There has been much speculation on exactly how Windows Phone was going incorporate a notification center into the OS. According to leaks from a site called Winphollowers, it will be a drop down menu from the top just like every other mobile OS out there. However, unlike other operating systems, Windows Phone notification center will called the "action center."
As you can see from the above screenshots, there will not only be notifications but also toggle switches to control various items (like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc..). Which items show up in the Action Center is user controlled and can be customized. When you first swipe down to get to the Action Center you will get only the notification bar in as shown in the middle and than you will have to drag down farther to get what you see on the far right.
This new Action Center is rumored to announced on April 2 by Microsoft at the Build Conference. There is no word yet on when you will see this feature on a device near you. What do you think? I was personally hoping for something a little different than what Android and iOS use perhaps another screen for notifications. A swipe to the right to get there a more "Metro" gesture based approach.
No comments:
Post a Comment