Lock Manager for Windows Phone 8, a nifty way to add more gusto to your Lock Screen

If you're looking for a mode to snaz up your Windows Phone lock screen, have a look at the Windows Telephone 8 app Lock Manager. It is a feature rich option to add everything from the weather to appointments to a slide testify of your images to your lock screen.

Lock Manager includes four weather themes, Bing daily image back up, and live tile support that reflects the information posted to your lock screen. The app definitely has the ability to throw a lot of information upwards on your Windows Telephone lock screen.

The main pages of Lock Director lays out all your lock screen options in simple, directly forward fashion. If yous need a petty help in deciphering what'southward what, there is a comprehensive help section that is attainable through the "?" button at the bottom of the pages. Lock Managing director's chief pages include:

Background: Here is where you can choose the image y'all would similar to apply for your lock screen. Options include a solid colour, unmarried photo from your Pictures Hub, a photograph slideshow from your images or Bing'south Daily Image. You also take the option to add a dark layer behind content, allow space for media player buttons and cull a background color (volition also be used for the live tile).

Weather: Weather condition displayed through Lock Director is fairly basic with the electric current temperature and a conditions icon illustrating the current conditions. You can have Lock Director display the weather condition based on your current location or a set location. You also have the customary choices for temperature units every bit well as one of iv weather themes (Climacons, Silq, Tick, and Weezle). The themes are basically a metro-styled theme and 3 real-life illustrations.

Appointments: Lock Director can display upwards to half dozen upcoming appointments on your lockscreen and pull the appointments from all calendars or select calendars that yous maintain on your Windows Phone. You also have the options to show all-day events, private appointments, display a line between appointments and accept the engagement subjects displayed in bold.

Reminders: Lock Director allows you to display a custom reminder up to three lines of text. This is a nice option for things that don't rise to a level of a calendar engagement (e.g. reminder to purchase milk on the way abode).

Battery Level: Lock Manager has the power to update your Windows Phone battery status every thirty minutes. A pocket-sized icon can be displayed in the lower correct corner of your lock screen or in the upper right corner of your live tile.

Language: While Lock Director is currently available in English, you can ready the lock screen data to one of xxx seven different languages.

Lock Managing director does give you the power to add a salubrious amount of information to your Windows Phone lock screen. The weather condition may not be as detailed equally what you find with Astonishing Weather Hd but it gives you a prissy snapshot of what's going on.

The live tile back up that mirrors your lock screen is a squeamish impact. If you choose to display weather and appointments on your lock screen, your live tile will rotate to brandish weather and appointments. If yous only choose conditions, well... your live tile will only display the weather.

If you're looking for a little more something, something for your Windows Phone lock screen, Lock Manager is worth a attempt.

There is a free trial version bachelor that is fully functional simply ad-supported. The ad-complimentary version of Lock Manager is currently running $.99 and y'all can discover it here in the Windows Telephone Store.

Thanks, Kyle, for the tip!

QR: Lock Manager

Xbox legend Shannon Loftis retires from Microsoft after 29 years

1 of the greats

Xbox fable Shannon Loftis retires from Microsoft after 29 years

Shannon Loftis announced her retirement from Microsoft today, after 29 years with the company. Loftis has been with Xbox for decades, having congenital franchises similar Fable, Banjo Kazooie, and many more than, and recently revived Historic period of Empires from its long slumber.