LukasTaves
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Yeah, sometimes it does allow two streams, but that seems more like an error. Most of the time it just drops the first one streaming.
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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
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Yeah, sometimes it does allow two streams, but that seems more like an error. Most of the time it just drops the first one streaming.
Makes sense. When I'm listening to music I'm usually listening to my own stuff anyway. Just nice to be able to stream on any device when my wife and I are together.
Have there been any builds past Redstone? I haven't gotten any. Reminds me to get off the fast ring though, I don't want my phone getting the first builds for the next big update.
No. Just working of the last fast ring.
it's pretty terrible, lol.
I mean it's cleary not supported officially. App/watchface installs work on one app but notifications only with the other. Would not be a problem if the synchronisation would be WATCH based and not APP based. It always uses the app as last synchronisation and not the watch and what is installed.
LukasTaves
Member
So many different scoops about redstone 2 having some kind of x86 on arm "emulator"...
Think of all the possibilities *o*
Think of all the possibilities *o*
Haven't seem any rumors? Link
brotkasten
Member
I've noticed with my Surface that it's really dependent on the lighting situation. A little sun in your face can mess it up, while it works perfectly in the dark.
Yeah, it doesn't do well in the sun.
I really like the technology, especially on my Surface, but there's certainly still room for improvement for the next generation.
All in all, it's much preferable to a fingerprint reader on a tablet/laptop/PC while on the phone I guess a fingerprint reader is better.
I really like the technology, especially on my Surface, but there's certainly still room for improvement for the next generation.
All in all, it's much preferable to a fingerprint reader on a tablet/laptop/PC while on the phone I guess a fingerprint reader is better.
brotkasten
Member
Makes me really mad that there aren't any 3rd party cameras for PCs.
Intel RealSense is used in Creative branded cameras, that should work, or am I missing something?
brotkasten
Member
But are they Windows Hello certified/enabled?
e: That camera is just for dev purposes and not a commercial product.
Well, that's weird, why wouldn't they sell them to consumers?
brotkasten
Member
It's being used in laptops and AiOs, but no one seems to offer an external camera.
I suspect there's just not enough money to be made from these type of peripherals on PC.
I remember how difficult it was to get a fingerprint reader for my PC 5,6 years ago. There was almost fuck all available and the stuff that was available didn't have drivers that worked properly etc.
I remember how difficult it was to get a fingerprint reader for my PC 5,6 years ago. There was almost fuck all available and the stuff that was available didn't have drivers that worked properly etc.
brotkasten
Member
But there's a market for higher end webcams and I guess I expected those to support Hello down the line.
Guess not.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Wtf, music just started playing randomly on my phone that's just sitting at my desk. That was random.
juliushandle
Member
"Hey Cortana" probably heard a command.
frontieruk
Member
I remember getting a semi-cheap Microsoft branded keyboard many years ago, 8+ at least that came with a fingerprint reader on it. Though I think biometrics didn't catch on until many years later when all laptops started shipping with fingerprint readers, so it was maybe "too soon" and just faded away.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Nope, though it is probably bt related. Like some super delayed reaction to disconnecting from my car hours earlier.
I haven't turned that back on since I started using the 950 as my daily driver last week.
I was just in contact with the guy who wrote this unofficial pebble app. He responded to me that he pushed the app to the store. Notifications, app/watchface purchases work like a charm now with the anniversary update. Great guy, good app!
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/pebble-time-manager-10/9nblggh4r34b
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/pebble-time-manager-10/9nblggh4r34b
LukasTaves
Member
Edit:
I had seen more reports, but a quick search yield those results:
https://twitter.com/denaxin/status/761933170338037760
https://twitter.com/h0x0d/status/761417253959053312
Steelyuhas
Member
Updated to the new .67 build, Band still doesn't connect to my phone 
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Updated to the new .67 build, Band still doesn't connect to my phone
Did you reset the band? When it stopped working on my iPhone that's what I had to do.
Steelyuhas
Member
Nah, haven't tried that. I'll do that tonight I guess, thanks for the tip.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So you don't lose the information on it, download the Windows 10 health app, plug your band into the pc, and sync the data before wiping it.
Steelyuhas
Member
Oh yeah, thanks...cause it hasn't been synced to anything a couple of weeks now.
brotkasten
Member
Little write-up from Thurrott.
Developer: Microsoft Undermined Windows 10 Mobile and Our App
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/wi...er-microsoft-undermined-windows-10-mobile-app
Really not a good look.
Thank you, but I prefer a retail product from a bigger manufacturer, who might support the hardware a little longer.
Developer: Microsoft Undermined Windows 10 Mobile and Our App
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/wi...er-microsoft-undermined-windows-10-mobile-app
Really not a good look.
Thank you, but I prefer a retail product from a bigger manufacturer, who might support the hardware a little longer.
frontieruk
Member
As far as I'm aware they are still supporting it with regular software updates...
Or you could buy it from Steelseries if you want it rebranded... Fun fact they launched the hardware first even though it's a rebrand.
hankster
Member
Disheartening the disheartened since as long as I can remember with Windows Phone. September could be time for a change..... :-
Get a Kinect 2.0 for $99 and the Windows adapter, and it should work for Windows Hello.
Edit:
I just tried it, and you also need to follow these steps to get the driver that supports Hello. https://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Windows-Hello-with-the-Kinect-v2
Afterwards it seems to work perfectly.
runningjoke
Member
The comedy central metro app stopped working recently, now I gotta go to comedycentral.nl to watch the Daily Show a day late, in SD and with a ton of ads. I miss the app already
juliushandle
Member
T-Mobile drops the HTC 10 after less than 3 months. Might be a good flagship android phone to find for cheap. I don't see LG keeping up with Samsung either.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/12/t-mobile-quietly-drops-the-htc-10-after-three-months/
https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/12/t-mobile-quietly-drops-the-htc-10-after-three-months/
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I haven't found it at a steep discount anywhere. Feel bad for HTC, looks like this is a good phone, but it got totally ignored in the ultra competitive Android market, where $400 phones have 99% of what you will ever need.
How difficult would it have been to put out a Win10 version? It's not like MS has put anything out there to compete with it. 3% of the market was right there for the taking!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
What is this in reference to?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It hasn't, but what does that have to do with the HTC 10 with Windows?
NeOak
Member
Yocto is the most common thing, yeah. Who knows about W10 IoT, it is Windows Embedded after all.
Seems like mobile is still not ready yet, so HTC 10 with Windows wouldn't have made a difference.
HTC has the same problem as Nokia (and every competitor out there) has. How do you compete in a market where consumers view iPhone as #1 (you have one) and Android as secondary when the Indian/Chinese products are selling for less?
W10 IoT is essentially mobile. Smartphones are part of the IoT movement.
Windows Embedded is Windows stuck in a frozen state with DeepFreeze. You see ATM/Self-Checkout/Digital Billboard machines use this OS.
I wonder why Thurrott hasn't written about this. Then again, I think it's out of his tech knowledge.
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/Docs/WhatsNew
MS showcases some sample projects, but nothing really stands out that you can't do in a Linux environment:
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/explore/iotcore
NeOak
Member
juliushandle
Member
Nice but no option to remove the Vinci watermark