BUILD 2014 Live - WP8.1 Discussion Thread

[kingenu]

can you guys confirm for me, if the ativ s will get the 3 row tiles when i update with the developer preview? im getting one soon

 

[squire777]

OEM's need some more time with the updated OS before they can make phones that take advantage of all the new options. That and most of the good phones tend to come out before xmas

 

[theetommyt]

I was excited that the 930 was basically the Icon. I thought there would be the same flagship device that is on Verizon and at least ATT (maybe TMo). That would help promote the brand much more. Unfortunately it's just another exclusive. This time on Verizon. Exclusives suck.

Could have been:
iPhone 5s
Samsung S5
HTC One (M8)
and...
Nokia Icon/930

WP needs a flagship on all 4 major carriers!

 

[BIGPADDY]

can you guys confirm for me, if the ativ s will get the 3 row tiles when i update with the developer preview? im getting one soon

Yes it should with WP8.1 on the developer preview.

 

[PureView]

So the same old crappy Facebook app? At least that is what I saw during the keynote.

 

[hopmedic]

Master Chief Executive Officer.... Was he in the Navy? :wink:

 

[BIGPADDY]

Keynote Finished after 4 hours looking good!

 

[LTTG]

"If you want to try out Windows Phone 8.1 and you are a registered developer, you can update your phone as part of the Developer Preview Program in the first part of April."

 

[HeyCori]

My summary of Build so far.

 

[hopmedic]

Hey, y'all - don't forget that Nokia is having their announcement at 5 PDT tonight!

 

[BIGPADDY]

So what everyone thoughts about the first day keynotes?

 

[jleebiker]

My favorite feature that I use a LOT with Cortana:

Me: Remind me to send an email to John Doe about the project next time I am at work
Cortana: Ok, I have set a reminder to send John Doe an email about the project next time you are at work.

When I get to work, I get a reminder. No date/time set, nothing, just tell it to remind me when I get to work.

Interesting... So you're saying it can be setup to do location based reminders? All via voice?

 

[BIGPADDY]

Hey, y'all - don't forget that Nokia is having their announcement at 5 PDT tonight!

Thanks for the reminder I forgot about that!

 

[nkaufmann]

So what everyone thoughts about the first day keynotes?

Software = exceeds expectations
Hardware = fails to meet my expectations.

 

[nkaufmann]

Hey, y'all - don't forget that Nokia is having their announcement at 5 PDT tonight!

what is this announcement about???

 

[hopmedic]

Cortana - way better than I expected
Word Flow - I can't wait to try it, and hopefully it will satisfy those who came from Android who want Swype
Development tools - just WOW
New Lumias - nice. Not on Verizon, but nice. Don't forget Nokia's announcement tonight at 5 PDT!
Best of Show - Satya in jeans, tennis shoes, and t-shirt!

 

[BobLobIaw]

So what everyone thoughts about the first day keynotes?

Underwhelming but informative.

 

[kingenu]

Yes it should with WP8.1 on the developer preview.

good good! how do you rate the ativ s btw? if you don't mind me asking

 

[BIGPADDY]

Software = exceeds expectations
Hardware = fails to meet my expectations.

That sums it up for me as well hopefully they will show off other OEM's devices throughout the next few days.

 

[Aero_Smash]

No news about saving Apps + Games in the SD card