Microsoft Windows Phone 7 new features detailed

Microsoft has been successful in the smartphone arena with the help of Windows Mobile systems. But the advent of Apple's iOS and Google's Android has not only increased the demand and expectations of the vast majority of users of smartphones, but also eroded many of Windows Mobile's market share. Microsoft recently launched a new mobile operating system--windows Phone 7, which will lead to a comprehensive analysis and understanding of its latest features.

It is well known that previous Windows Mobile systems have placed more emphasis on the integration of mobile phones and personal computers (PDAs) (PHONE+PDA). With the Microsoft Windows operating system interface, PC users are most likely to get started quickly, but for people who are unfamiliar with computers, Windows Mobile is a more complex operation. Windows Mobile's support for communications, system performance, speed, stability, and human-design support is unsatisfactory compared to iOS and Android systems. While Windows Phone 7 's system kernel is still based on Windows CE, Microsoft has abandoned the Windows Mobile system's design style, creating a very new mobile platform.

A new user interface

The "Metro" user interface of Windows Phone 7 has changed a lot from the previous version, completely out of the Windows Mobile interface. It gives the author the first feeling like a magazine, a variety of program icons in box mode stitching together, looks inferior to other smart phone menus neat, but in the aesthetic and personalized aspects of not losing to any of the existing mobile operating system. It is easy to see that Microsoft has borrowed its own Zune interface and innovated it, making it a different icon for Third-party applications than any other mobile operating system. The size of the program icon, but also to the entire interface to bring more personality, some panes are square, some are two square size rectangle. Switch the interface by sliding the fingers around the screen and see more squares. This interface is actually a single page made up of many layers, so when a single slide is selected, it shows an effect similar to a nostalgic 16-bit transverse scroll. In addition, the lock interface provides a wide range of informational reminders including voicemail status, no phone calls, unread text messages, unread messages, and we can also use personal photos to customize Windows Phone's lock interface.

The Windows Phone 7 user interface is divided into three main sections:

1. Main screen "tile", that is, a series of information for quick viewing, update commonly used procedures and contacts. The phone, information, and Message pane show the number of unread calls, unread messages, and messages received, which is similar to iOS. The Me pane transforms the display of the user's photos and a recent social message.

2. Alphabetical List of programs. The Calendar pane will be displayed to the user with the next appointment information, which can be easily understood without opening the program. The picture pane displays pictures that users like best or most recently.

3. "Hub" page. The function of similar software or information packaged in a block, such as into the Zune's hub, do not need to music, movies, podcast and other functions in the menu in and out of the page, but to these functions in a continuous, horizontal scrolling way to arrange, gently slide to enter the desired function. The Music + video pane is dynamically used to display the most recently played multimedia file information.

User interface for Windows Phone 7

The whole interface is natural to operate, and most operations are simple finger slides, avoiding the need for frequent pain in the midpoint of the option, which is one of the main drawbacks of the previous Windows Mobile system.