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Two days ago, I ordered a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (I don't need an Ultra, but I have an aversion to rounded corners). Its my 4th Android device. And I still hate the OS and miss Windows Phone. I remember being able to indicate certain contacts have priority so their texts, emails, and calls...

I will be clinging to my 950 until they introduce Surface + Cell or stop updating WM10 altogether. That said, I would like to read reviews about Microsoft apps on other platforms. Specifically, synchronization for OneDrive (files and music), OneNote, Outlook, Cortana and Office 365. These are my...

You can't use the ATT no contract phone on Straight Talk. The unlocked version is $399. Still a great deal. I just picked up a 950 at the Microsoft store (because ATT online store was out of stock on black phones and no local ATT stores had any at all) and at the ATT price. I thought it would...

IKR, Indistinguishable. But since Castle Siege is an Xbox Live game, progress is stored in the cloud. So if you install on your PC, your game progress is synced on your phone as well. I do my resource collections, army training, and building upgrades on my Lumia 920, but when it comes to...

I'm frequently encouraging people to give something new a little bit of time. We all like what we know. I've tried. I've really tried. I installed 10 on July 4 and, in an effort to squeeze it onto an ASUS X205TA Eeebook with only 20 GB available on the 32 GB SSD drive (the rest is partitioned...

The reply I got from their customer service dept said I'd be able to use a mobile browser for most services -- except, of course, Quick Deposit. That doesn't sound like there's a replacement on the way. :(

I just received notice that as of 1/26, Chase Bank is removing their WP app from the store and reinstalls will fail. Here is the message I sent them: "I just learned you're discontinuing the app for Windows Phone. I'm upgrading my phone in May. Guess I'll be looking for a new bank. I love...

I may be late to the party, but I just installed this app. It was on my store homepage (woohoo!). The website and app are both very professionally done. I have so much to do this year, I really need to get Motive-ated. I am a little bit confused about where my updates are posted and how I get...

I use Bing because I can't trust Google to give me the best search results... When I search for products on Google, it's all paid advertising. It's been that way in the US since 2012: Google Product Search To Become Google Shopping, Use Pay-To-Play Model And it's been that way in 11 more...

If you need Google services, go buy a Google phone. That's what they want you to do and why they won't build apps for WP. Google doesn't want to make WP a viable competitor in the smartphone market.

I don't have a problem with Google pushing Google services on Android users. My point was that WP users should not expect to get much love from Google, including an official YouTube app. To what? I suspect that any Android phone user is going to want some apps... Without the G-store, they're...

If you want Google services, go buy a Google phone. Microsoft is not responsible for providing 3rd party services on their devices any more than Google is responsible for making OneNote available on Android.

Educate yourself. Read Google's philosophy. Particularly #6. Here's the link: https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/company/philosophy/ and from #6: "Google is a business. The revenue we generate is derived from offering search technology to companies and from the sale of advertising displayed...

The article to which I provided a link is indicative that Google is going all-in, not as a benefactor of Android Open Source, but as a proprietary OS developer. The new agreements with their manufacturers reveal the extent to which they intend to control how users access their services. Yes...

It always helps the discussion if you read the articles to which I've provided links. From the Wikipedia article about Android: "Google Mobile Services software, along with Android trademarks, can only be licensed by hardware manufacturers for devices that meet Google's compatibility standards...

I'm not disagreeing with you. The point (which apparently you missed) is that if you want Google services (including YouTube), buy a Google phone. Don't expect Google, a direct competitor of Microsoft in many areas, to supply an official YouTube app for Windows Phone. The app is the client...

You're right. People who buy Google phones will use Google services and be happy with them. And my point was not to say that Google is evil for doing so. If you read the article to which I provided a link, then you'd understand my point: Google is playing hardball with their manufacturing...

I do wish you had read the article to which I provided a link in the OP... "This year, the signed agreement said there must be a Google search ?widget? on the ?default home screen? of the device, along with an icon for the Google Play app store. It said an icon on the device home screen labeled...

Google doesn't license the open source version at all. The open source version cannot be called Android (which is why there is Amazon Fire). (You read the Wiki article, yes?) While Samsung does have a Tizen phone (Samsung Z), it's the Galaxy w Android OS that is being advertised and pushed on...

The forked Android OSs can't be called Android... The name is owned by Google. (see Android (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, particularly section 6.1 about leverage) who choose to go forked OS will find themselves in the small market share boat. Their forked versions won't...