How Windows 8 on a smartphone looks

AaHaa

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Hi all,

I made a quick mockup of a Lumia 920 with a Windows Phone 8 start screen in "Windows 8 style" (different coloured tiles, coloured background etcetera). What do you guys think? Who knows, maybe this is what Windows Phone will look like after Microsoft "closes the gap" between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8!

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stmav

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Not to be mean, but it's looks pretty much like it does now. Which just goes to show how simple and beautiful the design is.
 

Charlie Poels

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He didn't change tile colours, those are Windows 8.1 tiles (which are great imo).

Tbh I would love to be able to change individual tile colours and even a background color would be nice to have. Sure you could argue that it could become a bit messy, but in a personal opinion I really like this idea. Visa versa it would be nice to have in Windows 8.1 to be able to have all the tiles in the same colour.
 

JerseySal

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I would like more background color options, and maybe even background pics with options to make tiles a little transparent.
 

AaHaa

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I would like more background color options, and maybe even background pics with options to make tiles a little transparent.
I think that'll get way too crowded. The standard build-in background solution that Windows 8 uses might work with Windows Phone, though. Even the scrolling background-feature in 8.1!
If I have the time I'll make a mockup of that.
 

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I'd like different sizes - like a wide tile that's as tall as a small tile for multiday weather forecast. And the ability to have groups like W8 has with just a little space between to break things up a bit. I don't know about everyone else, but my Start screen gets a bit long at times.
 

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My brother and I were discussing how great it would be if MS released a new Clippy as a response to Siri. It would be additionally hilarious (self-deprecating) if they made him as useless as he used to be.

Me: Clippy, open WPCentral Forums.
Clippy: I see you're trying to make a form letter. I'll open the Knowledge Base for you.
(Link opens in browser)
404! Page not found!
Me: Thanks, Clippy. That will be all.
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