WP8 Newbie Tips

[hopmedic]

Shouldn't my data and battery usage be a CHOICE? I understand all the technical reasons... it goes far beyond data and battery. HTML messages can be used as phishing tools for spammers. If the image is pushed it will validate the email address. But my point isn't a debate about why, it is about user choice. I get 100's of emails a day to my "controlled" work account, a known trusted source. I find it a little lame that I have to click on each one to see it as it was intended graphically. Other phone platforms (android, Apple... even Blackberry) give the user a choice.

Thanks for your reply Rich. Like you I have a plethora of devices under my belt dating back to the mid 80's (yes I'm that old). I will concede that my "big brother" comment might have been a little harsh. I've just been left feeling like the latest and greatest from MS is a step backward. The company use to ask "Where do you want to go today?" is now say "Here's what I wont let you do today."

Yes, I know of the phishing, and other reasons not to allow pictures to download. I just kept it simple. Yes, it's a choice. You can choose to download the pictures by tapping one. You can choose not to. That's just how Microsoft chose to implement it. Why? I don't know. But that's how it works. If you don't like it, go on over to http://uservoice.windowsphone.com and see if there is an item that fits your complaint and use that, or if not, create a new one. For me, it really doesn't matter what the implementation is, but I happen to like it. Unfortunately, nothing will ever be created before Jesus returns that will satisfy all people. Until then, we live with compromises. :wink:

 

[stalemate1]

Customize Lock Screen
While it’s been easy to customize your lock screen with static images, WP8 lets you customize the lock screen with app data and/or live tile information. Just go to Settings | Lock Screen | “Open this app to let it make changes” | click the APP button, go to your app (say the HTC app that includes newsfeeds, weather, stocks), pick the screen you’d like to have as your new lock screen and you’re done. This works for all apps enabled for this feature like music (have your artist display on your lock screen while music plays), Bing (Bing’s desktop of the day), Facebook, etc. Mine is set to HTC’s local weather conditions.

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Interns of HTC's weather app/feature, is it a live animation ? I've seen what beautiful weather animations HTC has put on its sense 3.0 & 3.5/6 (android) phones.

See:


www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1AYFR-uUXI

And here are all the animations:

[Demo] All 18 Gorgeous HTC Sense 3.0 Weather Animations (from the HTC EVO View 4G) - YouTube

All of these can be set as your live wallpaper (thats one thing I would miss with Android)

On a sense 3.0 device you see what is displayed above and details about the current weather conditions. Oh and HTC have tons of animations in their stock widgets. Sorry, I know this is a Windows phone site but I just thought I'd share.

But is it possible to get anything similar to this on windows phone ?

 

[minus365]

i might be missing the point here, but exactly same animations are on HTC weather app stocked on htc 8s/8x.

 

[Pete fin]

Something simple that maybe everybody knows. I didn't untill by accident, so here goes:

Try double tapping space bar when you've written a word when typing a text message.

Also while texting: If you choose a word proposed by your phone, space appears at the end. Useless at the end of sentence? Never mind it, just press period and it magically dissapears.

 

[HaibaneReki]

All those can be actually changed in keyboard settings

 

[Boris Lozac]

The tip for which i've opened a thread, adding photos to favorites will show only those photos on the live tile..

 

[Ktysai]

Is there a tip that makes the phone filter into the People hub, only the ones that has phone numbers?

 

[Boris Lozac]

Who said you can tap on a word to select it and then tap a search button and it will launch a search for that word? It doesn't work for me.

 

[HaibaneReki]

Who said you can tap on a word to select it and then tap a search button and it will launch a search for that word? It doesn't work for me.

in the Explorer too?

 

[mjrtoo]

When in messaging, you can touch the persons name at the top and brings you to their address book entry. Also, within the people hub, you can choose which accounts to see by touching 'all accounts'.

Tried to read the whole thing, but couldn't do it, sorry if duplicates, and yes, on WP7 too.

 

[nokia3660]

Hi, always happy to see a convert ^_^

Ad1) yes and no, you can use "as items arrive" for push notifications, if supported by the server, otherwise 15 is the shortest refresh interval. You can forward to hotmail if unsupported.

Actually I found a way on reddit to get items as they arrive for gmail. Instead of setting it up as a gmail account set it up with outlook and choose the server as m.google.com, works like a charm.

 

[HaibaneReki]

Actually I found a way on reddit to get items as they arrive for gmail. Instead of setting it up as a gmail account set it up with outlook and choose the server as m.google.com, works like a charm.

that's a smart way to do it, too bad I won't test it since I'm google-free now (except YT of course..) :/

 

[OberstDanjeje]

It work in Internet Explorer, at least for my L720

 

[Owen Johnson]

Double tap space and you get a period and a space

 

[hopmedic]

Why did this thread get un-stickied?

 

[HaibaneReki]

Double tap space and you get a period and a space

that's actually optional in keyboard settings

 

[MKairys]

Any way to "select all" emails in an inbox?

Not that I've ever found and sometimes that drives me nuts.

 

[HaibaneReki]

AVI files copied to Camera Roll (haven't tested in Video folder yet) will play normally via native video app (may be a result of Moliplayer Pro recently installed, which plays MKV and other files from Camera Roll, but doubt it)

 

[HaibaneReki]

Why did this thread get un-stickied?

maybe because there's this one now