Mango How To's and other tricks

[steve_w_7]

Multiple Google Calendars is Buggy

Multiple Google calendars on Mango is completely unusable. If you create an event on your phone from your non-primary calendar, it also creates an invite, thus creating duplicate events on your calendar. As long as you create all your events on your Google desktop calendar, it works fine.

 

[warpdesign]

About the reading of SMS: I set the option to "only with handsets". Now, how do I make WP read my SMS ? Does it only work when you receive the message ? What about messages you already have read/opened ?

I so no options to make WP read a message for me in the SMS app...

Btw, someone correct me if I'm wrong: there's no way to search for text in the SMS app ? Nor any way to select/copy part of a message, not the whole one ?

 

[DarkFears]

Is there a way to turn down the notifications volume separate from the incoming call ring volume? I'm about to make my own notification sound in ableton live and de-amplify the damn thing lol... Loud as ****. Louder for some reason than pre mango, even distorts my speaker.

 

[pedenske]

I don't know about other phones but I have an optimus 7 and I found i can wake my phone with the home button. Previously the only way to do it was pushing the power button.

 

[Dave Blake]

About the reading of SMS: I set the option to "only with handsets". Now, how do I make WP read my SMS ? Does it only work when you receive the message ? What about messages you already have read/opened ?

I so no options to make WP read a message for me in the SMS app...

Btw, someone correct me if I'm wrong: there's no way to search for text in the SMS app ? Nor any way to select/copy part of a message, not the whole one ?

Only works when you receive a message

No searching text

you can only copy the entire message but you can always edit it after you past it where every

 

[Old No. 7]

I don't know about other phones but I have an optimus 7 and I found i can wake my phone with the home button. Previously the only way to do it was pushing the power button.

How did you get it to do that?

 

[pedenske]

How did you get it to do that?

Nothing, I just did the trick to update to Mango and happened to push the home button and the screen turned on and surprised me.

 

[DarkFears]

Nothing, I just did the trick to update to Mango and happened to push the home button and the screen turned on and surprised me.

Hmm, doesn't work on Samsung Focus... At least it doesn't for me

 

[TheWeeBear]

Works on my Omnia 7 (Thought it was just a Focus in different clothing)

My Omnia has always done this.

 

[DarkFears]

...Progress BTW theres a microsoft site to vote on suggestions for changes in the next version(s) theres an article here at WP Central go check it out and vote.

I haven't been able to find it for some reason... anyone know where it is?

 

[TheWeeBear]

I haven't been able to find it for some reason... anyone know where it is?

This one ?

Customer Feedback for Windows Phone

 

[mmbond]

anyone know how to forward contacts? I was mystified when i couldn't find this option. thx!

 

[TheWeeBear]

anyone know how to forward contacts? I was mystified when i couldn't find this option. thx!

Short and sweet answer, you can't.

 

[mmbond]

Short and sweet answer, you can't.

Love the OS, fervent supporter, but that sux...

 

[TheWeeBear]

Love the OS, fervent supporter, but that sux...

Well most of my other phones had it and i think i've used it about twice, but it's another ommission i agree mmbond.

 

[mmbond]

Well most of my other phones had it and i think i've used it about twice, but it's another ommission i agree mmbond.

@TheWeeBeare: Not a big deal for the average user. I wouldn't have noticed it until someone asked me for a friends info and I thought to just send a "vcard" or forward the addy and couldn't. kind of made my mind do some funky things as I thought, to quote the 2010 Season of the Witch Ads "Really?!?"

Again, not a deal breaker for me by any means, but I hope MS addresses this because business users (i.e. blackberry defectors), will have fits. Especially in the legal, medical and sales communities where sharing info like this is the norm.

Still loving the OS. it's by far the best I've ever had, and i've tried them all...

 

[TheWeeBear]

Yes more a requirement for business users I agree. Glad you feel the same way about WP7 as I do.

(I think most love it after trying it)

I'm sure more little missing items and niggles will be addressed in the coming updates whenever that may be.

 

[mmbond]

Yes more a requirement for business users I agree. Glad you feel the same way about WP7 as I do.

(I think most love it after trying it)

I'm sure more little missing items and niggles will be addressed in the coming updates whenever that may be.

Seconded! Love the revised Avatar btw!

 

[TheWeeBear]

Thank you kind sir, we have to tag along with the current fruitiness.

 

[mmbond]

@TheWeeBear: Btw, I just realized today that you can forward/share anything from maps. Including address info. All MS has to do is integrate the "share" function from maps into contacts and voila!

in the interim, for those addresses i need to share most, (hardly ever), I've made them favorites in maps.

not sure anyone will really care but just an fyi...