tips & tricks

Customize Your Windows Phone Home Screen With MegaTile

on May 5, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

MegaTile is a Window Phone app that enables you to create multiple action tiles that share the same background image. You can choose from over 15 app shortcuts that you can assign to each tile so that each can have a particular functionality.

The supported grids for MegaTile range from 1×2, 2×2, 2×3 to 2×4, making it a lot of fun to add a little personality to your home screen whenever you’re showing off you Windows Phone handset in public.

Managing each tile is straightforward and the selected pictures can easily be chosen from your on-device library thus allowing you to add photos of your family and friends if you choose too.

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Homebrew Folders for Windows Phone v1.0 Released

on May 1, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

Just a couple of days back we talked about Windows Phone Hacker currently working on a new and re-written version of the Folders for Windows Phone homebrew app.

It now seems that the app has been made available for download and that it also comes with a bunch of new features that make it worthwhile.

In case you missed it, the Folders for Windows Phone app is supposed to enable you to create folders for app and (if you have a rooted device) you can also pin those folders on your Home Screen.

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How To Stream .MP4 Videos on Windows Phone via SkyDrive

on May 1, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

If you’ve always wanted to make good use of SkyDrive and you’re also a video/movie aficionado, then you’re in luck because there’s a way that you combine the two.

First off, you need to know that Windows Phone will only play native .MP4 video files and you should consider converting your SkyDrive videos to that.

Secondly, you’ll need to download the SkyDrive app for Windows Phone so that you can start the streaming process once you’ve made all the modifications to the SkyDrive web client.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Hidden Connection Speed Selector

on April 30, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

If you’re in a low signal zone or you’re simply trying to boost up your connection to its highest, the Nokia Lumia 900 comes with a hidden settings menu that enables you to select EDGE/3G/4G connection speeds.

The guys from MobilityDigest came up with a small tutorial on how everyone owning a Nokia Lumia 900 handset can easily access the selection menu for switching between EDGE/3G/4G connections.

By accessing the hidden diagnostic tool by typing ##3282# into the dialer, you’ll be presented with a wide range of settings that can easily be configured.

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ROMAbout – Custom ROM Details For Windows Phone 7 Chefs

on April 5, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

Those of you that make it their own business to brew Windows Phone 7 ROMs (aka Windows Phone 7 chefs) might feel the need to add their own custom information about each ROM build.

ROMAbout is a small app from XDA Developer IzaacJ that enables you to add ROM information such as the current Windows Phone ROM build, developer credits, and even driver versions and registry values.

Although it has just been released (v1.0), the developer plans to turn it into a solid replacement for the default “About” screen on Window Phone.

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Windows Phone-Themed Android ROM Available On Android Forums

on April 5, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

With the increase of media exposure that Windows Phone seems to be enjoying, it looks like Android fans have taken an interest in Microsoft’s mobile OS.

As a result, a new Android ROM has just been brewed and it features a Windows Phone theme that’s actually quite good.

The new Windows Phone theme for Android handsets comes with its own handmade tiles that give it a pretty convincing look for the untrained eye.

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Windows Phone Wallpapers Featuring Diablo III

on March 12, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

It’s been a while since we’ve actually posted some new wallpapers for Windows Phone, but thanks to the guys from 1800pocketpc here we are with a brand new gallery featuring Diablo III goodness.

The game is due to be released sometime in Q2 this 2012 and since we’re huge fans of the Diablo saga, you can bet that we’ll be waiting for it anxiously.

Those of you that share our love for Diablo and Windows Phone, can now prove it by using one of the new Diablo III wallpapers below.

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Tips and Tricks App For Windows Phone Receives A New Update

on March 12, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

The Tips and Tricks app for Windows Phone has been updated quite a few times in the past and it seems that the guys from HMC Soft are quite interested in adding new features.

The 2.1 version of Tips and Tricks comes to fix some spelling errors that have been reported by a couple of users and also adds a new Emoticons category that we think most of you will surely appreciate.

Granted, if you have been using a Windows Phone handset for a while then you probably know most of the tips and tricks that the app has to show you.

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Hack For Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 – Install Build 8107 And Firmware 12070

on March 9, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

Thanks to the guys from XDA Developers all of you that have a Nokia Lumia 710 or a Nokia Lumia 800 that’s short of having the 8107 Build and the 12070 firmware update, can manually flash them to these latest updates.

Of course the process is a bit risky and you might end up bricking your handset, but if you’re successful you’ll have no more issues with the disappearing keyboard and your device will perform even better thanks to the 12070 firmware.

There’s a detailed tutorial on how to pull this off for the Nokia Lumia 800 over on the XDA Developers forum and you’ll find it extremely easy to follow.

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Metro Studio 1 – Free Metro Icons For Windows Phone Developers

on March 7, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

If you were having trouble finding the right icons for your Windows Phone apps, thanks to the guys from SyncFusion you’ll now have access to thousands of Metro-friendly icons.

With fully customizable backgrounds, colors, shapes and sizes, these Metro icons come in a wide variety of categories such as Medical, Windows Applications, Outlook, Must Have and many more.

Metro Studio 1 even offers you the XAML source, because each icon is vector based. You can save the icons as PNG files and then use them in your Windows Phone apps with ease.

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Dynamic Background Wallpaper For Windows Phone

on March 7, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

Some of you have expressed your desire in having the ability to change the background image on your Windows Phone either by hand or automatically, by using the Bing daily image.

Jaxbot from Windows Phone Hacker came up with a brand new homebrew app that will enable you to do just that with little effort.

You have the ability to set up a slideshow and add your own images from your photo hub, with the express mention that the images will automatically be updated on a thirty minute basis or each time you unlock your screen.

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Windows Phone SDK Install Failure On Windows 8 – Workaround Available

on March 5, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

With the release of the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview from Microsoft, some of you might have already made the transition to it during these past couple of days.

However, if you’re still keen on using the Windows Phone SDK, you might notice that installing it on Windows 8 could cause some problems.

For one, you might get the “ENU Installation Failed” message which you weren’t expecting to see there in the first place.

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Deepshining Homebrew Marketplace Available For All Custom ROMs

on March 5, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

While at fist the Deepshining Marketplace was only available for Deepshining ROMs, it would seem that dotcmpt came up with a way to deliver the same experience to any developer unlocked Windows Phone handset.

The new Deepshining Marketplace allows you to install homebrew apps via your Internet Explorer browser, thanks to the guys from DFT (Dark Forces Team) who figured out that this method of distributing XAP files is actually doable.

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Look Screen Widgets for Windows Phone – Homebrew

on February 29, 2012, by WP7Lab Team

Windows Phone is getting more and more customizable thanks to the guys at Windows Phone Hacker, because it seems that they’re currently working on a way to bring widgets to your lock screen.

We know, you’re probably thinking that it will resemble Android too much, but if you think about it the idea is actually pretty good because you’ll be able to check out favorite feeds and even the whether without having to visit the home screen menu.

Currently under development and pretty much a work in progress, the team might be persuaded to release a homebrew app if a lot of you are interested in seeing the idea manifested.

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