Things I did to make my 830 better

[jehugo]

I paid the $99 contract upgrade. I'll pay off contract when a <6" flagship comes around.

 

[hasasimo]

Got the 830 as soon as it was available on Ebay, well before any reviews. First thing I did was change the display profile to "vivid," but also changed the brightness profile to a little more than half way. The display is perfect now.

That second part really made a difference... better than just switching to vivid alone.

 

[Chris_Germany]

So preview on 830 is working fine? I wanted to stick with final builds, but now I want to try again ...
I get the newest OS build with the next update (gdr2), is that correct?

 

[df608]

I paid the $99 contract upgrade. I'll pay off contract when a <6" flagship comes around.

My contract is up for my 920. I'm trying to decide what to do. Why did you go with the 830 over the 1520 if you plan on getting a 6" flagship next year?

 

[jehugo]

Dev Preview works great on the 830 in my experience. To the best of my knowledge the 830 comes baked in with the latest and greatest update (Denim).

 

[df608]

Oh right but, you don't get all the features you would with denim on the 1520

 

[jehugo]

My contract is up for my 920. I'm trying to decide what to do. Why did you go with the 830 over the 1520 if you plan on getting a 6" flagship next year?

* less than 6"

And I retract my statement a bit... I think the 830 is just dandy. I don't care so much about the "hey cortana" feature or the most uber camera so my next lumia will have to bring some major stuff to the table.

As far as if you should upgrade your 920, I dunno. I had upgrade-itis, a dusty front cam, and also needed to change my contract a bit b/c of better pricing so I said "ok sure". At the end of the day I don't think it's a true upgrade from 920, just a different device that performs similarly to the 920 with some different features. I could easily go back to my 920 and not miss much, but I do enjoy the 830's form-factor, sd card, and screen size.

 

[rudranil]

Do you guys know how to install the maps on the SD card? I had the maps on my 920 and it was no issue as I had enough space. On my 830, I must install the maps on the SD card as I am running out of space fast on my phone. I moved the HERE Drive and HERE Maps to SD card, but still when I try to download the maps, they are getting downloaded to the phone instead of the SD card. Has anyone done this successfully?

 

[Chris_Germany]

Afaik its no lt possible anymore. They removed the storage sense beta app, which was the only way. But maybe someone got an idea.
How do you run out of space? You got 16gb internal plus SD support for all,your files?

 

[rudranil]

That would be a bummer if it is not possible anymore. I still have over 6 GB left on my phone, but the US map is almost 4 GB and it will take away considerable space. Looks like I need to be selective and install the maps for my region only. Didn't need to worry about this on my 920. Still very happy with my 830 though...

 

[WhiteNiteLite]

Maybe it's because I already have it installed, but the app is still showing up for me. Does this still work for anyone else:
Lumia storage check beta | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

 

[Chris_Germany]

That would be a bummer if it is not possible anymore. I still have over 6 GB left on my phone, but the US map is almost 4 GB and it will take away considerable space. Looks like I need to be selective and install the maps for my region only. Didn't need to worry about this on my 920. Still very happy with my 830 though...

But still, you can move ALL apps, music, pics, movies etc. to SD card, so you have plenty of space left, JUST for your maps... i dont see the problem?

Well...i dont move the important apps to SD (like whatsapp, facebook, etc.), because i think they could be a bit slower then / facing random problems...who knows... But all other apps (mixradio, games, rarely used apps, pics, movies) are all moved to SD card.

 

[Ploydd]

Maybe it's because I already have it installed, but the app is still showing up for me. Does this still work for anyone else:
Lumia storage check beta | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

Worked for me

 

[rudranil]

Maybe it's because I already have it installed, but the app is still showing up for me. Does this still work for anyone else:
Lumia storage check beta | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

Thanks for the link!! Worked perfectly. Thought that app was discontinued.

 

[udayk]

To resolve the washed out color, change the color profile (under display) from standard to vivid. Thank Daniel Rubino for that tip...

That was pretty much the first thing I did

Also, the display can be a bit too bright in dark surroundings when set to Automatic. I reduced the brightness of the 'Low' setting and pretty much use it everytime I operate my phone in dark. Easy on eyes, easy on battery!

 

[seventeenapg]

Do you guys know how to install the maps on the SD card? I had the maps on my 920 and it was no issue as I had enough space. On my 830, I must install the maps on the SD card as I am running out of space fast on my phone. I moved the HERE Drive and HERE Maps to SD card, but still when I try to download the maps, they are getting downloaded to the phone instead of the SD card. Has anyone done this successfully?

I think you need to get another version of storage check. With it you can tell it to download and store maps on the Sd card.

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/s...eck-beta/c2adc981-83c2-4f19-8161-67149e44214c

 

[gmfeld]

Got the 830 as soon as it was available on Ebay, well before any reviews. First thing I did was change the display profile to "vivid," but also changed the brightness profile to a little more than half way. The display is perfect now.

That second part really made a difference... better than just switching to vivid alone.

When you switched brightness profile to a little more than half way, were you starting from "medium"? Notice any change in battery life going to Vivid and increasing Brightness?

 

[hasasimo]

When you switched brightness profile to a little more than half way, were you starting from "medium"? Notice any change in battery life going to Vivid and increasing Brightness?

I was indeed starting from right in the middle. However, I made this change right away so I couldn't adequately gauge the difference in battery life. I pretty easily go a day and a half with medium usage though.

 

[Chris_Germany]

Increased brightness = decreased battery life. There's no point asking, that's physics....