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Windows Phone 8.1: What’s new? Hands on Videos.

| April 3, 2014 | 12 Replies
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BkOmtiBIQAAdH8IYesterday, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8.1, the biggest baddest update of them all, the one we’ve been waiting for. Although we’ve heard most of the features already here’s what’s new (officially):

  • Action center with quick shortcuts that are customizable
  • New losckscreen APIs that are fully customizable by developers
  • Ability to “show more tiles” (like Windows 8) = 3 columns
  • Live tile backgrounds
  • Cortana, the live assistant that has absorbed the full internet.
  • VPN Support
  • Updated calendar view, with weekly view and swiping between days
  • WiFi Sense
  • In phone call switching to videos
  • Wordflow keyboard

Those are what Microsoft officially announced on stage today; but we’ve seen much much more into the leaked build.

Some other updates in WP 8.1:

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Jay: On top of this, check out Windows Phone Central‘s overview video showing some highlights of WP8.1

Cortana:

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Volume Control

Camera

Notifications

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Category: Lumia, Nokia, Windows Phone

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Hey, my name's Ali- Currently a fifth (and final) year Dental Student from Chicago; studying in Jordan. I love all sorts of gadgets almost as much as I love my cookies! Be sure to follow my Twitter handle @AliQudsi and Subcribe to my Youtube for the latest videos - no pressure. Thanks.
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