LCARS Interface for Windows Phone (8) Has Been Released!

The cat has been out of the bag for a little bit if you follow us on Facebook, but now it's time to make it official here as well.

LCARS Interface, the recent #1 selling app in the Windows 8 Store, is now available for Windows Phone! Currently it only supports Windows Phone 8, but a Windows Phone 7 version should be released in the coming weeks.

The phone version contains the Log Editor (Text logs only for now), Calculator (basic mode in portrait orientation, and scientific in landscape!), Weather data, and Clock modules for the initial release. This app also contains the same sounds, theme changing capabilities and ability to set the home screen image and ship name as its Windows 8 counterpart. Things such as the file manager and media player are not possible on the phone due to the different access limitations imposed by the phone platform. But wait...while these limitations count those two modules out for now, the Windows Phone version of the app gets something that the Windows 8 one is unable to get...a Web Browser! The browser has basic browsing capabilities and also supports making a list of favorites and a basic browsing history! While we wish both apps could be made with identical capabilities, Microsoft determines what is and isn't possible and we can only work within those limits to bring you the best apps possible. We will be working to add more features to this app in the same way as we do the Windows 8 app, likely with some unique capabilities that are made possible with the Windows Phone platform.

You will notice that this app currently lacks the "entertainment" side of things. The LCARS Simulator has been available for Windows Phone 7 and 8 for a few months now which includes the entire "Simulator" game from the Windows 8 version. There will be more entertainment aspects added over time. It has not been determined exactly which app will get what, but the likely scenario is that everything "functional" will be added to the LCARS Interface app, such as possibly things using GPS and other sensors from the phone that give you real data. Non-functional items that more imitate the type of things seen on Star Trek's mobile devices like tricorders (rather than ship consoles like in the Windows 8 app) but do not work with any real data will most likely be added to the LCARS Simulator app. The LCARS Simulator app has not had much in the way of updates yet but that will change soon now that this app is finally being released and will take up less time as we make updates to each one separately.

It is very exciting for us to now have 3 LCARS apps across various Windows platforms! We continue to welcome all of your suggestions on how to improve each of them as we work to make each one the best possible app it can be! The Windows 8 app has flourished due to suggestions from many of you, and we are hoping that the new Windows Phone app will do the same to make your LCARS experience as authentic and fun as possible.

Here it is! :

Check it out in the Windows Phone Store for a cool 99 cents!
LCARS Interface in the Windows Phone Store!