10 Features You Will Love About Windows 10 Mobile Build 14322

Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Mobile Build 14322, aka Redstone Update to Insiders on Fast Ring. While these features will take a bit of time to make their way into the public sector,  but keeping in mind this build got tons of features introduced, I am sure you are going to like it.

10 Features You Will Love About Windows 10 Mobile Build 14322

Drag to Rearrange Quick Actions

Quick Toggles which appear in Action Center can now be re-arranged by dragging an item where you want. It makes it convenient to put it where you want instead of turning multiple things on and off to get the layout you liked. I hope the option to edit can become available right in the action center in the future, which makes it even cooler.

One drawback the feature still holds is not offering complete freedom on putting where you want to. It works on the stack-based concept. So if you drag flashlight option before wifi, it pushes everything to the left. Annoying to be honest.

Hero Notifications:

Notifications are now richer. Instead of getting everyday notifications, you will see images also popping up from apps that support it. As of now, I see the Facebook app shows images in notifications.

Notification prioritization

Just like Windows 10 PC, you can now choose how many notifications should show up from an app, and decide which gets more priority. So if you think the Email Notifications should always remain on top, you can do that. Go to  Settings > System > Notifications & actions and prioritize which app notifications are more relevant to you. You can prioritize its notifications to be in one of 3 levels: Normal, High, or Top.

Cortana Photo & App Reminders

You can now add Photos to reminders for visual reminders. So if you been to a place and captured something that you need to share with somebody later, this helps. You can always scan documents as well.

Another integration that Microsoft has opened up is SHARING TO CORTANA. Apps can now send data to Cortana. As of now, apps like MSN News can send links with an image to Cortana, which can then be converted into reminders.

Camera Button On Lock Screen

Late in the party, but if you don’t have a dedicated camera button, you can now launch a camera from your lock screen. The back button (arrow) is now replaced with a camera icon on the lock screen. Tap, Launch, and Shoot. Once you unlock your phone, the camera disappears. Long press to make it work.

Media Controls on Lock Screen

You no longer need to unlock your phone use buttons to get access to Media Controls. It appears right on your lock screen with required controls.

Update When you Want:

Similar to Windows 10 PC, you can set active hours and choose when to install updates. Useful if you always hated your phone getting into upgrade mode in the busiest hour of the day.

USB Ethernet Support with Continuum (Mobile)

  • If you want to connect your Windows 10 Mobile to an ethernet adapter, the OS now supports it. You can connect through Display Dock or any USB Ethernet Adapters with Type C.
  • This works even with Airplane Mode turned on.

Messaging Anywhere

It is coming soon and will allow you to send messages through your PC.