List here what you DO NOT like on 8.1.

[dcutting]

Remove fb from messaging hub

Yes, I very much don't like this. I liked how I could respond quickly in the people hub rather than open the fb app. This was one of the selling points of WP was the lack of the need for an app. I will say that one thing that used to bug me about the old way was when a friend would post a picture, you had to tap the + in order to like it rather than tapping just on the picture. If they would have just fixed that, it would have been fine with me. Not quite sure if I'll ever like it opening the fb app for all fb interactions.

 

[Zoolok]

Actually, Joe Belfiore tweeted that new app updates would be available in the coming weeks for Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Xbox music

Did he say what the updates will be?

 

[sinime]

Also, the plus side to the new music app is that it isn't baked deeply into the OS, so it can be updated without an OS update and carrier certification. I believe this is also true for the pictures hub.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

Did he say what the updates will be?

He was said 8.1 updates . I'm assuming the new music app shown on the website. Check the Windows phone website in the us under 8.1 features. It shows a redesign similar to the videos app we got. I'm hoping other things are addressed as well.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

And for any one complaining about the, ringer and how to silence it. Pull down the V sign and tap the music icon. It silences the ringer. You can also turn off vibrate as well.

 

[Jonas_H]

Everyone seems to harp on the negatives and none of the positive changes.

Yes, that's true. I think there are way more positive changes in this update than negative ones. I love most of the new features.

I'm also sure that MS will do everything to make the customers happy. If we really want a feature back, I'm sure MS will re-add it to the OS.

 

[RaRa85]

I'm reading alot of the comments and there are so many valid points but I do believe this really is just a preview and not the final version that will be released 'in the coming months'. This was just to whet our appetite a little. It's clear they got the big things right and managed to fumble on the small, personal touches that were already available in the first place.

 

[tapehead]

Yes, that's true. I think there are way more positive changes in this update than negative ones. I love most of the new features.

I'm also sure that MS will do everything to make the customers happy. If we really want a feature back, I'm sure MS will re-add it to the OS.

They don't have a good track record of doing that.

 

[Darkgift]

Everyone seems to harp on the negatives and none of the positive changes. The People hub looks better (I'm not crazy that it seems to open the FB app when you click on something, but you don't necessarily have to click on something cause the pictures are now big and visible from the hub). The pictures hub seems better to me. Yeah, I miss the panorama a little, but how much time do people actually spend swiping left/right on the panorama???? First thing I generally hit is camera roll or albums, which takes you to a picture list anyway.

What about the swipe keyboard?

Parallax start background? (use a solid color if you don't like it and get over it)

Cortana? She works for me. Maybe most of the complaints are due to a particular region and will be fixed over time?

Games listed in app list? I'm not crazy about this one either, but it doesn't bother me. When I go to the app list, I'm generally hitting a letter and jumping where I need to be, so extra apps in the list aren't a big deal.

There is room for improvement, but it's certainly not the end of the world.

Oh, and from the wiki, "Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational book by Spencer Johnson written in the style of a parable or business fable. The text describes change in one's work and life, and four typical reactions to said change by two mice and two "littlepeople", during their hunt for cheese. A New York Times business bestseller upon release, Who Moved My Cheese?"

Its a wash. For all the cool new stuff they added, and they are cool, they took away everything that made them unique and that (most) people loved. We just got a completely different operating system and its not the one we fell in love with. If I wanted to hit links and launch an app, I would've been on Android or iOS already.

 

[Darkgift]

Actually, Joe Belfiore tweeted that new app updates would be available in the coming weeks for Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Xbox music

Yes...to launch the apps. That's not what we wanted.

 

[lkishor]

I am also annoyed by seeing games in my app list, also I am not able to turn off Xbox under games, also it says loading every time I open games section

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[Darkgift]

They're updates for the apps to be launched, rather than integrated.

 

[sinime]

And the tile background? That's hardly a big improvement, having a background

To be fair, it's not just adding a background. The parallax movement adds a nice effect and I've found myself migrating tiles with background colors to the bottom of the screen and using the larger tiles more than the small ones. It's funny, but with the 8.1 implementation, you can actually see the background image better and still access the apps, vs. a system where icons are stacked on an image and hide it.

 

[jlzimmerman]

Everyone seems to harp on the negatives and none of the positive changes.

How do expect anyone NOT to be upset at MS for making changes to things that are loved by the WP community? Take the OneDrive syncing from photos or FB integration. We love those features. They work, and they work really well. And for MS to remove it at the request of NOBODY makes people mad. It is completely unnecessary. It's understandable for users to be fuming at these types of changes.

 

[z33dev33l]

The lack of an easy to jump into play button that shuffled my music right from opening the music app

 

[lkishor]

This update is called as a preview but believe me it is not so, Microsoft won't release an update to windows phone without fully testing all the functionalities, it is an update to OS minus vendor updates like nokia cyan

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[dcutting]

Didn't notice that was missing. Really liked that feature.

You can still do this. Next to the Ringer + Notification volume bar, tap on the bell or silent icon to toggle

 

[prasath1234]

Except battery drain the update is very good.hope they solve this issue I mean standby time has decreased to 1 day instead of 2 days.note I have disabled all apps in the background, location Off,Bluetooth Off,NFC Off.

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[tapehead]

How do expect anyone NOT to be upset at MS for making changes to things that are loved by the WP community? Take the OneDrive syncing from photos or FB integration. We love those features. They work, and they work really well. And for MS to remove it at the request of NOBODY makes people mad. It is completely unnecessary. It's understandable for users to be fuming at these types of changes.

100% in agreement.

 

[dcutting]

Wait. Tell me they didn't remove the FB messaging in the hub.

Sorry, I can't tell you that because in fact they did. The facebook account has even been removed from the Email + Accounts settings. Now it's all done through the facebook app.