Microsoft Lumia 535 Tips and Tricks
A neat future of Windows Phone is the Glance settings for your Lock Screen which allows you to setup a number of useful Glance or Peek features when your phone is in Standby. Normally on your lock screen you can Glance at the time, but there are many more options.
To find these options, go to Settings – Glance Screen.
From here you can setup quite a few options, including a timeout if you’re concerned about using your battery when using this feature. You can also set it up so that when you Glance at night, it will show a dark colour rather than a white glare which is hard on the eyes.
You can use your smartphone as an Xbox controller.
First, download and install the Xbox SmartGlass App (formerly known as My Xbox Live). Once this is installed go to Xbox hub and make sure your Xbox is turned on and connected to your Wi-Fi router. Then make sure the phone is connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
If that is all setup, then the App will sign you in and you can start controlling your Xbox with the phone.
In the Maps application, you can share any location with a friend. First you need to find your location. Open Maps, then find your location. Press and hold to drop a Pin on that location. You can drag the Pin to get a more precise location.
Then press the Pin and select Share. Then choose to share via SMS or Email.
To silence incoming calls while the phone is ringing, you can simply press the Volume button.
If you also want to silence the call AND make the screen blank, then press the Power button.
Instead of copying and pasting text you see on a website, you can highlight a word. Then press the Search button to search for the word on Bing
To share websites that you are browsing on Facebook or Twitter, you can simply press the More (ƒ?Ý) and then select Share page.
Simply find the application in your apps list. Press and Hold on the application and select Uninstall
If you prefer not to have the ‘Sent from my Windows Phone’ message at the bottom of emails, then here is how to remove it:
Go into Mail and press the 3 dots at the bottom of the screen. Select Settings and change it there
This is useful if you don’t want people to know that emails are being sent from your phone.
Microsoft may still be in denial, but Bing is not the best search engine in the world and most Windows Phone users would prefer to use Google by default.
As you might expect from a Microsoft phone, you can’t disable Bing by default, but you can go to the App Store and download the Google Search App.
Once you have that, then simply Pin this to your Start screen so it’s easily accessible.
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