(The same goes for the Messaging tile for SMS messages, too.) The free Messenger app (for Facebook) displays the last message sent instead of just the number of messages waiting to be seen. Swipe to the Rooms and Groups screen in the People app to create a group and then touch the pin icon to automatically pin it to your Start screen.īy default, most apps are pinned as a medium-sized Live Tile, but changing them to a Wide Live Tile mean you can see even more information.įor example, Cortana in Wide mode displays full news headlines and travel updates rather than snippets. Did you know that you can set up a custom group, such as Best Friends, that can be pinned with a separate Live Tile? Notifications about posts to Facebook and Twitter from that group will appear on the tile. The People hub tile is constantly being updated with photos of your contacts. Let’s start with the pre-installed apps that are probably pinned to your Start screen by default. Now there are more new apps in the Windows Phone app store with Live Tile support that deserve placement on your Start screen. Back in 2013, we selected our picks for the best Live Tile apps for your Lumia.
