I have the same phone, but not unlocked. Both myne and my wifes worked right away. Maybe you did something wrong?...
BT connections
imo it is important to get "old" Bluetooth functions as in WM6.5 back to WP7. I was dreaming of GPS and Heart Rate Connection on phone but no Polar equipment available. Now it is available and i can´t use because of locked or unfinished Phone OS :-(
imo it is important to get "old" Bluetooth functions as in WM6.5 back to WP7. I was dreaming of GPS and Heart Rate Connection on phone but no Polar equipment available. Now it is available and i can´t use because of locked or unfinished Phone OS :-(
Locked?????
You were able to update an locked phone?????? And not through the carrier push process???? Let us know how you did that.
Seems this method works on locked and unlocked phones, as long as the carrier is in 'delivering update' stage.You were able to update an locked phone?????? And not through the carrier push process???? Let us know how you did that.
Have ya tried this ?
Mate of mine got it working with this method also, and he's wired.
G'luck.
Coming from webOS most of those features are sorely missed. But by year's end, most of those features (namely multi-tasking!) will be added. And I'm used to waiting being a webOS user and developer for nearly 2 years.
One thing I hope they fix is the notifications. I don't like having to use the volume key to have to change my music. And the text notifications could use some work too, maybe take a page from webOS?
One thing I hope they fix is the notifications. I don't like having to use the volume key to have to change my music. And the text notifications could use some work too, maybe take a page from webOS?
I do, but late 2011, and we AT&T customers may not get it right away lol.
They've shown some of it working and although I'm sure it's a very early demo, it seems pretty on track for a 2011 release. Hopefully the MIX event next week will reveal a bit more concrete info.
Has anyone heard anything about being able to create playlists from the phone? I can't believe this is missing. I could do this on just about every MP3 player I've owned.
Microsoft specifically took control of the update process rather than relying completely on the carriers because of the mess with Android (which Google is actually trying to fix).
I had to wait a long time to get froyo on my Vibrant, but that was all Samsungs fault. I knew that. I couldn't blame Google because Google was already well beyond froyo and was well into Gingerbread. That's what made it frustrating. The update was already done! I was just waiting for Samsung to put it in their ROM and ship it out!
A LOT of people bought WP7 phones BECAUSE they wanted timely updates and the liked knowing that M$ had a mechanism in place that meant it didn't matter what carrier/phone you had, you would get the update and it would be compatible and "just work". People have a right to be upset when they weren't given what they were basically promised (and I'm not even talking about the specific updates here, just the ability for timely updates). Instead of getting this awesome update process that was supposed to be double rainbows for all, they basically get the exact same situation as Android is in.
Besides living in a world of instant gratification "now", we also live in a time where if you're unhappy with a product, you can let thousands of people know immediately (rather than merely telling people face to face or via a phone/email).
This is also M$'s chance to get back in the game and if they continue to screw it up, a lot of people will jump ship. It's really in their best interest to actually make an upgrade every 5 months (as they timelined it) and still release hotfixes often to solve other issues. This is what would set them apart from Android.
The UI is a matter of preference, but everyone likes seeing bugs fixed and features added.
I don't even have or want WP7 but I want it to succeed. The market needs the competition in order to continue growing. If you want more features added to your WP7, you need there to be competition. Without competition, theres no reason to innovate and I definitely want Android to continue growing.
Apple, Google and Microsoft need each other in this game in order to continue and play the long game.
Here is my compiled list of suggestions
I just wish we could be heard in some way, but here is my list and hope that these will ALL be implemented in the future.
1. True Multitasking: the ability to jump between apps, kill apps ourselves and no tombstombing!
2. Improved notifications: more notification options other than text messages, new email alerts, wifi , Bluetooth, downloaded apps. New text message notification displays entire text message as a stream in toast window. Maybe implement a quick drop down shade to view all notifications.
3. Improved copy and paste: Implement cut copy paste and select all, also the ability to copy all text in text message conversations. Reference winmo 6.5.XX
4. Customizable background wallpaper as well as more options for live tiles: enabling wallpaper in the background behind the tiles and hubs, panoramic wallpaper that moves with you and introduce live wallpaper. More options for live tiles: the ability to make them transparent, semi transparent more color options or more graphics other than plain colored squares.
5. Add integrated voice to text option for emails and text messages as well as commands.
6. More landscape support for apps and homescreen. Live tiles will shift horizontally when in landscape mode as well as hubs accordingly once rotated. Especially more landscape support for sliding qwerty phones. Very much so want this at least as an option for all phones.
7. Improve the camera application PLEASE add the ability to save options as well as more photo options, fix the hardware camera button as the 2 touch click is horrendous, also add the option to have a soft button on screen to take pictures as well as the hardware camera button.
8. Improved MMS functionality: the ability to add more than one photo, gif and animated pictures support as well as video support also. Once again reference winmo 6.5.
9. Please hurry with the flash support for the browser as well as courting opera to bring opera mobile to windows phone 7.
10. Improve the facebook app, include the ability to upload videos, play video links off the app, add facebook chat, morelive tile support such as status updates displaying through the the live tile add more functionality all together .
11. Add the ability to share videos through MMS, facebook or youtube upload as well the option to change the youtube link from the standard msft app to the htc app or another youtube app.
12. Bring back Microsoft active sync support for outlook contacts or at least as an additional option.
13. Allow wp7 device to be accessed as usb drive as well, the ability to cut copy paste rename delete files and move files on the phone and sd card.
14. File browser support
15. Improve the maps application, add voice guided turn by turn navigation as well as more map options.
16. Add Bluetooth file transfer as well as improve Bluetooth overall
17. Allow custom ringtones and notifications.
18. Hurry with the html5 support so that wp7 users who deserve to have an official bing app equal if not better than their ios or android counterparts.
19. Add the ability through zune to back up all downloaded apps or introduce apps that do just that back up everything for those who need to reset their phone can reinstall their apps easily.
20. Add the ability to manage your zune playlists on your phone. Too often I will want to edit my playlist and will be nowhere near my pc to do so, maybe introduce a playlist editor app for the phone.
21. For homescreen add the ability to have folders as live tiles, such as creating a folder containing all social networking apps, the ability to name it as well as various graphics options for the live tile. And for the hubs too the ability to create folder hubs as sometimes going down all the hubs can be tedious to find the one app you use on occasion.
22. The live tiles are a great concept but in my opinion they are “silent” they could provide more information and they are not doing so, the messaging live tile could display the newest text message within its tile, also show who sent the text message, the same for twitter and facebook and even foursquare, as well as email, a great rss feeder live tile feed, more information could be pushed into these tiles that would truly encapture microsoft’s glance and go mantra.
23. Internet explore needs better landscape support as well the sorely missing flash html5.
24. I truly miss the ppc aspect of my windows phone, I suggest that Microsoft bring back all the ppc elements while continuing to improve windows phone, the winmo power users will be happy and new users will unknowingly come to find these options useful as well. A marriage of the ppc aspects from winmo to the new ui of wp7 with newfound developer support will keep Microsoft as a major player in the smartphone wars.
I just wish we could be heard in some way, but here is my list and hope that these will ALL be implemented in the future.
1. True Multitasking: the ability to jump between apps, kill apps ourselves and no tombstombing!
2. Improved notifications: more notification options other than text messages, new email alerts, wifi , Bluetooth, downloaded apps. New text message notification displays entire text message as a stream in toast window. Maybe implement a quick drop down shade to view all notifications.
3. Improved copy and paste: Implement cut copy paste and select all, also the ability to copy all text in text message conversations. Reference winmo 6.5.XX
4. Customizable background wallpaper as well as more options for live tiles: enabling wallpaper in the background behind the tiles and hubs, panoramic wallpaper that moves with you and introduce live wallpaper. More options for live tiles: the ability to make them transparent, semi transparent more color options or more graphics other than plain colored squares.
5. Add integrated voice to text option for emails and text messages as well as commands.
6. More landscape support for apps and homescreen. Live tiles will shift horizontally when in landscape mode as well as hubs accordingly once rotated. Especially more landscape support for sliding qwerty phones. Very much so want this at least as an option for all phones.
7. Improve the camera application PLEASE add the ability to save options as well as more photo options, fix the hardware camera button as the 2 touch click is horrendous, also add the option to have a soft button on screen to take pictures as well as the hardware camera button.
8. Improved MMS functionality: the ability to add more than one photo, gif and animated pictures support as well as video support also. Once again reference winmo 6.5.
9. Please hurry with the flash support for the browser as well as courting opera to bring opera mobile to windows phone 7.
10. Improve the facebook app, include the ability to upload videos, play video links off the app, add facebook chat, morelive tile support such as status updates displaying through the the live tile add more functionality all together .
11. Add the ability to share videos through MMS, facebook or youtube upload as well the option to change the youtube link from the standard msft app to the htc app or another youtube app.
12. Bring back Microsoft active sync support for outlook contacts or at least as an additional option.
13. Allow wp7 device to be accessed as usb drive as well, the ability to cut copy paste rename delete files and move files on the phone and sd card.
14. File browser support
15. Improve the maps application, add voice guided turn by turn navigation as well as more map options.
16. Add Bluetooth file transfer as well as improve Bluetooth overall
17. Allow custom ringtones and notifications.
18. Hurry with the html5 support so that wp7 users who deserve to have an official bing app equal if not better than their ios or android counterparts.
19. Add the ability through zune to back up all downloaded apps or introduce apps that do just that back up everything for those who need to reset their phone can reinstall their apps easily.
20. Add the ability to manage your zune playlists on your phone. Too often I will want to edit my playlist and will be nowhere near my pc to do so, maybe introduce a playlist editor app for the phone.
21. For homescreen add the ability to have folders as live tiles, such as creating a folder containing all social networking apps, the ability to name it as well as various graphics options for the live tile. And for the hubs too the ability to create folder hubs as sometimes going down all the hubs can be tedious to find the one app you use on occasion.
22. The live tiles are a great concept but in my opinion they are “silent” they could provide more information and they are not doing so, the messaging live tile could display the newest text message within its tile, also show who sent the text message, the same for twitter and facebook and even foursquare, as well as email, a great rss feeder live tile feed, more information could be pushed into these tiles that would truly encapture microsoft’s glance and go mantra.
23. Internet explore needs better landscape support as well the sorely missing flash html5.
24. I truly miss the ppc aspect of my windows phone, I suggest that Microsoft bring back all the ppc elements while continuing to improve windows phone, the winmo power users will be happy and new users will unknowingly come to find these options useful as well. A marriage of the ppc aspects from winmo to the new ui of wp7 with newfound developer support will keep Microsoft as a major player in the smartphone wars.
- Options for Snooze-time on Appointment-reminders!
- Shuffle option for albums and playlists in Zune
(Seriously MS? How can these features be missing in the first place, kinda basic stuff?)
Snooze is driving me crazy right now, its either "dismiss" or get reminders every other minute.
- Shuffle option for albums and playlists in Zune
(Seriously MS? How can these features be missing in the first place, kinda basic stuff?)
Snooze is driving me crazy right now, its either "dismiss" or get reminders every other minute.
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Updated the original post with Mango details. Two good resources for all the Mix 2011 news:
Engadget
ReadWriteWeb
Over 1500 APIs! That is a big number!
Engadget
ReadWriteWeb
Over 1500 APIs! That is a big number!
The market has decided no one wants PPCs. Too many features confuses users.
don't forget Turn by turn navigation. That's a big and attractive features I'm waiting for.
hi,
thanks for adding the links... the Bugs & Features link is wrong... it should link to:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp7?page=1&tab=all
thanks for adding the links... the Bugs & Features link is wrong... it should link to:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp7?page=1&tab=all
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