Windows Phone 8.1, an update to profound changes in the system

In the process of transition to Windows Phone 8 GDR3, the impending update of the Microsoft platform, began to emerge some of the assumptions changes coming with the next software upgrade. With Windows Phone 8.1, also known as Blueversion is markedly improved multitasking, but also the elimination of back button - "back" - a modification of the still unknown consequences that arise on the operating system.

About to serve three years, Windows Phone is no longer immature OS that we saw in the early versions. Very different from the proposals currently on the market mainly for its particular interface, has evolved in terms of functionality is concerned.While the current version provides some much needed changes and improvements , Blue would be the software "aggressive" from the point of view of the changes.

Increased compatibility between smartphone and tablet versions. Meltdown?

This follows from the data published by a person close to Microsoft staff. According to reports, Windows Phone 8.1 version would be charged with increasing application compatibility between Windows Phone and RT, the modification of the system for tablets. It is said that 77% of the APIs will be compatible, so it will facilitate the work of developers, which can create optimized applications for both platforms without differentiation. Currently supported binary percentage is set to 33%.

Multitasking

Since the inception of the platform in October 2010, one of the largest lagoons of Windows Phone has been multitasking. This tool system has the function of allowing the user to choose and control applications running simultaneously on your computer.Instead, in early versions of Microsoft system operating dynamics of multitasking is not exactly as it should be. And although Windows Phone shows running applications, once chosen one the rest go to the background, in memory, even in standby.With the upgrade to Blue would end completely all restrictions so far and could equate to real multitasking Android.

Support higher resolutions

This part offers two new linked. And is that improvements in both Blue GDR3 as encourage the sale of premium equipment without the software limit supported hardware. This premise motivate manufacturers to take the Microsoft ecosystem screen terminals over five inches and, of course, compatible with FullHD resolution. It is said that Windows Phone 8.1 will be compatible with tablets even 10-inch display, which generated some confusion. What will happen with Windows RT?Possibly be the time of succession.

Deleting the "back" button

Perhaps the most important innovation of the future update will be the removal of the button with the back function. So far all Windows Phone devices have the "back" key, physical or capacitive, a requirement imposed by the system itself. With the arrival of Windows Phone 8.1 would not be strictly necessary. And in the majority of cases the user uses the "Home" button with the Windows logo. The elimination of this key raises different questions. First, the function of that button would have to be replaced by another, perhaps this time a virtual button on the screen, the interface itself merged into the system. Another consequence is the design of the equipment, since it would have only two buttons (Home and Search), which seems shocking.Both changes incite to think that Microsoft could choose to leave the Home button just as an element of interaction, such as iniOS.