lthough Windows Phone 8.1 has been out for a while now, there
are still a few complementary features that weren't included with
the upgrade's rollout. One of the more interesting promised features
teased by Microsoft is a new lockscreen experience.
The new API for the lock-screen is going to be a piece of software
you'll have to install separately, and won't be built into the OS itself.
So what's the big deal about the new lockscreen? Apparently it is
going to add a greater degree of customization to Windows Phone
devices. This is good news for an OS that has, often-times, been
deemed a bit too homogenous from device to device;
Windows Phones more or less all act the same. There are some
limitations for the updated Lockscreen, however. If you're rocking a
Windows Phone with less than 1GB of RAM, then you're going to
be out of luck, as you'll need at least a gig of memory to use the new
feature. Also, the new lockscreen only plays nice with English
language settings.
are still a few complementary features that weren't included with
the upgrade's rollout. One of the more interesting promised features
teased by Microsoft is a new lockscreen experience.
The new API for the lock-screen is going to be a piece of software
you'll have to install separately, and won't be built into the OS itself.
So what's the big deal about the new lockscreen? Apparently it is
going to add a greater degree of customization to Windows Phone
devices. This is good news for an OS that has, often-times, been
deemed a bit too homogenous from device to device;
Windows Phones more or less all act the same. There are some
limitations for the updated Lockscreen, however. If you're rocking a
Windows Phone with less than 1GB of RAM, then you're going to
be out of luck, as you'll need at least a gig of memory to use the new
feature. Also, the new lockscreen only plays nice with English
language settings.