T Moore
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System file would grow and grow if you started tacking every little thing. Bloat, exactly what some complain about with Windows.
I kinda agree with the OP (except for the firing part). Why do we need to search the store for such basic apps? And maybe even have to pay for something that should have come with the OS.
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To you might be a basic app but to other it is just a waste of space. Not bundling it in as the system core app have far greater benefits. 3rd party competitions will provide features rich app and faster updates. People that do not need it will not be forced to have it in their phone. People are also not tied up to it and have much more variety of choices.
Perfect example is the stock camera app and Nokia Camera. If you have Developer Preview, there is also a stock map and Here Map.
That's what I'm using now. I even purchased it for $2 hoping it was the adds that slowed it down, but no luck. My 4 year old Moto Atrix launces its flashlight app in less than a second...Try Flashlight-X. On my 928 it pretty much comes on in 2 seconds.
That's exactly what Cortana is for. "Remind me to check my pizza in 12 minutes."
BAM, timer...
That's a little counter intuitive for things like Charades that require starting and stopping a timer repeatedly.
Yes I can get an app but I personally consider these basic functions I'd like to have on part of my OS.
3rd party apps can tap into Cortana's APIs I believe, if the app has been written to use them.
We have these..for me its hard to believe that after all these years we don't have a 3g /4g only mode... it suckz when you're in an area with low 3g network coverage and the network keeps on switching back to Edge which drains the battery really fast..i know there are mod's for that but i have to flash my phone again since i already updated to 8.1 preview.. I got sick of it so i'm finally gonna use my dad's new galaxy s5
We have these..for me its hard to believe that after all these years we don't have a 3g /4g only mode... it suckz when you're in an area with low 3g network coverage and the network keeps on switching back to Edge which drains the battery really fast..i know there are mod's for that but i have to flash my phone again since i already updated to 8.1 preview.. I got sick of it so i'm finally gonna use my dad's new galaxy s5