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The average non techy consumer is always going to go with the official version first when looking for an app, and eventually branch out to a 3rd party app when the official version no longer meets their need or performs the way they want it to be. If they're shopping for a phone and ask if the phone has instagram, and are told "No, but it has an alternative.", they'll be more likely to go with a safe option like an iPhone or Android, rather than taking a plunge on WP. Having the official versions first regardless of quality, would go a long way to changing perception of WP8 and help growing its marketshare and making first time WP8 buyers feel more assured with their purchase, but with so many devs, bloggers, reviewers acting outwardly hostile despite its recent growth and advancement it's really holding back it's potential growth.- Share
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xandros9 likes this.10-07-2013 08:38 AMLike 1 - Share
- It is true that many tech sites write any thing when it comes. To windows phone. Remember not everyone has a windows phone , the ones who have are proud of it. We who are using this OS knw quite well that almost every app is available if not official but a replacement and a fitting one. 6tag as the others have said is fitting one. You wont miss instagram on Windows phone.10-07-2013 08:48 AMLike 0
- It is true that many tech sites write any thing when it comes. To windows phone. Remember not everyone has a windows phone , the ones who have are proud of it. We who are using this OS knw quite well that almost every app is available if not official but a replacement and a fitting one. 6tag as the others have said is fitting one. You wont miss instagram on Windows phone.10-07-2013 08:56 AMLike 0
- People really need to start calling BS on the reviews of Windows phones
The Gadget Show | Nokia Lumia 1020 review by The Gadget Show
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The second comment is mine - and I think as WP users we all need to step up and start pointing out BS wherever we see it10-07-2013 08:59 AMLike 0 -
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I'm sure I'm missing a bunch.
You do have to be careful with the third party apps, however, as some of them do not implement Instagram security properly which can flag your account as suspicious and cause all kinds of posting/hashtag issues. I know that 6tag properly implements Instagram security, so if you stay with 6tag you'll be golden. Plus Rudy (Hyun, the developer of 6tag) is constantly working on, and updating, 6tag.
So yeah.10-07-2013 01:41 PMLike 0 - Can we start a sticky on WPCentral which mentions all official apps still missing on Windows Phone, twitter accounts of companies making those apps and support forums where we can put requests for development of apps on Windows Phone. If 50% of all WPCentral visitors pound those companies on twitter publically, we will see most of those apps out in 3 months!
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violentsharts and wapoz like this.10-07-2013 02:28 PMLike 2 - Share
- Can we start a sticky on WPCentral which mentions all official apps still missing on Windows Phone, twitter accounts of companies making those apps and support forums where we can put requests for development of apps on Windows Phone. If 50% of all WPCentral visitors pound those companies on twitter publically, we will see most of those apps out in 3 months!10-07-2013 03:12 PMLike 0
- Windows Phone is the fastest growing mobile platform in the world, it only costs $20 to start developing for Windows Phone, and for a while, Microsoft was paying developers to make apps for Windows Phone. If that's not enough to convince them, I'm not sure what else will.
Seriously some of these devs act like whiney fanboys lol. I can't believe so many devs and companies would pass up an extra revenue stream and a chance to gain a foothold in a rapidly growing new market.
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While I'm not a big fan of the concept, it seems that at least for the short term, quantity beats out quality. Then, once the higher number of apps gets market share, developers will spend more time on their apps, making them better and making Windows Phone stronger as a result.10-07-2013 04:12 PMLike 0 - First, i don't really like 3rd party apps. The creator of this app also mad 6sec which i used because i wanted to watch vine. This 3rd party app gave me the black screen of death everytime i left it running while the screen was asleep. It scared the crap out of me the first time, and i immediately opened the back and got the battery out. After a few times of this happening i figured out the app was doing this to my phone, and i stopped letting it run while the screen was sleep. The owner of this app eventually fixed this bug, but i don't trust third party apps much. It is always better to have the official version because third party isn't always reliable. Especially because another persistent bug is that even though the comment character max is 140 it says you cant exceed 140 characters and your comment isnt posted when im at 125 characters. I rather have the official vine.10-07-2013 08:14 PMLike 0
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- Hey guys, I've been holding off on getting the 1020 because I've read that it doesn't support instagram. I've heard it runs an alternative program called uggi or some weird name, but have no idea how that works.
Can someone who owns a 1020 explain to me how they use their instagram on it? Is it a seperate app all together? Can you follow people with normal instagram accounts? Or do they have to have the windows version of instagram?10-07-2013 10:59 PMLike 0 - First, i don't really like 3rd party apps. The creator of this app also mad 6sec which i used because i wanted to watch vine. This 3rd party app gave me the black screen of death everytime i left it running while the screen was asleep. It scared the crap out of me the first time, and i immediately opened the back and got the battery out. After a few times of this happening i figured out the app was doing this to my phone, and i stopped letting it run while the screen was sleep. The owner of this app eventually fixed this bug, but i don't trust third party apps much. It is always better to have the official version because third party isn't always reliable. Especially because another persistent bug is that even though the comment character max is 140 it says you cant exceed 140 characters and your comment isnt posted when im at 125 characters. I rather have the official vine.
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Eduardo Galvan likes this.10-08-2013 06:03 AMLike 1 - Share
- Can we all add our signature to the petition to bring Instagram to Windows Phone at http://www.change.org/petitions/inst...share_petition
They need to get 15,000 signatures and only about 100 signature short of the target!
While you are at it, Why not add a reply to bring official Target Cartwheel app to WP as well - Windows Phone App!10-09-2013 08:59 PMLike 0
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