IRC Channel for Lumia Devs

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Hey everyone. I just bought my lumia today, and am normally an android dev, however I really like the looks of WP7 so I got this. I setup the ##lumia channel for regulars and ##lumia-dev for developers, on freenode if any devs want to join in.

Willing to help

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Wish i had the skills to do what you guys do. But if you need any testers let me know Id be more than happy to see what we can really get out of these devices.

Android VS WP7.5 mango

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Hey,

Noticed you said you are and android Dev and switching to the lumia 900... How has your experiance been so far? I myself am a big android user (also I am the founder of #Android on dalnet, more than welcome to join im looking for some devs as ops in the chan just msg me i go by the nick Burnt). I am currently using a T989 SGSII Hercules fully rooted with ICS 4.0.3. Ive been a pretty die hard android guy for years and have sworn by it. I recently Got my hands on a lumia and i must say i am VERY impressed with it. Very sleek, sttractive, and simple to use but i have had windows phones before and always got a bad taste after using them. So seeing a Dev switching up to a lumia 900 i HAVE to ask what are your feelings after switching? are you satisfied with wp7.5 and nokia lumia 900 in general??

I work for a distributor for h20, redpocket, and simple mobile so i was originaly considering picking up the lumia and popping in a h20 or redpocket sim and keeping it as an extra line but honestly i do not have any need to carry around 2phone withgiant touch screens plus i have android tablets (just overkill). so now i need to make a decision do i go to the "darkside" and switch to windows 7.5 mango or stay with what i know and love... Android

any feedback you have in regards to the OS and the lumia would be greatly appreciated. Also how has your experiance been with the data on the phone? have you used the lte yet? How is the market / apps availability on 7.5 mango (another big concern of mine... got to have a decent app selection)


Thanks!!

Short answer: I loved the Lumia 900, loved WP7. Turned it in for an SGS2-I777.

Long Answer (ie. Why I went back): I was talking with a few other devs on IRC one being Elite Recognized Dev jcase, about a way to go about cracking the OS for sideloading XAPS, registry editors, and the like. I was having a very hard time finding an exploit. Not a few days after purchasing the Lumia the xda blog posted about the death of the Chevron tokens. I became furious with microsoft for backing out on their word, and promptly decided a company that would do that didn't deserve my time and effort to make their platform better.

If you guys can get WIFI to stay on while sleep, it would be great!

Originally Posted by xsever

If you guys can get WIFI to stay on while sleep, it would be great!

Read all 4 posts in the thread.

Although this is a great idea this post should be in general, so moving to General.

Cheers

Originally Posted by C0deMaver1ck

Read all 4 posts in the thread.

I just had the time to fully read everything. Sad to see developers loose interest since Microsoft chose to keep everything closed. If there is anything an advanced user can help with, please let me know.

I'm expecting my Lumia 900 to arrive anytime this week.

Originally Posted by Realityfalse

Wish i had the skills to do what you guys do. But if you need any testers let me know Id be more than happy to see what we can really get out of these devices.

I know it's off topic, but if you're interested, it isn't that hard. Rich Dunbar is a Nokia Developer Ambassador, which means if you tweet at him (if you use Twitter) he'll give you everything you need to get started, including a free developer account (most likely)

https://twitter.com/#!/richdunbar