Windows
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Thy Phone Update 1005
I finished the week off with another update to Thy Phone. This adds a new call progress dialog with features which didn’t make it into the last update along with a new Fluent design. Fluent Design: Rounded corners, a bigger… Continue reading
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Buffered Streams and the Courtesy Flush
One of the challenges with 32feet.NET is to try to provide as consistent an experience as possible on multiple platforms even though the underlying implementation varies wildly. One such case is with Bluetooth Classic and the stream used to read… Continue reading
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Improving the Thy Voice AAC Tool
A month on from its original release, I’ve made a number of significant changes to improve the usability of the app. Firstly the app is now a system-wide AAC tool, not just for phone calls but using local audio to… Continue reading
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Styling WinUI Controls and Staying Fluent
In my current Thy Voice app for Windows 11, I wanted to keep the regular Fluent style for controls so that the UI was instantly familiar but I needed to make some changes to differentiate the stored phrases. These are… Continue reading
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Introducing Thy Voice
This week I’m launching a new app into the Microsoft Store. Following on from my experiences with enabling hands-free calling in Windows 10/11 for devices not supported by Microsoft’s own Phone Link app, I’ve been exploring this area further. I’d… Continue reading
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Titlebars and Themes: A WinUI Adventure
I’m working on a WinUI 3 app at the moment and I’ve been trying to match the in-box titlebar behaviour for Windows 11. Anyone who has experience with Windows will immediately respond “Which One?” as various apps within Windows look… Continue reading
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Phones and Windows 11 – June 2023 Update
Microsoft recently released their update to Phone Link to fully support iPhones on Windows 11. This means that for the best experience of using your iPhone you should switch to using Phone Link on Windows 11. Phone Link supports messaging,… Continue reading
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Keeping Focus
Windows 11 introduced the concept of Focus Sessions which allow you to specify a fixed time to work uninterrupted. While active, Windows will not flash taskbar icons and will turn on Do Not Disturb mode to suppress notifications (this particular… Continue reading
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The Next Step for the Occupied App
Today the latest app update went live in the Microsoft Store. This update adds a quick manual override to your busy status which you can trigger from the tray icon. The app continues to evolve to help you manage your… Continue reading
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Sense a presence in the workforce
Many organisations revolve around a communication tool like Microsoft Teams. Not only do they form the backbone of meetings in hybrid and remote working, but also one-to-one chats and calls. Microsoft Teams has a presence indicator for each user so… Continue reading
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