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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>My Windows Phone offers the following features: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><th rowspan="6">My Phone</th><td>Contacts – Automatic synchronization of all contacts in the <a href="/facts/Outlook.com_People/I4sund79">People hub</a> to their <a href="/facts/Microsoft_account/unm2BvRt">Microsoft account</a>, including contacts added from other connected services such as <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>, <a href="/facts/Twitter/VWwDNGUm">Twitter</a>, <a href="/facts/LinkedIn/Iq2IcNMt">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="/facts/Sina_Weibo/pQmc3TJ1">Sina Weibo</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Calendar – Automatic synchronization of all calendar appointments and tasks with <a href="/facts/Outlook.com_Calendar/I4sund79">Outlook.com Calendar</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Mail – Automatic synchronization of all emails with <a href="/facts/Outlook.com/I4sund79">Outlook.com</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>OneDrive – Automatic synchronization of all <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office/faD8vYG0">Office</a> documents, as well backup of any photos and videos taken on the phone onto on <a href="/facts/OneDrive/4Pty6BW8">OneDrive</a>. Users can also choose to share and collaboratively work on the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_OneNote/WleY77sC">notebooks</a> with their contacts.</td></tr><tr><td>Messages – Automatic synchronization and backup of all SMS and MMS messages onto the cloud. Any messages sent or received via <a href="/facts/Skype/qdKbuh23">Skype</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Messenger/Fan8DcWu">Messenger</a> are also backed up and accessible via <a href="/facts/Outlook.com/I4sund79">Outlook.com</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Settings – Automatic backup of the list of <a href="/facts/Windows_Phone_Store/WQvh9vy6">Windows Phone Store</a> apps installed on the device (but not the app itself or any data associated with the app), as well as call history, theme color, accounts setup, <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer/uL8a4Y5l">Internet Explorer</a> favorites, and other phone settings to the cloud.</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">Find My Phone</th><td>Map It – Presents the phone's current location on a map using either the phone's current GPS location data, or via the triangulation of mobile network towers.</td></tr><tr><td>Ring It – Remotely rings the phone loudly for 60 seconds even if it is set to silent or vibrate mode.</td></tr><tr><td>Lock It – Allows users to remotely lock a device and set a personal PIN from the <i>Find My Phone</i> portal. Users can also enter a "please return" message to be displayed on the locked screen.</td></tr><tr><td>Erase It – Remotely erases the phone and resets it to factory default settings. The function will erase all personal data including all contacts, e-mails, applications, and application data.</td></tr><tr><th>My Family</th><td>Integrates with <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Family_Safety/stDx24Q3">Microsoft Family Safety</a> to allow users to manage their child's Microsoft accounts (with a birth date under 18, as well as any accounts with a birth date between 13-17 years of age prior to this update) on mobile devices running Windows Phone 8 (this does not apply to PCs until Windows 10 was released). This includes restricting the child's account to download apps from the <a href="/facts/Windows_Phone_Store/WQvh9vy6">Windows Phone Store</a>, setting the game ratings for any games downloaded from the store, and accept any terms and conditions on the child's behalf.</td></tr><tr><th>Account and purchase history</th><td>Allow users to view their <a href="/facts/Windows_Phone_Store/WQvh9vy6">Windows Phone Store</a> app purchase history and reinstall apps for their Windows Phone device. Users can also edit their <a href="/facts/Microsoft_account/unm2BvRt">Microsoft account</a>'s payment and billing information, as well as edit their preferred contacting email address.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Windows_Live/tyQbQbGo">Windows Live</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/My_Phone/EhdR4qg3">My Phone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Phone_Link/hfUVpqrE">Phone Link</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/my">My Windows Phone</a> – <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111009192032/https://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/my">Archived</a> October 9, 2011, at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Woodman, Aaron (July 13, 2010). "Windows Phone 7 – Getting Connected". The Windows Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100716164143/http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2010/07/13/windows-phone-7-getting-connected.aspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100716164143/http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2010/07/13/windows-phone-7-getting-connected.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Surur, Suril (7 February 2015). "Find My Phone updated with new Windows 10 look". Windows Mobile PowerUser. <a href="http://wmpoweruser.com/find-my-phone-updated-with-new-windows-10-look/" target="_blank">http://wmpoweruser.com/find-my-phone-updated-with-new-windows-10-look/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>