Haha, that didn't last long. I'm still enjoying my G4. The contacts/Facebook stuff is a pain in the ass and my least favourite thing about Android.
I like the Outlook Calendar widget a lot.
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Haha, that didn't last long. I'm still enjoying my G4. The contacts/Facebook stuff is a pain in the ass and my least favourite thing about Android.
I like the Outlook Calendar widget a lot.
NeOak
Member
Outlook on Android doesn't have an option to not automatically download pictures.
Installed W10M and it works fine on my 1520. Not bad. Let's see how long it lasts.
don't fret about this kinda thing. just make sure all your apps are updated, and reboot and charge the sucker.
NeOak
Member
Ran away from one to another like it, right?
Btw brot, checked the web browser on my brother's S6 Edge+. No clunkyness and screen was smooth.
I think the screen the Priv uses is not that good.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Just bought the 640 with the Best Buy deal. Can't wait to drop this 635.
JimiNutz
Banned
Really tempted to jump back onto Windows phone. Was a loyal and happy 920 user but have been using Android for the past year.
I know the app situation has improved a little bit but are there many universal windows 10 apps yet? Does it seem to have made a difference that apps are now easily ported or are devs still ignoring Windows?
I know the app situation has improved a little bit but are there many universal windows 10 apps yet? Does it seem to have made a difference that apps are now easily ported or are devs still ignoring Windows?
There's an android app that lets you compare what you have installed to with what's available on the WP marketplace in case you're wondering.
NeOak
Member
Not many universal apps.
They seem to be ignoring Windows. However, the iOS bridge works, so we might get iOS ports instead.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Man, these amazing 10 cent Album deals would make me want to get a Windows Phone alone since the Groove android app sucks.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
It's already available? I'm going to a store to pick one up I think. Hope they still have them in stock when I get there.
I dropped my 1020 for about the 10th time yesterday.
This time the screen didn't survive it
Fucking lucky that it happened with a week to go until a new phone, though.
It knew... it wanted to end it's existence...
So sad I can't get one this year or early next year
antiquegamer
Member
Play with 950XL yesterday at Microsoft "store" (the kiosk in the middle of the mall, that I don't know why they don't turn into a full store by now). It's bigger than the 950 but actually thinner. It doesn't feel bulky or big like my One Plus or 6s+ but I think I would prefer the 950 size. That to me is a sweep spot for a phone.
It knew... it wanted to end it's existence...
So sad I can't get one this year or early next year
HarryDemeanor
Member
Yeah the deal is live online.
brotkasten
Member
It knew... it wanted to end it's existence...
So sad I can't get one this year or early next year
"I'd rather die than run this beta OS for a second longer!"
Actually it seemed like the app situation got worse in the last year with companies (especially banks) dropping support. Let's hope the iOs porting tools and/or universal apps reverse the situation at least a little bit.
Strange that no one commented on this yet:
http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-internals-custom-lumia-roms
http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-internals-custom-lumia-roms
Did W10M lose the ability to use geofencing for WiFi? On my 1020 (WP 8.1) when I turned off WiFi it had an option to turn back on when near my favourite place and would automatically turn back on when I got home. On the 950 XL when I turned WiFi off this morning there were only options for manual or timed.
Also, does the W10M email app no longer show unread email count on the tile?
Some other quick observations from using the XL for an evening and morning commute.
- The phone does get a bit warm, but I'm using it "naked" for now while my 1020 had a case on it so it could be normal.
- It is obviously much bigger than the 1020, but it doesn't feel any heavier (not sure if it actually is). After 2+ years of holding the 1020 with the "hump", it is a lot different to hold a large phone that is basically flat. The stock back doesn't do any favours for grip either, which is why I usually opt for a case.
- I'm going to wait for a few days to see if it settles down, or if there are any settings on that I'm not aware of, but battery life isn't great yet. Took it off my old wireless charger this morning ~6:30 AM and with about an hour and a half of screen time usage and listening to music with Groove I'm at 75% at 10 AM.
- Speaking of Groove, other than suspending the downloads of my playlists over night it worked quite well this morning. Much quicker than Xbox Music on the 1020.
- Not a big fan of the volume/power button layout on the XL. I don't know if it would be enough to make me consider swapping for the 950, but it does bug me that they flanked the power with the volume. If they could enable Double Tap to Wake again though that would probably help.
- I claimed the Display Dock through the Lumia Offers app. We'll see how quickly they send them out.
- I think it might have been better to do a clean start with the XL rather than restoring the backup from my 1020. The differences in screen make the start screen settings useless and I'm not sure I need all of the apps/games that I haven't used in a long time. I might to do a reset and start from scratch.
Also, does the W10M email app no longer show unread email count on the tile?
Some other quick observations from using the XL for an evening and morning commute.
- The phone does get a bit warm, but I'm using it "naked" for now while my 1020 had a case on it so it could be normal.
- It is obviously much bigger than the 1020, but it doesn't feel any heavier (not sure if it actually is). After 2+ years of holding the 1020 with the "hump", it is a lot different to hold a large phone that is basically flat. The stock back doesn't do any favours for grip either, which is why I usually opt for a case.
- I'm going to wait for a few days to see if it settles down, or if there are any settings on that I'm not aware of, but battery life isn't great yet. Took it off my old wireless charger this morning ~6:30 AM and with about an hour and a half of screen time usage and listening to music with Groove I'm at 75% at 10 AM.
- Speaking of Groove, other than suspending the downloads of my playlists over night it worked quite well this morning. Much quicker than Xbox Music on the 1020.
- Not a big fan of the volume/power button layout on the XL. I don't know if it would be enough to make me consider swapping for the 950, but it does bug me that they flanked the power with the volume. If they could enable Double Tap to Wake again though that would probably help.
- I claimed the Display Dock through the Lumia Offers app. We'll see how quickly they send them out.
- I think it might have been better to do a clean start with the XL rather than restoring the backup from my 1020. The differences in screen make the start screen settings useless and I'm not sure I need all of the apps/games that I haven't used in a long time. I might to do a reset and start from scratch.
Yeah, the 1020 can get very warm too.
Yeah, I think I have Cortana setup but most of my settings carried forward from my 8.1 backup. My home location is there, but no work setup though as I don't have WiFi here.
Yeah, I did notice the 1020 got warm occasionally during my commutes where my train goes in and out of cell coverage areas (and obviously for games). Typically I wouldn't notice it though due to the case shielding most of it.
I've read you cannot turn off the second sim so it always shows. Has that annoyed the crap out of you yet.
Actually, yes... that has been a bit of an annoyance. It is always in the notification bar, maybe they can add an option to hide it.
I sometimes travel to the US for 1-2 weeks at a time, so I guess it might be useful to get a pre-paid SIM to use when I'm there but it would depend on how much cheaper it is than just using my roaming for SMS and calls.
Another W10M question... how do I get it to load images in the mail app? In 8.1 when an email had images I would just need to tap part of the image for it all load. Doing this in W10M doesn't seem to do anything, none of the images have loaded for any my emails. I even tried changing the setting to automatically download but that didn't do anything either.
Twin Tails
Member
Fairly new Icon gets flashing screen that is software based issue. God, so done with WP. Complete shit. Fixed by reinstalling OS but will come up again since it is the 2nd time I get it after a few weeks of reinstalling.
At this point I don't blame you.
NeOak
Member
Really? That sucks man.
The XL uses a nano sim, not micro. That being said, the sim I picked up yesterday from my carrier was a multi size sim where you just break off the pieces until it is the size you need.
juliushandle
Member
So the MS stores have the XL in stock for purchase now?
Hmmm, I'm in Vegas and the mall im going to happens to have an MS store inside.
Hmmm, I'm in Vegas and the mall im going to happens to have an MS store inside.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
No black Friday deals on AT&T or elsewhere for the 950/xl?
NeOak
Member
None
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
How much longer will I have to wait for a Buy a Microsoft Lumia 950, get a free Microsoft Band 2 deal?
Two more weeks?
Two more weeks?
NeOak
Member
Around that, yeah
Wait a few weeks. Once this thing sells like we all know it will the price will be where it needs to be.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'll probably get it on Next tho, meaning that I'd rather get a deal than have the second hand market crash.
7echnicolor
Member
Experiencing frequent crashes with my 950..
Really not liking this phone as much as I thought I would
I still have a few days left if I want to return it... Not sure what to do.
Really not liking this phone as much as I thought I would
I still have a few days left if I want to return it... Not sure what to do.
NeOak
Member
That's weird. W10M has been working fine for me on my 1520.Experiencing frequent crashes with my 950..
Really not liking this phone as much as I thought I would
I still have a few days left if I want to return it... Not sure what to do.
Do you think it could be the phone?
7echnicolor
Member
Glad it's working well on your phone. Idk, at times my 950 works fantastic, but it crashes a lot most of the time. If I have a few apps open or a lot of tabs open on Edge, it crashes frequently. It really shouldn't be struggling as much as it is, I mean, I thought the specs of the phone would prevent so much crashing/rebooting of the phone? I could try factory resetting the phone/restoring the phone to see if that helps first.
Not sure if any other 950 owners are experiencing frequent issues with theirs.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
640 for $30 has been a pretty damn good deal so far. I'll probably keep this and get a 950XL sometime next year.
Yep been using 640 for a few months now. bought two more as backups for $90 total on deals this past month or so including the $30 one today .
Speaking of glance, have they re-added the option of having one picture as Glance, and another as the lockscreen? That's how it worked with the Glance Background app on my 1020, before I upgraded. Sort of disappointed when I noticed that's not how it works with Glance in Windows 10 Mobile.