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  1. Extend the Share Picker for Office documents

    Thisarticle:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff967563(v=vs.92).aspx
    describes how to add an application to Share option in picture viewer.
    I would like to do the same with Office documents.

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    • phone history threading

      having come from iPhone and loving my WP7.5 device, i miss the threading of calls. example you call Mr. Smith 6 times and he calls you twice, have them collapsed into a list that you can expand, this reduces the size of the list and lets your be more organized. searching by missed, Called, and all would be great at well.

      23 votes
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      • 动态壁纸,或者和WIN7一样的幻灯片壁纸。 希望微软多用一些透明效果。

        动态壁纸,或者和WIN7一样的幻灯片壁纸。 希望微软多用一些透明效果。 在软件栏可以分栏软件,而不是用搜索软件名的方式。

        23 votes
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          4 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Video in MMS

          Allow the user to send video in an MMS message. In mango, only sharing via email is supported.

          23 votes
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          • WP8 must support Dual-Sim support.

            Business man uses two phones for their works and private.

            Nowadays, there is a lots of Dual-Sim supported phones. Android support dual-sim architecture on their OS level. But WP8 doesn't.

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            • Fix UdpAnySourceMulticastClient to properly support SSDP broadcasts

              SSDP (used in UPnP) relies on UDP multicast for discovery. Currently UdpAnySourceMulticastClient allows for the listening to existing SSDP traffic, as well as sending a solicitation (M-SEARCH) out requesting that UPnP devices advertise themselves to the solicitor.

              When a device replies to the M-SEARCH message it sends a unicast message to the IP & port that the M-SEARCH message was sent from.

              There is no way for a WP7 application using UdpAnySourceMulticastClient or Socket to listen on the correct port, thus requiring a great deal of time to be spent in any UPnP application when doing device discovery.

              Proper socket…

              23 votes
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                1 comment  ·  Network  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • inputscope only numbers, "+", "-" and decimal "."

                to enter just numbers, with no additional simbols but "+", "-" and "."
                would be great a "-->" as tab to jump to the next textbox. Business Apps usually have that kind of needs.

                22 votes
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                  2 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Access Cards API

                  API to emulate Radio Access Cards using NFC. That way WP can be used as a universal access card. A lot of corporate users who have to carry their access card with them will appreciate it. It will eliminate the situation when a person forgets his access card and has to go to the security office to get a temporary one.
                  One possible application of such API is ability to configure the access card ID from Active Directory. That way IT administrators will be able to provision new access codes using familiar infrastructure.
                  It will also make a corporation more…

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                    1 comment  ·  Framework  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • 22 votes
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                    • periodic task configurable

                      At the moment, the periodic task runs every 30 minutes. My suggestion is to make this interval configurable. For example, if you want to retrieve gelolocations frequently in the background. It is just not possible to do this at the moment. Other platforms (iOS and Android do support this!!!!!). Let the user decide what he wants (concerning battery life etc). Don't define restrictions for developers.

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                        4 comments  ·  Framework  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • Keep alive WiFi in when phone is locked to be able to have WCF app that let receive notifications

                        I am very intersting in develop app in WCF that let me to receive notificaction from the server or other clients, but this is impossible for three main reasons:

                        1.- WiFi is disabled when the phone is locked.
                        2.- It's not possible to have an app in background that listens the communication channel.
                        3.- WCF don't let duplex communication.

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                          3 comments  ·  Network  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • allow custom default lock screen background.

                          In http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206968%28v=vs.105%29.aspx , default lock screen can't change.
                          plz allow change in xml, thx.
                          BTW: Like bing app background, it can change.

                          22 votes
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                            2 comments  ·  Framework  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • Ability to turn the speaker on with connected headset

                            It would be very useful for some audio applications to turn the speaker on while headset is connected. Especially for FM radio and other audio jack connected applications.

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                            • Make XNA apps run on WinRT

                              I mean we have got XNA running on WP7 phones, so why can't we port our XNA games onto WinRT Tablets?
                              It is crazy not to have a unified Phone & Tablet platform like iOS. So please ensure XNA and Silverlight platforms are available on both WP8 & WinRT Tablets

                              21 votes
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                              • Get a New TV Advertising company for UK

                                I'm betting on WP7 growing in 2012 - U need to do a MUCH better 'Job' on the TV advertising - I saw the start of the TV advert and said to myself 'Please don't let this be the new WP7 ad ' and sure as heck it was. My friends know I'm developing for WP7 and the current stuff is embarrasing. Get that Brandon bloke back !

                                21 votes
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                                • Please Open Alarm class Sound Property can acess IsolatedStorage file

                                  In Microsoft.Phone.Scheduler.Alarm Class,sound property can acess "content " file ,why can not acess isolatedStorage wave file?please open api.

                                  21 votes
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                                    2 comments  ·  Sensor APIs  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                  • Button Control issue

                                    Font weight in Button is not working at all.

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                                      under review  ·  2 comments  ·  Controls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                    • Microphone sampling frequency should be controlled. Now it is fixed.

                                      Microphone sampling frequency is fixed. So Microphone.SampleRate property just returns this fixed value. For example the HTC Mozart microphone sample frequency is fixed as 16000 Hz. It isn't useful for several intersting application.

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                                        0 comments  ·  XNA  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                      • Ability to Send SMS in code without showing SMS Composer screen

                                        Ability to Send SMS in code without showing SMS Composer screen

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                                        • Return of the 'next page' function in IE

                                          Mango supress the 'next page' link in IE menu. That's inconvenient when we press the back button accidentally or by error.

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