

Unfortunately, it has no live tile (unlike in WP8.1). Mobile & SIM sensor = to enable this live tile, do same as above.Īmong the other in-built system apps, yet with no live tile, it’s worthy to note “Films & TV”, which also allows you to buy movies from the Store and see a trailer preview of them.Data usage sensor = to enable this live tile, go to Menu, Network & wireless, long press "Data usage" and select "Pin to Start".Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote).Microsoft Edge browser = you can pin web pages as live tiles too.Photos (recent or favourite photos can be displayed on the live tile).WP10 is unique for its user interface: live tiles are timeless and many in-built apps have live tiles, as follows: Thankfully, the store is still fully functional.Ģ) IN-BUILT LIVE TILES. In my view, WP10 has still the following strong points:ġ) WINDOWS STORE: In comparison to WP8.1, WP10 gives you access to your Microsoft account, which means that you can access the Windows Store and download apps. I will focus here on the positive side, highlighting the working apps and which ones I liked best, in terms of user experience. But for now, I was happy to give it a try on my Lumia 640 XL with WP10 branch 1703, using it as my daily driver. I believe that WP10 is one of the best OS I have ever used on a mobile device, and like many users, I hope that one day such an OS will make a comeback. In his video, he came to the conclusion " Windows Phone, you have a special place in my heart but it's time to move on." In 2021, HiTechKing, a Youtube user, gave a very useful description about using a Windows Phone. Thanks to his contribution, I decided to explore how this translates in terms of daily user experience, by testing, for two days, a WP10 Lumia in 2022, exactly two years after the OS final update was released. We all have to thank Steve for his periodic updates on which services and apps are still working on Windows 10 Mobile (see April 2022 Status report here).
