WP8 Features New Live Tile Transitions and Notification Changes

Ashley is a 26 year old with an enthusiasm for all things technology related. She hails from the Southern United States and when she's not tweaking her Android handset, she can usually be found in front of the computer or Xbox 360 enjoying the latest game releases.

We’ve seen several subtle changes from the Windows Phone 8 SDK that was leaked last week. In addition to multiple changes in live tile format, it looks like the tiles themselves are getting an upgrade. New transitions are available that look much smoother than what we currently have in Windows Phone 7. Additionally, it looks like the black circle for notifications has been dropped and instead replaced with a square. Nice to have everything with sharp edges, eh?

What do you think of these changes? Do you prefer the new square versus the circle? I hoped they would do away with this and let more apps feature the standard notifier that we see for mail and messages.

[via Dotnetapp]


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    Looks good. Can’t wait for this fall to get here!