Feature Suggestions
Welcome to the Windows Phone Feature Suggestion Box! Please vote for a feature suggestion or submit your own!
We’ve created this site as a tool to help Microsoft understand how customers use Windows Phone and we welcome your feedback.
Standard Disclaimer – our lawyers made us put this here ;-) Please note that the Windows Phone Feature Suggestion Box is moderated and is a voluntary participation-based project, and if your submission is not a product feature suggestion it may be removed. Please do not send any novel or patentable ideas, copyrighted materials, samples or demos which you do not want to grant a license to Microsoft. See the “Terms of Use” link below for more information. Please limit your suggestions to 25 words or less.
CAST YOUR VOTES! – community feedback is active and growing … thanks! As a result, we are going to increase the number of votes you have available on your favorite suggestions from 10 to 20. Keep those suggestions and votes coming!
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Vietnamese TELEX and standard Unicode
Please implement TELEX typing method for Vietnamese keyboard, and use the standard, preset Unicode encoding scheme instead of the current Composed Unicode on WP8 devices. Current keyboard and composed Unicode encoding scheme give a very ugly output on Office and OneNote apps.
521 votes -
File Manager Alternative for Windows Phone 8 (especially for Phones without SD and USB OTG support)
This is how I see it:
Having a file manager is a necessity. I understand that a lot of users who do not utilize their smartphones to any extent beyond basic Office, music and video files have no use for it. However, for users like me, who have to work with other file types, this is an absolute must. Additionally, the lack of an SD card slot and/or USB on-the-go support on Flagship devices such as the Lumia 920 is a horrible lack of foresight if you are not adding a file manager for your internal drive.
My suggestion to…
377 votes -
webOS style notification light
A few weeks ago I tweeted about the idea of a webOS style notification light for Windows Phone, I received a few tweets back from my followers saying that they like the idea, so I figured I would write up this post explaining the idea.
Inspiration
Everyone has been talking about the idea of Windows Phone having a notification centre, some like the idea, some hate it, I'm not here to voice my opinions on that, but if it does happen, then people will likely want a notification light to go with it. A standard red/green/blue/etc circle of light at…
1,605 votes -
Start Screen Improvement - Remove excess blank/black space from the top of the Start Screen
At the top of the Start Screen on WP8 there is a black space between the top row of tiles, and the top of the screen/status bar. This blank space can be removed manually by sliding up the apps, and doing so still does not cover the status bar or interfere with notifications. Unfortunately, the next time you hit the start button, the apps return to their starting position. This blank space is (as far as I can tell) useless. It serves no purpose to show more information, or giver better usability. It is merely a waste of screen real…
304 votes -
Please add Windows Phone desktop manager.
Like Nokia Suite, full support for your phone, 100% complete Backup your data OS in your phone, etc.
feature :
Backup :
> OS data system, if your Phone got corrupted, you can restore with 'system restore'.> application data, so you dont need to re-download your favorite app, and settings too.
> Can Update via PC. it's useful in no wi-fi area, but your computer has good connection.
> Download Maps and save into your phone. (Good in no wifi area)
> can download apps from store into your phone, its good to reduce cellular cost (using computer's internet)
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270 votes -
Persian Keyboard For WP 7.8
We need Persian keyboard for searching on the web ,sending Text Message , Posting Comment on Facebook , Replying Email ,...
Please Add Persian Keyboard for WP 7.8845 votes -
Make Xbox Video compatible with Windows Phone
Make Xbox Music & Video copying compatible with Windows Phone 8, such as transferring music or videos purchased through Zune or Xbox Music & Video on Windows 8 Pro.
4,274 votes
AdminMobile Guru
(Admin, Windows Phone)
responded
Thanks for your suggestion and feedback Always great to see this. 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!
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Plz make temple run on windows phone having 512mb ram
Temple run for 512mb ram wp
388 votes -
Support ability to open .wav files on Windows Phone - we can't get voicemail
Emails sometimes contain a transcription of a voicemail and as an added convenience attach the actual voicemail in the form of a .wav file. I have had all the windows phones(6.x and 7.x) and this always worked flawlessly.
3,293 votes -
Transparent Tiles and set background
HI There.
please add some new features to windows Phone interface like transparent tiles and set back ground to windows phone and edit each tile color !
like the pictures linked below :
http://s4.picofile.com/file/7761449672/2013_05_13_09_23_22.png
http://s4.picofile.com/file/7761449993/2013_05_13_09_26_13.png142 votes -
Data Sense: Enable it for 'unlocked' phones
There is no reason why unlocked phone owners should suffer the effects of carrier exclusivity when it comes to WP8 specific features.
We pay 500-800 EUR/USD for our phones, carriers do not subsidize it for us, yet, we are still controlled by them.
I ask Microsoft to enable Data Sense feature (at least reporting, if compression is too much to ask) for all Windows Phone users, Android has had it for years.
4,209 votes -
Temple Run for Windows Phone
Please make Temple Run and such popular games available on Windows phone platform
894 votes -
full screen start screen, we dont need black frame around the screen!!!
We do not need space around the tiles, make the start screen on the entire screen. It seems that the phone's screen is smaller than it really is.
266 votes -
Control all volume's separately on Windows Phone 8
Control all volume's separately on Windows Phone 8. Should be able to set incoming call ring vol., app ring vol, call volume for your ear, and all volume levels separately.
1,442 votes -
Choose "From" address for Office 365 / Exchange accounts
Add an option to the Email client, so that we can choose the "From" address configured in Office 365 or Exchange server!
This is A MUST for business users.
In Outlook Web Access (full) or desktop Outlook you are able to choose to send from assigned addresses.
And/or update at least the OWA light version to handle the "From" option.
Currently you can only access Office 365 OWA light via WP8 browser (mobile or desktop setting), and there you are not able to choose the desired "From" address.224 votes -
Add video out for all (Screen mirroring)
I really would like to have the screen mirroring like Joe Belfiore in the presentations or the Galaxy S4. A desktop app that recognize the WP8 device and show the screen of the phone in real time. Not an exclusive feature for MS staff.
Like this for example: http://st.gsmarena.com/pics/12/09/wp8-new-camera-plugins/gsmarena_001.jpg
124 votes -
Please Allow third-party Webkit-based Browsers!!
At present, all browsers here in Marketplace are only allowed to IE Rendering Engine. So some of HTML5 mobile sites have extremely terrible performance on WP8. Therefore i suggest Microsoft give developers freedom to choose their Rendering Engine.
btw, thanks for providing this platform for us to give feedbacks, we appreciate that.
308 votes -
Add Persian language in hTC WP8x for Middle east
Please Add Persian language in windows phone 8 for htc 8x in middle east reign for all Persian people ,,
230 votes -
More Windows Phone Improvements
Hello Windows Phone
Please make real these features
#1 True Multitasking up to 70 Apps without slowing down and drains battery faster
#2 Video call over operator
#3 Repair random reboot issue
#4 Improved battey life
#5 Better whatsapp,we can save and share photos,videos,music and etc
#6 Background picture in Live tiles and App List
#7 Refreshed Live Tiles like thisisnokia.wordpress.com background picture
#8 Please release all Nokia and Microsoft both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 services in more countries like Indonesia,India and etc
#9 Smoother Skype experience
#10 please make an App Maker applications like BlackBerry App Generator …147 votes -
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 sharing12,126 votes
AdminMobile Guru
(Admin, Windows Phone)
responded
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!
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