The big Windows Phone 7.5 consumer-features list (so far)

First nosotros saw the big MIX11 stuff for developers, promising new tools, experiences, options and APIs for them. Now it's our turn, the consumers. This is more than a refresh/warm up to tomorrow's big 'VIP Preview' of Windows Phone 7.5 (we'll be there). At that place nosotros're expecting to run across all below confirmed (and demoed) as well equally even more features that we haven't learned about yet.

The list is long and growing and though Microsoft has been criticized for its updates in the by, this looks to be much more than what Apple tree or Google include in there single big updates. In fact, Ballmer said there would be more than 500 new features in Mango, which undoubtedly contains all the APIs too. So accept a gander and crouch downwardly every bit the next six-months will be a long wait for this Mango goodness.

Anyways, hit the break for the big list.

• Multitasking
• Twitter integration in the People Hub
• Internet Explorer ix + HTML5 + Hardware graphics rendering
• Custom Ringtones (via manager)
• Bing Sound: Think Shazam, but congenital into Bing and nosotros bet of course Zune Marketplace. Country back up is initially express to the U.S., Bang-up Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
• Bing Vision: A full diddled image scanner using your camera. It tin detect, identify and search using barcodes, Microsoft Tags, QR Codes, CD'southward, DVDs, Books, and text using OCR (come across here for history)
• Turn-by-turn navigation: "vocalisation guidance during driving directions" (we heard near this awhile agone)
• SMS Dictation: Using Microsoft's TellMe service, you tin can use phonation-to-text for SMS letters past tapping a microphone near the bottom
• East Asian Language Keyboard, Handwriting and Dictionary Support--[we saw this mentioned a few days ago]
• Improved SkyDrive sync in Office hub - adding Word, Excel, and PowerPoint sync support. Each certificate blazon will now exist indicated by the color of the tile:
• Bing Prototype Search, Bing Vision, and Bing Audio – too Bing Vision and Bing Audio as revealed earlier this morning, information technology seems like Bing volition at present characteristic Prototype Search besides.
• Windows Live Messenger integrated in People hub – as we have predicted earlier, the Chinese programmer confirms that Windows Live Messenger will exist integrated in the People hub. Yous will be able to directly IM someone on your contact list.
• Pinnable email folders: Pivot a folder to the first screen for quick access. This could be an e-mail folder for a specific project, from a specific group or person (like your boss), or an RSS feed yous've fix in Outlook.
• Conversation view in electronic mail: Emails in your inbox are organized by conversation, bringing replies to a thread into a consolidated view so it's faster and easier to stay on top of the chat.
• Server search: Search your email server (due east.yard. Exchange Server) for older emails no longer stored on your phone, giving you set access to all of your mail.
• Lync: Lync Mobile brings the Lync experience to Windows Phone customers by delivering Unified Communications capabilities, including instant messaging and the ability to run across the presence of your co-workers. The Lync app will be a free download from Windows Phone Marketplace and volition be enabled with back up from your business organization.
• Complex (alpha-numeric) password back up
• Information Rights Management
• Support for access to hidden corporate Wi-Fi networks
• Windows Live Messenger, Facebook conversation and AOL Instant Messenger all integrated under Messaging--and call up, we heard this is rumored to be a dual information/SMS system, making it really reliable fifty-fifty when your connexion is non. Your presence as well every bit your friends are displayed in the People Hub dynamically.
• Role 365 and Skydrive built into Role hub--'nuff said
• Group Messaging: currently there are some nice 3rd party apps that do this, only the ability to have pre-divers groups to message to will exist at present native, allowing to create quick groups for Family unit, Work, Friends, etc. This will work for Electronic mail and SMS.
• Artist fine art on Lockscreen: This is very cool, especially those with Zune HD players. What this does is pull down the Zune/Creative person artwork of your current selection and plays information technology in a marquee/imprint fashion on the screen. It currently does this on your Zune desktop/Xbox (play some music and wiat a few mins, you'll see). Evidently, in WP7.5, you tin do this on your phone, making the Zune Hard disk/Windows Telephone distinction fifty-fifty less. This was e'er an awesome thing on the Zune Hard disk, and then we're glad information technology'south being brought over.
• Games Hub gets a facelift, including 'sync' choice (potentially for online-game play). We first reported this back at MIX11, so at present it's confirmed.
• Native Checkins are coming e.grand. Facebook Places. More info here.
• Visual Voicemail will use Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP)
• B attery saving features/options (nether Settings)
• WiFi Hotspot support, uses Network Communication and Information Systems (NCIS) technology

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/big-windows-phone-75-consumer-features-list-so-far

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