Smartphones having Windows 8 mobile operating system are making their marks around the globe. Although, these are a bit complex to explore and understand, many people are planning to be perpetually hooked with them. A Windows Phone does not only perform basic functions of a cell phone and multimedia, it can help you in many other ways to make everything easier and more convenient. In the same regard, consult the following tips to use a Windows phone in an optimized way.
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Translate text
This feature of Windows 8 phone helps you recognize signboards and other text in foreign languages, just by taking a picture of it. All you have to do is,
- Tap or press the Search button on your Windows Phone (the one with magnifying glass)
- Now top the Eye shaped button called Vision to start up the Camera
- You can point your camera lens to a text and tap scan text to take a picture of it
- Now hit the Translate button and get the job done
The feature can also be used to scan QR codes. This will translate the codes for you in an understandable language.
Take Screenshot
Windows 8 Phone makes it easier for you to capture anything that comes on your screen. You can now take and store your screenshots with quite an ease.
- Press Lock/Power and home button at the same time
- Repeat until you catch the right timing and hear the camera snap
- Screenshots taken can be viewed in the Screenshots subfolder in Photos
Identify Music
Windows Phone 8 has the ability of listening to a song and find a match in Xbox libraries. It will then identify the music for you with the track title, album title, and other details.
- Tap or press the Search button on your Windows phone (magnifying glass)
- Now tap the middle icon with a musical note
- The phone will display a message stating listening for music
- If found, the phone will show the artist and album on it
Multitasking
Just like the desktop version of Windows operating system, you can initiate and manage multiple applications at a time on your Windows Phone 8, in the following way.
- Open multiple applications at the same time
- Stay on an application and hold down the Back button until the screen layout changes
- You will be displayed with the running and active applications
- You can switch or jump between these applications without closing them
Create Room
You can create a room of your friends, colleagues, and other group of people and share certain things with them. To get this feature functional,
- Go to Start and then tap People tile
- Swipe left or right to view the word Together
- Tap ‘+’ button and then select Room. Give it a name and tap Save
- Tap Invite to add people to the newly created room
- Tap Done when you are finished adding people
Remember that the invitees must also have Windows Phone to be added to the room. You can share pictures, have chat, and broadcast your location to the people added. Read Working with Rooms in Windows 8 Phone for more about it.
Input Language
While type a message or search words, you can change the language of your keyboard to other languages stored in your Windows Phone. To do so,
- Let the keyboard open when you intend to type anything
- Tap and hold down the dot (.) button to view Speech Language
- Choose among the list of languages and input the required text.
These are some of the tips that simply the usage of Windows Phone 8. There are other numerous solutions to streamline the complex tasks of this OS.
