NEW YORK: The Windows 10 preview for laptops has been released for a while, but the beta version of the new Microsoft operating system only came to (a few, select) phones. The update is super limited, so it’s far from Windows 10 for phones in full. But! There’s some cool stuff in GIF.
Users can now swipe away single notifications! The settings drawer is expandable, hiding extra toggles.
There’s an infinitely handy little nub users can use to move their cursor around in text instead of tapping with fat fingers.
And that’s just the beginning. Really, the most important part of Windows 10 on phones will be the universal apps, Windows desktop apps that will also travel over to the smaller screens in users’ life. It’ll be a while before users start seeing those pop up though. In the meantime, these little improvements are a good teaser. Yep, Windows Phones are still (slowly) getting better.
