Mail tile

[werner6769]

Hi everyone. I am about to make the plunge to wp8 from android. I am using launcher7 on android and love the interface. It is a windows phone look alike. Does the real thing have live mail tiles that flip with a preview of the new message when you get new mail? Thanks.

 

[Maaz Mansori]

It should show you a preview of the message if you use the double wide tile

 

[werner6769]

By double wide I assume the banner type horizontal not the medium square? As far as I know there is the smallest square which is a quarter of the regular medium square. Then there is the long banner type. Thanks again.

 

[Maaz Mansori]

Yes, the long banner type, the largest tile.

 

[Pete]

You can also have the first portion of the email text displayed at the bottom of your lock screen.

I don't use this feature as there's the potential for people to read your emails from a distance if they can see the phone's screen. I just use tile counters to show me how many unread emails I have.