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OldPueblo posted:Now that the start screen is restored as well as app data, is there any reason anymore to cringe when you need to do a hard reset? All I can think of is re-downloading your Xbox music, but creating a playlist ahead of time with all the music saved would probably make that easy as well? My only issue so far is getting my music back. Xbox Music won't cloud sync with most of it (Lots of JRock/JPop  ) so I have to manually move it back. Beyond that it's not too bad. My pictures and docs are synced with Onedrive, so that's not an issue either.EDIT: And now my phone is freaking out again. The start menu is not loading half the time and the power button won't work. Well, time to switch phones again! Drastic Actions fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Apr 25, 2014 |
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Factor Mystic posted:How do I configure Messenger availability? Apparently my contacts are seeing me offline even though I am connected to the internet, so messages are going over SMS when they shouldn't be. Anyone have any clue on this? WP 8.1 has totally killed Messenger, for me.
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Apr 25, 2014 03:02
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OldPueblo posted:Now that the start screen is restored as well as app data, is there any reason anymore to cringe when you need to do a hard reset? All I can think of is re-downloading your Xbox music, but creating a playlist ahead of time with all the music saved would probably make that easy as well?
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Apr 25, 2014 03:03
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Factor Mystic posted:Anyone have any clue on this? WP 8.1 has totally killed Messenger, for me. Messenger is dead. They replaced it with Skype ages ago, and this is just WP catching up.
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Apr 25, 2014 03:09
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Wheezle posted:Messenger is dead. They replaced it with Skype ages ago, and this is just WP catching up. I'm aware that the "Windows Live Messenger" branding is dead, but the service itself is still working, for example, with Rooms. I don't care about the label for the feature, I want to know how to stop the texting-like feature on my phone from using carrier SMS and restore it to using the same texting-like service which now powers Skype chat and Rooms.
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Apr 25, 2014 03:36
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Factor Mystic posted:I'm aware that the "Windows Live Messenger" branding is dead, but the service itself is still working, for example, with Rooms. I don't care about the label for the feature, I want to know how to stop the texting-like feature on my phone from using carrier SMS and restore it to using the same texting-like service which now powers Skype chat and Rooms. I know. What I'm saying is that you can't do this.
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Apr 25, 2014 03:45
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Has anyone figured out how to use the integrated Skype function when making a call? I have Skype installed and can use the app, but the button is disabled in the call options while a call is in progress
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Apr 25, 2014 09:45
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joebuddah posted:Has anyone figured out how to use the integrated Skype function when making a call? I have Skype installed and can use the app, but the button is disabled in the call options while a call is in progress Is the other person's Skype account linked in the people hub to their main phone number?
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Apr 25, 2014 14:36
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There seems to be an update to Xbox Music out. Did it unfuck a lot of the performance issues?
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Apr 26, 2014 01:21
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Yeah, it's looking like it did.
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Apr 26, 2014 01:58
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Eh...I'd say somewhat. It's better, but certainly not back to the performance of the 8.0 music app for me at least.
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Apr 26, 2014 05:29
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Happy_Misanthrope posted:Eh...I'd say somewhat. It's better, but certainly not back to the performance of the 8.0 music app for me at least. I still get black screens on load about half the time I launch it. Which is a 25% improvement .
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Apr 26, 2014 05:32
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Yeah, this is an improvement, but they'd better keep 'em coming 
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Apr 26, 2014 16:04
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For people with less of a music collection this is looking much smoother. There's even a search button now!
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Apr 26, 2014 23:02
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Good. I hope this is a sign of faster agility. Because there has been none up until now. Right now I'm hesitant on whether to preorder the Lumia 930, which releases on June 19th, or wait another week and see what new things Android's got to offer. If Microsoft were dragging their balls in regards to fixing Xbox Music, it wouldn't have helped my decision, since music is a big part of a phone for me.
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Apr 27, 2014 01:44
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The bug that manifests as an audible split-second spurt of the previous track when moving to the next song is still there unfortunately, if not increasing in frequency with the last update I find. I've played about 30 songs so far and have had it happen likely 12 times. Guess we'll see in 2 weeks from now if it's squashed. Not crippling, but geez - in 2014, should "be able to play multiple mp3 tracks in a row without skipping" be an actual milestone for a modern music player even if at the alpha code stage (which Xbox music certainly shouldn't be)? You would think this territory would be somewhat well-worn by now.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Good. I hope this is a sign of faster agility. Because there has been none up until now. Right now I'm hesitant on whether to preorder the Lumia 930, which releases on June 19th, or wait another week and see what new things Android's got to offer. If Microsoft were dragging their balls in regards to fixing Xbox Music, it wouldn't have helped my decision, since music is a big part of a phone for me. What's expected to happen with Android in the next few weeks?
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I had this fixed once, but the developer preview has brought it back: How the hell do I stop the calendar for chiming in with facebook birthdays at midnight?
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Apr 27, 2014 08:23
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WattsvilleBlues posted:What's expected to happen with Android in the next few weeks?
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CubanMissile posted:I had this fixed once, but the developer preview has brought it back: How the hell do I stop the calendar for chiming in with facebook birthdays at midnight? I think I remember having to go to outlook.com and deleting the birthday calendar and adding it again because you can only change the reminder settings while setting it up
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Apr 27, 2014 13:22
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You can also go in to calendar settings and uncheck the Facebook calendar
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Combat Pretzel posted:Good. I hope this is a sign of faster agility.
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Partycat posted:You can also go in to calendar settings and uncheck the Facebook calendar Yeah, but I still want to see the birthdays, just not be notified of them.
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So I've been continuing to work on the Windows phone version of my awful forum reader, and now I'm at a state where I can have a beta. It's not at feature parity with the Windows 8 version (which itself is getting a rewrite more or less.) but it's getting there.    If anyone wants in, just let me know. Again, this is not feature complete, and I know they're plenty of bugs. This won't be as stable as Bootleg Robots version. It's just something I'm playing around with.
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xylo posted:This is where field medic will be very useful -- I'll find and find out if we can put out a howto and where to get the logs sent to. Just to be clear- is this an upcoming diagnostic app that you're referring to or something else?
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Jewmanji posted:Just to be clear- is this an upcoming diagnostic app that you're referring to or something else? Maybe he means this. http://www.wpcentral.com/help-make-windows-phone-better-official-diagnostics-app
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Apr 27, 2014 19:31
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Grabbing that now. I've tried to upload some crap to OneDrive, and it sits there at "Uploading", then the phone reboots. 
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Apr 27, 2014 22:51
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Field Medic is something else, mentioned here: https://dev.windowsphone.com/en-US/OEM/docs/Debugging/Collect_and_view_data_connectivity_settings_using_Field_Medic Disappointed that it isn't available in my region.
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LentThem posted:Field Medic is something else, mentioned here: https://dev.windowsphone.com/en-US/OEM/docs/Debugging/Collect_and_view_data_connectivity_settings_using_Field_Medic
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I'm looking to get an inexpensive no- frills smartphone. What is the consensus on the Lumia 520? This is going to be a temporary phone for now so I am not looking for anything fancy. All that really matter is if it can play Candy Crush smoothly (not a joke) and social apps like Skype and Facebook. OS not a big deal. This phone is for someone coming from an iPhone 4 so being behind the curve abit is not an issue
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Lumia 520 runs butter smooth but we don't have Candy Crush. We do have some clones of it; check windowsphone.com for any other apps you want.
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iLikeMidgets posted:I'm looking to get an inexpensive no- frills smartphone. What is the consensus on the Lumia 520? This is going to be a temporary phone for now so I am not looking for anything fancy. All that really matter is if it can play Candy Crush smoothly (not a joke) and social apps like Skype and Facebook. I had a Lumia 900 and cracked the screen last month. I'm close to my renewal date on my contract, but want to wait and see what the next set of Nokia phones looks like. Maybe AT&T's version of the Lumia 930 will hit the sweet spot for me. Anyway, I got the Lumia 520 to tide me over, and holy poo poo, what a great phone. I was afraid it was going to be shittier than the 900, but the experience has been so much better that I am pretty loathe to get rid of it unless AT&T's new phone rocks my rear end. Crashes I thought were common place on apps because of low RAM don't happen often if at all on the 520.If you don't take a lot of pictures and don't mind a smaller form factor, it's totally worth $59 to try it out.
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iLikeMidgets posted:I'm looking to get an inexpensive no- frills smartphone. What is the consensus on the Lumia 520? This is going to be a temporary phone for now so I am not looking for anything fancy. All that really matter is if it can play Candy Crush smoothly (not a joke) and social apps like Skype and Facebook. Moto G for $179 if you don't have any local music. I'd really suggest the extra $20 to get a 16gb version as there is no SD slot and 8gb would be hard to live within. It's the only moderate sized phone with Droid Maxx/LG G2/Note 3 battery life. Oh yeah and camera is not so great. Don't let any haters fool you it's a fine permanent phone for 1/3 the cost.
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:Lumia 520 runs butter smooth
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In my defense I was bus posting and English is my third language. xylo, I reset my phone recently and when I opened up the podcast app none of my subscriptions had synced. It wasn't really a problem since I only had a few but was that a bug or is syncing not supported at the moment?
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Thanks guys. There was someone selling the 520 locally but wasn't able to buy it. Buddy said it was unlocked but when I went to check it out, it was still locked to his carrier. I did get a chance to play with it for a few minutes and it was really nice.
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iLikeMidgets posted:Thanks guys. There was someone selling the 520 locally but wasn't able to buy it. Buddy said it was unlocked but when I went to check it out, it was still locked to his carrier. I did get a chance to play with it for a few minutes and it was really nice. I bought my wife a 520 after she broker her 900 and was a few months away from an upgrade. I was impressed by the phone. She now has the 1020 and that camera is really impressive. I sure wish Microsoft would make an updated version of it. And, in other news, I took the otterbox off my 920 because it needed cleaned and I had forgotten how nice the 920 design is. And it is a shame how much the built in screen protector of the otter box ruins the beauty of the display. I'm rolling case free for a few days now!
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Doomsday Jesus posted:I bought my wife a 520 after she broker her 900 and was a few months away from an upgrade. I was impressed by the phone. The 920 is an incredibly rugged phone - there are youtube videos of it surviving ridiculous punishment that would destroy any other smartphone. I can't imagine why someone would want to put it in a case. Every time I see a friend's tablet or phone and they've put one of those screen protection films over the screen it almost makes me want to gouge my eyes out it looks so awful.
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I've had a 920 since it launched and it's still basically pristine; my girlfriend has had a 1020 for maybe four months now and it's beaten-up enough that she's thinking of actually getting a case. The idea of putting a case on a Nokia product just seems completely foreign to me because the 900 and 920 were just so indestructible. Either the same doesn't apply for the 1020 or she's been dropping it even more than I've seen.
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