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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
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brotkasten
Member
I blame Rudy for stirring up shit on Twitter last night.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Well there it is.
we'll see soon enough, he said today. I won't hold my breath for it though...
Actually, seems there's some meat to the tweet:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/He...ws-Phone-Windows-Mobile-10/m-p/1306997#M24105
Community manager confirming update to 5.2 (from 5.1.5) coming today.
cautiously excited now.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Can someone check on giga to make sure he is OK?
PseudoKirby
Banned
didnt know spotify was rumored to leave.
we seriously need to stop losing apps, it doesnt make any sense.
I mean I get the need to support the app, but why cant developers just leave them in their last version up on the store?
we seriously need to stop losing apps, it doesnt make any sense.
I mean I get the need to support the app, but why cant developers just leave them in their last version up on the store?
brotkasten
Member
Because even leaving them up on the store counts as support. People download the app, use it, get problems and write the support team or file bug reports for something that isn't being developed anymore.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I actually liked Here in certain situations. Not good, but I'm not shocked given the split from Nokia. That said, is it doing well on Android? I would think competing against google maps and even Apple maps is not a good business to be in.
Writing was definitely on the wall.
I need to try it out for navigation before I can comment. Waze works great for me (though I don't use the voice on it, which is awful), but I guess everyone has their preferences. Also depends on the country you're using it in, I guess.
I need to try it out for navigation before I can comment. Waze works great for me (though I don't use the voice on it, which is awful), but I guess everyone has their preferences. Also depends on the country you're using it in, I guess.
brotkasten
Member
They have over 10 million downloads on the Play Store and an average rating of 4.4/5 starts. I'd say they're doing okay.
Google Maps is cool, too.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
That's a nice big number of downloads, until you realize that Google maps, by being the default on Android, is over a billion.
I mean, Here knows better than me what their internal usage numbers are and will do what's best for them. And yeah, however many of those 10 million are active users is probably more than what they have on WP. Still, they probably could dominate maps on a tiny platform for likely a much smaller investment than being a small fish in a much bigger ocean and with much stiffer competition. But we've had this discussion before after a big app leaves.
I mean, Here knows better than me what their internal usage numbers are and will do what's best for them. And yeah, however many of those 10 million are active users is probably more than what they have on WP. Still, they probably could dominate maps on a tiny platform for likely a much smaller investment than being a small fish in a much bigger ocean and with much stiffer competition. But we've had this discussion before after a big app leaves.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Are they leaving leaving or like Spotify leaving?
LukasTaves
Member
They said the app will stop working on June 30, so that's when Redstone drops?
Leaving leaving.
LukasTaves
Member
They are leaving, but apparently because the default maps app uses their data so there's no need to build a 3rd party client.
I think they make most of their money by licensing out the data to companies. Consumer navigation probably doesn't net you much revenue.
I like Thurrott, but I also like when he puts his foot in his mouth. Windows Central posted a phone camera comparison article of smartphone cameras and made a comment "what is the clue this of from a windows phone blog". The article wasn't done by WC staff and is also on iMore, etc.
He is too quick to try and be edgy and funny.
He is too quick to try and be edgy and funny.
brotkasten
Member
In my defense, there's no problem with that, when you're absolutely more likely to be right than wrong.
Astral/H3X
Member
Seems like slowly but surely, the UWA initiative is bring in some apps. I'll download Spotify and Twitter just to support.
Steelyuhas
Member
Finally on twitter! Was beginning to think they weren't going to do a mobile version.
runningjoke
Member
Gifs in the Twitter app! Finally!
But can you disable autoplay? did not find anything...
Astral/H3X
Member
Alright, so here's the deal. I'm going to sign up for basically any company that's gone ahead and put out UWA versions of their apps. Yes, I'm going to sign up for and use services because they are supporting WP10.
So far I've got Twitter and Spotify, and (FINALLY) Line. What else good is there?
Oh and I guess I need a podcast app here soon.
So far I've got Twitter and Spotify, and (FINALLY) Line. What else good is there?
Oh and I guess I need a podcast app here soon.
runningjoke
Member
Nope. Did manage to find notification options, I'd guess autoplay options should also be around there. Perhaps they didn't think it had to be part of the initial release.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
There's a lot of uwp apps out there, one way to check is to look for the words "built for windows 10" below the app name.
Twitter app is nice. Grover Pro is a uwp podcast app with cloud sync to the desktop version, but it's in beta still and kind of rough. TripAdvisor is also a good uwp app with support. But honestly, there are too many to name. I just downloaded a game, King of Thieves, that's a uwp app and it's fun. Plus, for whatever reason, the fantastic Two Dots game, that's also on Android and iOS, is a uwp app on wm10 with continuum support and almost weekly updates. Just terrific effort from that team on this platform.
Twitter app is nice. Grover Pro is a uwp podcast app with cloud sync to the desktop version, but it's in beta still and kind of rough. TripAdvisor is also a good uwp app with support. But honestly, there are too many to name. I just downloaded a game, King of Thieves, that's a uwp app and it's fun. Plus, for whatever reason, the fantastic Two Dots game, that's also on Android and iOS, is a uwp app on wm10 with continuum support and almost weekly updates. Just terrific effort from that team on this platform.
Astral/H3X
Member
Roberto Larcos
Member
Deezer is way more Windows-friendly than Spotify right now. Spotify are umming and ahhhing based on whether there's sufficient demand - the Deezer UW app is already in Beta.
Otherwise, Instagram just got a UWA, Facebook (and Messenger) are either there or on-the-way too. Foursquare, Dropbox and Netflix have UWAs, as does Wolfram Alpha (though it's of limited use to most people).
Astral/H3X
Member
Glad to hear about Facebook. I'll install the UWA for Netflix, though since my phone loses battery on the charger with the screen on, I doubt I'll use it much.
What's foursquare?