Preview 8.1 Change List

[luke_grech1]

The new photos hub is such an utter disappointment. This 8.1 update took away some of the nicest features which wp8 had!
Please make sure to vote and share this suggestion! Do not change Photos Hub style in Windows Phone 8.1 – Feature Suggestions for Windows Phone

 

[moc426]

Emails have inline image viewer now.

​I like the new photo hub.

 

[GraceFA60]

yes, I love it, very sweet. and when you pull down the notification center, the battery percentage and month/date also come out, very convenient.

 

[hopmedic]

Both Here Drive and Maps work fine for me and did not require any updates. Im in Calif. btw.

Your apps updated automatically. Mine couldn't update without access to the store. My access to the store was restored last night after I did a factory reset. Works great now. :smile:

 

[963Delta]

Anyone knows anything about USB otg or Bluetooth keyboards?

 

[Danjp]

There is an option when your in a call to use Skype for video, the button is grayed out, maybe waiting for an update to the Skype app.

 

[Manoj Daran]

Speed Dialing feature introduced, you can Call anyone with One Touch!! Live Tiles seem to update frequently unlike Win8.

 

[AJITH_KR]

Is there a 'download' folder for IE11 which is accessible in PC via USB?

 

[akashpats]

The new changed "Maps" is also awesome. With now gesture support, dragging two fingers simultaneously up or down changes the angle of view making it from 2D to 3D. Spinning the two fingers in clockwise or anticlockwise rotates the maps. Love that changes!

 

[hopmedic]

Going to bing.com in IE takes you to Cortana. Gonna miss seeing the daily image on the phone, since it doesn't appear that there is any way to get to it now.

 

[hyderaly]

Internet Explorer - You can go back and forward to swipe from the edges to the middle.

There are swipes for going forward and backward, but does anyone know of an easier way to get to the bottom or top of a web page.

 

[hyderaly]

The new photos hub is such an utter disappointment. This 8.1 update took away some of the nicest features which wp8 had!
Please make sure to vote and share this suggestion! Do not change Photos Hub style in Windows Phone 8.1 – Feature Suggestions for Windows Phone

I actually like the new one better... Clutter free

 

[Danjp]

Going to bing.com in IE takes you to Cortana. Gonna miss seeing the daily image on the phone, since it doesn't appear that there is any way to get to it now.

I think you can still make your lock screen the Bing image.

 

[hyderaly]

Here's another change... Not so welcome... The phone alarm doesn't sound when the ringer is set to vibrate... And that's a bummer... Considering that I do want to turn the ringer off when going to sleep but count on the alarm to wake me up.

 

[hopmedic]

Here's another change... Not so welcome... The phone alarm doesn't sound when the ringer is set to vibrate... And that's a bummer... Considering that I do want to turn the ringer off when going to sleep but count on the alarm to wake me up.

Use quiet hours to block the ringer at night.

 

[Cole831]

How to set swipe keyboard?Please help

 

[RafRol]

Going to bing.com in IE takes you to Cortana. Gonna miss seeing the daily image on the phone, since it doesn't appear that there is any way to get to it now.

We're going to have to rely on the Windows Phone Insider app to get our daily image. :eck:

Edit: I just noticed that Danjp also had a good point...

 

[amitnahar]

Was surprised to see the choice between "save"and "open" when clicking on a PDF link. IE confirmed the file was saved in the downloads folder. Just don't know where to find the download folder though.

Download Aerize Explorer.

 

[hopmedic]

How to set swipe keyboard?Please help

1. Turn on your phone.
2. Go to a place where text entry is required.
3. Start swiping.

There's nothing to set up. The keyboard is always able to swipe and always able to type normally. You can switch back and forth at will.

 

[mariusfilip]

i really miss the tickbox in sound setting panel...for instance i am expecting an important mail or call and don't want to be disturbed by all my other notifications...like Fb,Fb messenger,Whatsapp and so on...i made a thread about this,but it looks like i was the single one on the planet Earth using this feature )
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...off-all-notification-sounds-by-unchecking-a-t