Nokia reveals upcoming exclusive apps and games for Lumia Windows Phones

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Nokia has today announced in a press release that a number of apps and games are to exist exclusive to Lumia Windows Phones. At CTIA Wireless 2022, the manufacturer has focused on creating original app experiences to Lumia customers by building relations and forming partnerships with developers. Marco Argenti, SVP, Nokia Developer Experience, added the following comment.

"Nosotros are focused on delivering great, locally relevant apps, and importantly, those which offer unique, exclusive and original experiences. With Nokia Lumia smartphones now available in 48 markets, developers are speedily recognizing the business organisation opportunities and creating their all-time work for our consumers."

Nokia has already built a strong arsenal of apps in their OEM drove, including the likes of Nokia Bulldoze, Send, Maps, Music and the recently unveiled City Lens. Crawford Del Prete, EVP, Principal Inquiry Officeholder, IDC, had the post-obit to annotate on Nokia'southward progress with moving to Windows Phone and edifice developer relations.

"Nokia has achieved much in a short infinite of fourth dimension when information technology comes to central brands and partners creating apps for Nokia Lumia customers. We believe developers are now moving abroad from simply porting, to create new innovative and high-pattern apps that fully leverage the Windows Phone Metro UI and features such as live tiles. With new and sectional apps launching on a regular footing, and Nokia Lumia apace expanding into new markets, Nokia and Microsoft are demonstrating meaningful differentiation for consumers, developers, operators and retailers."

So with al lthis talk of exclusive apps and games, partnerships and developing progress, what's on the horizon for Lumia Windows Phone owners? Check out the summarised listing beneath of content that's destined to be exclusive for Nokia devices (and Windows Phone owners as a whole).

Sport

The PGA Tour app (12 months exclusivity) - Developed with Nokia, the app will be available on Lumia Windows Phones in tardily June 2022. With the app, users will exist able to follow PGA TOUR tournaments, with live scoring, highlights and actor information to create an immersive, interactive experience.

ESPN for Lumia Windows Phones

ESPN (sectional to Nokia Lumia until May 2022) - Currently available on Lumia Windows Phones, the app will received a number of key updates in coming months, including sports scores on Live Tiles, team-level panoramas, personalisation of scores, leagues and teams, and additional sports coverage such as Tennis, NASCAR and the 2022 Olympics. Additionally, a Windows Phone version of the ESPN Fantasy Football app volition launch exclusively on Nokia Lumia smartphones this coming Autumn. That enough for our sport fans?

Games

Rovio - The popular studio will be introducing Angry Birds Space to Lumia Windows Phone owners, and will be dedicating a team of designers to create more games for Nokia smartphones as well every bit the wider Windows Phone ecosystem - Nokia still loves you, even if you lot exercise wield a HTC TITAN.

Angry Birds Space

EA - The giant of the gaming industry (or the devil, whichever way you wait at the company) is set to keep to bring leading titles to Windows Phone consumers, including FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Jam, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®, Mirror's Edge and Yahtzee.

Lifestyle

Groupon (half dozen months exclusivity) - The company is working on an all-encompassing upgrade of its app, which volition include a newly developed augmented reality deal discovery feature. This volition combine map and POI (points-of-interest) data to produce existent-time virtual Groupon deals. Arriving in the summer of 2022.

Tripdots (3 months exclusivity) - This app enables drivers to monitor the operation of their vehicles to better empathise fuel economy and how to relieve the pennies, besides every bit connecting to other drivers and share efficiency achievements via social networks.

Finance

Pay Pal

PayPal - The official PayPal app is existence adult with collaboration from Nokia to bring the experience to Windows Phone. Information technology's stated the app volition utilise live tiles to create a "compelling user experience". We similar the sound of that.

Entertainment

AOL Entertainment Hub (6 months exclusivity) - AOL is fix to unleash their entertainment hub, which will bring together the best of AOL's content and deliver an immersive feel for Windows Telephone. Whether you lot're an agile user of SHOUTcast, or relish streaming music and film, you lot'll need to get this hub on your phone.

News

Fourth dimension Magazine - Users of this upcoming app will be able to view TIME.com content, receive breaking news alerts, view rich media (video), and share stories via the integrated social networking functionality. Alive tiles will over again exist used to deliver a convenient experience.

Newsweek - The Daily Beast is the digital partner of Newsweek and their app will deliver the latest news (among other content) through alive tiles and a Metro influenced UI. For those familiar with Cheat Canvass, this will also be delivered through the app, with a unique blueprint for Windows Telephone.

Productivity

Box - This upcoming secure sharing app for Windows Phone volition enable users to browse, search and share files on their account. With nine languages supported, Box will be available for Lumia consumers this summertime.

All-in-all, a superb move from Nokia for all Windows Telephone owners. Lumia consumers will enjoy exclusive apps and titles for a number of months (in one case released) before the content will then be available for all platform users. For those who are eagerly awaiting Aroused Birds in Space, we experience for you, but the wait wont be besides long. Yous may notice that some apps don't have whatsoever information regarding exclusivity. Nosotros tin only assume that this points to either the app being available to all Windows Phones on launch, or nosotros just need to look slightly longer for details.

Y'all can grab the full press release here at Nokia's website.

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