Do you think WP8.1 is on par with IOS and ANDROID?

[Nogitsune Micah]

Personally I believe it has. Question is going forward can they maintain the pace of apple and google or will we forever be getting excited with big updates that catch us up...after spending another a year behind the others.

 

[anony_mouse]

Seems a pretty disappointing update. Cortana is a rip off of Google Now - a creepy feature that few people use. It does a bit more than Siri, which also few people use. The notification centre is a rip off of iOS when they should have ripped off Android. It misses the most basic feature that mobile phones have had for decades - icons that show what notifications you have in a bar at the top of the screen! I wonder if Microsoft are really trying.

 

[A895]

Seems a pretty disappointing update. Cortana is a rip off of Google Now - a creepy feature that few people use. It does a bit more than Siri, which also few people use. The notification centre is a rip off of iOS when they should have ripped off Android. It misses the most basic feature that mobile phones have had for decades - icons that show what notifications you have in a bar at the top of the screen! I wonder if Microsoft are really trying.

Google Now is only as creepy as you allow it to be. Unlike Siri, you have to opt in to use it and it can be disabled.

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[Josip Zeljko]

As far as my needs are concerned WP is on par with both iOS and Android.
I've been a long time Symbian and android user and frankly i got tired of both. The endless tweaking, lagging (if you want a lag free android phone you need to buy expensive phones), late updates (My Optimus 3D was just receiving ICS while newer phones were running 4.2.2 - a year and a half after official announcment) etc.. All I wanted was a phone that was not expensive, works fast and stable, has all the features I need (WP8 has most of them, but not all. WP 8.1 now fixed that). I bought an HTC 8S for 140$ and never looked back.

 

[anony_mouse]

Google Now is only as creepy as you allow it to be. Unlike Siri, you have to opt in to use it and it can be disabled.

Yes, that's exactly what I did (disable it, that is). Because it is creepy. For me, it would be better if Google had spent their money on some other feature - and the same for Cortana on Windows Phone.

 

[NikCR7]

Guys this is what Windows Phone should be: Windows Phone 8.1 / 9.0 Concept UI - YouTube

This concept defines the next version of Windows Phone, the Windows Phone 8.1 update is nothing compared to this. Please have a look

My twitter: @NikCR7

 

[rockstarzzz]

Guys this is what Windows Phone should be: Windows Phone 8.1 / 9.0 Concept UI - YouTube

This concept defines the next version of Windows Phone, the Windows Phone 8.1 update is nothing compared to this. Please have a look

My twitter: @NikCR7

Clutterfcuk.

 

[Ezhik]

Guys this is what Windows Phone should be: Windows Phone 8.1 / 9.0 Concept UI - YouTube

This concept defines the next version of Windows Phone, the Windows Phone 8.1 update is nothing compared to this. Please have a look

My twitter: @NikCR7

imagine using that on a 3.5 inch phone

 

[A895]

Yes, that's exactly what I did (disable it, that is). Because it is creepy. For me, it would be better if Google had spent their money on some other feature - and the same for Cortana on Windows Phone.

For you. Google and Cortana only have as much data as you give them.

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[A895]

Guys this is what Windows Phone should be: Windows Phone 8.1 / 9.0 Concept UI - YouTube

This concept defines the next version of Windows Phone, the Windows Phone 8.1 update is nothing compared to this. Please have a look

My twitter: @NikCR7

It beats the purpose of it being a phone OS of you make it exactly like Windows 8.

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[Qtweeder]

i already preferred WP to android, the designer in me, always liked the simpler formulaic, known quantity GUI / homescreen to that of the cluttered mess and noisy to the eye android widgets/icons affair - IOS isnt bad to be fair, and have no beefs with that, but android for me, in terms of looks only, is the bottom of the pile - only thing i worry about is that WP doesn't start to become like android ;p

 

[A895]

i already preferred WP to android, the designer in me, always liked the simpler formulaic, known quantity GUI / homescreen to that of the cluttered mess and noisy to the eye android widgets/icons affair - IOS isnt bad to be fair, and have no beefs with that, but android for me, in terms of looks only, is the bottom of the pile - only thing i worry about is that WP doesn't start to become like android ;p

Cluttered mess? Android can be as clean as you want it to be.

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[Ezhik]

Cluttered mess? Android can be as clean as you want it to be.

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People here fear customization. Nothing new. There are even multiple threads speaking against Windows Phone wallpapers.

 

[NikCR7]

I don't think so there is a 3.5" device of Windows Phone yet, the least is 3.8".

Do anyone of you like this concept? Don't you see the idea of making Windows Phone look more like Windows 8.1?

My twitter: @NikCR7

 

[fiveaces01]

So tell me if I have this wrong:1. Now I must pay to use the Xbox Music that came with my phone, even when listening to music I own (local files).
2. No Live Tile depicting the artist now playing.
3. No way to continue using MPATool to improve on the album and artist art that MS only gets right when you buy it from them and store it bin the cloud.
4. Incur huge data bills while listening to that music stored in the cloud...even if they are my files.

Well if Music and it's visual presentation is what draws you to a phone then I see why my friends have iPhones and use iTunes

First they kill a great Zune program and now that the Xbox music hub is working we lose it too. Hmm...both of those were free programs right? Anyone else see a TREND??

 

[NikCR7]

Clutterfcuk.

What do you mean by Clutterfcuk? Isn't it a good concept?

 

[A895]

What do you mean by Clutterfcuk? Isn't it a good concept?

Its way too busy.

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[A895]

So tell me if I have this wrong:1. Now I must pay to use the Xbox Music that came with my phone, even when listening to music I own (local files).
2. No Live Tile depicting the artist now playing.
3. No way to continue using MPATool to improve on the album and artist art that MS only gets right when you buy it from them and store it bin the cloud.
4. Incur huge data bills while listening to that music stored in the cloud...even if they are my files.

Well if Music and it's visual presentation is what draws you to a phone then I see why my friends have iPhones and use iTunes

First they kill a great Zune program and now that the Xbox music hub is working we lose it too. Hmm...both of those were free programs right? Anyone else see a TREND??

All platforms, you have to pay for music. Xbox Music also allows you to download music (over WiFi) for offline playback (just like other platforms).

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[mjrtoo]

Seems a pretty disappointing update. Cortana is a rip off of Google Now - a creepy feature that few people use. It does a bit more than Siri, which also few people use. The notification centre is a rip off of iOS when they should have ripped off Android. It misses the most basic feature that mobile phones have had for decades - icons that show what notifications you have in a bar at the top of the screen! I wonder if Microsoft are really trying.

tile notifications aren't better than a 'bar'? You really need to use one before you complain about it.

 

[anony_mouse]

tile notifications aren't better than a 'bar'? You really need to use one before you complain about it.

No. The bar has a couple of advantages - critical information is always visible - not just notifications, but also whether the phone is connected to a network or is about to run out of power (except when specifically hidden by an app, in which case you will be actively using the app and will see/hear/feel notifications as they happen); no need to look at the whole screen or scroll through tiles (which, let's be honest, don't always have the clearest notifications); visible on lock screen; good summary of information when you have too many notifications for a single screen.

I have used WP and fully understand tile notifications.