http://m.lifehacker.com/5552262/doubletwist-adds-android-market-search
Haven't tried it yet since I'm not by my computer but I saw this article and thought you guys might want to try it out
Seems like an great copy of itunes now for all us window users with the app browsing capability in addition to the music sync.
What do you guys think about it?
hmm like appbrain. Made me remember Google's mp3 store demo from GoogleIO (mp3s from the market).
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
dullaa said:
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
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So many views but no reply.Please experts help me.
There is a flash player on the marketplace.
mcosmin222 said:
There is a flash player on the marketplace.
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There is no flash player for wp8.
It is called Flash movies.
I found something but I didnt test this. I dont know, maybe works
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/yxplayer8/5a271356-e6f6-44cd-a166-7773c1129e07
dullaa said:
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
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Unfortunately, it's for website author to decide: will he use outdated Flash technology or new HTML5 technology. Where is nothing can be done on client side (your phone) right now, unfortunately. You can either wait for website owner to introduce HTML5 support, use different live streaming website that already uses HTML5 or change your phone.
The lumia 920 is a great piece of hardware, but xbox music is so godawful that I think I am going to take the plunge and just get a used lumia 900 or titan 2. As far as I am concerned, the xbox music service is almost useless without autoplaylists or the ability to do anything with rated music to me - and a huge reason I went WP is to sync my music. SO, has anyone actually taken the plunge and gone back? Anything you miss about WP8? I cant even think of a feature WP8 has that WP7.8 doesnt that I would use...
Speed would be the most important Thing I can think off. WP7.8 is fluid but Apps take considerably longer to load than on WP8. Also there's some Apps I use that are WP8 only due to new APIs (mainly camera related).
I miss photostudio app apparently not available for wp8, apart from that, I have all the features I wanted to have on my Omnia 7
Does anyone know of a solution or workaround for subscribing to podcasts, and adding them to Xbox music on WP8 outside of the USA?
I've recently upgraded to WP8 (Lumia 1520) from WP7 (HTC Titan). A custom ROM and a registry alteration enabled podcast subscriptions directly on the HTC Titan, and even without that I could manually sync with Zune. Now I have 'upgraded' Zune doesn't even see my phone, so not even manual syncing is possible. I've managed to manually copy the files across using the file explorer, but they show up as music, albeit a podcast genre.
Is there a better option?
I tried searching the net but nothing obvious or any solution came up. Otherwise I wait in hope for WP8.1
I am an Android phone user for 4 years now who is quite happy with my current phone the S3 LTE. No doubt Windows phones are on the rise and I am curious. So, I would like to ask these questions regarding the OS (and the latest updates attached to it as of March 2014) in particular high-end Lumia phones (like the 1020) that would help me decide.
1. Does the Lumia's Bluetooth allows me to send photos (or any files supported) via bluetooth to an Android phone?
2. Does Lumia have a quick toggle to settings to instantly turn on or off things such as wifi, Bluetooth, brightness, etc. (much like the notification drop down bar of Android)?
3. Does the Lumia have Dolby Mobile or Dolby capability in its music player? Is there a customisable equaliser to the new Lumias? Or Surround sound option?
AND Can one create a Playlist on-the-fly or via the device itself? And does the Lumia's music player have the ability to "find" or search for the Album art of a song/s online?
4. Does Lumia phones fully support full drag n dropping of files (.mp3, .flac, .mp4) from my Mac to the Lumia without the need of any 1st-party app?
5. What alternatives can you guys recommend for Google Translate, Google Drive and Google Keep (that new note-taking app)?
And why no Youtube app on the Marketplace? Or I could be wrong.
6. Is there a pinch to zoom feature in zooming objects for taking photos? Is there an option to edit then share them via Email, Bluetooth, Twitter, Instagram, Dropbox, etc.? A way to set photos as a phones's wallpaper? (For 8.0 atleast)
7. Any swiping capability in typing? (A feature found in Android phones where you slide your fingers on the keyboard for faster typing) are there any predictive text ability in WP8?
8. Any good alternatives music player, video player for the Lumia?
I'm looking for an app that supports hi-fidelity files such as Flac or video files such as .mkv?
9. Does the Lumia (or any WP8 phones) have the capability to print wirelessly to a wireless printer via an app or within device?
10. Can one send complaints or suggestions to an app developer via the Marketplace? (much like in Google's Play store)
11. How fast is the startup and shutter speed of the Lumia cameras? Is it as quick as an S3 or iphone? Is there a panorama mode? Can i easily or quickly see a photo (with a swipe to the left or right or thru a window toggle or something) that i have taken then easily & quickly edit them then send them via bluetooth or post them via Twitter, etc.,?
12. Is there a Battery-saving option in Lumia phones? (Like what most Android phones have nowadays)
13. Games are still a disappointment as i am writing this 7 out 10 of my games are NOT on the Marketplace. is MS doing anything about this?
For me its kinda crucial but I do admit I like a bit of casual games on my daily commute or when during a holiday.
Pls advice. Thanks.
1. Yes
2. Nope, not until 8.1
3. There's an equalizer, you can make playlists in various apps
4. I don't use a Mac, with windows it works fine
5. The bing versions / onedrive / one note or evernote, there are several YouTube apps, consider searching
6. Yes and yes, no wallpaper until 8.1, then there are wallpaper tiles (google is your friend)
7. No custom keyboards
8. Yes, quite a few available, search the store
9. I am not sure, I mail then print
10. Probably
11. Fast and easy
12. Yes
13. It is up to devs, not up to MS for the most part, google doesn't develop games either.
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For #7, there is supposed to be a swipe ability in 8.1 and the keyboard does have some predictive text.
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i prefer android at all mate :good:
@naenee did a good job answering. I'd like to add that most of the things you ask about are just WP8 things, not Nokia / Lumia things. This means you could get a different phone (I realllly like Samsung's Ativ S line, which puts WP8 on hardware very like heir Galaxy phones, but partially that's because we have mostly jailbroken them). The only thing I can think of that's really Lumia-specific is the built in camera app features being better... but any phone can download things like a panorama app if they want to. Also, note that while "wallpaper" (behind the tiles on the Start screen) is not currently settable, you can of course use your own images for the lock screen.
As for apps, bear in mind that a lot of apps may have clones or at least decent impersonators, even if there's no official version. Also, remember that WP has Xbox Live exclusive games; there's no lack of games for WP8 (some very good indeed) but you may need to find different ones that fill the same niches for you.
Which way?
Never used windows phone & wondering if i can get a good one that beats Android phones (Using Galaxy S4).
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Using it on my laptop though. Hope its a better experience too on mobile?
Windows Phone 8 is not Windows 8, first of all. OK, with that said...
Not many WP8 devices yet have specs comparable to the SGS4. However, it turns out that this really doesn't matter; on the same hardware (for example, my ATIV S vs. a SGS3) WP8 performs better than Android in many ways, including smoothness of UI.
android is very very different : WP so much
Windows Phone 8 system is fluid and stable on all devices. It is also a close one so you do not have to mamy customization possibilities and so many different option's to achieve one goal ( no widgets for example). It's theirs way or no way but this do not bothers me. The only lack I find is underdeveloped localization API which doesn't allow application's to often checks localization so programs like glympse or locale alarm does not work reliable. This feature gona be incorporated in 8.1 update which should be rolling out this summer. Overall for me it is better system than android ( I know well jelly bean on s3 when 4.4 rolled out I was on Lumia 920 ). It is simple fast and reliable. One interesting thing I noticed is a text wrapping in browser which is much better on WP 8 as I never get any problems with reading newspapers online -On HTC One s or Lg G2 I had problems with reading the same page's.
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I've owned 3 WP phones (Lumia 710, HTC 8x, and Lumia 521) and I prefer Android. I currently have a GS4 and Nexus 4 (previously had a GS1 and GS3). WP isn't bad, but it lacks so many little things compared to Android. I am constantly disappointed because a function or feature is not available on WP that's on Android. I recommend you pick up an budget WP phone and give it a try for a few weeks.
I, on the contrary, am having a blast on WP8.
I still am an Android power user, but I prefer the look and feel of M$.
I don't like it app-wise. I miss apps like Fing and Wi-Fi Analyzer. Devs blame it on the API.
You're just talking about two different things, it all depends on what you're searching from a device