The Windows Phone Store now offers more than 190,000 apps and
continues to be the fastest growing app store around.
That means there
are plenty of tools and utilities to help you make the most of your Windows Phone.
App
Folder is a new and exclusive Nokia Lumia app that rolled out with the
Nokia Black update but runs on all forms of Nokia Lumia. It allows you
to tidy up your Start screen and make things easier to find with App
Folder. You can gather similar apps together or keep your most used
settings in one place – it’s up to you. Simply create and name a folder,
add the apps and settings you want, and then pin it to your Start
screen. You can create as many app folders as you need and edit them as
you go.
Search
faster and easier with the Google Search app for Windows Phone. With
Google Search, you can talk to Google and understand the world’s people,
places and things. With Voice Search you can skip the typing and gets
your results quicker and smoother than ever, while Nearby Search allows
you to find places near you without typing your location.
Connectivity
Shortcuts is a neat little utility for your Nokia Lumia that allows you
to easily access your WiFi, Bluetooth, Cellular, Airplane Mode and
Location settings. It also allows you to place shortcuts to each of
those directly on your Start screen. There are four different icons to
choose from and you can edit the Live Tile text to suit your needs.
What’s more, the Tile background can be chosen from all WP standard
accent colours.
If
you like to travel, or simply discover new words and languages, then
having a trim and simple translator app on your Nokia Lumia running
Windows Phone 8 is a must. The layout and design of Translator is simple
and clutter free and with support for 85 languages you’ll be amazed at
just how many languages you’ll be able to dip into – everything from
Afrikaans and Albanian to Yiddish and Zulu.
Evernote
takes note taking to the next level, letting you store and organise
your thoughts through text, images and audio recordings. Your notes are
readily available from pretty much any smart device or computer, so it’s
really more of a life-organiser than a simple digital notepad.
At
present, if you want to quickly check which apps you’ve purchased,
downloaded and subsequently deleted from your Nokia Lumia, you have to
head to the Windows Phone web-browser tool. There’s no official way to
do this on your phone, which is where Reinstaller comes in. It
replicates the above functionality on your phone – although admittedly
it’s neither as quick nor as efficient a process as it could be. An
essential tool, nonetheless.
Cloud
storage is all the rage across all of the major smartphone platforms,
but SkyDrive for Windows Phone is one of the best. Using this app you
can upload photos, documents and more from your Lumia. You can also
manage, share and edit them as you would be able to on a computer.
Whether
you’ve got the memory of a goldfish or are just plain forgetful,
chances are you could do with Stick Tiles. Stick Tiles are helpful
reminders you can pin to the Start Screen of your Windows Phone device.
It’s simple, but it works.
This
is a neat little app that will help you not only stay in tune with how
much battery life you have left but also help you get more from it. It’s
the perfect way to see battery status and remaining charge percentage
on your Start screen as a Live Tile and you can even have it set up to
show on the Lock screen.
Everyone
loves a bit of gaming action now and then. If, like us you feel
attached to your Xbox you’ll need the Xbox SmartGlass app. It lets you
view your Xbox Live profile and those of your friends: even letting you
know when they’re online, and what there’re playing. You can navigate
your Xbox with a swipe and a tap and use your Nokia Lumia 520 keyboard
to type to your console.
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