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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Use the center button serves as LED
Use the center button serves as LED notification when a message arrives.
216 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…
460 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.522 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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375 votes -
Third party alarm app enhancements (custom sound & snooze time)
In Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango), Microsoft gives developers the ability to create reliable alarms (Microsoft.Phone.Scheduler.Alarm) that always work regardless whether the app is active or not.
However, there are a couple of major drawbacks.
First, you can’t select stock ringtones or songs from your own music library for this alarm sound.
Second, you can't change the duration of the snooze time.
Sadly these problems remain in Windows Phone 8 (Apollo).
Can we please have these fixed in the next phone update?
5,771 votes -
FM Radio
WP8 seems to have removed the FM radio as a feature.
FM Radio is a MUST for people without data plans or small ones, where radio apps are completely useless unless you enjoy being overcharged.
On top of this, most local stations aren't on those apps anyways!!
To top it off, the sound is MUCH crisper and clearer listening to FM radio, rather than over the internet, and is much quicker as well.
It makes no sense for you morons to have removed this feature, and if this is what you're gonna keep doing, I'll be moving to another platform,…
9,001 votes
AdminMobile Guru
(Admin, Windows Phone)
responded
Thanks for your suggestion and feedback on this feature. 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 another great idea? Keep those votes coming!
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Pashto language support on Windows Phone
Since Windows has Pashto language support it would be great if Windows Phone also had support for Pashto. There are more than 60 million people in the world speaking Pashto. Mainly in Afghanistan and in Pakistan.
8,239 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
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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.
589 votes -
The WP8's UI is too simple
there is a reason for the success of the system ios and Android, the beauty of the heart is human nature, to impress consumers must have a beautiful appearance, attracted a lot of people are pretty ios and Android application iconWP8 the UI just blocks of color together with a simple white lines is extremely crude, ugly icon design into a 3D effect can even say, thank you
950 votes -
We hope the screen can display the caller's carrier/region info at the corner of phone call UI by searching caller id in the database. The c
我们需要在来电的时候,屏幕上及时的显示拨进来的电话是来自哪个地区,哪个运营商,中国地区把这个功能叫做来电归属地。这个功能在中国大陆非常有必要。
We hope the screen can display the caller's carrier/region info at the corner of phone call UI by searching caller id in the database. The callerid/carrier/region information database is public and free, actually Nokia already has one and integrated it in Lumia phone sell in China.186 votes -
Opera Mini Browser for Windows Phone 8
You must let Opera developers to port Opera Mini browser to Your platform. Stop sthis **** with IE, like You did it on Windows. On desktop we use Chrome, but we still use Windows and Office, so come on! I uses Opera Mini on
1) SonyEricsson T610, 2003 year
2) SonyEricsson K610, 2006 year
3) Nokia C5, 2010 year
4) HTC Wildfire S, 2011 yearNOW Nokia Lumia 630, 10 YEARS later I can not use it anymore. WTF Microsoft?!?!?!?!
364 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…
1,897 votes -
Audio equalizer to be installed in nokia lumia 520
Hi, i guess the audio equalizer option should be updated in lumia 520 bcos it a very basic requirement in a smart phone .Even the basic model phones do have this as mandatory requirement.Hope some updates will be coming asap on this.
145 votes -
Windows Phone 8.1 Blue Concept
My concept improve the idea of cloud-syncing – all settings you care about, files, preferences and browser favorites are always sync between all kind of Windows 8 devices. I also focus on the system introduction during the first loading – short presentation of most important Windows Phone features. This is a good way for people who try Windows Phone for the first time to get to know the platform in an easy and accessible way.
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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 …240 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.
2,215 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 7.8893 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.
4,644 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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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.
339 votes
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