Creo is a Bangalore based startup that is follows the approach of manufacturers such as Xiaomi, LeEco and OnePlus. The company is known to aggressively take feedback from its users, and has also outright demanded for negative feedback as well. The feedbacks that are given on the forums are used to come up with future OS updates. Now the updates have started to roll out every month. However, there is a longer cycle of development and testing for each of the updates, which goes on behind the scenes. So, one should not expect the latest comments to be incorporated in the next update itself. This follows from the Japanese philosophy termed as Kaizen, which believes in continuous improvement. Creo has just rolled out the first monthly update for Mark 1. Here is what has changed, in the new phone.
Data Manager: The Data Manager feature allows users to get stricter control over what applications use data. It comes with a doughnut chart that shows how much data was consumed in the previous month, complete with a breakdown of how much data was consumed by apps running in the background.
Enhance: This is picture manipulation utility software. It has filters similar to Instagram. A simple to use menu allows adjustments, transformations and vignettes. After manipulating an image as per one’s requirement, the whole set of edits can be saved as a filter.
Echo: Echo is the device’s in-built answering machine. At the launch, there was only one default pre-recorded voice prompt, in English. Now more languages are added, and even more are in the pipeline.
Selfie Flash: This is a feature that boosts exposure using software algorithms. There is no front flash, but in low light conditions, there is now a one tap flash button on the side, which prevents the photos from being too dark.
Sense: Sense is an advanced search feature which is modeled on the search functionality of the iPhones. There are some utilities that sense does not seem to recognize, as of now. However, Sense now supports WhatsApp integration, after this update.
