14 DAY TRIAL // As promised earlier this week, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 for Phones Technical Preview build, which brings lots of new features and improvements.
Since Microsoft has decided to expand Windows 10 for Phones Technical Preview to more smartphones, it makes sense to fix some of the issues that were present in the previous versions.
We've already reported on the new features and improvements that are included in build 10051 that's now available for download, so here are some of the issues that have been addressed in the new version.
First of all, Microsoft has confirmed that they have updated the keyboard layout based on user feedback. This means that you should now expect the keyboard layout to feature period, comma and emoji keys on first page.
Another improvement added to keyboard layout provides users with the option to switch language by press and hold on the &123 key. Additionally, a new option that should allow users to replace the emoji key with the language switching key has been integrated.
Besides the comprehensive changes for the keyboard layout, Microsoft confirmed it has fixed the Cortana icon resolution. This means that it will now scale with tile size.
Photos app and Microsoft Band sync issues have been fixed
Furthermore, the new Windows 10 for Phones build 10051 will fix the issue where the Photos app would fail to launch periodically when attempting to add a photo attachment to an email, OneNote or Facebook item.
Also, developers mentioned that they have fixed the issue where the Microsoft Band wouldn’t sync with a Lumia smartphone after upgrading to any version of Windows 10 for Phones Technical Preview.
Last but not least, Microsoft confirms that the Photos app’s tile will now borrow the phone’s theme color before it’s launched and then start showing pictures from the user's collection including OneDrive in the Live tile.
So there you have it folks, if you've been annoyed by any of the issues mentioned in this article, then you should be pleased to know that Microsoft has addressed all of them, hopefully without adding others.