sd4f
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I think WP8 is a great OS in terms of use, but it still needs loads of work, as it's still quite rough around the edges.
The foundation is good, but it needs specific functionality to bring it up to par with the competition. I'm not too sure whether MS is working on some of those things though, such as file downloads/manager; I care not much for a file manager, but not being able to download files, especially ones like mp3's or videos, rather only letting you stream them, is woefully inadequate. The browser should be able to download any file! Even if the phone can't use that file.
The email client is also very dodgy in one regard, in that only photos can be attached, meanwhile, if you want to attach office files or pdf's, that has to be done from those respective apps. Any other file, can not be attached. Also, woefully inadequate.
Haven't been hearing on WPC or anywhere else that MS is about to do anything with that.
With that said, I have no plans on going back to android. My android experience was a buggy mess, and I just don't want to go back there, but what it did right was that your phone was a smart phone, it effectively functioned as a computer. It's just unfortunate that my SGS i9000 was a buggy mess, and received no updates to address that.
I just hope that MS does make the WP8 experience the best by taking the positives of iOS and android, and there has been some promise in the recent updates, but admittedly they've been fixated on trying to build market share by allowing more varied devices in terms of hardware, rather than fixing the OS to allow more functionality. Hardware, in my opinion isn't the problem, WP8 still needs work.
Regarding your specific concerns;
-Live tiles appear to work ok. I haven't really been too bothered by them since I like having the small ones. Many apps don't have a meaningful live tile, so just having a small tile to open it is sufficient.
-Notifications on lock screen are good. With the coming glance screen update, you won't even need to get to the lock screen.
-I haven't had any specific voice problems with WP8, but I don't use voice that much at all. Seems to be able to do most thing that you would want it to do. YMMV with this one though.
-WP8 keyboard, in my opinion works fine. It's quite quick, and the autocorrect and word prediction is very good for writing with correct spelling and grammar. I think it's only problem is that it takes a bit too much screen real estate, especially in landscape orientation.
The foundation is good, but it needs specific functionality to bring it up to par with the competition. I'm not too sure whether MS is working on some of those things though, such as file downloads/manager; I care not much for a file manager, but not being able to download files, especially ones like mp3's or videos, rather only letting you stream them, is woefully inadequate. The browser should be able to download any file! Even if the phone can't use that file.
The email client is also very dodgy in one regard, in that only photos can be attached, meanwhile, if you want to attach office files or pdf's, that has to be done from those respective apps. Any other file, can not be attached. Also, woefully inadequate.
Haven't been hearing on WPC or anywhere else that MS is about to do anything with that.
With that said, I have no plans on going back to android. My android experience was a buggy mess, and I just don't want to go back there, but what it did right was that your phone was a smart phone, it effectively functioned as a computer. It's just unfortunate that my SGS i9000 was a buggy mess, and received no updates to address that.
I just hope that MS does make the WP8 experience the best by taking the positives of iOS and android, and there has been some promise in the recent updates, but admittedly they've been fixated on trying to build market share by allowing more varied devices in terms of hardware, rather than fixing the OS to allow more functionality. Hardware, in my opinion isn't the problem, WP8 still needs work.
Regarding your specific concerns;
-Live tiles appear to work ok. I haven't really been too bothered by them since I like having the small ones. Many apps don't have a meaningful live tile, so just having a small tile to open it is sufficient.
-Notifications on lock screen are good. With the coming glance screen update, you won't even need to get to the lock screen.
-I haven't had any specific voice problems with WP8, but I don't use voice that much at all. Seems to be able to do most thing that you would want it to do. YMMV with this one though.
-WP8 keyboard, in my opinion works fine. It's quite quick, and the autocorrect and word prediction is very good for writing with correct spelling and grammar. I think it's only problem is that it takes a bit too much screen real estate, especially in landscape orientation.