List here what you DO NOT like on 8.1.

[GunplaGamer]

THAT IS NOT THE POINT!!! I KNEW someone would reply with that carp!

Its actually faster to access it really. You tap the camera icon, hit the Lenses icon and select bing vision.

 

[tapehead]

I agree. Most of what they added is FANTASTIC. It's what they took away that is pissing me off. This phone feels like Windows Phone 7 pre-Mango. Except pre-Mango phones were faster than this turd.

 

[Phillip Tshabalala1]

Why does the WIFI toggle lead you to the wifi control rather than set it for on/off?

When you have numerous wi-fi connections it makes sense to be able to select which one you want to connect to when turning WiFi on. For turning WiFi off though a simple tap would have been great.

 

[clechner77]

I can't have a silent ring but yet have volume for notifications? GRRR......... probably the one thing I assumed would be change is not. I can get around this I suppose by having a custom ringtone without any noise.... but really??????

 

[Blocks9]

You can no longer transfer photos to OneDrive from the photo hub - why they would remove that is beyond me.

Background tasks? That is no longer an option in settings?

And like others, i don't like how games now appear in the app list.

 

[tapehead]

You can no longer transfer photos to OneDrive from the photo hub - why they would remove that is beyond me.

Worst decision ever.

 

[Toink]

1.The QR code scanner is gone??? It's one of my most used features...

2. I still want my Wifi, Network signal icons to auto-hide... at least give us the option to select if we wanted it to auto-hide or show all the time...

 

[j o e l]

Anybody notice that Skype/Microsoft Messenger is no longer integrated in the messaging hub? I understand FB Messenger is gone but MS Messenger too?? Am I doing it wrong?

 

[tapehead]

Anybody notice that Skype/Microsoft Messenger is no longer integrated in the messaging hub? I understand FB Messenger is gone but MS Messenger too?? Am I doing it wrong?

Nope. It's gone.

...but on the bright side... custom tile skins.... :eck:

 

[psychotron]

Seriously? People whined for a week wanting this update and now that it's been out for just a few hours and one of the first things you do is start a thread tearing into it already. I'm just stunned. Some of you will never be happy with anything.

 

[mv740]

1.The QR code scanner is gone??? It's one of my most used features...

2. I still want my Wifi, Network signal icons to auto-hide... at least give us the option to select if we wanted it to auto-hide or show all the time...

1- still there just switch lence to bing vision

 

[tapehead]

Seriously? People whined for a week wanting this update and now that it's been out for just a few hours and one of the first things you do is start a thread tearing into it already. I'm just stunned. Some of you will never be happy with anything.

If you don't want to read it, then don't. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.

 

[anguilla1980]

I was personally hoping for VPN to support PPTP/L2TP.

Are you kidding me? I've been absolutely depending on this for over a year to finally being able to deploy WP to my corporate clients?!

 

[theroyboy44]

They also need to bring back the picture backgrounds for the pictures hub its so ugly now!!!

 

[Zacharyw70]

This is really making me think about putting off my Windows Phone decision and just going to Android again. I know I know "It's just a beta" But it sounds like they never added a lot of simple things that should have been updated, and some things (Like Xbox Music) sound like a complete mess, and as it was said Xbox Music is an app by itself, so in theory it should have been updated before WP8.1

 

[vormison]

Seriously? People whined for a week wanting this update and now that it's been out for just a few hours and one of the first things you do is start a thread tearing into it already. I'm just stunned. Some of you will never be happy with anything.

I think people were excited about the additions to the OS and we were not aware of what would be dissected and ripped from the OS that were basic features. Also, people "whining" is how things get fixed, updated, and made better. You are just about the only person who has added exactly nothing to this discussion.

 

[tapehead]

This is really making me think about putting off my Windows Phone decision and just going to Android again. I know I know "It's just a beta" But it sounds like they never added a lot of simple things that should have been updated, and some things (Like Xbox Music) sound like a complete mess, and as it was said Xbox Music is an app by itself, so in theory it should have been updated before WP8.1

It's really only a beta in theory... it could very well not change upon its official deployment. I'm just getting tired of waiting for Microsoft to catch up. Windows 8 was a solid platform to jump off of, and they took all the unique things about it and destroyed them. The Me-tile and the FB/MSN integration was part of what made 8 so amazing. And at least with the previous version of Xbox Music, as broken as it was, integrated seemlessly with other parts of the phone. They're just going backwards. It's all app-centric rather than result-centric.

 

[anon(5969054)]

This is really making me think about putting off my Windows Phone decision and just going to Android again. I know I know "It's just a beta" But it sounds like they never added a lot of simple things that should have been updated, and some things (Like Xbox Music) sound like a complete mess, and as it was said Xbox Music is an app by itself, so in theory it should have been updated before WP8.1

The problem is, it is not a beta. We will have to do with this until the next GDR. But they can improve stuff like the calendar, stuff that's decoupled from the OS.

 

[MrGoodSmith]

Is it just me or did the black margins on the sides increased in WP8.1? I feel I have less tile area now

 

[tapehead]

Is it just me or did the black margins on the sides increased in WP8.1? I feel I have less tile area now

They did, but I kind of like that. I always liked the WP7 look, personally.