10 New Features in Windows 10 Phone Preview You Should Notice

Windows 10 for Phones TP has many new small features which you will definitely love.  Even though everything right now is getting shaped up, these features does give you  sense of direction on where Microsoft is heading to.

  1. Dialer now Support T9 functionality. Open the Phone App, switch to Dial Pad and start typing the number. As you type list of contacts with phone numbers matching to what you type show up.
  2. LED Support for Notification is confirmed. You can see that as a mention, but no settings available right now.
  3. You can block a number or dial it right from the messaging menu.
  4. Universal Email App : Microsoft’s new email app lets you configure all the email accounts in one place. This not only makes sure that all you account have the rich experience, it makes more sense now.
  5. Reset Protection: This lets you safe guard your phone from accidental reset and even internal ones. More here.
  6. Advanced Backup Management: Windows Phone Backup & Restore seems to be on a way to an advanced level with more transparency on it’s Outlook Integration.  You have option to set a Fresh backup everyday and “Manage my One Drive Backups Online”
  7. Maps can be downloaded over mobile network. Useful when you forget doing it before leaving for a tour.
  8. Basic Calculator mode has Square Root, Square, inverse and percentage function right on top.
  9. App Switcher now lets you switch between 15 recent apps. If you have a large device, you get a grid layout.
  10. New File Explorer app is now being used at couple of places like Recorder as explorer. Do a long press on any of the recorded file, and “Find Location”

I am sure there are many more, and if you found any let us know in comments!

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