Robert MacLean
27 October 2011
Windows Phone 7 supports little pop up notifications, which are called toasts (cause they pop up like bread in a toaster). You will see these when you get a text message (SMS) or from games (like Tanks) or in chat programs like WhatsApp.
These can linger around for a little bit, but you can get rid of them quickly – just swipe across them, like you were flicking them away and they will rush off your screen.
I use this a lot with WhatsApp when I get multiple messages quickly so I can clear the first and see the second toast which is under it or when I am playing a game and I want to get that SMS off screen so I can continue to play.
It’s another example of the UX in the phone having great little touches.