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Windows Phone Store getting cool new features
Gone are those days when you can easily find application that you need in Windows Phone Store. As each week passes, the store is getting more and more crowded. It is becoming more and more difficult to find right apps for starters and for someone who want to try something different. Thanks to these new features, it will be much easy for users to find right applications.
First up is ‘Collections’. The image below says it all.Collections is a feature that is available on the web based store. As you can see here, collections are sets of apps that are hand picked by experts and each collection will be a set of 6 or more applications tailored for a specific need. Microsoft has already launched 450 Collections across 19 markets.
Windows Phone 8 devices in some regions will now have a feature called ‘Picks for you’. This is a personalized app recommendation feature that is powered by Bing, based on what applications you have downloaded to your WP8 device.
Microsoft is also revamping the way application are listed in the WP application store. Applications that are better rated, pinned to start screens and downloaded more with fewer uninstalls will rank higher in the list. To access this improved lists, you need to run an application named ‘Refresh Marketplace’ (will appear on your phone automatically). Family features like My Family that lets parents decide when kids can buy applications and decide which game ratings can be allowed to be downloaded, Kids Corner and Report Concern link on app download page makes using Windows Phone much more safer.
You can find more detail on these features here on Windows Phone blog.
