brotkasten
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I'm doing my best. It was great when that one user pointed out how I had almost 1,000 posts in this thread, without seeing that I created it. So good.
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I'm doing my best. It was great when that one user pointed out how I had almost 1,000 posts in this thread, without seeing that I created it. So good.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I like that the iris scanner is becoming more useful. In the past few days, OneDrive and Fenice (twitter) have added Windows Hello authentication. The Store uses it for payment authorization.
Yeah, it works better than I expected. Nice to see apps putting it to use.
Struggling with my SP3 at the moment as well... wanted to upgrade to a SB even. Bluescreens, the OS crapping out when I use the pen... magnificent.
brotkasten
Member
The Surface hardware team is not going to fix a broken OS or broken drivers. The Surface Pro 4 and Book are the perfect example.
Isn't Surface supposed to showcase the perfect harmony between OS/software and hardware?
Also, the broken OS is unlikely to have caused screen bleeding. Nor do I see these sort of issues on my generic PC.
brotkasten
Member
Surface exists, because Panos is pumped all the time and he needs an outlet.
And really, screen bleeding is definitely not something unique to the Surface. My Nexus 5 has some, my mom's Lenovo notebok has it, as does my old Thinkpad X61. Many LCD panels got it to a certain extend, even iPads can have that issue. It's been there since LCDs are a thing and while it got better, it can still happen. And it's not like the screen in the new Surface models aren't one of the best in the business, despite that issue.
Now, the clipboard not detaching from the base with the Surface Book? That's some hardware/software fuck up.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...9f3e9c7-3643-4de3-9468-1e2b4c18dbd1?auth=1#wb
At least they ain't silent like the phone team.
juliushandle
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NeOak
Member
W10M is being worked on by the French interns that did Xbox Music.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
They even pulled our boy lastflowers from the WP team. 
They even pulled our boy lastflowers from the WP team.
Source?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It truly blows my mind that Apple hasn't copied live tiles yet. Like, seriously, what are they waiting for?
brotkasten
Member
It's clearly not a popular concept or design.
juliushandle
Member
Apple only copies Android.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
to be honest, only people who have used WP will appreciate the cleanness, and design of the OS. Most of my friend who have not used WP, thinks the UI is shit. clutter mess. So outside of WP users, live tile concept isn't that popular.
Yeah. Everyone I know finds the metro interface really intimidating and they find Live Tiles to be gimmicky if not useless.
Speaking of Live Tiles...
Astral/H3X
Member
Yeah. Everyone I know finds the metro interface really intimidating and they find Live Tiles to be gimmicky if not useless.
Speaking of Live Tiles...
Windows currently has Live Tiles before they are cool.
juliushandle
Member
most people have little understanding about the start screen. it can be as clean or as messy as you want it. someone like me, for example, prefers simple solid tiles with no background.
I had one guy tell me that live tiles probably depletes my battery faster than his comparable Android phone.
I had one guy tell me that live tiles probably depletes my battery faster than his comparable Android phone.
NeOak
Member
He was working on Astoria, or so we understood.
I understood that, but when was he pulled?
Astral/H3X
Member
That's fucking hilarious. I went back to 8.1 specifically because 10 was giving me Android like battery life.
I miss text scaling the most.
brotkasten
Member
Astoria is obviously dead. There's no Android bridge anymore. But he's working on better stuff now, imo. Just not phone related, afaik.
lastflowers
Banned
during the bigger org transition where the phone team joined the xbox/desktop orgs, I took a different role instead of moving directly to the Security team.
NeOak
Member
Astral/H3X
Member
Truly, we are brothers.
Ah. Sorry to hear that. Morale must be at an all time low.
Hopefully you'll be happier at work now.
That reminds me of an ad: https://youtu.be/rLERSyeyUVI
Ha! Knew you were lying. We have a new build out now: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsex...ows-10-mobile-insider-preview-build-10586-71/
and guess what...
Fixes include:
boring stuff....
Improvements to the reliability of Kids Corner.
NeOak
Member
Gabel's kids have a WP confirmed.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I updated my phone and video still doesn't work. I'm going to try a hard reset......then I don't know what else I could do if that fails.
Oh, I had no idea you were just trolling. Got me! Though the reason I knew you had 1000 posts in this thread is because I often check in and read it, I have a Windows Phone that I use as an mp3 player.
brotkasten
Member
It was stupid of me (I did have a little fun, though), but I really don't think much of these articles, because there's rarely a discussion to be had. If you think Windows Phone is dead, then so be it. Your word changes nothing.
The people who like it will continue to use it, then people who don't, will switch. There's no need to nag the few who still enjoy the platform.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So the hard reset fixed video capture and fixed some issues with podcasts. Is there anything a hard reset can't fix? Lol
That could be explained by you just rebooting your phone, and apps that drain haven't been used yet, too early to say the update has helped with battery.
Also, Windows Store recommendations just recommended me Lync 2010... Gee, thanks
That could be explained by you just rebooting your phone, and apps that drain haven't been used yet, too early to say the update has helped with battery.
Also, Windows Store recommendations just recommended me Lync 2010... Gee, thanks
True that, but I usually always reboot before sleep. Fear of alarms not going off are still high
brotkasten
Member
Stating facts doesn't count.
brotkasten
Member
Some pictures of a canceled Lumia (650 or 850 or whatever).
Still looks more premium than the flagships.
Snapdragon 617
2 GB RAM
1080p panel
I guess no one wanted that, so they canceled it.
Still looks more premium than the flagships.
Snapdragon 617
2 GB RAM
1080p panel
I guess no one wanted that, so they canceled it.
Yeah, my stand by battery usage was good last night. Went to bed at 51% and woke up at 49%. I'll see how it goes for the next few days, but so far it seems good.
I also dropped the display scaling down to 300% on my XL and I like that it changes the formatting on some of the apps. Most notably in Messaging, where now you can switch between contact threads without backing out in portrait mode. Not a huge deal, when messaging more than one person it's nice to be able to switch conversations without hitting back every other message.
Astral/H3X
Member
Gonna be salty if the battery issue was fixed right after I bit the bullet and rolled back.
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