App recommendations for new WP user?

[soy_corriendo]

I will be receiving a Nokia Lumia 1520 tomorrow. I am upgrading from the Galaxy S3. I would like to know any tips or apps to download from the marketplace. I'm a senior in high school and I will be going to college in the fall. I just need some advice because I'm really excited about switching to Windows Phone.

 

[gerzhwin]

Welcome to the WP ecosystem ;D

At first I would recommend installing AppSwitch (AppSwitch | Windows Phone Anwendungen + Spiele Store (Deutschland)) where you can search for the apps you used with Android and get suggestions for alternative apps in the WP Store or even find the same app.

Other suggestions:
WPCentral (must-have for all the news, tips, and reviews)
Weave News Reader
Weather, Health & Fitness, News ... from Microsoft (search for Bing in the Store
Tweet It! (Twitter)
Super Calendar
OneNote
Office Lens (should be awesome for your studies)
Metrotube (YouTube)
Messenger (Facebook Messenger)

Also be sure to check out (all) the apps in the Store's Nokia collection!!!

 

[borasar]

6tag for instagram
6sec for vine or official vine app
6snap for snapchat

chronos for calendar (personal preference)
whatsapp
skype
there are 3 facebook related apps: facebook, facebook beta (gets features earlier) and messenger (messenger in facebook as a standalone app)
phonly - great news aggregator
poki - great pocket app for offline reading
tapatalk - to stay on top of forums

 

[Guytronic]

Welcome soy!
Great 1520 community here...as you can see from gerzhwins suggestions.
I'm sure many more will be along to help.

 

[jfa1]

I like the above selections but I use simple calendar so you might at it and look at the other calendar suggestions

 

[soy_corriendo]

Thanks for the recommendations. I also have another question. Is there a reason why my phone is dying quickly? I'm not on it all of the time.

 

[borasar]

Thanks for the recommendations. I also have another question. Is there a reason why my phone is dying quickly? I'm not on it all of the time.

check background tasks, in settings, disable everything you don't need, i'd also disable nfc and other items you don't use

 

[soy_corriendo]

Thanks I did everything you said. I'll see how long it lasts now.

 

[chrisnx]

I have also a question: I got my Lumia 1520 today and I love ❤ it really.
But since I installed preview of WP 8.1 I don't get my three buttons illuminated. Is this normal? I say it that sucks. :/

 

[daredevildan]

Grin (imgur app) to kill time.

 

[daredevildan]

I have also a question: I got my Lumia 1520 today and I love ❤ it really.
But since I installed preview of WP 8.1 I don't get my three buttons illuminated. Is this normal? I say it that sucks. :/

Any particular time? When I wake my phone or hit the capacitive buttons they still light up for me on 8.1.

 

[undulose]

Thanks for the recommendations. I also have another question. Is there a reason why my phone is dying quickly? I'm not on it all of the time.

If you're 1520 has no defects, it should be running with a beastly battery life! Don't completely drain the battery. Have you also applied topping?

In my case before, there was an app that drains my battery life greatly. It's Viber. I removed it and my battery life was back to being lengthy.





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[soy_corriendo]

What is topping?

 

[xandros9]

What is topping?

maybe he means extra pepperoni

 

[Vitor Ferreira]

mytube for youtube (the best by far)
nokia mixradio

 

[Zacharyw70]

I have also a question: I got my Lumia 1520 today and I love ❤ it really.
But since I installed preview of WP 8.1 I don't get my three buttons illuminated. Is this normal? I say it that sucks. :/

Shouldn't be normal, those should always be on at least they were for my 1520.

 

[chrisnx]

Any particular time? When I wake my phone or hit the capacitive buttons they still light up for me on 8.1.

Always, but I found a solution and it's really annoying.
I used the whole time battery saver. Now I have disabled this feature and my buttons are lit. Or aare your buttons always lit?
Thanks
Chris

 

[gerzhwin]

I used the whole time battery saver. Now I have disabled this feature and my buttons are lit. Or aare your buttons always lit?
Thanks
Chris

My 8X's buttons aren't lit while the screen is turned off. Using battery saver all the time or untill next charge (not just when battery is low) will disable the button's lighting. Also the automatic brightness settings controls the buttons, so if there's enough light around you, the buttons won't be lit, as there's no need to.

 

[undulose]

What is topping?

What I mean is, you leave your phone charging for 6 hours or more on its first charge.





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[soy_corriendo]

I did that this morning. Does it take a while for the battery to settle in? I only had it for 3 days.