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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Search" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Search"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Search</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Search-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Office_suite" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Office_suite"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Office suite</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Office_suite-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Multitasking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Multitasking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="mw-redirect" title="Closed-source">Closed-source</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#General_availability_(GA)" title="Software release life cycle">General<br />availability</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><abbr title="Worldwide">WW</abbr>:</span> October 21, 2010</li><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a>:</span> November 8, 2010</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Final release</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Windows Phone 7.8 (Build 7.10.8862.144) / March 13, 2013<span class="noprint">; 11 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2013-03-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Update method</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zune_Software" class="mw-redirect" title="Zune Software">Zune Software</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Package_manager" title="Package manager">Package manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">XAP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Platforms</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/32-bit" class="mw-redirect" title="32-bit">32-bit</a> <a href="/wiki/ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM architecture</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">Kernel</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monolithic_kernel" title="Monolithic kernel">Monolithic</a> (<a href="/wiki/Windows_CE" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows CE">CE-based</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commercial_software" title="Commercial software">Commercial</a> <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary software</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_6.5" title="Windows Mobile 6.5">Windows Mobile 6.5</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.windowsphone.com/">Archived official website</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archive index)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Support status</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Windows Phone 7: unsupported as of January 8, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-support_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-support-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Windows Phone 7.5: unsupported as of October 14, 2014</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Windows Phone 7</b> is the first release of the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> mobile client operating system, released worldwide on October 21, 2010, and in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> on November 8, 2010. It runs on the <a href="/wiki/Windows_CE" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows CE">Windows CE</a> 6.0 kernel.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It received multiple large updates, the last being Windows Phone 7.8, which was released in January 2013 and added a few features backported from Windows Phone 8, such as a more customizable start screen. </p><p>Microsoft ended support for Windows Phone 7 on January 8, 2013, and for Windows Phone 7.5 on October 14, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-support_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-support-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8</a>, which was released on October 29, 2012. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Microsoft officially unveiled the new operating system, <b>Windows Phone 7 Series</b>, at the <a href="/wiki/Mobile_World_Congress" title="Mobile World Congress">Mobile World Congress</a> in Barcelona on February 15, 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-WP7unveil_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WP7unveil-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and revealed additional details at <a href="/wiki/MIX_(Microsoft)#MIX_10)" title="MIX (Microsoft)">MIX 2010</a> on March 15, 2010. The final <a href="/wiki/Software_development_kit" title="Software development kit">SDK</a> was made available on September 16, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">HP</a> later decided not to build devices for Windows Phone, citing that it wanted to focus on devices for its newly purchased <a href="/wiki/WebOS" title="WebOS">webOS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As its original name was criticized for being too complex and "wordy", the name of the operating system was officially shortened to just <b>Windows Phone 7</b> on April 2, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 11, 2010, Microsoft CEO <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ballmer" title="Steve Ballmer">Steve Ballmer</a> announced the 10 launch devices for Windows Phone 7 with <a href="/wiki/HTC_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="HTC Corporation">HTC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dell" title="Dell">Dell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Electronics" title="Samsung Electronics">Samsung</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LG_Corp." class="mw-redirect" title="LG Corp.">LG</a> Support, with sales beginning on October 21, 2010 in Europe and Australia and November 8, 2010 in the United States. The devices were made available on 60 carriers in 30 countries, with additional devices to be launched in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon the release of Windows Phone 7's "Mango" revision, additional manufacturers became partners, including <a href="/wiki/Acer_Inc." title="Acer Inc.">Acer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fujitsu" title="Fujitsu">Fujitsu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ZTE" title="ZTE">ZTE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone initially supported twenty-five languages, with applications being available through <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a> in 35 countries and regions. Support for additional languages and regions were subsequently brought through both the Mango and Tango updates to the OS respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Core">Core</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Core"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7 is the only version of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> that features the <a href="/wiki/Windows_CE" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows CE">Windows CE</a> <a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a>, which was also used in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pocket_PC" title="Pocket PC">Pocket PC</a> systems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="User_interface">User interface</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: User interface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7 features a <a href="/wiki/User_interface" title="User interface">user interface</a> based on a design system codenamed and commonly referred to as <a href="/wiki/Metro_Design_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro Design Language">Metro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The home screen, called "Start screen", is made up of "Live Tiles". Tiles are links to applications, features, functions and individual items (such as contacts, web pages, applications or media items). Users can add, rearrange, or remove tiles.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tiles are dynamic and update in real time – for example, the tile for an email account would display the number of unread messages or a tile could display a live update of the weather.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several key features of Windows Phone 7 are organized into "hubs", which combine local and online content via Windows Phone's integration with popular <a href="/wiki/Social_network_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Social network service">social networks</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live" title="Windows Live">Windows Live</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the Pictures hub shows photos captured with the device's camera and the user's Facebook photo albums, and the People hub shows contacts aggregated from multiple sources including Windows Live, Facebook, and <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>. From the Hub, users can directly comment and 'like' on social network updates. The other built-in hubs are Xbox Music and Video, Xbox Live Games, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Office Mobile">Microsoft Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to Facebook Connect service changes, Facebook support is disabled in all bundled apps effective June 8, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-ms-facebookremoved_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ms-facebookremoved-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone uses <a href="/wiki/Multi-touch" title="Multi-touch">multi-touch</a> technology.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The default Windows Phone user interface has a dark theme that prolongs battery life on <a href="/wiki/OLED" title="OLED">OLED screens</a> as fully black pixels do not emit light.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The user may choose a light theme instead, and can also choose from several accent colors.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> User interface elements such as tiles are shown in the user's chosen accent color. <a href="/wiki/Third-party_software_component" title="Third-party software component">Third-party applications</a> can be automatically themed with these colors.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Text_input">Text input</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Text input"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Users input text by using an on-screen <a href="/wiki/Virtual_keyboard" title="Virtual keyboard">virtual keyboard</a>, which has a dedicated key for inserting <a href="/wiki/Emoticons" class="mw-redirect" title="Emoticons">emoticons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-windows_phone_preview_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windows_phone_preview-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and features spell checking<sup id="cite_ref-windows_phone_preview_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windows_phone_preview-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and word prediction.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> App developers (both inhouse and ISV) may specify different versions of the virtual keyboard in order to limit users to certain character sets, such as numeric characters alone. Users may change a word after it has been typed by tapping the word,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which will invoke a list of similar words. Pressing and holding certain keys will reveal similar characters. The keys are somewhat larger and spaced farther apart when in landscape mode. Phones may also be made with a hardware keyboard for text input.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Messaging">Messaging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Messaging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7's messaging system is organized into "threads". This allows a conversation with a person to be held through multiple platforms (such as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Messenger">Windows Live Messenger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> messaging, or <a href="/wiki/Text_messaging" title="Text messaging">SMS</a>) within a single thread, dynamically switching between services depending on availability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Web_browser">Web browser</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Web browser"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png/170px-Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png/255px-Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Internet_Explorer_Mobile_9.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_Mobile" title="Internet Explorer Mobile">Internet Explorer Mobile</a></div> <p>Windows Phone 7.5 features a version of <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_Mobile" title="Internet Explorer Mobile">Internet Explorer Mobile</a> with a rendering engine that is based on <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_9" title="Internet Explorer 9">Internet Explorer 9</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-redial_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redial-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The built-in web browser allows the user to maintain a list of favorite web pages and tiles linking to web pages on the Start screen. The browser supports up to 6 tabs, which can all load in parallel.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other features include multi-touch gestures, a streamlined UI, smooth zoom in/out animations, the ability to save pictures that are on web pages, share web pages via email, and support for inline search which allows the user to search for a word or phrase in a web page by typing it.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft has announced plans to regularly update the Windows Phone web browser and its layout engine independently from the Windows Phone Update system.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contacts">Contacts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Contacts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Contacts are organized via the "<b>People hub</b>", and can be manually entered into contacts or imported from <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Contacts" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Contacts">Windows Live Contacts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>. Contacts may be manually imported from <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook" title="Microsoft Outlook">Outlook</a> using <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Contacts" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Contacts">Windows Live Contacts</a> or <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>. A "What's New" section show news feed and a "Pictures" section show pictures from those social networks made by the contacts. A "Me" section show the phone user's own social networks status and wall, allow the user to update his status, and check into Bing and Facebook Places. Contacts can be added to the home screen by pinning them to the start. The contact's "<b>Live Tile</b>" displays his social network status and profile picture on the homescreen and the contact's hub displays his Facebook wall as well as all of the rest of his contact information and information from his other social networks. </p><p>If a contact has information stored on multiple networks, users can link the two separate contact accounts, allowing the information to be viewed and accessed from a single card.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of Windows Phone 7.5, contacts can also be sorted into "Groups". Here, information from each of the contacts is combined into a single page which can be accessed directly from the Hub or pinned to the Start screen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Email">Email</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Email"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone supports <a href="/wiki/Outlook.com" title="Outlook.com">Outlook.com</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server" title="Microsoft Exchange Server">Exchange</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Mail" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Mail">Yahoo! Mail</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a> natively and supports many other services via the <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol" title="Post Office Protocol">POP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol" title="Internet Message Access Protocol">IMAP</a> protocols. For the native account types, contacts and calendars may be synced as well. Users can also search through their email by searching in the subject, body, senders, and receivers. Emails are shown in threading view and multiple email inboxes can be combined or kept separate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multimedia">Multimedia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Multimedia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The “Music + Videos hub also known as zune” allows the user to access music, videos, and podcasts stored on the device, and links directly to the "Xbox Music Store" to buy music, or rent with the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Music">Xbox Music Pass</a> subscription service. When browsing the music by a particular artist, users are able to view artist biographies and photos, provided by the Xbox Music.<sup id="cite_ref-windows_phone_preview_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windows_phone_preview-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This hub integrates with many other apps that provide video and music services, including, but not limited to, <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio" title="IHeartRadio">iHeartRadio</a>, YouTube, and <a href="/wiki/Vevo" title="Vevo">Vevo</a>. This hub also includes Smart DJ which compiles a playlist of songs stored on the phone similar to the song or artist selected. Purchased movies and other videos can be played through Xbox Video. </p><p>The "<b>Pictures hub</b>" displays the user's Facebook and <a href="/wiki/File_system" title="File system">SkyDrive</a> (Now OneDrive) photo albums, as well as photos taken with the phone's built-in camera. Users can also upload photos to social networks, comment on others photos, and tag photos on social networks.<sup id="cite_ref-windows_phone_preview_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windows_phone_preview-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multi-touch gestures permit zooming in and out of photos. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Media_support">Media support</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Media support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7 supports WAV, MP3, WMA, AMR, <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding" title="Advanced Audio Coding">AAC/MP4/M4A/M4B</a>, and <a href="/wiki/3GP_and_3G2" title="3GP and 3G2">3GP/3G2</a> standards. The video file formats supported include WMV, AVI, MP4/M4V, <a href="/wiki/3GP_and_3G2" title="3GP and 3G2">3GP/3G2</a>, and <a href="/wiki/.mov" class="mw-redirect" title=".mov">MOV (QuickTime)</a> standards. These supported audio and video formats would be dependent on the codecs contained inside them. It has also been previously reported that the <a href="/wiki/DivX" title="DivX">DivX</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xvid" title="Xvid">Xvid</a> codecs within AVI are also playable on the system.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the previous Windows Mobile operating system, there are currently no third-party applications for handling other video formats. The image file formats that are supported include <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPG/JPEG</a>, PNG, GIF, TIF and Bitmap (BMP).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the "Mango" update, Windows Phone 7 added the ability for users to have custom ringtones. Ringtone audio files must be under 1MB and less than 40 seconds long. Custom ringtones still cannot be used for text messages, IMs or emails. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Games">Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Xbox_Live_games_on_Windows_Phone" title="List of Xbox Live games on Windows Phone">List of Xbox Live games on Windows Phone</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a></div> <p>The "<b>Games hub</b>" provides access to <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">games</a> on a phone along with <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a> functionality, including the ability for a user to interact with their <a href="/wiki/Avatar_(Xbox_360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Avatar (Xbox 360)">avatar</a>, view and edit their profile, see their achievements and view leaderboards, and send messages to friends on Xbox Live. The Games hub also features an area for managing invitations and turn notifications in turn-based multiplayer games.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Search">Search</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Search"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Bing_(search_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bing (search engine)">Bing (search engine)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bing_Mobile" title="Bing Mobile">Bing Mobile</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bing_Maps" title="Bing Maps">Bing Maps</a></div> <p>Microsoft's hardware requirements stipulate that every device running Windows Phone 7 must have a dedicated Search button on the front of the device that performs different actions.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pressing the search button while an application is open allows users to search within applications that take advantage of this feature; for example, pressing Search in the People hub lets users search their contact list for specific people.<sup id="cite_ref-Slashgear_series_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slashgear_series-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has been changed in Windows Phone 7.5 however – as the search button is reserved for Bing – so applications that previously used this feature (such as the Marketplace) now include soft search buttons. </p><p>In other cases, pressing the Search button will allow the user to perform a search of web sites, news, and map locations using the <a href="/wiki/Bing_(search_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bing (search engine)">Bing</a> application.<sup id="cite_ref-MaryJo_Will_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MaryJo_Will-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone also has a <a href="/wiki/Speech_recognition" title="Speech recognition">voice recognition</a> function, powered by <a href="/wiki/Tellme_Networks" title="Tellme Networks">TellMe</a>, which allows the user to perform a Bing search, call contacts or launch applications simply by speaking. This can be activated by pressing and holding the phone's Start button. </p><p>Bing is the default <a href="/wiki/Web_search_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Web search engine">search engine</a> on Windows Phone handsets due to its deep integration of functions into the OS (which also include the utilization of its <a href="/wiki/Bing_Maps" title="Bing Maps">map service</a> for location-based searches and queries). However, Microsoft has stated that other search engine applications can be used.<sup id="cite_ref-MaryJo_Will_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MaryJo_Will-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lint_default_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lint_default-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aside from location-based searches, Bing Maps on Windows Phone 7 also provide <a href="/wiki/Turn-by-turn_navigation" title="Turn-by-turn navigation">turn-by-turn navigation</a> service to Windows Phone users, and Local Scout shows interest points such as attractions and restaurants in the nearby area. Bing Audio also allows the user to match a song with its name, while Bing Vision allows the user to read barcodes, QR codes, and tags. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Office_suite">Office suite</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Office suite"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Office Mobile">Microsoft Office Mobile</a></div> <p>The "<b>Office hub</b>" organizes all Microsoft Office apps and documents. Microsoft Office Mobile provides interoperability between Windows Phone and the desktop version of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office" title="Microsoft Office">Microsoft Office</a>. Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, <a href="/wiki/OneNote" class="mw-redirect" title="OneNote">OneNote</a> Mobile, and SharePoint Workspace Mobile allow most Microsoft Office file formats to be viewed and edited directly on a Windows Phone device. </p><p>Microsoft Office can also open files from SkyDrive and Office 365, as well as files stored locally on the phone. Office files on Windows Phone 7 are sorted by tiles: Word documents (blue tile), Excel spreadsheets (green tile), PowerPoint presentations (red tile), and OneNote documents (purple tile). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multitasking">Multitasking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Multitasking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7 features a card-based task switcher which can be accessed by pressing and holding the back button. The screenshots of last five open apps are shown as cards. Apps can be kept running even when out of view through "Live Agents".<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sync">Sync</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sync"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Zune_software" title="Zune software">Zune software</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Zune_software" title="Zune software">Zune software</a> is used to manage and sync content on Windows Phone 7 devices with PCs. Windows Phone 7 can wirelessly sync with the software. In addition to accessing Windows Phone devices, Zune software can also access the <a href="/wiki/Zune_Marketplace" class="mw-redirect" title="Zune Marketplace">Zune Marketplace</a> to purchase music, videos, and apps for Windows Phone and <a href="/wiki/Zune" title="Zune">Zune</a> products. While music and videos are both stored locally on the PC and on the phone, apps are only stored on the phone even if purchased from the Zune software. Zune software is also used to deliver <a href="/wiki/Software_update" class="mw-redirect" title="Software update">software updates</a> to all Windows Phone 7 devices. </p><p>The Zune software is unavailable for <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a>, but Microsoft has released Windows Phone Connector, which allows Windows Phone devices to sync with <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPhoto" title="IPhoto">iPhoto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has since been succeeded by the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_App" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Phone App">Windows Phone App</a>, which is designed for Windows Phone 8 but can sync with Windows Phone 7 devices as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removed_features">Removed features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Removed features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of previous versions up to <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_6.5" title="Windows Mobile 6.5">Windows Mobile 6.5</a> were removed or changed.<sup id="cite_ref-Q&A_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Q&A-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following is a list of features which were present in Windows Mobile 6.5 but were removed in Windows Phone 7.0. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Calling">Calling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Calling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The list of past phone calls is now a single list, and cannot be separated into inbound, outbound or missed calls<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Bright_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Bright-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sync_2">Sync</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sync"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Windows Phone does not support <a href="/wiki/USB" title="USB">USB</a> sync with <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook" title="Microsoft Outlook">Microsoft Outlook</a>'s Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes as opposed to older versions of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a> with Desktop <a href="/wiki/ActiveSync" title="ActiveSync">ActiveSync</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Syncing Contacts and Appointments is done via <a href="/wiki/Cloud_computing" title="Cloud computing">cloud</a>-based services (<a href="/wiki/Windows_Live" title="Windows Live">Windows Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Exchange_Server" class="mw-redirect" title="Exchange Server">Exchange Server</a>), and no method to sync this information directly with a PC is provided.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third party software, such as Akruto Sync, provides some of this functionality.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A petition to Microsoft was filed to reinstate USB sync for Outlook.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash" title="Adobe Flash">Adobe Flash</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features_subsequently_implemented_in_Windows_Phone_7.5">Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 7.5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 7.5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_socket" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet socket">Internet sockets</a><sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_hybrid_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral_hybrid-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut,_copy,_and_paste" title="Cut, copy, and paste">Cut, copy, and paste</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Partial <a href="/wiki/Computer_multitasking" title="Computer multitasking">multitasking</a> for 3rd party apps<sup id="cite_ref-Engadget_Belfiore_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engadget_Belfiore-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Connecting to <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> <a href="/wiki/Wireless_access_point" title="Wireless access point">(wireless) access points</a> with hidden SSID, <i>but without</i> WPA<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fierce_Wireless_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fierce_Wireless-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tethering" title="Tethering">Tethering</a> to a computer<sup id="cite_ref-notet_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notet-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Custom <a href="/wiki/Ringtone" title="Ringtone">ringtones</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Universal <a href="/wiki/Email" title="Email">email</a> inbox<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSD" class="mw-redirect" title="USSD">USSD</a> messages<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VoIP" class="mw-redirect" title="VoIP">VoIP</a> calling through a separate app<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_hybrid_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral_hybrid-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features_subsequently_implemented_in_Windows_Phone_8.0">Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.0</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.0"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Removable <a href="/wiki/SD_card" title="SD card">SD cards</a><sup id="cite_ref-SD_card_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD_card-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USB_mass-storage_device_class" class="mw-redirect" title="USB mass-storage device class">USB mass-storage</a><sup id="cite_ref-CNET_Hate_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNET_Hate-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluetooth" title="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a> file transfers<sup id="cite_ref-GSMArena_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSMArena-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Connecting to <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> <a href="/wiki/Wireless_access_point" title="Wireless access point">(wireless) access points</a> with both a hidden SSID <i>and</i> <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access" title="Wi-Fi Protected Access">WPA</a> protection<sup id="cite_ref-Fierce_Wireless_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fierce_Wireless-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sideloading" title="Sideloading">Sideloading</a> for corporate apps<sup id="cite_ref-SD_card_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD_card-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VoIP" class="mw-redirect" title="VoIP">VoIP</a> and IP <a href="/wiki/Videophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Videophone">Videocalling</a> integrated in the Phone app<sup id="cite_ref-GSMArena_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSMArena-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Support for Office documents with security permissions<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On-device <a href="/wiki/Encryption" title="Encryption">encryption</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Strong passwords<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Bright_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Bright-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Full Exchange support<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Native applications</li> <li>Full background multitasking<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features_subsequently_implemented_in_Windows_Phone_8.1">Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IPsec" title="IPsec">IPsec</a> security (<a href="/wiki/Virtual_Private_Networking" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtual Private Networking">VPN</a>)</li> <li>System-wide <a href="/wiki/File_manager" title="File manager">file manager</a></li> <li>The 'Weekly' view in the Calendar app</li> <li>Universal search</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMTS#Features" title="UMTS">UMTS/LTE Videocalling</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hardware">Hardware</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Hardware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Windows_Phone_7_devices" title="List of Windows Phone 7 devices">List of Windows Phone 7 devices</a></div> <p>To provide a more consistent experience between devices, Windows Phone 7 devices are required to meet a certain set of hardware requirements, which Andy Lees, Microsoft's senior vice president of mobile communications business, described as being "tough, but fair."<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All Windows Phone 7 devices, at minimum, must include the following:<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hardware_specifications_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hardware_specifications-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <caption>Minimum Windows Phone 7 device requirements </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Capacitive_touch_screen" class="mw-redirect" title="Capacitive touch screen">Capacitive</a>, 4-point <a href="/wiki/Multi-touch" title="Multi-touch">multi-touch</a> screen with WVGA (480×800) resolution </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM</a> v7 "Cortex/Scorpion" – <a href="/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)" class="mw-redirect" title="Snapdragon (system on chip)">Snapdragon</a> QSD8X50, MSM7X30, and MSM8X55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DirectX9" class="mw-redirect" title="DirectX9">DirectX9</a> rendering-capable <a href="/wiki/GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="GPU">GPU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>256 MB of <a href="/wiki/RAM" class="mw-redirect" title="RAM">RAM</a> (as of Tango) with at least 4 GB of <a href="/wiki/Flash_memory" title="Flash memory">flash memory</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Accelerometer" title="Accelerometer">Accelerometer</a>, ambient light sensor, <a href="/wiki/Proximity_sensor" title="Proximity sensor">proximity sensor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assisted_GPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Assisted GPS">assisted GPS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>FM radio tuner </td></tr> <tr> <td>Six (6) dedicated hardware buttons – back, Start, search, 2-stage camera, power/sleep and volume buttons </td></tr> <tr> <td>Optional hardware: Front-facing camera, <a href="/wiki/Compass" title="Compass">compass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gyroscope" title="Gyroscope">gyroscope</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Previously, Windows Phone 7 devices were required to have 512 MB of RAM. As of the "Tango" update, the requirements were revised to allow for chipsets with slower processors, and for devices to have a minimum of 256 MB of RAM. Certain features of the operating system, and the ability to install certain resource-intensive apps are disabled on Windows Phone devices with under 512 MB of RAM.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-tango256mb_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-tango256mb-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Version_history">Version history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Version history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_version_history#Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone version history">Windows Phone version history § Windows Phone 7</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>What <a href="/wiki/Engadget" title="Engadget">Engadget</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gizmodo" title="Gizmodo">Gizmodo</a> felt were notable omissions in a modern smartphone OS<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> have largely been addressed in the Mango update.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/ZDNet" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDNet">ZDNet</a> praised the OS's virtual keyboard and noted the excellent touch precision as well as powerful auto-correct and revision software.<sup id="cite_ref-windows_phone_preview_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-windows_phone_preview-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The touch responsiveness of the OS has also been universally praised by all three sites with reviewers noting the smoothness of scrolling and gestures like pinch to zoom in web browsing.<sup id="cite_ref-zdnet_preview_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zdnet_preview-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PCWorld_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="PCWorld (magazine)">PCWorld</a> ran an article called "Windows Phone 7: Microsoft's Disaster" citing what they call a "lack of security, shockingly bad Office apps, an interface not backed up under the hood and abandonment of the full Microsoft customer base."<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reception to the "Metro" UI (also called Modern-Style UI) and overall interface of the OS has also been highly praised for its style, with ZDNet noting its originality and fresh clean look.<sup id="cite_ref-zdnet_preview_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zdnet_preview-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Engadget and ZDNet applauded the integration of Facebook into the People Hub as well as other built-in capabilities, such as Windows Live, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 7 was presented with a total of three awards at the 2011 <a href="/wiki/International_Design_Excellence_Awards" title="International Design Excellence Awards">International Design Excellence Awards</a>, voted by an independent jury<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at an event co-sponsored by Microsoft, among others;<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gold in Interactive Product Experience, Silver in Research and Bronze in the Design Strategy. </p><p>"The Windows Phone 7 was built around the idea that the end user is king. The design team began by defining and understanding the people who would use this phone. It was convinced that there could be a better user experience for a phone, one that revolves more around who the users are rather than what they do. The Windows Phone 7 lets users quickly get in, get out and back to their lives."<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the awards ceremony, Windows Phone 7 was given "the noteworthy People's Choice Award, an award handed to the favorite IDEA 2011 gold award winner."<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Windows Phone 8.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_digital_distribution_platforms_for_mobile_devices" class="mw-redirect" title="List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices">List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista" title="List of features removed in Windows Vista">List of features removed in Windows Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">List of features removed in Windows 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_8" title="List of features removed in Windows 8">List of features removed in Windows 8</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="telephone icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg/28px-Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg/42px-Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg/56px-Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="722" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Telephones" title="Portal:Telephones">Telephones portal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_7&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Windows Phone 7 does not support <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office" title="Microsoft Office">Office</a> documents with security permissions<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">While the older Windows Mobile phones supported the full range of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server" title="Microsoft Exchange Server">Microsoft Exchange Server</a> policies, Windows Phone 7 only supports a small subset of Exchange features.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 November</span> 2010</span>. <q>... в Windows Phone 7 отсутствует поддержка USSD-запросов ...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Windows+Phone+7%3A+%D0%B2+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85+%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8&rft.pub=3DNews+Daily+Digital+Digest&rft.date=2010-11-02&rft.au=%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9+%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dnews.ru%2Fsoftware%2FWindows-Phone-7-Insearch-of-identity%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWindows+Phone+7" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Made possible through additional apps such as <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SD_card-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SD_card_63-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SD_card_63-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-8installing-apps-did-not-mean-installing-apps-on-the-microsd-card/">"During Microsoft's Windows Phone Summit Microsoft revealed that the OS will support removable memory cards"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141113122359/http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-8installing-apps-did-not-mean-installing-apps-on-the-microsd-card/">Archived</a> from the original on 2014-11-13<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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6.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Phone 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Phone 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Phone 8.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">10 Mobile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cancelled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cairo_(operating_system)" title="Cairo (operating system)">Cairo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Nashville" title="Windows Nashville">Nashville</a></li> <li><a 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