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jeeves posted:Does anyone know a decent map program on Windows Phone that will actually let someone find directions but like choose a different path than the one the thing picks by default? Waze. It's free too.
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I recommend Waze, but the WP port seems to be very buggy for me. I'm not sure it's fair to say that when I'm running a beta OS, but my problem is that whenever it calculates a route it gets stuck at the calculation screen until I back out of the app entirely. I think the app itself is still working underneath the calculation screen, but I dunno.
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Jul 5, 2014 17:12
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cstine posted:1. It's in Android L, for phones. Tablets have had it for ages for some reason. Cheers for this. I hope the Moto G gets Android L. Continuing my WP/Android comparison: 1. Maps – with Google Maps deleting history has to be done one item at a time. HERE Maps is much more user-friendly, I find. 2. No offline maps in Android - this is a huge thing for me as my data cap is only 1GB. 3. Battery is still eaten alive when using GPS during navigation. I was hoping there would be some power efficiency improvements over this past 2 years.
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Jul 5, 2014 21:25
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Cheers for this. I hope the Moto G gets Android L. There is offline caching in Maps, but there's some unintuitive way to do it. Alternatively, I found out today that if you search for a route and lose service, it still works nicely if you don't need to change the route.
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Jul 5, 2014 21:48
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RVProfootballer posted:There is offline caching in Maps, but there's some unintuitive way to do it. Alternatively, I found out today that if you search for a route and lose service, it still works nicely if you don't need to change the route. I tried the offline caching thing, but it didn't work for me, just kept telling me I was offline. That's why I saved the loving map, Android. It's nice to have this experience with Android, though. I do feel kinda sad leaving Windows Phone for now. Like I'm turning my back on an old friend.
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Jul 5, 2014 22:03
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Cheers for this. I hope the Moto G gets Android L. The Moto G will get L probably will be one of the first phones to do so. The unlocked G and X have been getting updates nearly as fast as Nexus devices. I haven't found a device that doesn't clobber battery during GPS navigation with turn by turn.
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WattsvilleBlues posted:5. This is my personal preference, but I prefer vertical scrolling for apps instead of horizontal scrolling. Horizontal arrangement seems a bit visually busy sometimes. If you want to customize the phone get the Nova launcher. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ovalauncher.com Personally I have customized my Moto X to have only one homescreen with a 5x5 grid and the launcher with a 6x6 grid. This allows me the least amount of mode error (I always know exactly where everything is on the home screen) and the least amount of pages of apps. If I wasn't too cheap to buy Nova Prime I'd have folders in the program list to cut down my program list to 2 pages of apps.
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I bought a Lumia 521, so I could have an actual Windows Phone for development again. I figured I would go with a cheap one since if I target that, and it runs really well, then it should run awesome on higher end stuff. And man is it low end. I'm not accustom to having such a low end phone so it's weird not having things like a front facing camera, or a good screen. But for what I need, and for what most Windows Phone users have, this works just fine. I'm upgrading it to 8.1 right now. The best thing about it is the Camera. It's way better than the HTC One M8... but that's not saying much  .EDIT: I've made some more advancements on Awful Music, recorded off of said Lumia 521.   I gotta make my lazy image loading stuff work better, you should not see any popups like that .It does play music now, with background audio. I have a very very basic UI that supports it, but it's still mostly to keep hacking away at the back end stuff. The biggest idea I have for the UI at the moment is to make sure the music controls are always on screen, no matter where you are in the app. The XAML pages are all in a root frame, with the controls at the bottom. Right now it's just the default Media element controls, but I'm cooking up my own right now. I'm also thinking about making them expandable, so if, say, you're driving, or want big buttons and sliders to change tracks or the time in the song, you'll be able to. I like the big artists artwork though. I really wanted to show that off 
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Jul 6, 2014 00:32
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The "low end" thing sort of hit me with my 625 when I tried to use it to get some directions in Toronto and BAM I realize it doesn't have a compass. I guess I should have checked the specs or something, but I thought it was part of the GPS or accelerometer chipsets these days so I was kind of all  ..
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Jul 6, 2014 19:42
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I finally ordered my White Lumia Icon earlier today to replace my iPhone 4. Turns out Verizon stores do different prices than the website and while our local store was selling it for $199.99, it was $99.99 on the website. Since I was renewing a 2-year contract, entering the coupon code TECHBAR (VZWDEAL may also work) knocked it down to $49.99! Now I just have to wait until Tuesday for it to get here. Goodbye Jobs, hello Gates!
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Jul 6, 2014 23:20
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Did GMail deletes change in 8.1 or something? I've noticed now that when I delete messages on my phone, they are just "archived", which is a godawful behavior, regardless of what the settings are in the IMAP settings page on my gmail account. I can't find anything else on the phone settings or GMail settings that would explain this behavior, and it's ONLY happening to messages that get deleted on my phone, not any other devices. Now I get to cleanup a shitton of unwanted messages, thanks Google for dropping EAS. 
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Jul 7, 2014 01:03
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Played with an Icon this weekend at the VZW phone, had the 920 last year for a bit and really liked it. I have a Galaxy S5 right now but I'm not using it all that much for how much I spent on it. For it being almost as new, the Icon's value on Swappa is remarkably lower, about $490 vs $370. Reallllllly considering getting rid of the S5 for it.
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Jul 7, 2014 20:48
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Is there a good to-do app I can sync online? I need something better than using OneNote to keep up with my chores and future plans for things like renewing car junk.
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Jul 7, 2014 21:08
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Irritated Goat posted:Is there a good to-do app I can sync online? I need something better than using OneNote to keep up with my chores and future plans for things like renewing car junk. May not be what you're looking for, but I use Cortana to remind of one-off stuff (do "X" when I get to work tomorrow - works fantastic for this) and just throw everything else on my calendar. Not sure how this is, but it syncs with the Windows 8 app and may do what you want: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tasks/21c17744-f63c-4b21-8a69-600cd08193f5
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Jul 7, 2014 21:53
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On Android I used Series Guide to track tv shows and notify me of upcoming episodes/seasons. Tried several Windows apps and they aren't very good. I bought Series Fan because the trial seemed perfect but the full app is kinda crappy. I want an app that will sync with Trakt, allow me to tick off shows as I watch them, notify me of upcoming shows, will hide shows that are caught up, preferably with a good usable interface that allows many sorting options. Anyone use an app like that?
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Jul 7, 2014 22:30
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I'm afraid I'm never going to grow the stones to purchase the 1520 It's so... big
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So I survived 3 1/2 years with my iphone 4s not having a protective case on it but my slippery hands finally resulted in a cracked screen. It's still usable but I figured now is as good a time as any to try a Windows Phone. I've been lurking this thread for about a year and went ahead and bought a 520 off contract for ATT from the Microsoft store. It gives me a chance to try out the platform and depending on how much I like it I might buy whatever new flagship phone comes out this winter(?). I'm not really too concerned about apps (except my TD Ameritrade app, I think the Win one is basically just the website RIP) as I don't use many. I mostly just do a ton of browsing on my phone and listen to music on it in the car and around the house. I would appreciate a heads up of things I'm not thinking about with this switch. Whenever I read this thread and people are like "yeah I have this backup phone and I bought this other phone a couple months ago and then there's this phone that I use to test stuff" I just kind of go  because I'm a very "use this one product for 4+ years until it's on its last legs" type of person.
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Drastic Actions posted:I bought a Lumia 521, so I could have an actual Windows Phone for development again. I figured I would go with a cheap one since if I target that, and it runs really well, then it should run awesome on higher end stuff. And man is it low end. I'm not accustom to having such a low end phone so it's weird not having things like a front facing camera, or a good screen. But for what I need, and for what most Windows Phone users have, this works just fine. I'm upgrading it to 8.1 right now. I like it already. The Artwalk almost brings the old Zune look back as well. Rip off all you can of the Zune "Screensaver" effect since that was really good looking and xbox music does nothing but remind me how good Zune used to be and how ugly and bad the music app is now.
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ElGroucho posted:I'm afraid I'm never going to grow the stones to purchase the 1520 I thought so too. In fact, I used to scoff at the big phablet phones. Now I've been on a 1520 for about a month and it's going to be hard to go down in size if/when McLaren comes out. What I'm saying is, you get used to it, and I don't regret it at all. (If it helps, you could always get one used in great shape on eBay/Craigslist and sell it for only a small loss if you don't like it.)
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Drastic Actions posted:EDIT: I've made some more advancements on Awful Music, recorded off of said Lumia 521. Cool. I also decided to back up my trash talking and put my money where my mouth is, and write a music app myself. Yours looks better than mine at the moment. In the battle to prove how bad Xbox Music is, no matter who wins, we all win because Xbox Music is just that bad.
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So now we already have a GDR1 for 8.1 coming our way.... Has 8.1 actually officially made it to anything outside of the 630 series yet? The 930 isn't even out yet is it?
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If anyone's looking for a cheap 520, Amazon has them today for $44.99: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E45043A/
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Maneki Neko posted:If anyone's looking for a cheap 520, Amazon has them today for $44.99: 4 days after I get one for $59.  That GoPhone deal is better than what I have somehow. I think I'm capped at 300mb a month or something.
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wormil posted:On Android I used Series Guide to track tv shows and notify me of upcoming episodes/seasons. Tried several Windows apps and they aren't very good. I bought Series Fan because the trial seemed perfect but the full app is kinda crappy. I want an app that will sync with Trakt, allow me to tick off shows as I watch them, notify me of upcoming shows, will hide shows that are caught up, preferably with a good usable interface that allows many sorting options. Anyone use an app like that? Which ones have you tried? I don't use Trakt, but it looks like the general recommendations are: WPTrakt Prime TV TV Blaze
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bushes posted:4 days after I get one for $59. That's a pretty good deal, drat. If I've got AT&Ts GoPhone $25 plan (250 minutes, unlimited text, no data) on a basic phone, can I still use this phone without needing to go to a data plan and use on wifi only?
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EdEddnEddy posted:Has 8.1 actually officially made it to anything outside of the 630 series yet? The 930 isn't even out yet is it?
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Maneki Neko posted:Which ones have you tried? I don't use Trakt, but it looks like the general recommendations are: Prime and Blaze for sure, each have some features I want. Not sure about Wp, I'll look at it again. A couple I didn't try because recent reviews were negative. The only reason I use Trakt is to sync from my old phone to the new one. edit, I like WP better than the others. wormil fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jul 8, 2014 |
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Is there anything interesting in the final 8.1 that we haven't already had in the previews? Some cool feature they kept under wraps?
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LifeSizePotato posted:Is there anything interesting in the final 8.1 that we haven't already had in the previews? Some cool feature they kept under wraps? I'd say "all signs point to no", but they're apparently almost done with 8.1 Update 1, so maybe something interesting there?
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Native folder integration, or at least that's the rumor.
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bushes posted:So I survived 3 1/2 years with my iphone 4s not having a protective case on it but my slippery hands finally resulted in a cracked screen. It's still usable but I figured now is as good a time as any to try a Windows Phone. I've been lurking this thread for about a year and went ahead and bought a 520 off contract for ATT from the Microsoft store. It gives me a chance to try out the platform and depending on how much I like it I might buy whatever new flagship phone comes out this winter(?). As no one has said anything yet the advice seems to be either get to a phone shop that will let you play with the phone for a bit or buy a 520 (they are peanuts at the moment) to try out (get the developer release app as it will allow you to upgrade to the 8.1 beta) and have a play. If you like the way WP works then the 630/635 is the current budget phone and the 930 is the top of the line phone will be out soon so those are the best options for new. If you want something inbetween the two the 925 is a good middle ground and it will get 8.1 soon.
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Factor Mystic posted:Cool. I also decided to back up my trash talking and put my money where my mouth is, and write a music app myself. Yours looks better than mine at the moment. Nice! I wish you luck. I'm going to put my stuff on my github at some point. It's the first time I've used AutoFac, and doing a bunch of other XAML techniques so I really need to clean up my code some more. But it's getting better and better the more I bang away at it. Anyway, made some more changes to the UI. I figured out that it kinda sucked the way it was. My goal is to make the targets really big, so that it's easy to operate when, say, driving. The one above looks okay, but it's a real pain in the rear end to use this way.   That's a bit better I think. It scales with the device too, so the bigger the screen, the more albums fit in the grid and such. And it's virtualized too, which helps performance (and means I don't have to do it myself ).
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Jul 9, 2014 01:19
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So I have a home server/NAS, with all my music/movies on it. I can access it via FTP if necessary. I want an app that will allow me to stream the movies, principally, and somehow this seems hard to find. Anyone any recommendations?
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Jeherrin posted:So I have a home server/NAS, with all my music/movies on it. I can access it via FTP if necessary. I want an app that will allow me to stream the movies, principally, and somehow this seems hard to find. Anyone any recommendations? I use Plex.
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Just got my first stab at writing WinPhone apps using F#. I'm pretty stoked about it as I can have it cross-compiled for Android and iOS, too. Now I just need to figure out what to do with all this.
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As soon as I finally make up my mind to order a 1520, newegg runs out of the white version.
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Jeherrin posted:So I have a home server/NAS, with all my music/movies on it. I can access it via FTP if necessary. I want an app that will allow me to stream the movies, principally, and somehow this seems hard to find. Anyone any recommendations? I use moliplayer pro
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Dr Tran posted:Anyone use twitter and get double notifications? Do you have both twitter and twitter beta installed?
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