New Accents in Windows Phone 8 offer more choice for personalisation
Windows Phone 8 will introduce a number of new colours for consumers to choose from when personalising their handset. We've previously covered Microsoft's latest additions to the selection of accents available in Windows Phone, so how much of a difference will the new colours make to the overall experience?
We're always wanting to customise anything we own, to further personalise said object or the experience it can provide us. Mobile phones are certainly not excluded. iPhones are jailbroken, Android has the open platform, and Windows Phone has accents. Simple colour choices that effect almost every part of the OS.
From menu entries to text, links, Live Tiles, backgrounds, app themes and more, the choosing of accent has more in-depth alterations than first realised by the user. Microsoft originally offered 10 accents in Windows Phone 7 (+1 for OEM partners), which was a sufficient amount for early platform adopters. But as time passed, many demanded more choices, or better - a colour wheel.
Microsoft responded to demands by revealing the inclusion of 20 accent colours in Windows Phone 8 (+1 for OEM partners). More than doubling what was already available in previous versions of its mobile operating system, the company believes the restricted, yet broader selection will cater for the average user's needs.
What's more is that the accent colour of choice will also be displayed while entering content into a Windows Phone 8 handset. Instead of each keyboard entry illustrated by a white / black (depending on light or dark theme setting) pop-up, users will now be able to see which letter they select through accent styled pop-ups.
It's unsure as to whether or not these new colours will be enough for power changers, but with the added choice of dark / light theme, Windows Phone offers unique customisation options that are not found on other platforms. Be sure to stay tuned for more news from Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 launch event.
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Tahiti Bob says:
How is going from 10 to 20 "more than doubling"? :P
dinod says:
It's 20 from Windows + 1 OEM color = 21
Tahiti Bob says:
10 +1 in WP7 to 20 +1 in WP8 is certainly not "more than doubling" ;)
danzinho16 says:
I'm excited about WP8. I'm getting either a 920, or a 8x.
ChristianKing says:
God just enable an rgb slider. Why must the simplest things be handed out like candy at the dentist.
Like.A.Boss says:
Why must we also btch over the most minor things? #firstworldproblem
TonyDedrick says:
Because we are all supposed to sit here and sing Kumbaya and not have opinions about this stuff?
And honestly, I'm still not sure why something like this would be restrictive. I mean, I am fine with no home screen wallpapers (though I wouldn't be against it if available). But why not have something more in depth that would allow users to choose their own colors?
Like.A.Boss says:
Well the UI wouldn't look right if just any color was available
Tips_y says:
Frankly, I don't get this freedom-to-choose-color thing being such a big deal. When I bought my first WP in the HTC Radar last Dec 2011, it came with the HTC green tiles so I changed it to brown and honestly forgot all about it in a jiffy. It's not as if I stare at the color of the tile all day long for it to matter that much. I didn't know people actually spend time looking at the color of the tiles in their phones!
UVSoaked says:
TIL someone used the brown theme.
XboxOmac says:
Certain colors don't fit the Metro UI. Which is what they're aiming for.
ChristianKing says:
Listen, you can control people that like ugly combinations. Just don't show their phones. If it's the phone for you and what you care about and like, well give us a damn slider so we can raise a little hell and put lime green and purple all over the place if you like. Its just a phone! Hell I have hello kitty all over my phone because my little sis decided it should be that way. Its not the end of the world if it's but ugly!
