Robert MacLean

.NET, C#, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows Azure & Lightswitch

Windows Phone 7: Professional Tips & Dismiss notifications

Thu, 10/27/2011 - 12:11 | Robert MacLean

Windows Phone 7 supports little pop up notifications, which are called toasts (cause they pop up like bread in a toaster). You will see these when you get a text message (SMS) or from games (like Tanks) or in chat programs like WhatsApp.

These can linger around for a little bit, but you can get rid of them quickly – just swipe across them, like you were flicking them away and they will rush off your screen.

I use this a lot with WhatsApp when I get multiple messages quickly so I can clear the first and see the second toast which is under it or when I am playing a game and I want to get that SMS off screen so I can continue to play.

It’s another example of the UX in the phone having great little touches.

Tags: Windows Phone

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