Microsoft telling community to Suggest features for Windows phone Apollo Update

Following the introduction of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Microsoft have dubbed the next iteration of their mobile platform Apollo and they have taken to asking their users as to what features they would like to see as the OS develops.

For starters, it great to see Microsoft taking this approach, if you are in camp Android but have used iOS or WP7, you might have found that restrictive elements of both OS intrude on your general phone usage from time to time. That being said a more enclosed platform allows for greater security, management and control, so its a double edged sword.

The top 10 list currently is:

1. Enable all (bing) features for non US-countries

2. Arabic language support 

3. Device backup

4. Thai language support (th-TH)

5. Screenshot support

6. Enable USB storage

7. Allow a simple flick upward to close applications in the multitasking view

8. Swiping left from home screen should show list of missed text message notifications

9. Control ringtone and media volume separately

10. Custom sounds for SMS, MMS, Email, Notifications etc