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  1. I want: vibrate and ring at the same time; Vietnamese keyboard; multitasking; orientation lock; sharing file via bluetooth.

    I want: vibrate and ring at the same time; Vietnamese keyboard; multitasking; orientation lock; sharing file via bluetooth.

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    • 19 votes
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      • Flash Home Button for Notifications

        A lot of phone do not have an alert light. It would be nice if the OS could flash the Home button light when there is a pending notification event, be it a missed call, email, text, alarm, calendar event, etc..

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        • ability to turn off main menu letter search

          I like the old main menu app list without the letter search like in People Hub. Please add the option to turn it off

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          • Add the missing features from Windows Mobile

            A file manager system like windows mobile had, bluetooth transferring, the ability to send videos and documents via sms/mms.

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            • Text and Email live tile should reflect UNREAD not NEW.

              The live tiles for text and email, i guess skype and phone calls/messages too; should reflect UNREAD totals, not new/unseen totals.
              Sometimes you get a message you need to be reminded about later since you can't act on it just yet... currently, after just viewing the related app, the message's 'reminder' goes away. :/

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              • Home Screen customization

                A home screen wallpaper option would be great but why stop there...what about home screen themes just like you can on Win7? Please Microsoft :'(

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                • integrate app "ask ziggy" into OS.

                  I think having this app (similar to siri) would be a great addition to the OS. Instead of having Speech recognition, there should be a more siri like app.

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                  • Stretch Live tile usage area till edges of the screen in Windows phone 7.8

                    No space or minimal space should be kept on the left & right side of the Start screen. This will look more naturally fitted in the screen & elegant too. Highly recommended for small screen devices(3.7").

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                    • Landscape Mode in EVERY app and in main menu!

                      I use a Windows Phone with QWERTZ-Keyboard in Landscape mode. Unfortunately not everything is optimized for Landscape mode. Would be great!!

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                      • Merge Alphabetical Lists letters (ie AppList)

                        Letter grouping is good, but when I get categories like X, Y or Z with one item in each, I would prefer one XYZ category.

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                        • Localized UI and IME specially for Hong Kong Users

                          Translating the CHT UI using HK style wordings, but not Taiwan, e.g. SMS should be tranlated to 短訊, but not 簡訊. IME should support HKSCS.

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                          • Please find a way to enable an option to disable text notifications (or any other notification specified) from popping up.

                            Please find a way to enable an option to disable text notifications (or any other notification specified) from popping up. Everytime I am showing off the phone, an embarrassing or personal text comes in and its obviously something I did not want the person seeing. So maybe have an option to toggle notifications to show or not show text. The sound/vibration can still go off but the text will display depending on whether the option is enabled or not. Or instead of displaying the actual text, an option to display "New Message" or something similar. Or have both be an…

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                            • Volume Slider Control

                              Would like to see a volume slider in the interface that can be controled via touch screen. Easier to slide volume when docked in car.

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                              • Android emulator

                                windows phone should have an android emulator becouse android is much more popular and taking android to windows phone would make as popular as android

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                                • URGENT IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL OF WINDOWS PHONE 8

                                  I am a past member of lumia 800. Now I have lumia 920. I am happy with the new features introduced with Windows Phone 8, but unfortunately some limits were not exceeded even with version 8 of the operating system.
                                  It 's very important to introduce these changes (many are not satisfied for these functions):

                                  - Separate ringer volume from the volume of music and video
                                  - Allow to modify / customize the ringtone also sms and notifications
                                  -give the ability to attach to an email PDF documents, word and excel directly in the process of writing an email.
                                  -ability…

                                  18 votes
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                                  • dvorak support

                                    Implement an IoC container for Soft Input Panel layouts, so that developers may create new ones (such as Dvorak, which is better for ergonomics and ease-of-use with single-hand activities).

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                                    • Make the 3 Hardware (or Capacitive) Buttons as optional

                                      1. Bottom bezelswipe should bring Charms(Windows/Setting/Search/Voicecommand) 2. LeftSwipe should take you back
                                      3. Right should bring multitasking cards(Remeber thecoolphones from vision videos never had buttons)

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                                      • Visual notification of missed call or text message

                                        When you miss an incoming call or sms text message without having your phone on you, it would be ice to have a visual notification like a pulsating button or screen.

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                                        • Screen Rotation Solution

                                          I've noticed that windows Phone Does not have the Screen Rotation Lock, maybe it's because of one of Apple's Patents, how about if you do it this way (Manual/Automatic Rotation).
                                          Screen Rotation is Always On, however you can switch it from Manual to Automatic Mode, when it's on Automatic Mode, it will rotate automatically, and when it's on Manual Mode, you need to make a gesture using two fingers for the screen to change rotation.

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