Windows Phone notifications history concept

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We've read many complaints (especially in the comments and on our forum) that Windows Phone lacks a central notification heart, Apple tree'due south iOS being a good instance, and nosotros tend to agree. Toast notifications on Microsoft's platform disappear subsequently a few seconds merely to be lost in cyber space with the inability to view what has been missed. Let'south face up information technology - nosotros're not glued to our phones 24/7.

Introducing a concept by Kasser Riaz (click the paradigm for larger / amend quality version), which looks relatively promising with how it doesn't await as though the simplistic beauty of the OS would be in jeopardy should an implementation such every bit this be carried out, unlike some concepts we've seen posted effectually the web.

As i can see when looking at the concept above, Riaz has provided an thought for how Microsoft and the Windows Phone team could create their own notifications eye (or "History") in this instance. Keeping everything uncomplicated and clutter-free, swiping to the right on the dwelling house screen will bring up the app listing as usual, while swiping on the left will land you at the notification history list.

Also as arrangement alerts, messages and e-mail notifications, third party app alerts are also displayed with a short description and the fourth dimension stamp. It's not only a convenient way of keeping the UI chrome and clutter gratis, merely enables the user to view their history of notifications in a Metro format. But would this suffice as a solution to a unified notifications eye for Windows Phone, or should we be looking elsewhere?

As a side note: what do y'all guys make of the wallpaper with transparent tiles and a more than Windows eight feel?

Thanks Kasser for sending the concept in!

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