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  1. Different Languages Selection and Option on Keyboard

    It would be nice to be able to type text, emails, web browse, etc. in different languages. And it would be really nice to be able to select the language as an icon option on the keyboard.

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      0 comments  ·  Operating System  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • Create an SDK that does not need visual studio installed

      So we can build apps on a build server

      8 votes
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        1 comment  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • achievements for phone tasks

        Build in achievements for performing tasks such as:
        - connect bluetooth device
        - pin contact
        - create contact group
        - link skydrive
        etc!

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          0 comments  ·  Operating System  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • 1 vote
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          • Queue up application purchases before credit card validation

            In order to prevent credit card blocking when multiple applications are purchased, allow for shopping card or other behaviour before submitting the purchase to the credit card company.

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              0 comments  ·  Marketplace  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • 1 vote
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                0 comments  ·  Accessories  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • ignore notifications

                The user should be able to control how long notifications stay at the top of the screen. When I'm reading the kindle app, I often find that a text message pops up and it obscures the text at the top of the page. sometimes I don't wish to answer a text right then and there. Wifi is the same way. I wish there was an ignore button for those notifications

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                  0 comments  ·  Improved Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Feedback apollo update for winpho 7.5

                  Microsoft's decision to not provide apollo update to those who just bought the lumias and other recent windows 7.5 phones is pure ****. I am so ****** off about this that I will never buy another windows phone again. So much for trying to differentiate yourself from android and its ongoing fragmentation. It seems Apple is the only company that knows how to treat their customers. Thanks Microsoft for forgetting about those who supported you up till now.

                  3 votes
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                    0 comments  ·  Operating System  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • File Manager.

                    To manage files on phone rename, copy, move edit, delete, etc.

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                    • Make Office on WP7 full featured, i.e. Excel. Corp will leap to it, they will only carry 1 device. bye bye blackberry, android and apple

                      Www.onjabike.com outlines how Lotus123 on a broad base of compatible hardware established the PC. Microsoft can do the same using Office on phone.

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                        0 comments  ·  Applications  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • 3 votes
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                          0 comments  ·  Applications  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • Cut the forced ties between Live ID country and Windows Phone

                          The country of the user's Live ID forces many settings in Windows Phone whether the user wants them or not. Some examples:

                          - user can't keep bought apps if country changes via another Live ID
                          - availability of apps (also free ones) depending of Live ID country
                          - Paypal not available in the Marketplace
                          - localized app. names even when another language is selected in Phone settings (example: for downloading and searching in the marketplace one needs to know multi-lingual application's name in local language. Once downloaded, the name of the app. in the phone is changed to use the…

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                            0 comments  ·  Windows Live  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • Be able to file maintenance.

                            I just want to be able to do my file maintenance with windows explorer so I am able to see what files I have and what space is left. Zune is the most frustrating thing I have ever tried to use

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                              0 comments  ·  File System  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • teamveawer

                              Teamvewer control remite pc

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                                0 comments  ·  Applications  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • Please make wifi ip as editable

                                Please make wifi ip as editable

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                                • Remove Games from the Application area of Marketplace

                                  When you launch the marketplace application in Windows Phone you you are able to go into sub-categories. These include apps from your service provider, apps from your OEM, Applications, Games and Music. Games should go into the Games section and other Applications to the Applications section, I think this is very basic.

                                  Why do I believe this needs to be implemented?
                                  Say you want a cool app (not a game, but an app of another type) you open Marketplace, click Applications and if you swipe over to the "top" list, it is dominated by games. Since games have their own…

                                  3 votes
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                                    0 comments  ·  Applications  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                  • Apple intergration

                                    If you could get the app store and itunes to sync to it you would have me won over before you could say app!! if yall had the app store along with the market place you would have so many more apps along with the current onws yall have. iCloud would be cool to but that would be pushing it. lol

                                    3 votes
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                                      2 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                    • 5 votes
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                                        1 comment  ·  Messaging  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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                                          0 comments  ·  Sync  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                        • lumia + pure view + arabic

                                          lumia + pure view + arabic

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