#5.Background image

This new addition on the Windows 8.1 lets you to customize the background for your phone. It might not be like the Android or the iOS, but is very exciting.

Considering the Windows Live Tile icons, the image set as the background acts as the backdrop for the entire tile based icons in the home screen.

#6. Battery power sense

This is something common from the Android and iOS, the ‘Battery power sense’ feature helps you cut down all the power consuming apps when you are running short of power, i.e.,  below 20 percent. This update allows you shut down the apps manually or by switch it on automatically.

#7.  Internet explorer 11

The new update in the Internet explorer 11 brings in Reader’s view-- syncing of content tabs to Windows 8.1 devices and the private browsing. The Reader’s view allows you to read only the text on the website, by formatting the webpage for mobile reading.

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