I’m proud to introduce our latest Windows® Phone application, Network Dashboard! Network Dashboard is now available for download via the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Network Dashboard provides a quick and easy way to see the current status of your Wi-Fi and Mobile Data features as well as one tap access to configuration options for Wi-Fi, Mobile Data, Bluetooth and Airplane Mode. There is an included status indicator for overall network availability as well.

Network Dashboard uses tiles that work like the tiles on your Windows Phone start screen to provide a vibrant, active interface. The tiles are live and provide realtime status of your Wi-Fi and Mobile Data systems. Unfortunately, Windows Phone Mango doesn’t provide the ability to determine if Bluetooth or Airplane Mode are enabled, but Network Dashboard provides one tap access to the settings for these two features.

One of the best features of Network Dashboard is the ability to pin any one of the four tiles to your start screen, giving you one tap access to the configuration option of your choice. Simply tap and hold the tile you wish to pin and select the pin to start menu option that appears. Start Screen tiles can optionally be Live Tiles.

Start Screen Live Tile support allows the Live Tiles for Wi-Fi and Mobile Data to display the current state of those radios through a green or red square in the upper right corner, just like the tiles on the Network Dashboard screen. This support comes with a caveat though: in order for this feature to work reliably, the user must only use Network Dashboard to access the settings screen for Wi-Fi and Mobile Data. If the user uses the main Settings menu of Windows Phone to change Wi-Fi or Mobile Data radio state, the Live Tiles will be out of sync until Network Dashboard is run again.

There is a Settings screen in Network Dashboard with a toggle for enabling and disabling the Start Screen Live Tile feature. Additionally, paid users have the option of choosing from three different live tile designs. Paid users also have the ability to set a daily alarm to remind them to turn on their wi-fi or mobile data if it is turned off, great for users who like to turn off their wi-fi during the day but want to wirelessly sync media while they sleep.

Network Dashboard is only available to Windows Phones running version 7.5 (Mango).

Current Version: 2.1

Supported Languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish

Current Status: Approved, Pending Delivery To Marketplace

Price: $0.99 US / Trial Version Available (no timeout, all features from previous free version included)