given the amount of votes already submitted, I would say something will.
I saw a guy that works for Microsoft say he's never seen so many votes for a user voice item.
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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
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given the amount of votes already submitted, I would say something will.
I saw a guy that works for Microsoft say he's never seen so many votes for a user voice item.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I went to a MS Store to see if I could try a 950 and 950 XL.
Unfortunately, the store only had a placard next to the table of Lumia and BLU phones that said, "Coming soon."
Microsoft doesn't really care. Aren't these phones releasing soon?
Difficult to be excited about their handsets outside of the incoming fire sale of the 640 and 640 XL.
hankster
Member
On a biz trip and using my 640 with latest #W10Mo - quick notes
- It's definitely snappier / smoother
- WTF storage app - can't they push out a fix for that? like they do every few minutes for the Photos plug-in?
- Most improved app: Groove Music - way to step it up there boys
- Cortana navigation is nicer than Here Drive. Map management much better, now with SD card storage power. Is nice.
Things seem to be coming together. Just need some fancy new hardware to run it on now.
- It's definitely snappier / smoother
- WTF storage app - can't they push out a fix for that? like they do every few minutes for the Photos plug-in?
- Most improved app: Groove Music - way to step it up there boys
- Cortana navigation is nicer than Here Drive. Map management much better, now with SD card storage power. Is nice.
Things seem to be coming together. Just need some fancy new hardware to run it on now.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Glad they moved "Downloads and Updates" much higher up on the Store menu, on my 930 you had to scroll as it was right at the end.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Hang on bruhs, I'm thinking about repairing my old and busted 920 instead of buying a cheapo Android.
There may be two of us in this OT after all. Three, even.
There may be two of us in this OT after all. Three, even.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If I could figure out a way to have my 930 repaired, I'd use it. But I bought an international model and I live in the US 
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I may be getting a one year 950 XL lease unit because of work and stuff.
:lol
It looks like my poor, poor 920 will remain (a badass) alarm clock for the time being.
:lol
It looks like my poor, poor 920 will remain (a badass) alarm clock for the time being.
juliushandle
Member
Yeah I broke my 920's SIM port so I gotta figure a use for it. Wifi security cam maybe?
What the fuck is going on? This is scaring me.
Put it on top of a garbage can so raccoons cant lift the lid.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Lol
I have a serious question, what can I do about my 930? I'm worried about selling it on eBay because I didn't have a pin code so if it's brought back to life I don't know if they can just access my stuff. I can't send it to repair because it's international so MS won't fix it. What should I do? I'd love to keep using it if possible, but it just won't turn on and I've tried all the recovery tools.
Bury it in the backyard.
n64coder
Member
With your next phone, don't make that mistake again. Also set it up so that after X attempts to enter the PIN, it'll reset the phone.
Yeah, I wouldn't bother trying to sell it. Too risky for the amount of gain.
Photos Plug-In updates is a glitch. I had it on one build. It meant, for me, that the Photos Plug-In didn't work either.
somuchwater
Member
Went to the Microsoft Device Night in Toronto yesterday. Tried the 950.
It feels good in the hand, but the design is pretty generic. Not in a bad way, you just don't notice it.
The camera seems pretty great. Low light performance was good, and detail even in a dimly lit room was quite good.
Performance was so so, but it's hard to tell with W10 still being buggy (apparently, there are still 2 more builds to go before it releases). Web browsing seemed fast.
Continuum is pretty crazy - with a mouse/kb attached, it really does feel like and perform like a PC. You could switch back and forth b/w Word and Excel by Alt-tabbing and it was almost instant. It was really impressive.
It feels good in the hand, but the design is pretty generic. Not in a bad way, you just don't notice it.
The camera seems pretty great. Low light performance was good, and detail even in a dimly lit room was quite good.
Performance was so so, but it's hard to tell with W10 still being buggy (apparently, there are still 2 more builds to go before it releases). Web browsing seemed fast.
Continuum is pretty crazy - with a mouse/kb attached, it really does feel like and perform like a PC. You could switch back and forth b/w Word and Excel by Alt-tabbing and it was almost instant. It was really impressive.
What were the performance issues?
How did you measure that? iOs does not have screen on time as a metric. Usage time is not comparable to screen on time.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If you can't by without the bank app, then 6s+ out of the choices listed.
An ATT chat person said the 950 will be available starting tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/ericw207/status/662345216796438528
lol
https://twitter.com/ericw207/status/662345216796438528
lol
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
So... Any news on release for the 950? Haven't really heard anything about these phones since they announced them on October 6th. :<
End of November for the US (26th I think), and beginning of December for RotW (4:th I think), those are the dates I've seen thrown around.
NeOak
Member
I went with the Priv unlocked from BB when they opened up preorders. If they keep up their promise for updates, it will be great.
somuchwater
Member
Nothing specific, just stuttering here and there. Edge seemed very fast - it rendered a full desktop news site in just 4 or 5 seconds (though I don't know why it went to the desktop site and not the mobile one).
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If you hate ios contact sync, I'm glad you didn't go Android. I don't understand it, I can never have all my contacts and it seems like some disappear every time I log in to a new phone.
Steelyuhas
Member
My only issue is they need to let you pick an order of social networks you prefer pictures from. My defaults to some really old MS account picture sync instead of Facebook.
You can edit that per contact
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah, I know you can do it individually. I want an order preference for all contacts, I'm not going to go through hundreds of contacts and manually select pictures.
It's funny how now the most expensive OneDrive plan gives you 1TB of space, when you can get the same amount of space in Flickr for free (i know, just pictures, but spacewise its the same).
And they come from 15 to 5GB of free files, any service has more than this nowadays (I tihnk I have 16 on google just because... of nothing, and for free).
They want people to stop using it? And just after they renewed their online interface that looked great... someone's got to be fired.
And they come from 15 to 5GB of free files, any service has more than this nowadays (I tihnk I have 16 on google just because... of nothing, and for free).
They want people to stop using it? And just after they renewed their online interface that looked great... someone's got to be fired.
Flickr is... not even remotely a similar service. Forget that it's just photos...
Flickr makes their money via ads cause people VIEW those photos online.
Looks like slowmo video is coming to Win10 camera apps.
https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/662451706387546113
https://twitter.com/GoodThings2Life/status/662451963146182656
Looks like it will be available on 930, 1520, and Icon. 120fps @ 720p it seems. Hard to read that screen cap.
https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/662451706387546113
https://twitter.com/GoodThings2Life/status/662451963146182656
Looks like it will be available on 930, 1520, and Icon. 120fps @ 720p it seems. Hard to read that screen cap.
NeOak
Member
Is that the AT&T version?
Canadian version
Astral/H3X
Member
Not sure why, but I've really been enjoying the two tile wide setting for my Start Menu. Being able to have 1/4 sized icons really helps it out, IMO.
brotkasten
Member
Why would anyone ever trust a company's promise? First they launch the Priv with an "outdated" OS and now they say 6.0 is coming "sometime in the new year."
Good luck with that.
Speaking of the 950's, here's Hello in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mm_sdFguDg
Seems to work well. Maybe it could work from a bit further away, but it certainly beats entering a PIN.
This. Android manufacturers have promised a lot of things when it comes to updates. None of them have come even close to keeping their promises.
People moan about the updates on WP, but when you compare the situation to Android it's fucking amazing even without the insider program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mm_sdFguDg
Seems to work well. Maybe it could work from a bit further away, but it certainly beats entering a PIN.
This. Android manufacturers have promised a lot of things when it comes to updates. None of them have come even close to keeping their promises.
People moan about the updates on WP, but when you compare the situation to Android it's fucking amazing even without the insider program.
Proof is in the pudding. The really annoying this is the staged roll-out they do. IF i want it now, let me override it.
7.0 to 7.5 (Mango) was excellent, as all phones pretty much got it on the same day
8.0 to 8.1 was highly dependent on carriers, mine was very good (O2 uk)
8.1 to 10...let's see.
Interestingly my M8 got it too. Thought it might be Lumia only.
Yes it depends on carriers, but apart from very few exceptions at least the updates are made available for all phones on all carriers and they have been available for well over 18 months on most phones. And since 8.1 there has been an official method to bypass the carriers altogether.
I don't think the situation is comparable to Android at all. Sure you can root your phone. But only if you accept that you might have to throw your phone in the bin.
Astral/H3X
Member
Agreed on it being nowhere near as bad as Android. Android you can be waiting a year for an update. Wait several months for the manufacturer to push their skin to the update, then wait several months for the carrier to push that, and that's if you get the update at all.
Windows Phone? Fuck it I update when I want. I mean shit Im using an update that isn't even done yet.
Windows Phone? Fuck it I update when I want. I mean shit Im using an update that isn't even done yet.