Hello to all. I am from Ukraine & my english isn't good enough so I have to apologize for this in advance.
I am thinking of buying a new phone & probably the best candidate is Lumia 1520. But is is powered with WP8 I'm not familiar with. So it would be very kindly from the respectable readers of this thread to give answers for the foloowing questions about WP:
1) Is the multitasking on WP8 real or background apps simply "freezes"? For example, if I started to open some page in IE and switched to another app after that, will the page be loaded in background? Or Skype, music player - will it be working in background?
2) For example, I have the FBReader (*.fb2 text files reader) installed. Can I copy some fb2 files to SDCARD or internal storage of my phone & will they be accessible for FBReader? Or, in general, how can I provide access to a file of a particular type, which is saved in the local (phone) storage for the app which is viewer/editor for the files of this type?
3) As far as I've heard, there is no chance to add the file from the local storage into the email as an attachment. Is it true?
4) Suppose, I decided to see some FullHD movie (Blye-Ray rip in mkv container) on my device. Can I copy the file to the local storage & do this using the stock player? Or I need to convert the file before copying it to the phone? Or split it into the some small pieces due to local storage filesystem limitations?
5) As far as I know, every app has the access only to its own storage & so there are no file manager on the WP8 (unless the OS is fully unlocked). Is there any app written for WP8, which allows access to its storage from the outside (i.e. permits to read|write/copy/delete files to/from storage of this app)?
6) What is the maximum size of the private storage of a particular app in the local phone storage? This question is tightly connected with the previous one.
7) Does the WP8 and Lumia 1520 supports USB host?
8) Does the WP8 and Lumia 1520 supports Wi-Fi Display and/or Miracast, and MHL as well? Is there any WP8 app which can share phone screen image / speaker sound into the LAN via Wi-Fi (DLNA, if I'm not mistaken)?
9) Does the WP8 supports bluetooth keyboards, mouses and other input devices?
10) Does the WP8 supports internet sharing from phone to PC via cable (USB modem), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi hotspot) & bluetooth (Bluetooth modem)?
11) Does the WP8 supports the call ringtones for groups of users? Android doesn't, for example.
I am thinking of buying a new phone & probably the best candidate is Lumia 1520. But is is powered with WP8 I'm not familiar with. So it would be very kindly from the respectable readers of this thread to give answers for the foloowing questions about WP:
1) Is the multitasking on WP8 real or background apps simply "freezes"? For example, if I started to open some page in IE and switched to another app after that, will the page be loaded in background? Or Skype, music player - will it be working in background?
2) For example, I have the FBReader (*.fb2 text files reader) installed. Can I copy some fb2 files to SDCARD or internal storage of my phone & will they be accessible for FBReader? Or, in general, how can I provide access to a file of a particular type, which is saved in the local (phone) storage for the app which is viewer/editor for the files of this type?
3) As far as I've heard, there is no chance to add the file from the local storage into the email as an attachment. Is it true?
4) Suppose, I decided to see some FullHD movie (Blye-Ray rip in mkv container) on my device. Can I copy the file to the local storage & do this using the stock player? Or I need to convert the file before copying it to the phone? Or split it into the some small pieces due to local storage filesystem limitations?
5) As far as I know, every app has the access only to its own storage & so there are no file manager on the WP8 (unless the OS is fully unlocked). Is there any app written for WP8, which allows access to its storage from the outside (i.e. permits to read|write/copy/delete files to/from storage of this app)?
6) What is the maximum size of the private storage of a particular app in the local phone storage? This question is tightly connected with the previous one.
7) Does the WP8 and Lumia 1520 supports USB host?
8) Does the WP8 and Lumia 1520 supports Wi-Fi Display and/or Miracast, and MHL as well? Is there any WP8 app which can share phone screen image / speaker sound into the LAN via Wi-Fi (DLNA, if I'm not mistaken)?
9) Does the WP8 supports bluetooth keyboards, mouses and other input devices?
10) Does the WP8 supports internet sharing from phone to PC via cable (USB modem), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi hotspot) & bluetooth (Bluetooth modem)?
11) Does the WP8 supports the call ringtones for groups of users? Android doesn't, for example.