My Favorite New Features of Windows Phone 7 Mango

A few days ago I got a notice over my phone that an update was ready to be installed and I should connect it to my computer.  Mango had arrived for my Dell Venue Pro on T-Mobile’s network.  I connected my phone to my computer and proceeded to update the phone.  A few minutes later it was ready.  Now after using it for a few days, I am really happy with so many of the new features.  I’d like to share my favorites with you:

1. Turn-by-turn audible directions on Bing maps
2. Podcasts are now in the Marketplace and you can now subscribe to them
3. Visual Voice Mail – I had to enable/disable/enable this on the T-Mobile account website but finally it is working
4. Quick App Switching/Multitasking
5. Easy check-in to locations
6. Integrated Messenger/SMS/Facebook Chat
7. Twitter & LinkedIn integration
8. Ability to open and Share Office documents on SkyDrive
9. Pinning a playlist to my home screen
10. Pinning an Outlook folder to my home screen
11. Groups in the People hub (and pinning groups)
12. Auto-Fix for photos
13. Upload videos from the phone to Facebook
14. New HTML5 IE9

What are your favorite Windows Phone 7 Mango features?

Comments

• Anonymous
  September 30, 2011
  The "Slide-down" when you power it off now is very cool. While the Zune integration is much better I still would like to see something as feature rich as the Zedge app is on Android, very quick and easy to add sounds to any alarm, event, etc.

• Anonymous
  October 21, 2011
  I like the new way of browsing Xbox live.  It is easier to follow now, and the navigation is easier.  Also, I like being able to input web addresses while the phone is horizontal.  Makes for a better web experience.