Microsoft Unveils Picturesque Lock screen app for Android

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Microsoft has unveiled a new lock screen app called as Picturesque for
Android devices. The app replaces your phones default screen and focuses
on serving all the information up front.


Description





Picturesque
Lock Screen, a Microsoft Garage project, brings the beautiful Bing home
page images to your android lock screen. The app allows you to easily
change the image (from the past 6 days Bing homepages) with just a shake
of the phone or by swiping to the right. You could see your missed
calls and text messages at a glance on the lock screen and also search
directly from the lock screen without unlocking your phone. Picturesque
also brings your current weather, news and Indian regional calendars on
your phone lock screen.
Key Features:
Beautiful Bing Homepage images:
Your lock screen will be updated with the beautiful daily Bing image;
you could swipe through the images from past 6 days or shake your phone
to change the image on your lock screen.
Search on the lock screen:
You could search for anything on the web directly from the lock screen
and read all the linked pages without having to unlock your phone.
Latest news: Keep yourself updated with the latest news headlines and tap through to read the full articles.
Weather:
Find out what the weather is at your current location; long tap through
on the icons to get the detailed weather predictions for the week.
Notifications on Screen:
See your missed calls and Messages quickly from your lockscreen. Quick
call or reply from the notification from Home screen itself.
Regional Calendars & Muhurats (Only for Indian users):
Personalize the lock screen to access your favorite regional calendars
and Muhurat. Now you can figure out what festival is on for the day,
rahu kalam, chogadiya/hora timings all from the lock screen itself.
Camera & Phone controls:
Access your phone camera from the lock screen; Change your WiFi,
Bluetooth, volume, brightness settings; also use your phone as a torch
from the lock screen.

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