Microsoft has unveiled a new application "Gestures Beta" for Lumia Windows Phone owners wherein they can operate the phone without having to touch the screen and perform a few simple gestures.
The users can simply pick up their Lumia phones and put it on their ears to answer a phone call with the new app, reported the Verge.
The app also allows users to mute their phones by facing it down on a flat surface and flipping the phone with its face down would make them ignore a call.
However, Microsoft said that some of the features of the app would be limited to Lumia 630, Lumia 635, and Lumia 530.
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