Windows 10 on a phone will arrive with universal apps, wallpapers and new notification system
Windows 10 for phones will now include the full mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The Office ribbon has been downsized and tailored for smaller displays, and yet staples like Track Changes will now be present on Win 10 smartphones, too. You will also have the option for wirelessly beaming presentations and other documents through Miracast, or to a connected printer.
The live tiles are still here, and are livelier than ever, populated with real-time information. You can also add backgrounds freely behind those, but the most important part are the so-called universal apps. These will be apps like Office, for instance, which will be one and the same running across phones, tablets, and laptops, with only the interface icons and menus adjusted to fit the various screen scenarios - small, large, touch, non-touch an so on. The same goes for all staple Microsoft programs, like Outlook, but also will be asked from developers of third-party apps down the road, making sure the software will run with the closest similarity possible on all your Windows gear, as you can see in the slideshow below.
This continuity will be gradually tested over the next few months until the final Windows 10 release hits everything - from your ultrabook, through your 8" Windows tablet, and even lower-end Lumia phones will be getting it, all free of charge - a seismic shift for Microsoft indeed.
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