10 was a big mistake for me.

[DallasXanadu]

If I could go back to 8.1 I would do it in a heartbeat. Battery drain is killing me on my 830. And it charges soooooo sloooowly....

 

[Leonel Funes]

Have you tried WDRT?

 

[DallasXanadu]

I will do a hard reset tonight. I thought I had done so already but I don't actually remember doing it. On a related note, I'm old. I'm also on vacation in NYC, which is a bad place to have a dead phone by late afternoon.

 

[EspHack]

yeah the hard reset tends to help, but my best advise is to get used to it, and learn to work around things

your phone is no longer a -windows phone- it is now a -windows 10 mobile- and that name change is for a reason, everything that wp stood for is now dead(hubs, buttery smooth UI, easy to use UX, innovative software and so on) and it takes a while to take that in for most people

 

[DallasXanadu]

So how does one do a hard reset through software? The settings are different on 10, can't seem to find it.

 

[jeffchapik]

Settings > About, at the bottom, "Reset my phone"

 

[darrell reimer]

If I could go back to 8.1 I would do it in a heartbeat. Battery drain is killing me on my 830. And it charges soooooo sloooowly....

I upgraded my wife's 830 and it's running perfect. It takes a day or so to sync all your pics/music/OneDrive files etc. and reinstall all your apps. It will run hot and drain battery at first, but once it settles down, it should be fine.

 

[DallasXanadu]

So I'm down off the ledge for now - did a hard reset, battery was much improved today. But the app gap is getting to me. Everyone says the big ones are either available or there is a third party that's just as good. But it's the little things that make the difference. For instance, I used to have a great NY subway app a couple of years ago, which has apparently been abandoned. That's something I wouldn't have to put up with on either of the other platforms. Sigh...

 

[Zachary Boddy]

I had issues early on but nowadays I get similar if not better battery life on Windows 10 Mobile. The Anniversary Update is more stable and gets great standby for me. I don't use my 830 anymore but my 640 has fantastic stamina and I rarely have issues making it through a day (or even two) with my Lumia 950 XL. Although I will say gaming is a killer. I still don't think many games in the Windows Store are optimized for the 810 or 808, seeing as how they're so uncommon in the Windows world.

 

[juanitoriv]

So I'm down off the ledge for now - did a hard reset, battery was much improved today. But the app gap is getting to me. Everyone says the big ones are either available or there is a third party that's just as good. But it's the little things that make the difference. For instance, I used to have a great NY subway app a couple of years ago, which has apparently been abandoned. That's something I wouldn't have to put up with on either of the other platforms. Sigh...

I'm picking up what your putting down. Edge is an excellent browser. Why not just pin the mobile site to Start?

 

[DallasXanadu]

I've always preferred bookmarks over apps. But the subway app, for instance, was ***** proof. The website not so much. I'll stick it out for a while longer. I think I might have been the last human to own a Palm Pre, may as well see if I can hold that title with 2 platforms

 

[DallasXanadu]

Apparently I diot is unacceptable.

 

[juanitoriv]

Apparently I diot is unacceptable.

Channel Bobby from "Supernatural" and say "idjit"... 8)

 

[DallasXanadu]

So now not only is my phone charging at a snail's pace, I'm actually getting the notification that it's charging slowly. This despite using the Nokia adapter plugged into an AC outlet. It just gets awesomer.

 

[Zachary Boddy]

So now not only is my phone charging at a snail's pace, I'm actually getting the notification that it's charging slowly. This despite using the Nokia adapter plugged into an AC outlet. It just gets awesomer.

I had that problem with the Lumia 830 even on Windows Phone 8.1. My solution was using the wireless charging. I'm like 99% positive it's just the microUSB port becoming stripped. It's a pretty common issue. I see it a lot.

 

[DallasXanadu]

I've used wireless since day one with this phone. Only when I'm out of town (like this week) do I plug in. The USB port has barely been used, so that seems an unlikely culprit bit I guess anything is possible.

 

[DallasXanadu]

It appears that 85% is the best I can hope for charge-wise. Maybe I'll look for a new battery. If nothing else I can keep it on me while traveling. I used to do that with my Palm Pre back in the day.

 

[Keith White Jr]

If I could go back to 8.1 I would do it in a heartbeat. Battery drain is killing me on my 830. And it charges soooooo sloooowly....

Why cant you go back to 8.1?

 

[Zachary Boddy]

Why cant you go back to 8.1?

That's a good question. He can always just use WDRT.

 

[DallasXanadu]

I hadn't heard of WDRT until this thread started. Honestly, I'm coming around on 10. I saw I had about 40 apps with background permission, shut down all but the essential, ditched the FB app, tweaked a few other settings, and battery life is almost back to what it was before, which was outstanding. In no small part to the expertise on this forum.