VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
nope, nothing I would care about. I think the true flagships are this fall.
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Windows Phone |OT3 Update 3| Please be excited
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nope, nothing I would care about. I think the true flagships are this fall.
If it makes it work better than the current background agents then I'm for the change. Hope we see a lot less of the loading.... screens when switching apps.
They'll announce one for sure, the 1520 isn't mainstream enough and there is no world equivalent of the Icon. It probably wont offer much more than either of those though, we'll see.
killer rin
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Its a private invite only beta. But if you get in, it'll likely be via your developer accounts email.
That's what I expected. I'm just not big enough to warrant a private invite with only 6,245 downloads
Of which, has only made me £4 in ad revenue. Is it me, or is that not good numbers? Definitely no Flappy Bird.
I would have lost my job already making a few hundred Windows Phone apps. And only made £400.
That's what I expected. I'm just not big enough to warrant a private invite with only 6,245 downloads
Of which, has only made me £4 in ad revenue. Is it me, or is that not good numbers? Definitely no Flappy Bird.
Quick, make a Flappy Bird clone, those are the rage these days.
And there is good stuff in those leaks, but i don't like a single bit that you can change your default sms app, I hoped that they opened the message hub to all kind of apps, so you can send FB, Whatsapp, Viber, SMS and etc from the same place
brotkasten
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That's what they usually do. It does give their blog posts a nice touch.
Also, RIP People Hub.
"Microsoft appears to have removed the Facebook account option from Windows Phone 8.1, and any photo integration in the Photos app. However, Twitter is still present so it's not clear if this is a bug in the SDK or a sign that Microsoft is moving away from built-in Facebook integration like it has with Windows 8.1."
The only thing that made it useful and they removed it.
Summary of the stuff so far:
- NEW YouTube Player (see lede image) including HTML5 video support (video playback doesn't have to be full screen) And you get custom UI, so Youtube Closed Captions are in
- NEW File picker (see above image)
- NEW Geofencing API for location-based reminders
- NEW Background tasks: Bluetooth signal strength, Chat message notification, Device connection change, Device use trigger, Gatt characteristic notification, Location, Push notification, Rfcomm connection, System event, Timer
- NEW Slide down to close apps
- NEW Navigation bar color selection
- NEW USB choices
- NEW Updated camera layout, similar to Windows 8.1 (see photo below)
- VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- OneDrive (previously SkyDrive) with integrated file browser (just like Windows 8.1)
- Filter through installed apps by usage/install date
- Select multiple tiles when customising the Start screen
- More efficient multitasking
- Ability to install apps on inserted SD Cards
- Internet Explorer 11 improved with WebGL and Normal mapping support
- Separate volume controls for ringer, media, etc.
- Bing smart search (similar search system as Windows 8.1)
- Xbox Music and Xbox Video as standalone apps instead of the Music + Video Hub (allowing more updates to be pushed)
- Redesigned Xbox Game Hub
- Twitter integrated more deeply into the contacts Hub
- Facebook account option REMOVED (updated)
- Quick settings access (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) by doing a quick swipe from the top of the screen
- Action Center accessed by doing a full swipe from up to the bottom (separate from the Notification Center)
- Silent notifications which go directly to the Action center
- Possibility to mark a Live Tile as read by swiping from the left of said tile
- 'Cortana' smart agent performs the same tasks as Siri and Google Now and even more, including data from Foursquare (MS INVEST)
- Auto-updates for apps (just like Windows 8.1)
- Better backup functionality
- Improved keyboard
- Bluetooth 4.0 LE (to non-Lumia Windows Phones)
- Feature to mirror Windows Phone screens to TVs and/or monitors
- Single sign in for apps (like on Win8) with Microsoft Account,; sign in will persist across devices + apps with permissions prompt
Same here, that just made the people hub gimped now. Now I have to use that crappy Facebook app.
I don't mind the app, I will just miss the Facebook friends being removed from contacts along with their profile pic.
Steelyuhas
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So, Facebook pics/contact info will be gone from People?
Pretty big disappointment if true, being a nice contact database is basically the most useful thing I see in Facebook for me these days.
Pretty big disappointment if true, being a nice contact database is basically the most useful thing I see in Facebook for me these days.
As long as there is a replacement for the profile pics syncing in, I will be happy.
I much prefer using the app anyway, hardly ever used the other features in the People app as it seemed rather superfluous.
It was really neat to be able to just open a contact and directly see their facebook posts and photos from different services. Windows Phone was on the right track with their original hub concept and now it seems like they are moving in the wrong direction.
If they had just opened up all that stuff for any app to tie into that would have really set them apart from the competition. However, those platform-exclusive features on a platform no one uses probably wouldn't have seen a lot of support.
If they had just opened up all that stuff for any app to tie into that would have really set them apart from the competition. However, those platform-exclusive features on a platform no one uses probably wouldn't have seen a lot of support.
Anton Sugar
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Yeah, people hub would be useless if FB is stripped out.
Otherwise, improvements look great.
Otherwise, improvements look great.
Yeah, that's the most important thing.
But I also like to view people's pictures and stuff in the hub, the integration is great.
Would be a shame if they removed one of the nicest features of WP, the social integration is so much better than on Android.
I suspect that will still work. After all it works on Windows and outlook.com. I think they just won't show facebook posts and photos in the hub and on the contact pages.
Yeah, you are probably right.
Speaking of Android, I've tried to root my old Desire HD for the last couple of days, but it seems like you need a PHD in fuckwittery to achieve that now.
There used to be a hack kit that worked great, but it doesn't exist anymore. Now you have to go full on manual and it is a pain in the hole. Not because it's difficult (it's not), but there's a 100 steps and every time something goes wrong with the bloody HTC drivers on Windows.
I saw a nice Nexus 5 rom for it and thought I'll do some playing around, but I don't think I have the patience to see it through.
There used to be a hack kit that worked great, but it doesn't exist anymore. Now you have to go full on manual and it is a pain in the hole. Not because it's difficult (it's not), but there's a 100 steps and every time something goes wrong with the bloody HTC drivers on Windows.
I saw a nice Nexus 5 rom for it and thought I'll do some playing around, but I don't think I have the patience to see it through.
José Mourinho
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You know what I want in 8.1? SkyDrive album thumbnails to actually work and not go grey. It's the little things.
Fucking hell.
People Hub is really great, the way it ties these things together. That's a real step back.
LukasTaves
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They are removing it to make room for the official app integrating with the new hub apis. BELIEVE
Steelyuhas
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We have to wait two months for this?
Lastflowers hook it up, we need it nowz!
Lastflowers hook it up, we need it nowz!
Yea but I have my friends grouped and it's nice to just go in and see the Facebook updates for that group. Facebook app is poor compared to the Android and IOS ones.
I agree, they just needed to open it up so that more apps could integrate with it. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Yeah, the Mango video was great.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yep, I have a friends group and a family group pinned to my start screen. I refuse to believe that will no longer be possible. The Facebook integration has been a pillar of the platform and one of its marquee features since the beginning.
At least this time they probably won't spend too much time on the people hub, considering they are only removing features and not adding any... so 10 minutes max
Doesn't matter. There's always Nokia Camera. When the acquisition goes through they might even make that available to every phone.
brotkasten
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I don't like the Nokia camera app, because it's always so slow to boot up and taking pictures with it doesn't feel any better either.
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That too. It might be necessary for 1020 users, but it's really more like a necessary evil.
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