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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
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Does this effect the core m mobile chips which they announced? As this is the chip I expect MS to use for the surface phone if they went x86
Confirms how feature incomplete Windows 10 is.
Redstone 2 looks more like the build 10 should have released.
That's not a OS level feature, that's a firmware feature, as the 640 has double tap to wake when on Windows 10 Mobile.
Roberto Larcos
Member
On lighter news, I managed to 'remotely' update my Mum's Lumia 830 to Windows 10. Aside from ease of access settings being reset (she had text at 200%), it seems to have been pretty painless. Apparently it feels faster, and the photos seem better than before (of course, neither of these are objective assessments, but she's happier with it regardless).
Shame about the brother's Lumia 1020. He's sticking it out and hoping that the Lumia 950 continues to drop like a stone - it's the only Windows Mobile camera that even comes close.
Shame about the brother's Lumia 1020. He's sticking it out and hoping that the Lumia 950 continues to drop like a stone - it's the only Windows Mobile camera that even comes close.
Mmm not sure since it's closed source. My guess is something with the kernel.
When you have the same kernel operating on different hardware, you will have bugs on one setup that won't occur on another.
The LG G2 is the first phone I remember that had that feature. Plus on Android it's something you can add to other phones using Nova Launcher. I wouldn't think it would be that difficult for Microsoft to add back in to their phones.
juliushandle
Member
Got the 950 bogo deal. Surprised to see a couple of other people in there also looking into the deal. So far, I like my XL but my wife's 950's shell doesn't sit too flush and seems to open too easily.
brotkasten
Member
The Lumia 925 did it first, the 920 got the feature in the same year with the Amber firmware update.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Ye, replace it.
btw put your XL on production build. Its flawless, it was smoother than the update I got officially.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Why would you put your wife on the fast insider ring? You guys are crazy, then complain about things not working right.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
lol I was about the say the same. Stay away from Fast and even Slow ring for everyday use. Put it on Production Build. Phone works great.
NeOak
Member
This.
juliushandle
Member
950 had a busted sim slot. Sim worked in sim slot 2 but not 1. We plan on traveling next month so I replaced the entire phone. Now both sim slots work and the shell fits better.
Meanwhile, on my 950XL I noticed I can't get rid of the "sim 1" indicator on my live tile. Wife's 950 doesn't have this issue. Once sim slot 2 was turned off the "sim 1" indicator went away. Any ideas?
On the production build and so far so good. The only bugs I noticed are some random Amazon and Ebay app crashes but both are old apps.
Edit: First impressions on the new phones. The rear camera is amazing. Basically, 1020 quality but speedy and snappy all around, even when processing HDR. What's disappointing is the front camera. Even my $150 Blu phone has a better one and even has an front flash. Windows Hello is pretty impressive other than having to hold the phone too close to your face. The out of the box experience is pretty shitty. The 950 wouldn't even connect to WiFi until it slowly updated to the latest production build and slowly reset. After the long and slow process of updating, the phone worked fine. OS is solid finally, I'm not missing Android one bit.
juliushandle
Member
So any Mozo 950/950XL cover owners wanna chime in? Against my better judgment I wanna order that new real wood back plate for $50. I know it's overpriced for a case that doesn't even protect the edges of the screen but damn it looks good.
I've got one of the faux leather ones and have no complaints. Looks much better than the standard back plate.
Battery life was worse on 10586.218 than the fast ring update. I managed to get her on it once I updated the firmware.
Yep, I have the brown (faux) leather shell for the 950 XL. It's nicer than the stock shell, feels heavier and more solid. NFC and Qi still work fine and I prefer the buttons on the Mozo, even with the slightly recessed power button.
I have a bit of flaking off of the "metal" sides around the bottom corners where it rests in my hand but other than that it has held up well thus far.
Steelyuhas
Member
Battery life is rough on .242 for me. :[
yankeehater
Member
I am on windows phone 10 and I want a new browser. I would like on that I can disable ads on since I keep running into my bandwith cap each month. Does anyone have any suggestions?
NeOak
Member
Buy an iPhone or an Android phone.
I'm serious. There is no ad blocking.
Or, force data savings all the time. Best you can do on W10M
I'm on 14332.1001 and while it's not like my 1520 (glorious battery life) its not as bad. I'm disappointed in that regard, but I'll deal with it. I mean I did buy a wp10 unit.
Roberto Larcos
Member
There is a way... it's just extremely convoluted. I don't know whether whitelists are supported, hell I don't even own a Windows Phone anymore. What am I doing here again?
juliushandle
Member
$50 for flaking fake metal? thanks for sharing.
Well, the flaking is pretty much only right on the corners... but it is there. Honestly they probably aren't worth the $50-$100 that they go for (after shipping and what not), but unfortunately there aren't many options and it seems that the iPhone market has made $50+ cases seem normal.
juliushandle
Member
OK, that's more reasonable.
juliushandle
Member
Day 3 impressions with both the 950 and 950XL.
I really don't mind the power button in between the volume buttons on the XL. I honestly thought I'd hate it but I don't. The XL is slightly too big for my taste. My thumb can't reach across the screen, I think the 950's size is the perfect sweet spot. The XL processes HDR pics faster than the 950.
App gap is an annoyance. Fandango on Android, for example, looks and works great. You buy tickets via the app and your phone is scanned right at entry. Fandango for WP hasn't been updated in years, no ticket purchases for some theaters, no virtual ticket on the app, just a confirmation number that you take to the ticket booth like a second class citizen to get an actual paper ticket.
I really don't mind the power button in between the volume buttons on the XL. I honestly thought I'd hate it but I don't. The XL is slightly too big for my taste. My thumb can't reach across the screen, I think the 950's size is the perfect sweet spot. The XL processes HDR pics faster than the 950.
App gap is an annoyance. Fandango on Android, for example, looks and works great. You buy tickets via the app and your phone is scanned right at entry. Fandango for WP hasn't been updated in years, no ticket purchases for some theaters, no virtual ticket on the app, just a confirmation number that you take to the ticket booth like a second class citizen to get an actual paper ticket.
So, I am really liking the Win10 Facebook app. It's super nice. I can't wait for it to come to mobile.
Does anyone know the point of the built-in browser though? It's slow as heck, and it's definitely not even using Edge to render the webpages. What's the point/benefit to this thing? iOS has this?
Does anyone know the point of the built-in browser though? It's slow as heck, and it's definitely not even using Edge to render the webpages. What's the point/benefit to this thing? iOS has this?
Hopefully the new mobile app will still sync with the people hub, likely not though.
Well, maybe that's the hang-up and they're working on it. Otherwise, you're right, if they just plan to port iOS app straight than it seems unlikely.
NeOak
Member
That was a major annoyance I had with the Android version.
Yup, me too.
juliushandle
Member
950XL pic from inside the TCL Chinese Theatre. I actually bought a micro 4/3 Olympus PL6 and the 950XL comes very close. The PL6 has better depth of field and is slightly better in low light. I'm so impressed with the 950XL that I may sell the PL6.
From what I've seen, after using the Update Advisor and accepting the update, if you can go into settings > backup & update and manually search for an update it will show up straight away.
n64coder
Member
I've done the manual search for update but it has not shown up. I've done this several times over the past few days.
I might try powering the phone off/on and see if it makes a difference.
Question for those on W10M (preferably with a 950 or XL) and using an SD card.
If you delete a picture from the Photos app, do you still find it on the SD card despite being deleted from the Photo Gallery? I've noticed that a bunch of photos I deleted were still on the SD card, and they weren't photos that I edited.
If you delete a picture from the Photos app, do you still find it on the SD card despite being deleted from the Photo Gallery? I've noticed that a bunch of photos I deleted were still on the SD card, and they weren't photos that I edited.
yankeehater
Member
Really? That is such great news.
Yup:
http://m.windowscentral.com/verizon...ded-windows-10-mobile-insider-preview-program
Eager to try out the new Redstone features.
About as likely as Miitomo coming to Windows.
I'm not sure if Nintendo/Sony are comfortable with publishing their their IP's on a direct competitors platform. If that makes sense
Yeah its a known issue.