Microsoft will kick off the BUILD developer conference in San Francisco next week, and the company is expected to make several important annoncements regarding its Windows 10 plans, including what seems to be an improvement to live tiles.
In the official BUILD agenda, Microsoft published a session called “What’s new for Tiles and Toast Notifications,” and as MSPU has spotted, two so-called “surprises” are expected to be announced.
“Notifications are an essential tool for engaging with your customers on Windows. We are building on the foundation of Action Center to give developers greatly increased flexibility in Adaptive Toasts. We will introduce a powerful API that enables a new class of apps to plug into the Notification pipeline and provide innovative experiences for users. Live Tiles are evolving with two highly-requested surprises that you won’t want to miss,” the description of the session reads.
One of the original features of Windows 10 that never made into the final release was Live Tiles with interactive features, possibly including things like interactive notifications that don't require users to leave the app they're currently in. Another option could be something similar to iOS's new slide-over feature, where an app could be used in a smaller portion of the screen, while still keeping a primary app open.
Think of an email Tile that would allow users to scroll through their inbox and reply to individual messages.
We'll have to wait until next week to see what the "two highly-requested surprises" are that Microsoft has planned, but it seems likely they will focus improving the multi-tasking features of Windows 10.
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