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Revamp your

lockscreen

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ockscreenappsusuallyofferthesame

generalfunctionality–theabilitytoview

emailandSMSsummaries,calendar

notificationsandevenlaunchapps.

SohowdoesNextLockScreen–oneofthe

manyMicrosoftappstohavelaunchedon

Androidoflate–differfromthenorm?It’s

probably something to do with the way data

is presented. Calendar details are clear, the

apps you can launch from the lockscreen are

customisable(you’restillrequiredto enter

your unlock code, too) and different

backgrounds are available for different

locations (such as home and work).

Perhapsmostimportantistheapp’s

attitude to privac y. Certain calendar accounts

and apps can be hidden from the lockscreen,

ascanthecontentsofSMStextmessages.

To unlock your phone, drag your fi nger

down the display below the clock. You will then be

prompted to unlock your phone as usual, and this

is also true if you attempt to open an app from one

of the Next Lock Screen shortcuts.

Unlock the device

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You can tailor Next Lock Screen to your

requirements. Three menus – Work, Home and On

The Go – are available and each can be confi gured

to show different apps. To delete an icon,

long-press and tap the X. Tap ‘+’ to add an icon.

Customise the app panel

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In Settings, tap Hidden Apps, where apps

you want to hide from the lockscreen can be

added. Use Manage Calendar Cards to set which

calendar updates on the lockscreen. You can also

toggle Show SMS Content for further privacy.

Manage privacy

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In the lower left corner you’ll find the Settings

button, which opens a new screen split into Basics

and Advanced. In the first section you’ll find the Turn

On Next Lock Screen switch, as well as the option to

toggle the number of meeting cards displayed.

Tweak set tings

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Also in the Basics section is the Wallpaper

menu, where you can select a trio of wallpapers

from 16 designs – plus custom – to apply to Work,

Home and On The Go. Switch between these

modes on the lockscreen, just above the icon list.

Change the wallpaper

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Works with » Android 4.0

Onceinstalled,NextLockScreencanbe

viewed by locking the phone or putting it on

standby and reactivating the display. Date and

time, new SMS messages, calendar events and

app icons are shown – tap the arrow above these.

Sample Next Lock Screen

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Turn your Android lockscreen into a quick-glance

information centre with Next Lock Screen