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Windows Phone |OT3 Update 3| Please be excited
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frontieruk
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Go back and read the wp7 thread and the wp8 launch thread, people whined that they always needed to see signal strength and battery remaining all the time... looks like they won.
That seems to stay there until I get to work. Ymmv
that ocd stuff is awful. but Microsoft again is doing the same mistake. It doesn't have someone to win. Just give us an option. And wtf no data 3g/2g toggles? Sometimes it seems that the windows phone team doesn't really use their OS.
I don't have a Windows phone yet so that's why I asked. I'll be getting a 920 tomorrow though so I just wanted to see if that was possible since you can do it in Windows 8. Thanks for the info.
killer rin
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You can pin Albums, Artists, Genres and Playlists
juliushandle
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Video editing coming to WP8.1, finally.
Personally, after these 8.1 updates, the gap between WP and iOS/Android is closed. I can truly recommend the platform to people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ_QVxkmkAQ
Personally, after these 8.1 updates, the gap between WP and iOS/Android is closed. I can truly recommend the platform to people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ_QVxkmkAQ
OK, so I followed this guide: http://www.wpcentral.com/how-sign-windows-phone-81-preview-developers to get in on the developer's preview dealio. I went to check for updates and now my phone is downloading some stuff. What is this? The 8.1 stuff isn't coming yet is it?
Think there was a very minor update that AT&T (and other carriers) didn't put out
lastflowers
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Easter eggs and coupons for cracker jacks.
lastflowers
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No coupons? For shame.
brotkasten
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It's really mean and it gets annoying. I get why you do this (it is fun!), but it's not really fair to the rest of the plebs in here.
lastflowers
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I believe it's laying some engineering groundwork for your update to 8.1. Not certain of the actual update he got, but more than likely that's what it is. OS versions always help with identification.
But it's the main team still. I guess my expectations are to blame.
Steelyuhas
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Wasn't there a small OS update to Update 3 at some point? Don't think the carriers pushed it, and I'm not sure what it did. Possibly just bug fixes.
brotkasten
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Can we talk about Skype and how horrible it is on many platforms, but mostly on Microsoft platforms?
I just checked the latest Windows Store update for the Windows 8 app.
Like, really? The app has been in the Store since the Windows 8 launch and you always had to kill the app in some way, to get it to stop.
And do we know how far they are with the synchronized message system? Stuff like that really makes you wonder what the hell is taking them so long. Even from an outsiders perspective it's hard to come up with anything reasonable.
I just checked the latest Windows Store update for the Windows 8 app.
Like, really? The app has been in the Store since the Windows 8 launch and you always had to kill the app in some way, to get it to stop.
And do we know how far they are with the synchronized message system? Stuff like that really makes you wonder what the hell is taking them so long. Even from an outsiders perspective it's hard to come up with anything reasonable.
Skype is shameful on Microsoft platforms.Can we talk about Skype and how horrible it is on many platforms, but mostly on Microsoft platforms?
I just checked the latest Windows Store update for the Windows 8 app.
Like, really? The app has been in the Store since the Windows 8 launch and you always had to kill the app in some way, to get it to stop.
And do we know how far they are with the synchronized message system? Stuff like that really makes you wonder what the hell is taking them so long. Even from an outsiders perspective it's hard to come up with anything reasonable.
Any idea why an old email address is linked to my account on the app studio site? I log on using my current MS account info but I see a really old email address when logged on. Can't find any options to change it either.
Awesome, thanks!
Awesome, thanks!
LowerLevel
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Yea! I can now pay even more attention to this thread! (new Icon owner...) Let me thank you guys now for the info.
Yes, Brot is going to be making one.
killer rin
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Eventually. Brot will probably wait until its officially out though.
juliushandle
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Please release on Monday!!!
Cool. What's a good music app for WP8? I've heard that you need an Xbox Music Pass to use the Xbox Music app and I'm not really interested doing that if that's the case.
killer rin
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I personally mainly use the Built in Music App because it does my Xbox Music Subscription and other songs (J-pop, K-pop, Newgrounds songs) you cant get in the store. Other than that I use TuneIn, but thats an Internet Radio app, and Nokia MixRadio. I also use the Autoplay-Playlist feature on MyTube so I can listen to songs I put inside of playlists on youtube.
frontieruk
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/08/microsoft_holds_200_android_patents/
Did I miss the China green lighting the Nokia purchase in this thread?
Did I miss the China green lighting the Nokia purchase in this thread?
killer rin
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Oh yeah, that happened last night. I remember reading it in bed on WPCentral right before I fell asleep. Just waiting for Satya to write the cheque now
And India's financial audit of Nokia has to finish as well.
Also apparently Sony might be releasing Win 8.1 phones before the summer.
Don't think so, iirc Nokia specifically stated that the Indian tax thing wouldn't have an influence on the takeover (ie doesn't need to be completed before it).
Oh right cool.
killer rin
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Yeah, the only thing with India is that one factory in the country. If Nokia wants to sell the factory, they put something like a couple million in a Legal Account and the Factory goes along to Microsoft with the sale. If Nokia says no, Microsoft pays a bit less and gets everything but the factory. Then Nokia lays-off all the people working there and closes it down. Either way Nokia wont have the Factory in the end.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm assuming a Z1 with windows phone? Hopefully they don't cripple the camera with bad processing software. I've always liked Sony phones.
Gotta be a Z2 right?...right?
Would love to be able to browse the web in the shower/tub.
You can use your own music in the Xbox Music app, but I think some have complained about it not getting the album art and/or tags correct sometimes. I've only used it with my subscription though so I just download or stream the music from the app.
I'd also recommend Nokia MixRadio (assuming you are using a Lumia phone). It is a good free "radio" app that does a pretty good job of giving me personalized playlists once I've selected my artists. You can also download up to four playlists for offline play at a time, and there is a premium sub that will allow higher bit rate music and more offline play (unlimited?).
Yea it's just getting frustrating and aside from uninstalling everything it's hard to troubleshoot. I only have 8 background tasks active and most of them are the Bing apps. 8.1 can't come fast enough.
brotkasten
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I have an app called Battery installed. Aside from the battery live tile, it notifies me whenever my battery is discharging quickly (i.e. 15% per hour). Whenever that happens without me knowing why (which is whenever I'm not playing Wordament), then I reboot the phone. That usually fixed the problem.
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/battery/5dceaa39-8477-43f2-8499-91e816767517
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/battery/5dceaa39-8477-43f2-8499-91e816767517
A colleague of mine has a Lumia 620 and she has some issues with WhatsApp. She often doesn't get notified of new messages. She'll only see new messages when she opens the app. I checked that background tasks for WhatsApp are available and that she updated the app.
Anyone ever had that issue or heard about it? Told her that she should maybe try to uninstall and reinstall the app, since it didn't seem normal.
Anyone ever had that issue or heard about it? Told her that she should maybe try to uninstall and reinstall the app, since it didn't seem normal.
juliushandle
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1020 camera grip is costing a pretty penny these days ($80).
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