such as the latest emails to arrive in your inbox, or what's trending in the Bing
app.
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.
These
tiles (we aren't sure whether you can customise or create new variations
of) include All, Media, Frequent, Downloads, and Favourite, with you being able to drag
apps into the different areas just like you can with Android and iOS 4.
No wi - fi calling, no front facing camera, annoying
tile theme, and lack
of cool
apps.
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.
As we saw in our closer look at BlackBerry 10, the default homescreen is a set
of «
tiles» that represent a widget - like view
of your recently used
apps while you can swipe to the left to view the messaging
app.
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.
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.
Below that are smaller
tiles that include a mix
of recent activities and adds, as well as an area for pinning your favorite games and
apps for quick access.
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...
Your recently used games and
apps are shown in the
tiled area and at the end
of that
tiled area there is a section called library where all your games are stored so that you do nt have 20 or 30 games clogging up your main screen.
Today you could mistake it for any number
of tile - matching puzzlers that pad out the iPhone
App Store.
Tiles for Snap and My Games &
Apps sit along the right side
of the Recent
App tile.
That in itself isn't a problem, but sometimes it can feel a little laborious to scroll through pages upon pages
of thick
tiles instead
of a nice long list, especially when using one
of the system's more common
apps like Achievements or your Friends List.
The Xbox One UI got rid
of lists and the Xbox 360's Guide button in favour
of Windows 8 - inspired
tiles that would work better with a more
app - friendly interface.
Spencer showed an existing Steamworks game, Age
of Empires II, running as a converted
app for UWP (which let it show off how many players were online in a Start menu live
tile) and the game seemingly ran normally.
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 iPad, the
app's home page displays a
tiled array
of top stories from various ALM publications.
To get rid
of these
apps, just open your Start menu, right - click their
tiles, and select «Uninstall».
Bose, Boosted (the maker
of Boosted board), Samsonite, Herschel Supply, and Propeller Health (a maker
of connected inhalers) will all allow users to track their devices through
Tile's location tracking platform and
app, without the need for an actual
Tile tracker.
In fact, the Web version
of OneDrive offers a big dropdown menu
of tiles for all these online
apps.
- 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.
It's an entirely new experience for the home screen which swaps out the usual
app icons and widgets in favour
of tiled content pulled from the Web.
Starting up the Photos
app is pretty simple: for most new machines and fresh installations
of Windows 10, it's already in the Start menu as a big
tile.
- 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)