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  1. 32,837 votes
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      1030 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • IE 10 Improvements

      Examples of the missing functionality:

      - Password support for the IE10
      - Forward button for the IE10
      - Text reflow for the IE10 so it automatically adjusts and reformats text for easy readability
      - Ability to have at least two browser control buttons

      13,286 votes
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        198 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

        Please note that several of the suggestions in the original post (ringer volume, orientation lock, etc.) have already been suggested elsewhere and are actively being voted on, so this idea has been consolidated to focus on IE 10 improvements.

        To work optimally suggestions should be for a single idea or feature, so if you would like, please reallocate your votes to other suggestions that you feel are most important to you.

      • Swiping left from home screen should show list of missed text message notifications

        I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket the other day. After I finished typing, I took it out, and the screen was off.
        I turned it on. From the lock screen, I see no text message indicator, so I know I didn’t get a text.
        I enter my pin, and the start screen appears.

        There’s no obvious way to know what caused it to vibrate in the first place. Whatever toast it was, is now gone.
        Was it facebook? Was it weatherbug notifying me that it was above 80 in seattle? I’ll never know.

        It would be nice if…

        13,061 votes
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          338 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Under status bar, we need a shortcut to turn on/off connections and Internet sharing

          Under status bar, we need the ability to turn on or off the following (when specific icons are clicked) like in WM6.5 (this saves a whole lot of clicks):

          - WIFI
          - 3G (data connection)
          - Bluetooth
          - Internet sharing

          12,146 votes
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            101 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

            Thanks for your shortcut suggestion. Always great to see such great feedback and excitement about this feature. While we can’t promise to ship every suggestion that gets submitted, we will be sure that our product development team receives your feedback. What’s your great idea? Keep those votes coming!

          • Blinking LED notification for Missed Calls Email SMS

            Display a blinking LED notification when there are missed calls, voicemails, emails, text messages (SMS) etc waiting for you. Also, a blue LED when Bluetooth is on would be a great option. It enables the user to know something is awaiting is attention by just looking at it, without even picking up the phone. No more turning on Power to know what awaits you.

            6,544 votes
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              220 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

              Thanks for your missed calls suggestion. Always great to see such great feedback and excitement about this feature. While we can’t promise to ship every suggestion that gets submitted, we will be sure that our product development team receives your feedback. Keep those votes and suggestions coming!

            • Allow user to disable vibration for the 3 buttons

              A possibility to disable the vibration feedback for the three buttons (home, back and search) would be great.

              3,398 votes
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                321 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • Option to auto silent notifications at night

                I think there should be an option in the settings to auto silent notifications at night if the phone would be with the screen facing down. This way you wouldn't have to silent your phone before you go to sleep, the e-mail or sms notifications wouldn't disturb you while sleeping and in case of an emergency you could still receive urgent phone calls.

                2,088 votes
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                  37 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Smart dailing

                  Populate matching names from phone book as you enter phone numner

                  2,035 votes
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                    97 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • Set vibration intensity

                    Allow the user to define the vibration-intensity. On the Lumia 920 it is VERY strong and annoying when calls come in. However the one at startup is nice, so it should be possible to change it.

                    1,720 votes
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                      19 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Changing the app list into a hub, which creates a perfect Notification Center too

                      The app list is the only place in the whole Windows Phone UI that looks unfinished. Pictures, music, video and people are all hubs; I wonder why the app list isn't a hub while it is a perfect candidate as apps could be categorized into "All", "Popular" (i.e. "Most used" by the user), "Categories" (as in "photo, music, social networking" apps).
                      Notice the lonely Search button up there in the apps list? Why not bring that down into a toolbar at the bottom of the screen like everywhere else in WP?

                      Also, you could solve the Notification Center problem because…

                      1,389 votes
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                        19 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • Nepali language support

                        Enable to view Nepali language website, emails along with be able to input Nepali language text as well

                        1,369 votes
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                          243 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • Reminder Alert or vibrate from missing call sms email on device without led

                          i have an samsung focus, in this device dont have an external led indicator, to see missing call sms email i have to unlock phone

                          970 votes
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                            17 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • include datasmart to Windows Phone 7.8

                            include counters same as Windows Phone 8 so user can understand what is the remaining of his dataplan

                            757 votes
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                              8 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • Make the ring/vibrate toggle button a 3-way option for ring(+vibrate)/vibrate/silent

                              When the vibrate option is enabled, there are times you may want complete silence without going into the settings to disable it.

                              752 votes
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                                47 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • STOP exclusive Nokia-ONLY Apps and Features.

                                People say Android is fragmented.. Because an app that works on one phone may or may not work on another phone - or may not work the same way.

                                We are bringing this WORST Android feature to Windows Phone. Viber just announced today that their VoIP call feature will be exclusive to Nokia handsets. There are also other apps that are Nokia-only.

                                It's one thing that device makers tag on apps made by themselves and make it exclusive to their handsets. Its a completely different thing when a 3rd party app developer is bribed into releasing a popular app on…

                                752 votes
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                                  62 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • Repeat Notifications for Missed Call / Voice Mail / Unread Text

                                  I would like the option to have the phone repeat a notification tone for a Missed Call / Voice Mail / Unread Text / etc every few minutes until dismissed. It's frustrating to pick up my phone and realize someone tried to get a hold of me hours ago. I miss this feature from 6.5.

                                  662 votes
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                                    51 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                  • 623 votes
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                                      8 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                    • Please continue to improve Windows Phone 8 interface and see the Windows RT! !

                                      Screenshot Preview:
                                      http://sdrv.ms/MoPgm3

                                      Features:

                                      1.Set separate fixed one for users to quickly turn off / on network data and personalization features

                                      2.Subsequent pages using a similar WIN8 group screen to show the application of classification, each category page can slide up and down, the increase in many applications on a single page.

                                      3.two-finger pinch zoom can preview all the groups page to quickly locate group page, the Metro interface of similar win8 RT zoom screen

                                      4.Each page name to edit the page can be any exchange order

                                      5.the use of two fingers can quickly adjust to a magnet to move…

                                      552 votes
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                                        18 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                      • NO MORE a "App List"! A Symbol/ Icon view as in iOS or Android!

                                        The App List drive me nuts...a list is not that good. Please Microsoft, bring us a Symbol/Icon view as in iOS or Android!

                                        539 votes
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                                          198 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                        • Use the Windows capacitive touch buttons as a "Notification Light"

                                          Use the Windows capacitive touch buttons that all Windows Phones have as a "Notification Light" that blinks when you have a new text message/email or a missed call. That way there's no need to have a separate notification light, which lots of people want.

                                          500 votes
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                                            28 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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