moreI am considering buying a Nokia 1520, I did own a Nokia 5800 several years ago, it run well, it was symbian in those days. Feature to mirror Windows Phone screens to TVs and/or monitorsĪnonD-215305, Let me be fair, without a doubt, The Samsung note 3 is agoo.Bluetooth 4.0 LE (to non-Lumia Windows Phones).Auto-updates for apps (just like Windows 8.1).Possibility to mark a Live Tile as read by swiping from the left of said tile.Silent notifications which go directly to the Action center.Action Center accessed by doing a full swipe from up to the bottom (separate from the Notification Center).Quick settings access (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) by doing a quick swipe from the top of the screen.Facebook account option REMOVED (updated).Twitter integrated more deeply into the contacts Hub.Xbox Music and Xbox Video as standalone apps instead of the Music + Video Hub (allowing more updates to be pushed).Bing smart search (similar search system as Windows 8.1).Separate volume controls for ringer, media, etc.

Internet Explorer 11 improved with WebGL and Normal mapping support.Ability to install apps on inserted SD Cards.Select multiple tiles when customising the Start screen.Filter through installed apps by usage/install date.OneDrive (previously SkyDrive) with integrated file browser (just like Windows 8.1).NEW Updated camera layout, similar to Windows 8.1 (see photo below).NEW Background tasks: Bluetooth signal strength, Chat message notification, Device connection change, Device use trigger, Gatt characteristic notification, Location, Push notification, Rfcomm connection, System event, Timer.NEW Geofencing API for location-based reminders.NEW YouTube Player (see lede image) including HTML5 video support (video playback doesn't have to be full screen) And you get custom UI, so YouTube Closed Captions are in.NEW Single sign-in for apps (like on Windows 8) with Microsoft Account sign in will persist across devices + apps with permissions prompt.NEW Dev tools: SemanticZoom, DatePicker, TimePicker.NEW Documentation confirms ALL current Windows Phone 8 hardware to get 8.1.NEW Windows Phone 8.1 apps won't run on 8.0 devices until they upgrade.NEW Wi-Fi Direct, a Wi-Fi standard allowing direct peer-to-peer connections over Wi-Fi without an access point.NEW Apps can capture audio/video from themselves.NEW Media editing: audio and video Audio effects, video effects Slow motion video.NEW Audio/video transcoding, Hardware accelerated.Here's the list of features noted by the developer with Windows Phone 8.1 SDK access: GOOD NEWS FOR WP LOVERS HERE IS THE LIST OF EXPECTED WINDOW PHONE 8.1 FEATURES:.

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