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[Q] instant messenging fot this phone? is there any?

i love the phone... love the interface... but i do a lot of IM'ing thru yahoo,gtalk, and FBchat and i cant find any app for that...
i thought all phones should have that... and i was surprised the windows7 phone dont have this feature.
so if there is no IM client i can use, i consider this phone FAIL for me. Will return

Yes there is a free IM chat in Windows Phone 7 Market Place. Look for Messenger WP7-2 by Miyowa. It functions very simliar to desktop version of Live Messenger.

But thats only for messenger... I do a lot on yahoo chat and gtalk... Thats why im beginning to hate this phone. I cant use my phone nemore to chat. Im stuck on my laptop for now.
Is there any news on having a universal chat client for this phone?

Yes ... I understand what you are saying. I think those would be developed fairly soon. This is a new Phone OS and the more phones that are sold, the more likely great apps will be developed. That said, some basic items are missing that should have been included in launch.
I wonder if you can get to Google chat through logging into Google account via the browser. I`m going to try that along with Yahoo.

I think the reason for the delay in Chat apps is that WP7 offers no Socket communication at the moment. Everything has to be done with Web Requests. Since most Chatting programs use a TCP or UDP port it may take a while until either someone develops a Web interface for those services or Microsoft update the SDK.

And a quick note... I tried Google Talk via the webrowser. It requires a plugin, but when I tried to download the plug in it says windows phone does not support .exe files.
Yahoo chat was more promising, but Adobe Flash 9.0 needs to be installed. Flash is not supported yet on the phone. It wouldn`t install so web chat through browsers won`t work at this time.
Let`s hope the chat clients are released quickly !

this looks interesting !
http://mim.live.com
I tried it through the phone's IE Browser and it seems to work !

I hope i will be soon... Coz i really need a IM client that works Yahoo and Google

Another interesting note. In my MSN Mobile Canada app, there is also a place to login to IM. Never knew it was there !

hahaha even the zune hd has a messaging app where you can message on Live IM and Facebook chat.

Does Zune HD have Google and Yahoo chat ? If yes, then that would be a good sign Microsoft would bring it over to WP7. Even if there wasn't, I can't imagine that it would be very long before it is available to WP7. They are paying developers big $ so I'm sure there will 1000's more apps and IM clients on the way. What Apple did in 5 years with iPhone, Microsoft will do in half the time if not less.

I really love my HD7 and WP7. Everything that's available just works with nice looking interface.
Like all of you, I need YM, Facebook Chat & GTalk badly. Without these, I could never use my HD7 as my main phone.

I am also enjoying my HD7, it just has to be understood that this OS isn't a month old yet and the development of new apps take time, they cannot just be ported over from previous OSs. I for one like the direction this OS is going....still waiting patiently for a tethering app.

I think people are letting MS off the hook when they say its a new OS that why some thing are missing. The first Pocket pc phone edition that came out in 2000 had MSN messenger. That was 10 (Ten) years ago.

Yes there certainly was a few features missing out of the gate. No doubt Microsoft will fix. Now that they have the phone out in the market we either return it, or find ways to make it work until the app is developed. I know my iphone was missing features when I bought it but Apple finally came around.
As for Yahoo chat, try logging into http://m.yahoo.com/messenger from the browser. It seems to work quite nicely. Again short term work around.

And on the theme of accessing chat clients through mobile browser (two examples provided earlier), here are a number of Web-based (cloud) IM services that are either free or have a small charge for paid service. Seems to be very good solution as many of them integrates all chat clients into one interface (kind of like Fring).
http://im.about.com/od/joiningtheimworld/tp/web-based-chat.htm

alabij said:
I think people are letting MS off the hook when they say its a new OS that why some thing are missing. The first Pocket pc phone edition that came out in 2000 had MSN messenger. That was 10 (Ten) years ago.
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there is a messenger app, what's the problem?

nrfitchett4 said:
there is a messenger app, what's the problem?
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And it was updated over the weekend, a vast improvment over the first version

sutt359 said:
And it was updated over the weekend, a vast improvment over the first version
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the point is, it should be a default on every Phone... Instant messaging should be on of the defaults of this new WIN7 OS
this messenger i think is a third party app...

tux-lover said:
the point is, it should be a default on every Phone... Instant messaging should be on of the defaults of this new WIN7 OS
this messenger i think is a third party app...
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apparently microsoft hired this 3rd party to make the official app.
And if its so important, then why do I not know one single person that uses it???
I think it is a cultural difference. In the USA, we tend to stick to text messaging since most of us have unlimited texting on our smartphone plans.

Windows Phone 7 Update -7.0.7008.0 Its OUT!!

7.0.7008.0 - 03/03/2011
Hi Guys Most people are getting the Update only few on Uk O2 and US Tmob seem to be not getting it
I have unlocked UK O2 and just popped a tmobile UK sim and have updated my phone
so good luck ........
Your Questions Answered about updates - 25/02/11
http://goo.gl/Fw4kW
First Windows Update and How to Get It - 22/02/2011
http://goo.gl/AS3SM
NEW on Upcmong UPdates :14/0212011
Microsoft announced several new Windows Phone 7 features coming in 2011, including a “dramatically enhanced” browser experience based on Internet Explorer 9; additional multitasking capabilities; support for Microsoft Office documents in the cloud; and the addition of Twitter to the People Hub. The expanded capabilities announced today include:
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Copy and paste functionality via first major update, coming in the next month
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Twitter integration directly into the People Hub in 2011
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Support for Office documents in the cloud in 2011
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Dramatically enhanced Web browser experience based on IE9 in 2011
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A new wave of multitasking applications in 2011
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Targeting significant volume of Nokia Windows Phones in 2012
Multi Tasking
Want to know how the eventual, inevitable implementation of app multitasking on Windows Phone 7 will look? Wonder no longer: it's cards, which seems to be the way a lot of guys are going after webOS showed how to do it right a couple years back, and it looks hot. If you press the Start button you'll see the app tiles, then press the back button and you'll be right back in your app right where you left off. However, that's just the beginning: hold the back button you'll get a card-like view of all running apps. Pick your app and you're back where you left off in that one. You can multitask even in games, have Slacker playing in the background, and if you press a volume button while on the home screen you'll get a quickie interface for changing track, pausing, and playing.
Official link here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-info.aspx
One question we hear often is: What’s next for Windows Phone? We’re obsessive about listening closely to our customers and improving our phone software. So over the next few months, look for updates that add some new features you’ve asked for and also tune up your phone’s performance.
Here’s a peek at some of what’s ahead:
Copy and paste
Soon you’ll be able to copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile documents, and paste it anywhere you can type.
Using copy and paste is easy and intuitive. In many cases you just tap a word, slide your finger to highlight any additional text, then tap the Copy icon. To insert this text in a message or app, just tap the spot where it should go, then tap the Paste icon.
Copy and paste is a handy way to quickly send someone’s latest Facebook update, turn-by-turn directions from Maps, or a must-see link from Internet Explorer Mobile. Once you’ve copied something, you can paste it again and again.
The new feature adds to the list of time-saving shortcuts already built into Windows Phone, like the ability to tap an address on a webpage to map it (US only).
Faster apps and games
Nobody likes to wait. That’s why we’ve whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up and resume. It’s all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love, easier and faster.
Better Marketplace search
We’ve streamlined Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music. Press the Search button in the apps or games section of Marketplace and you’ll see only apps or games in the results.
Press Search in the music section of Marketplace to search just the music catalog.
Getting phone updates
How will you know when an update is available? Easy. Your phone is designed to automatically tell you via a pop-up message (unless you’ve turned this option off). For more details, see How do I update my phone software? link here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/basics/how-do-i-update-my-phone-software.aspx

Nice. Thanks for this.
SWYPE! GIVE US SWYPE!!!!!

jimbonics said:
Nice. Thanks for this.
SWYPE! GIVE US SWYPE!!!!!
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most likely it will be a paid app in the market place..

tfn said:
Official link here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-info.aspx
One question we hear often is: What’s next for Windows Phone? We’re obsessive about listening closely to our customers and improving our phone software. So over the next few months, look for updates that add some new features you’ve asked for and also tune up your phone’s performance.
Here’s a peek at some of what’s ahead:
Copy and paste
Soon you’ll be able to copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile documents, and paste it anywhere you can type.
Using copy and paste is easy and intuitive. In many cases you just tap a word, slide your finger to highlight any additional text, then tap the Copy icon. To insert this text in a message or app, just tap the spot where it should go, then tap the Paste icon.
Copy and paste is a handy way to quickly send someone’s latest Facebook update, turn-by-turn directions from Maps, or a must-see link from Internet Explorer Mobile. Once you’ve copied something, you can paste it again and again.
The new feature adds to the list of time-saving shortcuts already built into Windows Phone, like the ability to tap an address on a webpage to map it (US only).
Faster apps and games
Nobody likes to wait. That’s why we’ve whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up and resume. It’s all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love, easier and faster.
Better Marketplace search
We’ve streamlined Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music. Press the Search button in the apps or games section of Marketplace and you’ll see only apps or games in the results.
Press Search in the music section of Marketplace to search just the music catalog.
Getting phone updates
How will you know when an update is available? Easy. Your phone is designed to automatically tell you via a pop-up message (unless you’ve turned this option off). For more details, see How do I update my phone software? link here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/basics/how-do-i-update-my-phone-software.aspx
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All fine and dandy, when can we expect this, mine is collecting dust, so I need to know when to turn it on to get the update.
Reading through what they are updating, they are giving us one thing that is need, leaving out 20 other important things, then focusing on what makes them money, games and market place, go figure.

I am excited about the windows phone 7 updates that will be coming down the pipeline soon. I actually wrote an article about it for Yahoo the other day. You can check it out here
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar..._phone_7_update_is_on_the_horizon.html?cat=15
What i would also like though is an update from HTC that fixes battery life issues and sound level from the speakers, then all would be well in the world

brett_day said:
I am excited about the windows phone 7 updates that will be coming down the pipeline soon. I actually wrote an article about it for Yahoo the other day. You can check it out here
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar..._phone_7_update_is_on_the_horizon.html?cat=15
What i would also like though is an update from HTC that fixes battery life issues and sound level from the speakers, then all would be well in the world
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Nice way to advertise your self, or as its called in the marketing world " nice plug"
But your article misses the big picture as many have, they give us copy and paste to shut us up, and then focus on fixing or improving what makes them money.
Till they add in the other 20 important missing functions which every smart phone in todays markets should have, your praising a product which is an insult on our intelligence.

when are we likely to get the update? i just got my hd7 today switched from android. i have to say the os is smooth. but lack of apps makes me sad . and the youtube app does not have hq option which sux.

they need to let us manually configure hidden network...

2012iawait said:
the youtube app does not have hq option
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Get the HTC YouTube app from marketplace and be happy that it solves this problem.

2012iawait said:
youtube app does not have hq option which sux.
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Posted already

still waitting......

Why do we have this thread? We don't even have the update yet, it's misleading. Who knows exactly when they're releasing the update. By the time they release the update this thread will be 1,000 pages long LOL
Not a good idea to me

rysky007 said:
All fine and dandy, when can we expect this, mine is collecting dust, so I need to know when to turn it on to get the update.
Reading through what they are updating, they are giving us one thing that is need, leaving out 20 other important things, then focusing on what makes them money, games and market place, go figure.
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I think the marketplace search is an awesome update. I thought it was terrible searching for apps and music was thrown in there. Supposedly they're fixing all the other problems later in the year with a HUGE update.

Don't worry be happy. Good news it has been officially announced that there will be an update for hd7 soon....the exact date will be announced and soon as it is guess what You will know. In the meantime I suggest live your lives, make someone smile, make another happy. Get some fresh air and smile.

updated info on first page
Update coming by March now , fingers crossed and it does look promising,
although no news about what htc will be doing to sort some of the problems we are having or if MS will fix em for us

thread title is too misleading. It should say coming update!

vcard support coming??
http://twitter.com/#!/WinPhoneSupport/status/37205768843300864
http://twitter.com/#!/microsofttag/status/37299986991423489
just thought I'd share.

Windows First update
Read link on first Page
Apparently its gonna be a small update to update the updater

evolutionqy7 said:
thread title is too misleading. It should say coming update!
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ditto...plus, what's the girls gonna cry about..? this os runs w/o the update...folks always want to ***** about something!

I still stuck at version 7004, anyone here have version 7008 already? Or the newest one from MS that brick the Samsum WP7 One?

[NODO] [OS version: 7.0.7390.0] officially released by microsoft

Windows Phone update history
We think even great software can always get better. That's why we periodically release Windows Phone software updates to add new features you've asked for and to maximize your phone's performance.
When a software update is available for you to download, we'll let you know. A notice will appear on your phone, telling you to connect your phone to your computer. (For details about the process, see Phone updates.)
To ensure quality, we release updates on a staggered schedule throughout the world. Many factors influence when you'll receive an update, including which phone model you have and which company provides your mobile service. We're committed to delivering updates in a timely manner, but don't be surprised if it takes a few weeks for us to notify you that an update is available for your phone.
The scope of each update varies. Sometimes we'll include only a few minor fixes or tweaks and sometimes we'll include brand-new features. When it's available, we'll also pass along software from phone manufacturers that improves the performance of specific phone models.
See How do I update my phone software? to learn how to check if there's an update available for you to download and which version of the Windows Phone operating system (OS) is currently on your phone.
Here's a summary of what we've included in each update so far.
March 2011
OS version: 7.0.7390.0
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Copy & paste. You asked for it—now it's here. Just tap a word and drag the arrows to copy and paste it on your phone. You can copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile documents, and paste it anywhere you can type. To learn more, see Copy & paste.
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Faster apps and games. Nobody likes to wait. That's why we've whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up and resume. It's all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love, easier and faster.
•
Better Marketplace search. We've streamlined Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music. Press the Search button in the Apps or Games section of Marketplace and you'll see only apps or games in the results. Press Search in the Music section of Marketplace to search just the music catalog.
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Other Marketplace improvements. We've improved the stability of Marketplace while you download apps. We've also improved the experience of downloading apps larger than 20 megabytes, upgrading from trial apps to paid apps, using a credit card with an address outside the United States, sharing links to apps via email, sorting Xbox LIVE games by release date, and creating an Xbox LIVE account from within the Games Hub.
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Wi-Fi improvements. We now display your phone's Media Access Control (MAC) address in Settings. (You might need this info if you try to connect to a Wi-Fi network that uses MAC address filtering. To learn more, see Connect to a Wi-Fi network.) We've also removed the limit on the number of Wi-Fi profiles that you can store and reduced the time it takes to start your phone if you've stored lots of Wi-Fi profiles.
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Outlook improvements. We've improved the experience of viewing iPhone photo attachments you receive from a non-Exchange-based email account (such as a Google Mail, Hotmail, or Yahoo! Mail account), using the Global Address List (GAL) when connecting to Exchange Server 2003 using Exchange ActiveSync, and working with email display names that contain brackets (for example, "David Alexander [Contoso]").
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Messaging improvements. We've improved the experience of receiving Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages if your phone uses a PIN-locked SIM.
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Facebook integration. We've improved the experience of syncing Facebook accounts.
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Camera improvements. We've improved the stability of switching between camera and video modes.
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Audio improvements. We've improved the experience of using a Bluetooth headset to make calls when you're playing music or videos.
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Other performance improvements. This month's update also includes software from several phone manufacturers that improves the performance of specific models. Naturally, if you don't have one of the affected models, we won't install this portion of the update on your phone.
February 2011
OS version: 7.0.7008.0
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We made some improvements to the way we deliver software updates to ensure that the process keeps working smoothly for you.

... fine, but this update doesn't appears at my htc hd7.

komser said:
... fine, but this update doesn't appears at my htc hd7.
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did you try plugging it in to a computer with zune installed?

Zune still reports 7.0 (7008) for me (UK)

Hmmm... This seems to be good news. I am in Canada and my HD7 still says that I dont have any updates as of yet so I guess the waiting game begins.
Does anyone happen to know if there is a reported schedule for which countries the update will be going top first and then in what sequence from there?

HD7 my t mobile usa .. There is no update for me. ?

ok here in greece!updated!

Switzerland still no update

Unbranded (to Euro) O2 UK, received the update.

Shadowise said:
Unbranded (to Euro) O2 UK, received the update.
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Me too
Just updated a few minutes ago.
Thanks,
Santos

Microsoft is slowly distributing the update to a number of unbranded devices worldwide and owners should see the update notification shortly. Carrier branded devices are a whole different story. A number of mobile operators, Orange, O2 and AT&T blocked the first Windows Phone 7 patch update when it was originally released. It’s not yet clear when carrier branded devices will receive update notifications. WinRumors understands that O2 UK should be pushing the update to its range of devices on March 24.

I had installed the "xda" nodo via gold card, and it still wants me to update (could it be footballs euro release was not GOLD<g>), anyhoo here goes nothing...
Schmoo!

schmoo said:
I had installed the "xda" nodo via gold card, and it still wants me to update (could it be footballs euro release was not GOLD<g>), anyhoo here goes nothing...
Schmoo!
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Football release was 7389 version...I think that this is the "official" update from Microsoft (7390)
Thanks,
Santos

same here. no update on my branded phone in austria (A1)

Interesting - it all worked, but it only kept the last restore point (it blatted the previous one)!
Schmoo

Well I won't waste any time looking for diffs so! Football rules (if I didn't mention before LOL)
Schmoo

Actually from a serious point of view - I could have fernangled zune backups so I could always return to a V1 side-loadable OS.
Also I bet these backups are in some password protected VHD format (since MS have been using them for many things of late - including the VM WMP7, and WHS V1 backups)
Hmmmm,
Gordon.

What broadband ISP you use in greece..??

Still wait for the T-Mobile Version

Unbranded to Euro O2UK, no update as of yet! Waiting game begins once again.

[Q] wow my 600$ phone cannot receive business cards

Why are business cards not supported by the galaxy note.. Cuz most of my clients and friends use Nokia phones and I really need that functionality.
people have started making fun of my phone cuz it does not even acknowledge receiving a simple v card. And I have to ask them specifically not to send a contact as a business card..
Are business cards propritary of Nokia or is there some other reason. Now don't give me answers like its not supported because its an outdated method of sharing contacts
At least the phone should acknowledge something right. I don't get any notification if someone sends a bcard.

Erm? Quick look in the Play Store says your phone can... Go try out a few...
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium HD app

android phones are rarely ready out of the box, you have google play shop so you can cut the device to your needs that includes vcards

omac_ranger said:
Erm? Quick look in the Play Store says your phone can... Go try out a few...
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium HD app
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I have another problem but also about Note VCard, that Note send the Vcard as mms and not everyone can receive mms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542049
so is there any recommended app from that list to send and receive Vcards?

I've seen problems with vcards of all sorts when going from brand to brand and OS to OS. It's very common. Try receiving an Iphone one on another device to see the trouble.
Manufacturers seem to love to tweak the formatting of them just enough to make them unrecognisable to other manufacturers etc.
Most manufacturers don't see it as being of great importance, since the vcard has basically been superseded by the advent of the better and more flexible text messaging systems these days. Why use an out dated vcard when you can send a person's full business card in a easy read universal text format that android will automatically format into fields for U?
They can laugh, but it's them using antique methods that is funny.
To get around this, there may be a vcard app in the market, or you could try the excellent GoSMS Pro, which might handle it, but good luck, the old system often does cause problems.
Next time they laugh, hold on a contact on your device, press share, send them a contact by sms and see if they really think yours is the problem.

get a file browsing app for your phone, navigate to the vcard file, and try launching it. you should get the option to open it with 'contacts' or similar app.
let me know how you go.

sideways86 said:
get a file browsing app for your phone, navigate to the vcard file, and try launching it. you should get the option to open it with 'contacts' or similar app.
let me know how you go.
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Where to find vcard file on phone?

I have mine set to default to sd, so may well be different but worth a look...
Root/sdcard/downloads
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I have mine set to default to sd, so may well be different but worth a look...
Root/sdcard/downloads
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yep, that's where they go when my g/f sends me vcards from her sgs2.
don't know how it's going to work if they're being sent from a nokia, but usually they're just attachments to an mms.

This problem occurred to me today and before started posting here, I've found out that it's actually received as MMS?!?!
So in order for you to get the business card, you will have to goto your message, click on the XXXXX.vcf > Menu button > Attached Items > Select XXXXX.vcf > Save.
Then it automatically save it to your /mnt/sdcard/download.
Go there click on the XXXXX.vcf file and it will ask you where to save it...
Althou it works, but it sure takes lots of steps...

vcard issues with QR codes
I generally share contact information using barcode scanner's QR code. But the Note's contacts for addresses seems to completely screw them - my address ends up littered with semi-colons?
The other thing is that it doesn't add the contact information automatically the way my HTC Desire did, instead it just takes you to the contact's app and then you have to click add. Weird and typically bad user interface design from Samsung.
Shame this, as it's far and away the easiest way to share a contact's details with someone.

CRAP >_<
why dont ppl use sharaing via barcode or other beautiful options
there are many ways of sharing contacts

have you guys tried sending contacts through bluetooth? i always use this option and it's working for me.
just wondering?

yeah!! It works
or just exporting to memory card and importing is pretty awesome

Guys Iam not talking about scanning business cards. Nokia calls theirs contacts business cards..what I am saying is that apparently Samsung does not recognize a contact number sent from Nokia address book via the network.
the damn phone should atleast notify me that it has received some jumbled up crap from a Nokia phone via the network..
Ps-apparently sharing Nokia contacts aka business cards,via Bluetooth works but its limited by distance

I am running stock GB 2.3.6 and I can recieve .vcf cards from Iphones, and other andriod devices, but not WP/WM devices...

The "damn" phone as you put it simply does not recognise the "crap" from a Nokia phone and so cannot identify if it is correct or garbage..
Given their is no universal standard formatting of contacts, Being sarcastic about the Note and blaming Samsung for inter device incompatability is quite rediculous, however given you feel so strong, feel free to sell your Note and buy a Nokia phone.
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My €100,- microwave cannot receive Nokia business cards either
I blame the government and Santa Claus.

Tell them to stop using some ancient ****ty proprietary format. Or get an appropriate app.

Mystic38 said:
The "damn" phone as you put it simply does not recognise the "crap" from a Nokia phone and so cannot identify if it is correct or garbage..
Given their is no universal standard formatting of contacts, Being sarcastic about the Note and blaming Samsung for inter device incompatability is quite rediculous, however given you feel so strong, feel free to sell your Note and buy a Nokia phone.
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I love my note...I absolutely adore it, but am annoyed that it doesn't show any indication of receiving the business card at all.
Is there an app that can workaround this problem ?
Given that Nokia is such a big player in the mobile phone business is it so hard for Samsung techs to write a few lines of code to recognise a bcard ?
I have a lot of clients who uses Nokia phones and I can't ask all of them to get new phones now can I ?
Now if someone's sending a contact info I have to specifically ask them not to send as business card and that irritates the hell out of me cuz then I have waste my time explaining about compatibility issues.
I guess I have to live with it for now.... in a few years there won't be any symbian devices left and we'll all be one big Android family with no comparability issues.
Oh and mystic38 , save that energy to tear into an I phone fanboi will ye ?
Cheers

Best way to share a video with iPhone people?

So I have the Nexus 6 and my wife has the iPhone 6. This seems to be something very basic but I can't seem to figure out the best method. Do you guys have a good method of sharing videos between the two devices? I know I can send a Dropbox link (or similar) but is there a way to transfer the video directly? MMS greatly reduces the quality of the video and I don't believe I can send it via Hangouts. Is there another good method that lets me send the video directly without forcing her to clicking a link and then downloading it? Thanks.

NextNexus said:
So I have the Nexus 6 and my wife has the iPhone 6. This seems to be something very basic but I can't seem to figure out the best method. Do you guys have a good method of sharing videos between the two devices? I know I can send a Dropbox link (or similar) but is there a way to transfer the video directly? MMS greatly reduces the quality of the video and I don't believe I can send it via Hangouts. Is there another good method that lets me send the video directly without forcing her to clicking a link and then downloading it? Thanks.
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if its smaller than 25mb, you can send it via gmail. any larger size then you will have to upload it somewhere(like youtube for example) and share the link.

Kind of crazy that there isn't a better method. Airdrop with iPhones works great so I'm surprised there is no cross platform similar service.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

If you are trying to share the video with somebody who is nearby, Android's built in Beam should work as well (Android to Android only though). With Lollipop, the Ancdoid Beam has been improved to support all file types.
Personally, I rely on the auto-upload to G+ and share from there (or a manual upload to Youtube and share from there)

jj14 said:
If you are trying to share the video with somebody who is nearby, Android's built in Beam should work as well (Android to Android only though). With Lollipop, the Ancdoid Beam has been improved to support all file types.
Personally, I rely on the auto-upload to G+ and share from there (or a manual upload to Youtube and share from there)
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wont work, hes sharing with an iphone.

NextNexus,
Give this a shot! http://instashareapp.com/
Looks like it may do what you need!

Tell them to come to you and show it to them on your phone. Their iPhone screen is so small, if they look on their phone, they won't be able to see what you want to show them.

Yeah this is the only thing I hate about being an android guy with iPhone friends. But I just utilize messaging apps like WhatsApp or Facebook messenger or email it.

Share it in Drive

simms22 said:
wont work, hes sharing with an iphone.
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True - that's why I wrote "Android to Android only though" in my earlier post
He should be helping his friends by getting them to move over to the better OS :laugh:

Yea i use whatsapp .. it auto compresses the file too.