Microsoft has “something coming” for Windows Phone [Retracted]

[Update 6 PM ET: The source of the article wishes to have his info removed and denies that this was a tease for a notification center. In fact, he'due south not an employee of Nokia but rather a pupil involved in a Windows Phone program, making this info dubious at all-time.In fact, nosotros're hearing the opposite now, that there won't be a notification center appear at MWC. Due to this new info nosotros are non standing by the story. Sorry, folks.]

By at present information technology should exist no surprise that nosotros're expecting Microsoft to talk near Windows Phone at Mobile World Congress 2022 scheduled at the cease of this month in Barcelona. While the company doesn't usually have a booth, they do opt instead for renting a whole building where they also host their keynote (final twelvemonth they had a kicking party too).

The question of course is what they will reveal: pocket-size update or a major one? Rumors of an Apollo+ OS revision, including VPN and a notification center have been circulating for a while now. With the minor Portico update having been finalized and now rolling out, information technology makes sense that what comes adjacent for Windows Phone 8 is a major update: fixes and main new features.

What is coming next: Does this image hold a clue?

About a week ago, a fellow member named 'IWSFOD-D' over at the popular graphic site DeviantArt posted the above image. The accompanying text simply reads

"Quite a trip at Redmond. There is something I am not immune to talk but allowed to tease. It is non confirmed in instance y'all brand a guess (either right or incorrect , I won't answer ). That is what tease meant to be"

That leads us to what exactly is he teasing? To be honest, the image doesn't reveal likewise much. The text "Shh…Nosotros are not ready yet" (attributed to Windows Telephone Director Joe Belfiore) appears to exist reused throughout the image along with Tiles.

The Tiles though are the ones which typically receive Notifications and combined with the evident Twitter stream, we're leaning on a Notification center. According to the Verge, Microsoft ran out of fourth dimension for a Notification Center in Windows Phone 8, something which presumably will be addressed in a time to come update. Information technology's too i of eight features we mentioned that Microsoft needs to set up ASAP in Windows Phone.

Only let'due south be honest, we're just totally guessing hither. Do you lot have a theory? Let us know in comments.

This is what is to the right...

Jaxbot from Windows Phone Hacker clued usa in to what is to the correct in the paradigm. Patently it's some kind of Twitter feed merely it happens to be an exact copy of his screenshot for his Notifications app. So yeah, we can consider that equally pretty good clue.

Source: DeviantArt; Thanks, Jeremiah C, for the tip!

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