GDR2 update in now being pushed for ATT and TMO in the US. Long overdue.
ah, finally.
GDR2 update in now being pushed for ATT and TMO in the US. Long overdue.
GDR2 update in now being pushed for ATT and TMO in the US. Long overdue.
My guess is they're planning on turning the back button into the charms button.
I'd hate this. We already use that swipe gesture for Charms to get to the app list, so they'd either have to invert it from 8/WT to Windows Phone (which people would tout as "confusing fragmentation"), or they'd have to change how apps were accessed (maybe make them a Charm, which I'd ALSO hate?).
Yeah...sort-of. AT&T stripped out DataSense, which is uber-stupid.
Does VZW still have exclusivity rights on it?
i just bought a used lumia 920 with Amber/pro cam on board, this phone is just impressive, wow. All about this phone feels just right, near perfection. The only cons remaining is that there's still no decent app to play mkvs and that you can't manually focus by touching the screen WHILE shooting a video. Also, is there a setting to turn off backlight on the the physical keys, it's an eyekiller in low light, only the screen brightness is lowering, kind of stupid.
i just bought a used lumia 920 with Amber/pro cam on board, this phone is just impressive, wow. All about this phone feels just right, near perfection. The only cons remaining is that there's still no decent app to play mkvs and that you can't manually focus by touching the screen WHILE shooting a video. Also, is there a setting to turn off backlight on the the physical keys, it's an eyekiller in low light, only the screen brightness is lowering, kind of stupid.
Disclaimer: I am a lifestyle ambassador for Verizon. I have been lukewarm about Windows phones but have to admit I really like the build quality of the Lumia 928 & the camera is very good particularly in low light conditions.
Did they add custom SMS notifications tones for each contact? This is the one thing that's keeping me away from WP. Was surprised WP didn't support this, was absolutely floored they didn't even have the option for a general custom tone.
GDR3 is supposed to add custom tones...but I'm not sure it will add custom tones for each contact :\
They really screwed up with the whole WP7/8 debacle. Instead of moving the platform forward feature wise they had to redo the whole thing and just try to keep it at the same point WP7 was (which was behind).
These are little things but they cumulatively add up (I mean, I don't care about the custom tones for each contact but I can see why someone would and why *shouldn't* you be able to -- it's supposed to be a *smart*phone!).
Wow, so no custom tones yet, and maybe no custom contact tones at all? This is not super advanced functionality. I get a lot of texts from a lot of people, some are worth going to get my phone for, most aren't. No way I could use a phone that had 1 tone for every message I got. I guess I won't even be looking at the 1020, oh well...
They confirmed that's in GDR3 today and they're launching a developer early access program for the updates that should enable just about anyone to get the new OS updates immediately.
http://www.wpcentral.com/microsoft-officially-announces-windows-phone-8-gdr3-update
http://www.wpcentral.com/get-gdr3-today-windows-phone-preview-developers