As the size of the smartphone screen grows and the size of the flat screen is shrinking, the traditional boundaries between the two are blurring. This is also happening on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, and not so long ago that Nokia had officially unveiled the first 6-inch Windows Phone 8 device Lumia 1520, and earlier, Acer would have Windows The 8 operating system is placed in a 8-inch Iconia W3, bringing a new experience to consumers.
We can see the ongoing interoperability between Windows Phone and Windows, which is not just a change in device size. While Windows Phone and Windows devices are constantly blurred, Window phone and Windows operating systems are also learning from each other, bringing the strengths of the other's operating systems into their own, and the application layer behind the operating system, Microsoft is also making more attempts to interoperate between the two systems.
Features that are close to Windows Phone 8 on Windows 8.1
On October 17, Microsoft officially brought a new generation of desktop operating systems, Windows 8.1, to the world's users, and Microsoft has brought more and more fresh features and experiences based on the original Windows 8. And that's a big part of the feature update, very close to Windows Phone 8.
Similar to Windows Phone 8, in the new lock screen interface of Windows 8.1, you can now quickly start the camera in the lock screen, set the slide lock screen wallpaper; At the new Start screen slide, you can go to the apps list (Windows phone is right sliding); Windows 8.1 adds two dynamic tile sizes that allow users to better customize their start desktops and, of course, new features such as Windows 8.1 sliding shutdown, which has recently been intensively discussed. On Windows 8.1 We were able to see too much shadow of Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft introduced the advantage design on Windows Phone 8 to Windows 8.1 and carried it forward. In this way, in addition to improving the consumer experience, consumers will be able to use Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1, a more unified experience.
Windows and Windows Phone Developer registration Merge
Now the evaluation of the operating system, consumers are no longer limited to the operating system itself, but more concerned with the operating system to match the application of the ecological integrity. The quantity and quality of the application has become the key factor that affects the user's evaluation of an operating system. The Windows Phone App Store and the Windows App Store now have a large number of applications, and the quality of applications is constantly improving. Although applications are growing at a much faster rate than expected in the two application stores, the more the application is clearly the better for the consumer.
October 6 Microsoft officially announced a unified windows and Windows Phone Developer account registration experience. Developers need only one Microsoft account and need to pay only once to be a Windows and Windows Phone developer. A Microsoft account that will be able to directly manage applications on the shelves in two application markets.
Microsoft has long worked to build a unified ecosystem that allows users to have a consistent experience on all platforms, and the interoperability of Windows and Windows Phone Developer accounts may be an important step in Microsoft's unified ecosystem.
This is a great good news for developers. In addition to being able to effectively help developers save on application development costs, this new policy can help developers improve efficiency in the development process, as long as one account can directly manage the two markets, eliminating the need for registration, switching accounts and other problems. Windows Phone developers can more easily migrate applications to Windows 8 platforms, and vice versa, allowing developers to gain a broader market, which also means more revenue.
For two app stores, you'll be able to meet more applications. Developers do not have to pay for trying to store new markets, regardless of whether the developer has a previous application plan for the two application markets, and after merging windows and Windows Phone stores ' developer accounts. This will greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the developers, will originally only shelves in one App Store program, shelves to another store.
In fact, in the early days of Windows Phone's launch, Microsoft has been working on interoperability with windows, and has done a lot to get there. For example, through the same Microsoft account, we can manage, back up two operating system content, through the SkyDrive, can do file sharing, and so on, and there are many ways of collaboration.
We are happy to see the new changes on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1, and the interoperability of the operating system requires constant trial and revision. For now, Microsoft is making strides towards getting through Windows Phone and windows and building a unified ecosystem.