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As per title, i cant figure this out. My carrier seems to only be getting the Samsung ATIV S, and i use turn-by-turn alot on my Android device. Im worried about losing too many features such as Turn by turn, and a proper notification center?
Second question, how do WP8 users see notifications, do they have to open the app to check?
Rekzer said:
As per title, i cant figure this out. My carrier seems to only be getting the Samsung ATIV S, and i use turn-by-turn alot on my Android device. Im worried about losing too many features such as Turn by turn, and a proper notification center?
Second question, how do WP8 users see notifications, do they have to open the app to check?
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Nokia announced that they would provide Nokia Drive for other OEMs as well but it is up to those wether they will deploy it through the Marketplace. Currently we don't know for sure bit I guess the feature will show up.
For Notifications there are PopUp Messages at the top of the screen (Toast-Notifications) but unlike Android they vanish from there after a set time (a few seconds). Aside from that there are Tile notifications. Depending on the App that can range from simple counters (which can also be configured to be shown on the Lock screen (but a limit numberbpf apps can reside there at the same time)) to textual representations or full images. Those show up on Tiles that are pinned to the start screen.
Concerning the Turn-by-Turn functionality I would suggest to wait until we have a statement by HTC and Samsung on the situation.
No voice turn by turn on any WP8 device except Nokia.
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Nokia Drive is coming to all Windows Phone 8 devices if other manufacturers/carriers choose to offer it.
Nokia Drive+ is exclusive to Lumia devices and has some fancy features and enhancements.
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Nokia Drive is coming to all Windows Phone 8 devices if other manufacturers/carriers choose to offer it.
Nokia Drive+ is exclusive to Lumia devices and has some fancy features and enhancements.
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On the Nokia Drive + BETA app as it is listed, I went to download the USA map, and it was 2.4GB. I cancelled the download and just got Indiana instead. That was 140MB. It does warn/maybe require to download maps over WiFi rather than using cell data.
There are several turn by turn GPS apps in the marketplace. None of them really stack up to Google Maps on Android - or Nokia Drive on Lumias for that matter. But as other have said, Nokia is making Drive available to others.
As far as a notification center goes, thats a questions that always makes me grin. Your entire homescreen is a notification center really. If youd like a more centralized place for all of your social media updates and such, you can pin yourself to a tile. Then your "me" tile will auto update with all of your personal notifications.
I don't understand how OEMs get a say in what you can install from the Windows Phone Store. Either Nokia Drive goes in the store or of doesn't. What am I missing?
Cant we grab the XAP file. I have the xap for drive 3 but it is having issues with the signature but could we not resign it with a test one?
Rekzer said:
As per title, i cant figure this out. My carrier seems to only be getting the Samsung ATIV S, and i use turn-by-turn alot on my Android device. Im worried about losing too many features such as Turn by turn, and a proper notification center?
Second question, how do WP8 users see notifications, do they have to open the app to check?
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Nokia Drive is good, and you should be happy with it when it goes live for other devices. It's not as good as Google Maps, but I expect it will be getting better quickly. The only two real drawbacks to Nokia Drive is that it does not show an mage of your destination when you arrive, and the blocks are empty of buildings. Other than that it gives timely notice of when to turn, runs happily when gps signal drops, warns you when you speed, and is responsive when you pan around on the map.
The notification center is sadly missed. Hopefully something like it will be quickly implemented. What is even more missed is the quick setting in the notifications menu, or a quick settings tile.
Love comments about the lack of a notification being a good thing because the main screen is a notification centre. What nonsense. What is the point of toast notifications if you don't have a notification centre? There isn't one.... Its a major omission and yet ms find time to add rubbish like kids corner that is good for how many people? Microsoft really need to get a grip.
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I don't understand how OEMs get a say in what you can install from the Windows Phone Store. Either Nokia Drive goes in the store or of doesn't. What am I missing?
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There are carrier- and OEM-specific subsections of the store, where they can release their own apps only to users of their phones. Nokia could, if they chose, let other OEMs offer Drive in their sections of the Store as well, rather than releasing it in the public area.
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Love comments about the lack of a notification being a good thing because the main screen is a notification centre. What nonsense. What is the point of toast notifications if you don't have a notification centre? There isn't one.... Its a major omission and yet ms find time to add rubbish like kids corner that is good for how many people? Microsoft really need to get a grip.
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Kids Corner is a distinguishing feature that will sell phones. A notification center is a nice touch that people won't notice until after they've been using it for a while. Microsoft is prioritizing the former.
A notification center would be quite welcome - I will be quite happy if they add it. But I will say that all my messages/emails/etc. show up on tile counts anyway, so the point of a toast there is just instantaneous notification of what's going on right now. Once it's not immediate any longer, I'll still see the tile count/lockscreen notification. That doesn't apply to things like Foursquare checkins via 4th & Mayor, but that's about the only app I can think of that pops up toasts at me without also throwing a tile count on there, and I don't necessarily need a log of all my friends' past checkins. That's not to say I don't want to see a notification center, but it's really at the level of an extra that would be nice to have, but that I only rarely miss not having.
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Love comments about the lack of a notification being a good thing because the main screen is a notification centre. What nonsense. What is the point of toast notifications if you don't have a notification centre? There isn't one.... Its a major omission and yet ms find time to add rubbish like kids corner that is good for how many people? Microsoft really need to get a grip.
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I for one am very pleased with the lack of a notification center. It was unnecessary on Android with counters, and I find it unnecessary on WP7 and WP8.
There are other phones that offer it and if you need it then you go with one of them. I left Android after 3 years to get away from the clutter, the flash-a-holic I became, constant adjustment of my home screen, etc. I just wanted clean and usable - exactly what WP is. My favorite part...all the apps look like they belong! Android apps were all over the map in design.
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I for one am very pleased with the lack of a notification center. It was unnecessary on Android with counters, and I find it unnecessary on WP7 and WP8.
There are other phones that offer it and if you need it then you go with one of them. I left Android after 3 years to get away from the clutter, the flash-a-holic I became, constant adjustment of my home screen, etc. I just wanted clean and usable - exactly what WP is. My favorite part...all the apps look like they belong! Android apps were all over the map in design.
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Dear Ludogris, I think you should have stuck to Windows Mobile 6.5....
the windows phone team has admitted that a notification center is on their list of things to implement but they simply ran out of time with wp8, it will probably come in an 8.5 or similar update. while the system works okay without one, a catch all would be nice to be able to glance at in case you miss a toast.
as for the OP, like others have stated, nokia has stated they will release their drive app to the whole ecosystem with some extra features in the drive+ app being exclusive to their lumia line.
i love the addition of the tts for street names they added to the new app, and the new speech in wp8 is so much nicer than the siri sounding one in wp 7.5, more like the natural speech that is in google now.
how did a Nokia Drive thread turn into a notifications request thread? Seriously, though, i got HTC8x for family members to replace their HD7 (tmobile upgrades, I thought they'd be more familiar with HTC instead of the lumia810, wrong choice?). I myself am using Android/HD2, and know nothing about WP7/8, and just rely on threads like this to update my other phones. nevermind, somebody wake me up when the htc 8x gets nokia drive or some flavor of it... subscribed.
on a side note, anyone know how to move the SMS Texts and call history from WP7(HD7) to WP8(htc8x) ? stock phones, no dev unlock, so I'm relying solely on the marketplace and whatever free desktop sync MS has to offer. doesn't seem possible via skydrive either. oh, i don't have outlook on the desktop, if that matters. wish I could just use PIMbackupCAB like on my trusted hd2... why did microsoft have to mess with a good thing? pardon me, i digress. carry on... so, how did you guys migrate your SMS?
Bad news: you don't - not from WP7.
Good news: starting in WP8, the phone will back them up to the cloud, so it'll be seamless going forward.
I like this one:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/navigon-europe/da8734ed-666a-4227-81ea-8fc937752d98
all the others have ****ty maps where i live (including google, nokia and bing maps) compared to garmin...
Finally after four long years with ios i have thought of trying windows phone 8 and have taken a Lumia 820. Now some basic things i am not able to find and am really having problem.
1) How do i do a rotation lock? Every time i pickup the phone, the screen will rotate. I cannot read while laying down in bed as the screen constantly will rotate.
2) How do i take screenshot?
3) How to find out how much data is used?
4) Is it only me, i feel the app store is very kiddish and unprofessional
5) I am sure more question will follow as i explore.
Thanks in advance.
I don't know if has an rotation Look,
For an screen shoot press Windows Button an on/off. To find out the Data was used going to the settings/info.
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xtrose said:
I don't know if has an rotation Look,
For an screen shoot press Windows Button an on/off. To find out the Data was used going to the settings/info.
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I thought it was the Windows button + the camera button?
I ve got a UC Browser it has a "Lock" option. When you set it on the screen doesn't rotate. I also use phone in example in bed and this option is very useful
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the_rahul_009 said:
1) How do i do a rotation lock? Every time i pickup the phone, the screen will rotate. I cannot read while laying down in bed as the screen constantly will rotate.
2) How do i take screenshot?
3) How to find out how much data is used?
4) Is it only me, i feel the app store is very kiddish and unprofessional
5) I am sure more question will follow as i explore.
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1) Not implemented at OS-level. Applications can do rotation lock on their own via application-specific settings.
2) Press start (button with windows logo) + power buttons at same time. Screnshot will be available from "Photos" app.
3) "Settings" -> "Phone storage"
4) Yes it is. Short development time, lack of QA etc. They will improve over time, probably.
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3) "Settings" -> "Phone storage"
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I was looking for internet data usage.. I have not found any app yet :|
the_rahul_009 said:
I was looking for internet data usage.. I have not found any app yet :|
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Unfortunately, Windows 8 do not provide any functionality or public API for this. You can use your carrier's commands (like "*100#" etc) to get details on traffic usage, costs etc.
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the_rahul_009 said:
I was looking for internet data usage.. I have not found any app yet :|
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Windows Phone on the Nokia has an app called the Data Sense to keep track of your data Usage check it out!!
eyeofhell said:
1) Not implemented at OS-level. Applications can do rotation lock on their own via application-specific settings.
2) Press start (button with windows logo) + power buttons at same time. Screnshot will be available from "Photos" app.
3) "Settings" -> "Phone storage"
4) Yes it is. Short development time, lack of QA etc. They will improve over time, probably.
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Not sure you are trolling or not with #4. There is more QA than Android.
In my Lumia 920, take a screenshot is Windows button and power button!
Not Windows button and camera button!
I can´t find the Nokia app names data sense!
Is this app not available in Germany, T-Mobil???
xtrose said:
In my Lumia 920, take a screenshot is Windows button and power button!
Not Windows button and camera button!
I can´t find the Nokia app names data sense!
Is this app not available in Germany, T-Mobil???
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Even i can't find.. looks like its verizon only app.
xtrose said:
In my Lumia 920, take a screenshot is Windows button and power button!
Not Windows button and camera button!
I can´t find the Nokia app names data sense!
Is this app not available in Germany, T-Mobil???
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Use counters from nokia.
Same Boat.....additional questions
I'm a long time Android user and looking to move over to WP8 after my experiences w/ my Surface Pro. Thinking using W8 on my comp and laptop, it would only make sense to use the same interface on my phone. That being said, I've searched the WP8 store and find the bulk of what I'd need in apps, but I know I'll miss the customizing aspects of Android.
I have a few questions that maybe some experienced WP users can answer for me to ease my concerns......
1. How different is WP8 from W8? I know they look the same, but do you control them the same? Do you swipe down for menus, from the left for last app, etc? I'm hoping they do work the same, I'm beginning to really like W8.
2. My phone is my central hub for daily life, the alarm clock is no exception. I've gotten used to my phone going silent every weeknight at 10 except for the phone and alarm (emails, texts, etc make no noise and the LED doesn't blink). Can this be done on WP8? Somehow the thought of my phone beeping all night as emails come in is a turnoff.
3. Speaking of notifications, do most of the WP8 phones have LED's? The one I'm looking at now (Nokia Lumia 920) never mentions the lack of one or it's presence.
4. Another notifications question. Can you have dedicated ringtones for contacts or companies? Seperate tones for different emails (exchange, gmail, yahoo, etc.)?
5. How integrated are things like Box or Dropbox and sharing? I see SkyDrive mentioned each time, which makes sense because it's the MS equivelant, but others in my company will be sticking with their iPhones or Android devices, so Dropbox is a must and Box is really needed. Can I upload from within each program as convienlently as Android? As example, I take a picture of a reciept for expenses with MDScan, when I'm done labeling it, I can upload it from within MDScan to any of these: Bluetooth, Box, Drive, Dropbox, email, Gmail, etc.
Is there anything else a business phone user will miss coming from Android to WP8?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to doing some more reading and hopefully taking the plunge!
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I'm a long time Android user and looking to move over to WP8 after my experiences w/ my Surface Pro. Thinking using W8 on my comp and laptop, it would only make sense to use the same interface on my phone. That being said, I've searched the WP8 store and find the bulk of what I'd need in apps, but I know I'll miss the customizing aspects of Android.
I have a few questions that maybe some experienced WP users can answer for me to ease my concerns......
1. How different is WP8 from W8? I know they look the same, but do you control them the same? Do you swipe down for menus, from the left for last app, etc? I'm hoping they do work the same, I'm beginning to really like W8.
2. My phone is my central hub for daily life, the alarm clock is no exception. I've gotten used to my phone going silent every weeknight at 10 except for the phone and alarm (emails, texts, etc make no noise and the LED doesn't blink). Can this be done on WP8? Somehow the thought of my phone beeping all night as emails come in is a turnoff.
3. Speaking of notifications, do most of the WP8 phones have LED's? The one I'm looking at now (Nokia Lumia 920) never mentions the lack of one or it's presence.
4. Another notifications question. Can you have dedicated ringtones for contacts or companies? Seperate tones for different emails (exchange, gmail, yahoo, etc.)?
5. How integrated are things like Box or Dropbox and sharing? I see SkyDrive mentioned each time, which makes sense because it's the MS equivelant, but others in my company will be sticking with their iPhones or Android devices, so Dropbox is a must and Box is really needed. Can I upload from within each program as convienlently as Android? As example, I take a picture of a reciept for expenses with MDScan, when I'm done labeling it, I can upload it from within MDScan to any of these: Bluetooth, Box, Drive, Dropbox, email, Gmail, etc.
Is there anything else a business phone user will miss coming from Android to WP8?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to doing some more reading and hopefully taking the plunge!
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Cant answer #1, don't know W8 yet, but wanting to!
Regarding #2, there is no setting or app that I know that schedules a sound setting time (do not disturb) I have to go in and tell my phone to silence whenever I go to bed. The alarm will still work even if silenced, just notifications won't make any noise.
#3, yes, they have LED's, but not to notify you of anything more than your phone is charging. At least thats so on the 8X.
#4, yes and no. You can have individual ringtones for people in your contact list, but not individual text or emails.
And don't know about #5, I use skydrive exclusively.
jerrya said:
Cant answer #1, don't know W8 yet, but wanting to!
Regarding #2, there is no setting or app that I know that schedules a sound setting time (do not disturb) I have to go in and tell my phone to silence whenever I go to bed. The alarm will still work even if silenced, just notifications won't make any noise.
#3, yes, they have LED's, but not to notify you of anything more than your phone is charging. At least thats so on the 8X.
#4, yes and no. You can have individual ringtones for people in your contact list, but not individual text or emails.
And don't know about #5, I use skydrive exclusively.
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Thanks, those are all good starts. I know I'll be fine without a lot of the little customized tweeks I've gotten used to, but have this ingrained fear of the unkwown. I am looking forward to a phone that works, consistantly!
Thinking of trying out windows phone, have opportunity to swap my note for an 8x, how will I find WP, can I still use my google calendar, mail etc....not to bothered about games.
No chance at a nokia 920 instead of the 8x? Nokia has far superiour extra apps.
Gmail support used to be good but i'm not sure with Google dropping activesync how well it is. Hotmail / outlook push works really well though.
If you configure it before July it will continue to work (GMail Sync via ActiveSync). Everything after that point depends on the next WP8 Update (GDR2) and Microsoft's implementation of CardDAV and CalDAV. What you will lose if reconfiguring to CalDAV/CardDAV will be Push Mail as WP does not support Push via IMAP. Until now there has been no indication that Microsoft would implement it.
If it's not too late I wouldn't recommend it unless you've had a chance to use the phone personally. I'm going back to android asap. Firstly a few little grievances with my Lumia 720.
The notification bar that you're used to in android in automatically hidden with no chance of changing it not to. You'll have to minimize whatever app you're using just to check the time etc.
No forward button in the browser.
It just took me 20 attempts to move the cursor to the start of the sentence after '720' so as I could hit the enter button without highlighting the word 'The' (if I didn't it would have overwritten it.
That's just the start. I understand it is a very new operating system and that it will get better with time but I'm not going to wait for months for things that shouldn't be happening in the first place.
Sounds like a case of PEBTAWIBY (Problem Exists Between Touchscreen And Whatever Is Behind You). Even in apps that hide the notification bar (most don't), you can press-and-hold Back to bring up the task switcher; it has the bar. You can also tap Power twice to go back to the lock screen, it has the bar (and the time in great big numbers). The lack of a Forward button I'll grant you (although Histroy does well enough at some times) but it's trivially easy to add back though bookmarklets; check my sig (also things like View Source). As for moving the cursor, did it never occur to you to tap-and-hold on the text and bring up the cursor mode (same as on both Android and iOS, incidentally)? Single taps are generally intended to select words.
With all that said, anybody making a multi-hundred-dollar purchase without knowing what to expect is making a big mistake. You definitely should try out WP8 before buying.
1- I think all google services will work with no major problems except for google maps navigation which you can replace with HERE Drive, there are also alot of Google maps clients available but no turn by turn navigation AFAIK
2- It is confirmed that the GDR2 update coming in June/July will bring CalDAV/CardDAV support
3- UC brower it is a bit more customizable than IE
Hello everyone,
I've been around lurking in these forums for my previous android phone ( Nexus 4 ), but it's my first time posting.
I just got my hands on my new Xperia Z1 and although I really like how it looks, there's ALOT of things that bug me.
I was wondering if any of you could help me with some of the issues.
1 - First off, the most annoying part, is the messaging app. I've been searching on the net and noone seems to have even raised the question about this. Why in the world is there no widget for the stock messaging app ? Is it just me that finds this important ? All 3rd party applications from the playstore don't fit my style / needs. When I had my Nexus 4, i LOVED the stock text app widget. I could actually see multiple messages in the window, tap one of the messages to have the app open up directly to that message, etc. I attached an example.
On this sony phone, the messaging app ( which is so so ), there isnt even a widget available.
Also, is it normal that everytime i hit "send" for a SMS, a very short "popup" shows up and says "sending message" ? It kind of interrupts the flow of multiple messages as i have to RETAP the message box to start writing again. I know it's a small detail but it's something that gets annoying over time. The best thing would be for me to be able to install the google nexus 4 stock messaging app on this phone.
2 - So .. The screen is huge, very nice, and 1080p. Which brings me to my next issue. The way everything is so big without the option to make text/icons smaller. I could fit 4 widgets in one home screen if i wanted to ( im used to icons being small ), but for some reason, i can only put up to 2 widgets (mostly) that take up half of the screen each. If it was only that, i wouldnt mind, but the fact that my email widget takes up half of my screen and yet only shows me 2 messages within that window is mind blowing. I get about 50 emails a day and i need to see more than only 2 within a widget.
The threads / fonts are so big. Is there ANY WAY to make icons / fonts / etc smaller for the UI ? Or at least the mail widget or something ? I feel it is not utilizing the screen to it's full potential. This problem also applies to notifications ( sliding down from the top, i get like.. 4 notifications max that fit in the window ), the quickbar buttons ( sliding from the top , i have 6 quick bar buttons, and they take up 2 rows instead of one. Like my fingers were 3 inches wide ) to name a few.
3 - With my nexus 4, whenever i would get an email, it would push automatically. With this phone, it seems i can only cycle the Sync at 15 minutes minumum. I have to manually "refresh" to get my emails, which is another source of annoyance.
4 - Is there a way to make the volume rocker buttons interact with media that plays ? I use grooveshark for my music and I like to be able to forward/previous with the volume buttons ( holding the button for 1 or 2 seconds ). I can't seem to do that for this phone..
I know i have other issues and i'll repost when I think of them, but so far, unfortunately, i'm a bit dissapointed with this phone. Help me find a way to make me like it to it's full potential please
Lukamo said:
Hello everyone,
I've been around lurking in these forums for my previous android phone ( Nexus 4 ), but it's my first time posting.
I just got my hands on my new Xperia Z1 and although I really like how it looks, there's ALOT of things that bug me.
I was wondering if any of you could help me with some of the issues.
1 - First off, the most annoying part, is the messaging app. I've been searching on the net and noone seems to have even raised the question about this. Why in the world is there no widget for the stock messaging app ? Is it just me that finds this important ? All 3rd party applications from the playstore don't fit my style / needs. When I had my Nexus 4, i LOVED the stock text app widget. I could actually see multiple messages in the window, tap one of the messages to have the app open up directly to that message, etc. I attached an example.
On this sony phone, the messaging app ( which is so so ), there isnt even a widget available.
Also, is it normal that everytime i hit "send" for a SMS, a very short "popup" shows up and says "sending message" ? It kind of interrupts the flow of multiple messages as i have to RETAP the message box to start writing again. I know it's a small detail but it's something that gets annoying over time. The best thing would be for me to be able to install the google nexus 4 stock messaging app on this phone.
2 - So .. The screen is huge, very nice, and 1080p. Which brings me to my next issue. The way everything is so big without the option to make text/icons smaller. I could fit 4 widgets in one home screen if i wanted to ( im used to icons being small ), but for some reason, i can only put up to 2 widgets (mostly) that take up half of the screen each. If it was only that, i wouldnt mind, but the fact that my email widget takes up half of my screen and yet only shows me 2 messages within that window is mind blowing. I get about 50 emails a day and i need to see more than only 2 within a widget.
The threads / fonts are so big. Is there ANY WAY to make icons / fonts / etc smaller for the UI ? Or at least the mail widget or something ? I feel it is not utilizing the screen to it's full potential. This problem also applies to notifications ( sliding down from the top, i get like.. 4 notifications max that fit in the window ), the quickbar buttons ( sliding from the top , i have 6 quick bar buttons, and they take up 2 rows instead of one. Like my fingers were 3 inches wide ) to name a few.
3 - With my nexus 4, whenever i would get an email, it would push automatically. With this phone, it seems i can only cycle the Sync at 15 minutes minumum. I have to manually "refresh" to get my emails, which is another source of annoyance.
4 - Is there a way to make the volume rocker buttons interact with media that plays ? I use grooveshark for my music and I like to be able to forward/previous with the volume buttons ( holding the button for 1 or 2 seconds ). I can't seem to do that for this phone..
I know i have other issues and i'll repost when I think of them, but so far, unfortunately, i'm a bit dissapointed with this phone. Help me find a way to make me like it to it's full potential please
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1. Stock messaging apps s*ck when it comes to additional features. Just download a 3rd party app.
2. Go to Settings > Display > Font Size and set it to Small. As for icons and such, you're better off installing an alternate launcher.
3. Are you using the GMail app or the Email app?
Email App - Hit the menu key > Sync Options > Inbox Frequency Check
If you are using Hotmail or Live, make sure you set it up manually and use Exchange Active Sync. Server is m.hotmail.com
GMail App - Go to Settings > Accounts > Google. Select your Google account the make sure that GMail sync is enabled.
4. No Idea. I never use the volume buttons for anything other than volume.
aridoasis said:
1. Stock messaging apps s*ck when it comes to additional features. Just download a 3rd party app.
2. Go to Settings > Display > Font Size and set it to Small. As for icons and such, you're better off installing an alternate launcher.
3. Are you using the GMail app or the Email app?
Email App - Hit the menu key > Sync Options > Inbox Frequency Check
If you are using Hotmail or Live, make sure you set it up manually and use Exchange Active Sync. Server is m.hotmail.com
GMail App - Go to Settings > Accounts > Google. Select your Google account the make sure that GMail sync is enabled.
4. No Idea. I never use the volume buttons for anything other than volume.
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Thank you for your quick response
1 - There were no 3rd party apps that did what i needed :/ Is there a way to get the stock messaging from the nexus 4 ?
2 - its already on small. Everything is still very big
3 - Email app. I cant find where to put the exhange active sync server
4. I forgot to say that the volume buttons can previous/next only when the screen is off and a media player is opened (again, with long presses only). otherwise it would only control the volume with short presses. But yeah, a very useful function for listening to your music and not have to take out the phone from your pocket every time!
Thanks again. Anyone else has some input on these ?
Lukamo said:
Thank you for your quick response
1 - There were no 3rd party apps that did what i needed :/ Is there a way to get the stock messaging from the nexus 4 ?
2 - its already on small. Everything is still very big
3 - Email app. I cant find where to put the exhange active sync server
4. I forgot to say that the volume buttons can previous/next only when the screen is off and a media player is opened (again, with long presses only). otherwise it would only control the volume with short presses. But yeah, a very useful function for listening to your music and not have to take out the phone from your pocket every time!
Thanks again. Anyone else has some input on these ?
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For the email app, you'd have to remove your account (I'm assuming you're using hotmail/live correct?), then add it again. On the screen where you put your username and password, there will be an option to select Exchange Active Sync.
Lukamo said:
Thank you for your quick response
1 - There were no 3rd party apps that did what i needed :/ Is there a way to get the stock messaging from the nexus 4 ?
2 - its already on small. Everything is still very big
3 - Email app. I cant find where to put the exhange active sync server
4. I forgot to say that the volume buttons can previous/next only when the screen is off and a media player is opened (again, with long presses only). otherwise it would only control the volume with short presses. But yeah, a very useful function for listening to your music and not have to take out the phone from your pocket every time!
Thanks again. Anyone else has some input on these ?
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2. Use another launcher that allows for change in the number of rows and columns, and resizing of widgets.
4. This isn't a native feature of Xperia phones. You will need to install 3rd party apps for this. For me, I use the Xposed Xblast Tools module (which requires root).
Hi there,
after long time of searching I found this totorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2478215 which allowed me to add my wife's and mine icloud calendar to my (work) windows phone.
Undfortnuately I have to problems:
a) all appointments I make in Icloud (which is also synchronised to Outlook on my laptop) are 2 hours posponed (on icloud its 9 a.m but on the windows phone it is shown as 11 a.m). Is there a good solution for this problem? NOTE: I can´t switch zime zones due to its a company mobile phone and our headquater ist located in a different timezone and it will also make a great mess with my existing working calender...
I know that this is a wel known problem, I was just wondering if there is a solution so far?
b) this is the second important thing: The appointments I make on my WP are not synchronised to my icloud calender, neither in outlook nor online (at icloud.com). Do you guys have any idea what the reason for ths problem could be?
Thanks for your support!
Greetings from Switzerand
When you install Windows Phone 8.1, you will get full iCloud support! I have been using it since April
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compu829 said:
When you install Windows Phone 8.1, you will get full iCloud support! I have been using it since April
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I just updated it yester day in the night and indeed it is working
I´ve got only one problem:
When I add a apoinntment at 9 a.m. on the windowsphone. It is shown at 11 a.m. in he calendar. (Bu in icloud and so on it is shown correctly). But I guess this error is known yet, isn´t it?
There is a timezone setting in iCloud or on your phone that needs to be fixed.
try this:
1. go to www.icloud.com and login
2. click calendar.
3. when the calendar shows up, click on the gear in the bottom left of the webpage, and click on settings.
4. when the page loads, click "Advanced".
5. Make sure "Enable Time Zone Support" is turned on, then click save.