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[Delta S4]

Hello, gals and guys! :smile:

My name is Toni, I'm from Croatia and as of recently I'm a proud owner of a black Lumia 640DS. :smile:

The threads on this forum and the articles on the website have been very helpful in making the transition from android less stressful for me. So I'm sticking around to learn more new stuff and perhaps give something back. If nothing else, then by suggestions and constant nagging about features that I would like to see in the WP in the future. :excited:

Looking forward to new WP adventures!

 

[wpn00b]

Hello, gals and guys! :smile:

My name is Toni, I'm from Croatia and as of recently I'm a proud owner of a black Lumia 640DS. :smile:

The threads on this forum and the articles on the website have been very helpful in making the transition from android less stressful for me. So I'm sticking around to learn more new stuff and perhaps give something back. If nothing else, then by suggestions and constant nagging about features that I would like to see in the WP in the future. :excited:

Looking forward to new WP adventures!

Hello, and welcome!

 

[gpobernardo]

Hello, Toni! Welcome to Windows Central!

How are you enjoying your L640 DS so far? We've got a dedicated forum for your phone model, make sure to check it out, too.

 

[ven07]

Hey Toni Welcome to the forums

 

[Delta S4]

Hello, Toni! Welcome to Windows Central!

How are you enjoying your L640 DS so far? We've got a dedicated forum for your phone model, make sure to check it out, too.

The phone is wonderful. Especially after three years of using Xperia mini. :smile: And the WP interface is just fantastic. I am however missing some android apps. But I guess you can't have everything...
I'll try to contribute to the 640 forum by adding a review to the User reviews thread.

 

[worldspy99]

Hello Toni! Welcome to Windows Central!
The 640 is a pretty neat device!

 

[RumoredNow]

Welcome to the board Toni. I look forward to seeing you out there.

 

[gpobernardo]

The phone is wonderful. Especially after three years of using Xperia mini. :smile: And the WP interface is just fantastic. I am however missing some android apps. But I guess you can't have everything...
I'll try to contribute to the 640 forum by adding a review to the User reviews thread.

Splendid!

Yeah, one can only have so much apps. Despite the alleged "app gap", would you believe I was able to install around 80+ apps in my L1020 altogether, and I've downloaded and tried exactly 1012 apps (since Windows Phone 8)?

See you around the fora, then. :smile:

 

[Laura Knotek]

Hi Toni and welcome to WindowsCentral.

What apps did you have for Android that you are missing? There might be 3rd-party alternatives available for Windows Phone. Please let us know.

 

[Delta S4]

Hi Toni and welcome to WindowsCentral.

What apps did you have for Android that you are missing? There might be 3rd-party alternatives available for Windows Phone. Please let us know.

Hi, Laura! And thank you for asking. :smile:

Well there are two apps that I really miss on WP:

1. NoLED - a wonderful little app and a real lifesaver on a smartphone (android) with no signal LED. Yeah, glance is fine, but it lacks the crucial setting (for me personally the only absolutely necessary function of these type of apps/system built in features) - glance, at least to my knowledge, cannot be set that it only displays notifications (ok, the clock is fine too) when notification occur and keeps displaying them until the user acknowledges that he/she has understood/read them. If no new notifications - keep the screen off.
NoLED has far more customizable options (choosing a constant displaying or blinking in a specified rhythm, size, color and a shape of notification icons, brightness/dimming of the display etc.), but I would be happy with just the "display until I read them" option. I realize that I could keep glance always on - but that doesn't help battery life (5" IPS takes it's toll). And waving in front of the phone or constantly checking the phone isn't very elegant. :smile:

2. SwiftKey - while I don't mind the built in keyboard not having the prediction option for Croatian language, as I don't use prediction that much (except for laughs), but I really do miss the option to set keyboard to vibrate on each pressing of the key.

Sorry for the long post. :sweaty:

 

[ven07]

Sorry for the long post

Don't be and this wasn't long at all :winktongue:

 

[ven07]

exactly 1012 apps

I is pretty sure, I has more

 

[Indistinguishable]

Hi, Laura! And thank you for asking. :smile:

Well there are two apps that I really miss on WP:

1. NoLED - a wonderful little app and a real lifesaver on a smartphone (android) with no signal LED. Yeah, glance is fine, but it lacks the crucial setting (for me personally the only absolutely necessary function of these type of apps/system built in features) - glance, at least to my knowledge, cannot be set that it only displays notifications (ok, the clock is fine too) when notification occur and keeps displaying them until the user acknowledges that he/she has understood/read them. If no new notifications - keep the screen off.
NoLED has far more customizable options (choosing a constant displaying or blinking in a specified rhythm, size, color and a shape of notification icons, brightness/dimming of the display etc.), but I would be happy with just the "display until I read them" option. I realize that I could keep glance always on - but that doesn't help battery life (5" IPS takes it's toll). And waving in front of the phone or constantly checking the phone isn't very elegant. :smile:

2. SwiftKey - while I don't mind the built in keyboard not having the prediction option for Croatian language, as I don't use prediction that much (except for laughs), but I really do miss the option to set keyboard to vibrate on each pressing of the key.

Sorry for the long post. :sweaty:

Welcome to the boards, Toni!

I think that you've specified to areas that Windows Phone really doesn't have a great answer to. There aren't any Lumia's that have an LED notification light. However, there are rumors that future models might. Glance does do a good job with notifications. A lot of people say that once they get the hang of glance, they find it to be more helpful, and less intrusive, than the LED notification setup.

The vibrating keys is something that Windows Phone has never had. Some people like that tactile response. So maybe they will add in the future? Who knows...

 

[ven07]

I thought the current 735 would have LED?

 

[Muessig]

Hey Toni, great to see you're getting some answers to questions already! See you around the forums!