Microsoft has decided to make its flagship operating system, the Windows 10, to become more social with the introduction of a cool new feature called My People.
My People puts your most important contacts directly in the bottom toolbar on your desktop, so you can more easily share with them, message them across a variety of communications apps and even receive emoji pop-ups as a way to tell each other that you’re thinking about them.
TechCrunch reported that an emoji with a heart and smile, a unicorn and a microphone were shown off, popping up from the toolbar, as examples of incoming “shoulder taps,” which is what these emoji messages are called.
The major aim of this new feature is, according to Microsoft, to place those who matter the most front-and-center in the operating system’s interface.
“Over the last decade, we have seen an explosion of ways to communicate with people across our devices,” explained Microsoft’s Allison O’Mahoney, who presented the feature at the event. “While the benefits of our growing social networks is very clear, it also comes at a cost: complexity,” she said.
It is now possible to designate important contacts whose icons will then reside in your bottom taskbar. You can then do things like drag and drop files right onto a person’s icon in order to share with them via Mail or Skype.
