Picturesque

Users of terminals with operating system Windows Phone know well what it is to have the Bing search engine from Microsoft A tool that seeks to gain a foothold by helping user searches and offering other details such as daily images, some of them animated, to customize its appearance. Something that, of course, is very far from users of Android devices, where Google is the default browser.Or it was, as the new app from Microsoft attempts to change this with one clever move.

This is Picturesque, and it consists of an application designed to personalizeonize the lock screen . In this way, the user with an Android device can protect his terminal in a very showy and useful, taking advantage of the images of the Bing search engine, as well as other tools. All this without losing sight of the notifications of any kind, which are now collected on this complete screen to avoid accessing the terminal if it is not necessary.

Just install it to start using this Microsoft In it Bing is responsible for placing up to six images each day to alternate between them.Quality photographs and a very showy aesthetic that the user can change just by shake the terminal or slide their finger to the right , thus being able to see a new one at any time. But that is not all.

Microsoft tries to push your browser into enemy territory, so to speak. Therefore, in addition to these images, the user is faced with a Bing search bar on this lock screen. Something that allows you to start a search before accessing the terminal, where you can usually find the Google searches All a convenience for users who don't have time to waste , and that Microsoft has tried to take advantage of with this application.

Apart from these issues, the Picturesque lock screen has other interesting and useful additions. Thus, in addition to the current time and date, there is a space in the upper right corner to display the weather information Something that you can avoid downloading a dedicated application to know this information. It also features all sorts of notifications in the middle of the screen, where you can see missed calls, received messages, and any other alerts at a glance.

In addition, its button is especially useful to activate the camera of the terminal, thus accessing photo mode to avoid losing any detail of the scene. Or its access to options and brightness, connectivity or flashlight settings.

We can't forget that this lock screen offers several desktops where you can place interesting tools. Issues such as spaces to know the actualidad and news of the moment, consult the calendario or even have direct access to other applications of interest for the user.

In short, an application that replaces the lock screen of Android with a much more complete and interesting one. All this with the eye-catching images of Bing always framing the scene. Best of all, Picturesque is fully downloadable free via Google Play