Microsoft wants to show the power of universal apps in Windows 10
Table of contents:
- Mobile Office more similar to desktop
- The mail application is also universal
- The calendar changes completely
- Images
- Contacts, Music, and Maps
- Spartan, the new browser, is also universal
- Conclution
During the presentation of Windows 10, Joe Belfiore gave details about what universal apps will look like for the next version of the operating system.
It is noticeable that Microsoft is taking this feature very seriously, as almost all Windows 8/8.1 applications are present on smartphones.
Mobile Office more similar to desktop
Microsoft has changed the way Office works in Windows 10 for mobile. The app now no longer has an Office Hub to split the tools into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, just as it now works on iOS and Android.
But that's not all, since the interface of these applications is more faithful to the desktop version.
No further details were given about this, but it is noticeable that Microsoft is giving it a lot of attention.
The mail application is also universal
The application that we have today to manage our email on our mobile phones has now changed to a universal Outlook. The interface is much more similar to the desktop version, and with that, also more attractive.
The calendar changes completely
In the same way, the Windows Phone calendar is discarded to make way for a universal version of the Calendar application that we have in Windows 8/8.1.
Now we will move through the different tasks horizontally, and we will see all the colored cards with the things we must do.
Images
The section for our photos on our smartphone doesn't have really significant changes in terms of design, but anyway, and as Joe Belfiore said, it shares the same code with the desktop version.
The images are displayed in the same order that we would see them on the desktop. In addition, the desktop app gains some extra photo editing features.
Contacts, Music, and Maps
Contacts will also be a universal app, though they didn't give many details. On the other hand, the music application is also going universal, and Joe Belfiore has said that he will sync the collections (playlist) with OneDrive.
The maps also became universal, but in the same way, no details were given.
Spartan, the new browser, is also universal
Microsoft has announced a new browser that for now (and as has been commented) will be called Project Spartan, it will be universal with mobile phones.
Unfortunately no details were given for the smartphone version, but he did give more information for the desktop version, which you can see in detail in our Spartan article.
Conclution
Undoubtedly there are a lot of changes in this area, and luckily, we will be able to test them soon, because the people of Microsoft will release the version for Windows 10 mobile in the month of February for all those who are in the Windows Insider program.
