Settings Plus 2014.1008.508.2801
Settings Plus is one of the specialized tools that were designed particularly for this purpose and it provides a simple way of pinning commonly used shortcuts to make the respective system sections easier to reach.
Minimalistic GUI for ease of use
The design is fairly common and the focus is on functionality, so as to make the tiles quickly accessible. All the tiles are neatly stacked in rows and columns, but their arrangement could be a lot better if users would have the possibility to order them alphabetically.
There are no text labels on the tiles shown in the main screen, so for some of the shortcuts you will have to open them to see what they stand for.
Somewhat of a letdown is the fact that, once pinned to the Start screen, the tiles may be resized to only two sizes, more precisely small and medium, with the wide format not supported.
Tap and hold to add the shortcuts
With one press on each shortcut you can go directly to the Bluetooth, WiFi or cellular system settings and make any modifications you need. This way you will avoid going through the main "Settings" section of the system.
Other links include the email + accounts, lock screen and location services configuration areas, so, overall, the number of accessible system settings is pretty limited compared to some similar tools.
When you want to add a Start screen tile for one of the above mentioned sections all you have to do is tap and hold the corresponding icon and in a couple of seconds the shortcut will be created.
You can tell which are the tiles made with Settings Plus because each of them bears the app's icon in a smaller form in the lower right corner. Unfortunately, this is all they display because the current status of the system components they stand for cannot be shown onto the tiles.
To avoid creating duplicates on the Start screen, the application has a warning system that pops up a notification in case you try to pin one of the already existing tiles and it will prevent the creation of that shortcut.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
The appearance of this utility is dull and it could use an upgrade from the visual perspective to make the layout more appealing. |
Function6
Settings Plus comes with a small number of shortcuts, there are no tile customization options and the support for wide tiles is missing. |
Security7
There are many system areas in which the application looks and for a few of them it has no good reason to do so. |
Battery9
Very friendly to the system resources, this app needs a small amount of energy to keep it running, so the battery usage is kept low. |
Price10
Every feature listed inside this application is made available at no cost and there are no annoyances inside either. |
Compatibility10
Settings Plus is made to work on most Windows Phone powered handsets in existence, as it only needs version 7.5 of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 2014.1008.508.2801
- reviewed version:
- 2014.1008.508.2801
- developer:
- Stephen Borgelt
- category:
- SYSTEM & SHELL
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 367