WP 8.1 is missing something

[DaT Franchise]

Ok then unlock the boot loaders and let us have at it if you brick you brick its on your dime not MS, then we can do what we want yet ms still has there say for the ignorant people out there.

 

[Kage Maru]

Then let the many tthat do continue in their ignorance. Other wise, it should be left to the consumer how they want to use the products they pay for. As long as it's not being used to harm anyone or in a manner that voids the warranty

Problem with the masses is the lack of self-awareness or accountability. What happens when these ignorant people turn on constant tile updates and their phones die much quicker? It's not their fault that the phone is dying quicker, it's MS' or Nokia's fault.

It sucks, but holding back options sometimes protects both the consumer and the company. This is a perfect example of this.

 

[colinkiama]

In my opinion live tiles should have an option to be updated as notifications come but the user can Change how they update throughout different apps and can choose any time limit from 5 mins with an allow updates as they come option.

 

[Zapella Tiago]

This is how appears to me (emulator wp 8.1)



and this:

 

[DaviUnic]

Then explain as I have no clue what that has to do with me wanting to have the option to do something with my phone and not have it dictated for me.

The manufacturer has certain rights regarding the product, just like you (the consumer). So if you don't like it, you can contact them and suggest a change or something, but in the end, it's all up to them if they want to do it or not. And then there's also a ton of other people who have a different opinion. They can't listen to all at once and have to make compromises. And as others said, in Microsoft's case, they'd probably get blamed for battery issues, etc. anyway. That's how things work in this world, if you're unable to comprehend that, make your own stuff. Problem solved.

 

[psudotechzealot]

Hardware?

 

[DaT Franchise]

For real battery stats like screen on time and what apps use the most power

 

[bayanii]

A pop up menu when holding down a blank space in the start screen. Like a right click on the mouse. Maybe the menu would contain options such as create app folder, change theme color, or rearrange tiles (in case you meant to perform that task).

 

[ronty]

1 second or even a minute update interval would put a strain on the battery + increase network traffic (wifi or cellular) for some tiles. Which is why it was set to 30 minutes minimum, though 10 minutes would probably be better IMO...

Actually, it should be something like, the user can decide the update interval for a specific live tile of an app. Most importantly, THEY SHOULD UPDATE PROPERLY. My battery, weather & currency converter tiles just do not update automatically.

 

[DaviUnic]

Actually, it should be something like, the user can decide the update interval for a specific live tile of an app. Most importantly, THEY SHOULD UPDATE PROPERLY. My battery, weather & currency converter tiles just do not update automatically.

Yeah, there are some bugs with the updating, I hope they've fixed that in 8.1

 

[jojoe42]

What would make sense is if they added a pull to refresh at the top of the start screen that updates all the tiles at once but still update every 15-30 minutes. Then the user could just update them whenever they want, and save on battery life for the average consumer. Personally I think this is a good compromise

 

[kb4000]

What would make sense is if they added a pull to refresh at the top of the start screen that updates all the tiles at once but still update every 15-30 minutes. Then the user could just update them whenever they want, and save on battery life for the average consumer. Personally I think this is a good compromise

I really like that idea.

 

[DaviUnic]

What would make sense is if they added a pull to refresh at the top of the start screen that updates all the tiles at once but still update every 15-30 minutes. Then the user could just update them whenever they want, and save on battery life for the average consumer. Personally I think this is a good compromise

That's actually a pretty cool idea. A great compromise, people can update whenever they want...

 

[Kashan Osama]

What would make sense is if they added a pull to refresh at the top of the start screen that updates all the tiles at once but still update every 15-30 minutes. Then the user could just update them whenever they want, and save on battery life for the average consumer. Personally I think this is a good compromise

iOS NOTE: not saying that they shouldn't do it,or if they did it would be a 1:1 copy,Actually these are general things to consider and i guess it would be a well implemented function and would seamlessly play with the metro ui...so win win

 

[jojoe42]

iOS NOTE: not saying that they shouldn't do it,or if they did it would be a 1:1 copy,Actually these are general things to consider and i guess it would be a well implemented function and would seamlessly play with the metro ui...so win win

Pull to refresh was hardly an iOS thing; it's just more commonly associated with it. My dad's tablet PC from 2004 had pull to refresh in the browser.

 

[Kashan Osama]

Pull to refresh was hardly an iOS thing; it's just more commonly associated with it. My dad's tablet PC from 2004 had pull to refresh in the browser.

I think we are talking about cellphones here

 

[hs k]

All I want is a proper queue send option through bluetooth we had in symbian days, mark files and send.

Mark all and delete all emails.