We like how easy it is to personalize the Start Screen, whether you want to
pin a favorite app or move apps around.
The Start button is actually a hotspot instead of being a button and tapping or clicking on it will give you the Start menu that is divided into two parts: One for apps, power, and settings etc. and the other part where
you pin your favorite apps as live tiles.
What's more useful is the ability to also
pin your favorite apps to the notifications screen, so they're never more than a swipe away.
Not exact matches
Using the new features of Windows 8, the Kindle
app enables customers to
pin their books to the Start screen for instant access to their
favorite titles and search their library and Kindle store with the Search charm.
Gone are the preset All,
Favorites, Media and Games tabs, in favour of letting you create your own folders to organise
apps into categories plus a dock at the bottom of the home screen where you can
pin up to six
apps or folders for quick access.
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.
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.
On my Start screen I
pin my
favorite sites like Techmeme, Gizmodo, and deviantART for live notifications, alongside with my
favorite apps like Flixster, Bing Weather, Bing Finance, and Twitter.
New features designed for iPad • An all new Dock provides quick access to your
favorite and recently used
apps and can even be shown on top of active apps • Dock resizes so you can add all of your favorite apps • Recently used and Continuity apps are available on the right • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View • Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps and can even be shown on top of active
apps • Dock resizes so you can add all of your favorite apps • Recently used and Continuity apps are available on the right • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View • Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps • Dock resizes so you can add all of your
favorite apps • Recently used and Continuity apps are available on the right • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View • Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps • Recently used and Continuity
apps are available on the right • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View • Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps are available on the right • Enhanced Slide Over and Split View •
Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
Apps can be easily started in Slide Over and Split View from the Dock • Slide Over and background
apps now run simultaneously • Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps now run simultaneously •
Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
Apps in Slide Over and Split View can now be placed on the left side of the screen • Drag and drop • Move text, images, and files between
apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps on iPad • Multi-Touch to move multiple items at the same time • Spring - loading to move content between
apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information • Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps • Markup • Markup works across documents, PDFs, webpages, photos and more • Instant markup anything in iOS — just place Apple Pencil on what you want to mark • Create a PDF and markup anything that can be printed • Notes • Instantly create a new note by tapping on Lock Screen with Apple Pencil • Inline drawing available by simply placing Apple Pencil in body of a note • Search handwritten text • Document scanner autocorrects for skewing and uses image filters to remove shadows • Table support to organize and display information •
Pin important notes to the top of the list • Files • All - new Files
app to browse, search and organize files • Works with iCloud Drive and 3rd party cloud file providers • Recents view for quick access to recently used files across all
apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and
apps and cloud services • Create folders and sort files by name, date, size and tags
The taskbar is the primary way of interacting with the Windows desktop having links not only to open the Start screen, but all your
favorite pinned applications and folders, running
apps and open folders, and also the clock and notification area, which hold your notification icons.
Pin favorite desktop and Metro
apps shortcuts directly to the start menu for easy access.
You can now
pin both desktop
apps and
apps from the Windows Store as well as your
favorite websites to desktop.
On top of that, it can even
pin your most commonly - used
apps to your notification tray automatically, so you'll have instant access to your
favorite apps from any screen.
There's also Live Tile support, you can
pin the TuneIn Radio
app to your Start menu, even your
favorite radio station.
Unpin all the tiles you don't want to see by right - clicking each and using the Unpin button, and then
pin all your
favorite apps.
This
app brings you the Pandora you love and gives it a unique Windows twist, allowing you to
pin your
favorite stations to the Start screen, or see what's playing by glancing at your Pandora Live Tile.
Like many Android phones, the LG G4 lets you
pin favorite applications to your lock screen for easy access — just drag outwards from these icons to launch right into one of five frequently - used
apps.
People can arrange the iconic Start screen however they want by
pinning their
favorite people,
apps, music, games, photos and more.
This
app has all the information I need and is really well designed, but I very much miss being able to
pin my
favorite teams to the start screen, and it needs to add a transparent live tile.
Only RetroUI comes with TabletView ™, an
App launcher that lets you
pin all your
favorite Apps, Websites and links, sort them your way, and access them from the Taskbar with a click or touch.
The
app can be personalized and your
favorite translation method can be
pinned to the Home Screen.
post, in which I shared the
pinned apps on my phone, I'm sharing some of my most used and
favorite apps on my desktop PC.
Using
pins is a great way to easily access your
favorite games and
apps at all times.
Here's a Mango
App that will let you
pin your
favorite photos on the Windows Phone Start Screen.
In addition to an adaptive layout, the
app has been optimized for the Windows dynamic landing page — allowing consumers to
pin the Saavn
app on to their Start screen — giving them quick access to their
favorite music.
Fire OS 3.5.1 provides a quick means of switching between
apps,
app folders,
pinning of
favorite apps to the home carousel, improved battery - life and more.
No Windows popping up, no third - party
app to be installed: just
pin your
favorite Tiles and make your Start Screen looks gorgeous!