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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
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killer rin
Member
Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
Great op. Whish he music app was better though.
#bringbackzune
#bringbackzune
GDR1 will be out before AT&T releases this update.
tru dat, oh well
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Looking forward to trying out Cortana in Austarlia when Windows Phone 9 comes out.
RipTheJacker
Member
I really wish the FB chat integration will be put back in the final version. It's so cumbersome to have to open the slow ass app to reply. The rest seems good.
lastflowers
Banned
Windows Phone 10. Plz.
Unfortunately it will not be coming back at least for the foreseeable future.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Great OT. I'm still not sure if I'm going to get a Lumia 930 this week or not. :/
MrGreencastle
Member
Beautiful.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
So... when the hell is GDR1 coming out?
And now the wait for Lumia Cyan begins.
I also wonder how long it will take for Cortana to support my native language (Dutch). Apple also doesn't support it with Siri but they just enabled it in English so you're not missing out on any features.
And I know you can just change your language and enable Contrana but I would like to keep my phone's interface in Dutch.
I also wonder how long it will take for Cortana to support my native language (Dutch). Apple also doesn't support it with Siri but they just enabled it in English so you're not missing out on any features.
And I know you can just change your language and enable Contrana but I would like to keep my phone's interface in Dutch.
Great OT Brot!
Doesn't seem like any country, atleast in Europe has gotten 1020 cyan update available, man, come on, anyone in US got it yet?
Also, why no tagline for OT? Do we not deserve one?
OT | Now with 5% market share on NeoGAF!
Not that simple, you need to change the phone's region to enable Cortana, which in turn will mean you'll be locked out of your local country apps (if they're region locked).
Doesn't seem like any country, atleast in Europe has gotten 1020 cyan update available, man, come on, anyone in US got it yet?
Also, why no tagline for OT? Do we not deserve one?
OT | Now with 5% market share on NeoGAF!
Not that simple, you need to change the phone's region to enable Cortana, which in turn will mean you'll be locked out of your local country apps (if they're region locked).
Yeah I know, luckily there aren't that many apps that are region locked (I've encountered none so far).
Twin Tails
Member
nooooo my 920 does not want to turn on.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Not looking forward to having to upgrade my phone when it eventually dies. The Lumia 920 screen is already pushing it for how big I want my phone to be and the new flagships just got bigger.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Not looking forward to having to upgrade my phone when it eventually dies. The Lumia 920 screen is already pushing it for how big I want my phone to be and the new flagships just got bigger.
It's all about the form factor. The LG G3 is very nice due to the shape of its sides and back despite having a massive 5.5-inch screen. Meanwhile, the smaller Xperia Z2 looks and feels like a goddamned brick.
Square lines = PITA. That's why I like my 920 so much. It's a beastly phone in terms of thickness and weight, yet very nice to hold.
There are a few in Sweden, some payment apps, and some airline apps are region locked (don't ask me why).
Not looking forward to having to upgrade my phone when it eventually dies. The Lumia 920 screen is already pushing it for how big I want my phone to be and the new flagships just got bigger.
This is me. D: I'd be so ecstatic to have a lighter 920 styled flagship.
Yeah I guess some payment apps might be region locked. However, there are also apps like the Comedy Central app that are only available in the American store but after reverting my region back to The Netherlands the app still works fine.
I wonder if Microsoft will someday patch this behaviour out.
kurisu1974
Banned
I love WP, but I hate 8.1
What have they done with my hubs, man! The Messaging hub is now SMS only, I cannot chat with my wife who is still on 8.0 and uses the Messenger service. Skype hardly works, and just like Facebook they are now cumbersome seperate apps. Same with podcasts and radio in the Music hub and social integration in the people hub.
Sorry I think it's all backwards. And yeah, the Action Center. It's only use is to shut up Android fanboys that riducled us for not having one. Well I didn't really need it, I'd rather have the main OS wasn't borked like it is now.
Please tell me at least Skype will be native to the Messaging hub in the near future. Please.
What have they done with my hubs, man! The Messaging hub is now SMS only, I cannot chat with my wife who is still on 8.0 and uses the Messenger service. Skype hardly works, and just like Facebook they are now cumbersome seperate apps. Same with podcasts and radio in the Music hub and social integration in the people hub.
Sorry I think it's all backwards. And yeah, the Action Center. It's only use is to shut up Android fanboys that riducled us for not having one. Well I didn't really need it, I'd rather have the main OS wasn't borked like it is now.
Please tell me at least Skype will be native to the Messaging hub in the near future. Please.
Alx
Member
Not entirely excited by that update... of course I would have been if Cortana was supported here. :/
Being able to swipe for back/forward commands in IE will be appreciated though. And I hope the calendar compatibility with Google will be complete (right now I don't think entries on my phone are pushed to the Google servers)
Being able to swipe for back/forward commands in IE will be appreciated though. And I hope the calendar compatibility with Google will be complete (right now I don't think entries on my phone are pushed to the Google servers)
How do we do this?
Not sure how it'll be delivered but no sign of it arriving. Over a month ago it was "a couple of weeks" off https://twitter.com/joebelfiore/status/476625250294448128
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
The Xbox Music app is making me so mad now!
Before it worked fine, now whenever I try to play a song, I get an error pop up I have to tap away saying "ERROR! COULD NOT FIND THIS FILE ON YOUR PHONE!", yet after tapping that away, If I just hit the play button the music starts. Every time I try to play a song. It's a nuisance that keeps me from hearing my music for a few seconds.
Before it worked fine, now whenever I try to play a song, I get an error pop up I have to tap away saying "ERROR! COULD NOT FIND THIS FILE ON YOUR PHONE!", yet after tapping that away, If I just hit the play button the music starts. Every time I try to play a song. It's a nuisance that keeps me from hearing my music for a few seconds.
brotkasten
Member
Thank you, guys. The OT still needs some polish, but I'm on it.
The only thing I'm dreaming about is a red Nexus 5 (2014) with twice the battery life. Seriously. I could slap myself for not getting on the deal I found.
If that happens, then I'll just do what has been suggested in the old thread and post the OT in the Android thread.
Not a fan of taglines.
Like Funky Papa said, it's all about the form factor. The 920 is huge for a phone with a 4.5" screen. The 930 has a 5" screen and is barely bigger.
Like I wrote in the OP, the custom lock screen feature is still in development and you're going to need a device with 1 GB RAM to use them, so anything below the Lumia 820 is out.
The only thing I'm dreaming about is a red Nexus 5 (2014) with twice the battery life. Seriously. I could slap myself for not getting on the deal I found.
If that happens, then I'll just do what has been suggested in the old thread and post the OT in the Android thread.
Not a fan of taglines.
Not looking forward to having to upgrade my phone when it eventually dies. The Lumia 920 screen is already pushing it for how big I want my phone to be and the new flagships just got bigger.
Like Funky Papa said, it's all about the form factor. The 920 is huge for a phone with a 4.5" screen. The 930 has a 5" screen and is barely bigger.
How do we do this?
Like I wrote in the OP, the custom lock screen feature is still in development and you're going to need a device with 1 GB RAM to use them, so anything below the Lumia 820 is out.
EOL?
End of Life
brotkasten
Member
Thanks! I like the Cortana animations too much to not include them properly. Still images obviously don't do them justice. They did a really good job with them.
Android 5.0 OT is next!
Just kidding.
Why would there be an end of life for the 1020 in September?
Hopefully because its successor will be unveiled
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Waiting (im)patiently for the Lumia Cyan update. The developer preview drinks my 620's battery juice like an alcoholic. Then I can correctly evaluate the platform.
But IE will always be awful. Good god, Microsoft...
But IE will always be awful. Good god, Microsoft...
brotkasten
Member
IE does not have a full screen mode anymore. IE8 in Windows Phone 7 had it, when you rotated to landscape mode, but people complained about it and now the address bar is always visible.
What issues does IE still have that aren't related to the UA String detection?
Is this device just going to be a music player? If so just get the 520 for $50
Pretty much yeah.
Not sure. Regular web browsing seems better with it than mobile Safari at least.
brotkasten
Member
Right now it's the Lumia 930 and 1520. Both have a Snapdragon 800 quad-core at 2.2 GHz and 2 GB RAM. The 1525 is supposed to come out soon and got a Snapdragon 801, which is just an overclocked 800.
Then we might get completely new devices this Fall.