Xbox Music for Windows Phone is updated
Windows Phone is the third most widespread mobile platform, behind Apple's Android and iOS. The Redmond mobile operating system offers a different user experience and structure to what we are used to from other platforms, whose operation is based on applications. Windows Phonehas apps, too, but its Start screen is articulated in what Microsoft calls Live Tilesor live windows.Instead of just having shortcuts to apps, Live Tiles also offer more information, such as status updates from our contacts or the weather. They are something like a halfway point between an icon and a widget. Microsoft also offers a bundle of exclusive applications, such as Xbox Music, where we can store all our music grouped by albums, artist or playlists. Microsoft just updated this app and they reintroduced a feature that disappeared after Windows Phone 7, and that is support for live window where shows the album art that we are listening to.
It's strange that Microsoft removed the Live Tile feature in an app like Xbox Music, but they have finally fixed their mistake and this feature is now back in Xbox Music, but only for Windows Phone 8.1, which is the version for which the update has been released. From now on the Xbox Music window will show the artwork of the album we are listening to, achieving a more dynamic and varied home screen. In the image we can see how the window shows the cover of the Bjí¶rk album that is being played at that moment. However the picture will disappear as soon as we pause the song, a feature they could have included but left out for some reason.
This is not the only improvement that this update includes, the way in which the disc covers appear in more sections of the application has also been improved. Microsoft also ensures that this release of Xbox Music fixes playlist duplication errors and it also cleans up recent views interactions.At the performance level, smoother operation has been achieved, above all by reducing the level of RAM memory consumedthe application. This prevents crashes or crashes, as well as faster, more fluid multitasking.
Windows Phone 8.1 is the most current version of the icon system from Microsoft and it comes with many new features One of the highlights is the customization , and it is now possible to have up to three columns of Live Tiles and also add background images, instead of the spot colors that were previously available. The system also includes a new notification center with quick tools and many other changes.
