[Q] Usable month view in calendar?

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Here's a question to the WP8 insiders:

Will the month view in Calendar finally show anything readable?
The current WP7.5 month view shows some illegilible miniature entries on days with any appointments. So you know there's something on that day, but to see what it is you still need to open that particular day.

So let's say you're trying to find a free time slot when arranging a business meeting. You get your Windows Phone out, open Calendar (which goes pretty quick from the live tile), call up the month view ... and here the misery starts. If there's a day that looks promising, you have to open the day and close it again, open another day and close it again, open ... you get it.

What I'd really like to see is a month view that's actually usable. Why not make use of landscape mode for a fully legible monthly grid? Or maybe do a preview area under the month, like the iPhone or Nokia N9 do!

So, to anyone who's had their hands on a WP8 or WP7.8 device:
Is Microsoft addressing this?
(for if not, I'm not buying)

Thanks,

N.

I think until now noone of us had held a WP 7.8 or WP 8 Device in his/her hand.

But did you try "Week View"?
This seems to be pretty nice

http://www.windowsphone.com/de-DE/ap...b-50637f55faaf

Thanks, win98. Never heard of Week View, but the month view in Week View (!!) looks pretty decent. Can we have that by default please!?

The problem with week view currently is that it can't create appointments (at least to my knowledge). So you can look for an open slot in Week View, then remember it, open the calendar app and finally create your appointment there.

Rumors are (leaked skd) that there will be an AppointmentTask for 3rd party apps to create them like there is already one for contacts..

So no need to worry, if ms doesn't inlcude something like that 3rd party apps will do the trick...

I agree that the calendar in WP could use some improvement. How do I find "Week View" (WP7.5)?

Thanks!