Microsoft new Live Tiles for Windows 10

Microsoft has been working on making its signature Live Tiles much more interactive and capable for a couple of years now. While the software maker has tweaked the Live Tiles UI several times since Windows 8’s original introduction, the fundamental way you interact with Windows 10’s Live Tiles remains the same. That might be about to change.

At Microsoft’s Build developers conference next week, the company is holding a session entitled “What’s New for Tiles and Toast Notifications.” The session teases that Live Tiles are about to change. “Live Tiles are evolving with two highly-requested surprises that you won’t want to miss,” reads the session notes. Windows 10 was originally supposed to ship with interactive Live Tiles, so Microsoft might be ready to include them in an update.

We’ve previously seen an “interactive tile view” concept that makes it easier to respond and interact with notifications within apps. Instead of tapping on a tile to reply to an email, you’d be able to scroll through your messages from within the Tile and reply inline. This would be particularly useful for apps like the calculator, so you’d never have to launch the full app. It’s not clear whether Microsoft’s research projects are the “two highly-requested” surprises, but we’ll find out a lot more about Microsoft’s Windows 10 plans next week at Build 2016. The izoutlet.com will be covering the show live, so stay tuned for daily coverage.


Microsoft new Live Tiles for Windows 10