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For all of the really cool things 8.1 brings, it's frustrating that it's a step backward in certain ways. - As stated, Music is pretty weird. - Why does Podcasts have to be a separate app? - Facebook integration has basically been neutered. There is no messaging function within the SMS tile, and you can't even see comment threads on facebook posts in the People tile anymore. I know this is probably at Facebook's request but, seriously. - Has anyone noticed that a lot of the animations seem a little choppier now? Is this a symptom of the slower CPUs? It's kind of glaring at first. - To go from having the notification bar never visible to always visible seems like the kind of thing there should be a toggle for. I liked it the way it was... - Calendar is definitely an improvement, but could still use some refinement. Otherwise though, it really is excellent, the "Remind me to..." feature of Cortana is a complete game changer for me. They really could've called this 8.5 or 9.0 and I wouldn't have batted an eye. Very pleased!
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For those without Cortana: Check that your Region and Language are set to English. Somehow I magically ended up in the UK. Change it and reboot your phone.
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Apr 15, 2014 01:13
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I also had to select Cortana from the menu first for it to start working.
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Apr 15, 2014 02:04
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Jewmanji posted:For all of the really cool things 8.1 brings, it's frustrating that it's a step backward in certain ways. You'll not find me arguing about the music app being great. I would agree that it is not acceptable in terms of functionality or performance compared to the zune system. (Yes I still use the Zune client). Podcasts is a separate app (like many things including calendar) so we can rev them faster. Also because people have been trained to look for apps and get confused when they can't find them. Facebook chat (xmpp)/etc apis were deprecated afaik, hence the change. To retain the integration, we're allowing the apps to hook in to get as clock to parity as we can. IMO, some of the animation changes need to be tweaked to be sped up (like the window blind effect). Subjective tastes? I dunno. Subject of intense debate (  ) and again i believe was based on a lot of user feedback/studies.It's an app now, so we should be able to update it pretty easy. Post your requests/feedback on user-voice for certain, or maybe just rate and review the app.
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Apr 15, 2014 03:21
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cstine posted:More tiles. Never stop adding tiles. I found an app called Blank Tiles. Works great with all the extra space.
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Apr 15, 2014 03:50
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For some strange reason in the new Podcast app, coming back to it from either the lock screen or from another app seems to mess up any currently downloading podcasts. For example, I start downloading a few podcast episodes, and I can see their status below the title of each episode. If I lock the screen and then come back to the app, the download status is completely gone. If I select an episode, the Download option is available, and tapping it will start the download from the beginning. This means that If I'm downloading a large podcast (150MB+), I have to babysit the app to make sure the phone doesn't lock, and I can't change apps until it's finished. I assume it's because downloads are no longer integrated with the Store, and maybe can't function in the background anymore? Edit: Not to just crap on the new app, I'm super happy that I can now jump to any part of the timeline. LentThem fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 04:00
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Happy_Misanthrope posted:Mine went down 50% in about 2 hours. I think part of that is I have 17GB of music on it and it was taking it's time re-indexing everything. They either need to add a fourth column or change the large tile to be 3 medium tiles wide instead of two, otherwise there is no way to use large tiles whilst retaining a symmetrical layout.
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Apr 15, 2014 04:10
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I'm poking through settings and for email accounts I noticed that there's an "as items arrive" setting for Gmail accounts.  Push is back?I had to relogin to my Live/Windows account and two Gmail accounts, which is fine. My Gmail account with two-factor auth isn't syncing, calendar, email, or contacts. I know the password is correct and it accepts my one-time password from the auth app.  It just says "Not up to date" and gives the 801901FS error code. Deleted it and added it back several times, isn't working. My other six (yes, I know) email accounts across various providers work just swell, which makes me think it's the combination of having to relogin + Gmail + two-factor auth. It's not a totally crucial email account for me (I have Chronos Calendar, which works with Gmail calendars), but just heads up for anyone else I guess and I'll probably try again in a few days.Also, really cool stuff: there's no more limits on how many apps can run in the background, just turn on or off as many as you wish through the Battery Sense app.  Swipe to go forwards and back in IE11 is great, week view finally, podcasts app does what it needs, all hail Nadella.I have the Facebook beta app and it's still prompting me to download the regular Facebook app.
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Apr 15, 2014 04:14
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Be sure to ask Cortana where Master Chief is  "What is halo?" Also holy poo poo I can search my phone now. Captain Capacitor fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 04:40
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My favorite Cortana question is "guess what". Take that stuffy hipster types.
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Apr 15, 2014 04:56
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Wait wait wait hold the phone. XBOX Music is even worse than the prior stock music app? The one which flat out refused to read id3 tags properly and wouldn't display embedded album art? Now it chugs on indexing too? Damnit Microsoft, I was rooting for you so hard on this one too.  That really irks me since much of my day to day is media playback. Admittedly I'll usually only carry around 25-30 albums. Once it's done populating the index things are relatively kosher though, right? I can deal with the wonky tags and lack of art, but if that poo poo chugs switching albums so help me god.. 
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Apr 15, 2014 05:27
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"Why did the chicken cross the road?"
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Apr 15, 2014 05:52
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MC Hawking posted:Wait wait wait hold the phone. XBOX Music is even worse than the prior stock music app? The one which flat out refused to read id3 tags properly and wouldn't display embedded album art? Now it chugs on indexing too? Go home Xbox music team you are drunk
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Apr 15, 2014 05:56
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Also if you say "take a note" it will put it directly into OneNote, including both transcription and your audio clip  Thank the team for the hard work, xylo. Say hi if you are ever in the 80s.
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Apr 15, 2014 06:07
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Holy crap, they nerfed Here Drive. On my car stereo's bluetooth, driving directions come in as if it's like a phone call rather than regular audio.
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Apr 15, 2014 06:40
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Happy_Misanthrope posted:Yeah I've given it plenty of time (and massive battery drain) to ensure it's indexed my catalog fully and it still chunks when scrolling through albums & artists at times, and has had some particularly hilarious attempts at matching album art from Xbox's music catalog to my own music. Now, be really specific here. Is this because you have a massive music collection on a slow read SD card? Or is it because the interface has somehow just gotten all ppppbbbbbthththththth gently caress you end user.
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Apr 15, 2014 06:59
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Wooh, the issue I had with my email not syncing is all cleared up now. One thing I really like is how when you tap an email notification you can read it, delete it, then it takes you back right where you were. Edit: Still can't rename Cortana to Clippy though ?? Mecca-Benghazi fucked around with this message at 09:13 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 08:53
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MC Hawking posted:Now, be really specific here. Is this because you have a massive music collection on a slow read SD card? Or is it because the interface has somehow just gotten all ppppbbbbbthththththth gently caress you end user. Not a fast SD card, about 17 gigs of music but as mentioned the previous Music app didn't have this behaviour. It's not unusable and constantly jerking, but definitely not as smooth going through my collection as before. Everything Xbox has been gently caress you end user lately so no change there
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Apr 15, 2014 09:23
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One thing that needs to be fixed is the ability to add words to autocorrect.You used to be able to highlight then hit the + symbol and it would add that word.
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Apr 15, 2014 11:09
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Anyone else having trouble with the Action Centre on an HTC 8X? The swipe down and swipe up gestures to open and close aren't very reliable, particularly the closing swipe.
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Apr 15, 2014 11:30
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You just have to grab it on that little bar at the bottom of the screen, or it wont go. I have had scrolling issues with other things getting stuck but it is less frequent.
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Apr 15, 2014 13:20
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WPCentral reports that switching the language to US English and the region to US seems to be enough to activate Cortana; WattsvilleBlues and others should find that interesting. Also I can now confirm that asking Cortana for restaurant recommendations via voice seems to work just fine; she just didn't like having that typed at her for some reason.
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Apr 15, 2014 13:37
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loquacius posted:WPCentral reports that switching the language to US English and the region to US seems to be enough to activate Cortana; WattsvilleBlues and others should find that interesting. I changed all the settings to US and I still couldn't use Cortana. Downloaded the new region settings and voice pack etc. That brought Cortana up but it said I couldn't use it because of my region settings.
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Apr 15, 2014 14:03
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Dr Tran posted:Holy crap, they nerfed Here Drive. Here drive for me has almost always interrupted the music I was listening to, but 1/10 of the times I used it, it would play over other audio instead of stop it. I have no idea what causes this or how to force it to use the second behavior (I use a cable into my aux port though, not bt) moron izzard fucked around with this message at 14:32 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 14:10
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Really sad that Music does not have a live tile anymore.
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Apr 15, 2014 15:18
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BabyMauler posted:Really sad that Music does not have a live tile anymore. Yeah xbox music for windows phone is almost as bad as xbox music for windows 8. I'm not liking removing old stuff in favour of the new. I know you guys are jizzing all over the notification center, but they also removed the notifications on the me tile, so my workflow is gone. Also great WP features that are dead: multi-service posts, facebook chat in messaging, and apparently moving the cursor around in ie11 what the hell?
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Apr 15, 2014 15:38
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Being able to swipe text (and having it work really, really well!) is already worth the update. Cortana just brings up Bing results most of the time, and often includes her name in the search (I don't recall ever having Siri search for "siri" if her name was included in the query), but it is only beta, so whatever. I would like to know who the dumb dummy is that chose to add game titles to the app list. That's what the game hub is for!  I have enjoyed searching for That Perfect Start Background to live behind the tiles. Low contrast, easy breezy color washes have worked GREAT. These are my two favorites so far. What I would love is more apps offering the choice between a filled-in colored tile, or a transparent option. Mecca-Benghazi posted:Edit: Still can't rename Cortana to Clippy though ?? redbackground fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 15:54
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I had a backup 920 for some reason, so I loaded 8.1 onto it last night. If I can get everything set up I'll probably just switch my SIM card over and start using it as my main phone. I am in the process of loading 7,000 mp3s to it at the moment. Exactly how hosed will I be when I load the music app for the first time?
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Apr 15, 2014 16:00
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BeastOfExmoor posted:I had a backup 920 for some reason, so I loaded 8.1 onto it last night. If I can get everything set up I'll probably just switch my SIM card over and start using it as my main phone. You will be very very sad. I've got about 1100-1200 on mine and it's largely unusable. Very slow and unresponsive, sometimes fails to draw the UI (I just get a black screen), etc. The lock screen controls generally work fine though, but I can't set things like "shuffle" via it.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:08
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I've got about 4500. First time I loaded up the Music app I had to let it marinate for about half an hour or so to process everything; it hasn't worked since.  Good thing launching music through Cortana works so well 'cause it's now my only option.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:11
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I have a pitiful amount of music on mine, so I have to ask: Do third party apps like MixRadio chug or is it just the Xbox music app?
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Apr 15, 2014 16:13
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redbackground posted:Being able to swipe text (and having it work really, really well!) is already worth the update. Cortana just brings up Bing results most of the time, and often includes her name in the search (I don't recall ever having Siri search for "siri" if her name was included in the query), but it is only beta, so whatever. I would like to know who the dumb dummy is that chose to add game titles to the app list. That's what the game hub is for! Out of curiosity, are you saying "Cortana" when you initiate a voice search? I think more apps will include the tile options, the WPCentral app actually lets you choose which tile type. I think many just didn't think about it.
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Maneki Neko posted:You will be very very sad. I've got about 1100-1200 on mine and it's largely unusable. Very slow and unresponsive, sometimes fails to draw the UI (I just get a black screen), etc. The lock screen controls generally work fine though, but I can't set things like "shuffle" via it. I'm pretty sure if that app had to go through their own certification process, it would fail. If you're on the main now playing screen, and you use the volume controls to pause a track, the play/pause button in the music app won't reflect the change. The artist background banners show up about 20% of the time, and almost never appear on the lock screen even though I told it to. Mecca-Benghazi posted:I have a pitiful amount of music on mine, so I have to ask: Do third party apps like MixRadio chug or is it just the Xbox music app? The other music apps I've used seem to be fine, including MixRadio. It's just Xbox Music.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:17
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OldPueblo posted:Out of curiosity, are you saying "Cortana" when you initiate a voice search? redbackground fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 16:20
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Are there any third-party music apps that are good for local mp3 playback, or are they all various streaming services? If I could replace Xbox Music my life would be moderately easier.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:22
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:I have a pitiful amount of music on mine, so I have to ask: Do third party apps like MixRadio chug or is it just the Xbox music app? I actually prefer to use Nokia MixRadio as I find that, most of the time, It Just Works[tm]. Then again, there are some times when it will just skip to the next track when it's half way through playing one track. Playing local music through it works fine, though.Also, whilst the stock Podcast app is alright it doesn't have all the podcasts that I like so I'll stick with i-Podcasts.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:29
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Xbox Music is such a disaster zone currently. I can't even view my artists, as I scroll through it's just a bunch of blank 'play' buttons without artists names. Then if I can actually tap into an artists, it just sits there and doesn't show the albums. Luckily, I can ask Cortana to 'play broken bells' and that works. If anyone can recommend a replacement music app that can both read my SD card and ideally also stream from OneDrive, please tell about it.
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Apr 15, 2014 16:50
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Dumb question: Does Cortana ever actually use your name? I have yet to hear her say it for any reason. edit: verbal "What's my name?" result: Bing results for Drake and Rihanna music videos. 
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Apr 15, 2014 16:52
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Has anyone noticed that the vibrations for e-mail have changed? It used to be a distinct vibration for texts and a distinct one for e-mail, but now it always seems to be the text vibration. It makes me think I'm far more popular with real people than I actually am 
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Never heard her say my name outside of when I first set it up. Also thank you red background. Xylo get the phone team to make this a permanent option right after unfucking the music app TIA 
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