Microsoft's putting Bing on your Android lock screen

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/5985bc71976adb13d32799d40bb06bef/201492759/picturesque-pano.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/microsoft-bing-on-your-android-lock-screen/)Wish your Android device's lock screen was a bit more scenic? Microsoft's Garage team has you covered with Picturesque, then. It pulls the daily image from Bing's homepage and throws it to your phone in addition to adding a box for Redmond's search engine (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/13/bing-conversational-search/) of the same name, as spotted by AndroidCentral (http://www.androidcentral.com/microsofts-new-picturesque-lock-screen-bring-bing-homepage-photos-android). Not a fan of the photo of the day? You can shake it off (http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/03/taylor-swift-spotify-break-up/) for one from the past six days. Notifications for missed calls and messages are here too like with Garage's previous effort, Next Lock Screen (http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/08/microsoft-next-lock-screen/), but there are a few functional differentiators. For instance, with Picturesque you can read full news articles without unlocking your device, and Indian users get a few regional bits like Muhurat measurement. It's worth noting that you're trading music player controls and a few other things, though. Sound like something that'd be up your alley, regardless? Well, it's available on Google Play right now (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.androidapps.picturesque) -- you know what to do.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/microsoft-bing-on-your-android-lock-screen/