Windows General Discussion Latest Topics

lumia 535

Sat, 14 Nov 2015 11:41:35 +0000

flash player for lumia 535 windows 8 phone help

retro problem - Samsung Omnia 2 (i8000)

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:48:56 +0000

Guys I hope you will not be angry when I dig up such history ;) But please maybe some of you experienced flashers remember and will help me with this

Buggy Bluetooth?

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:07:39 +0000

Decided to give windows phone a try as a change from android, I have a Lumia 735 and for the most part I like it other than the bluetooh seems to be very buggy, at least I think it's the bluetooth.

The phone is normally fine execpt for when it's in the car, where it seems to have a habit of crashing and rebooting. When in the car it's connecting via bluetooth to an IO play 2 for Handsfree and also A2DP audio streaming.

It's getting quite annoying as I tend to use spotify a lot in the car, and sometimes I'm using it as a sat-nav. Obvisouly if I'm driving I cannot enter my Pin/restart these apps untill I can find somewhere safe to stop.

Looking for some assistance lumia 735

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:51:25 +0000

Hi, i bought new lumia 735 recently, and i have some problems with memory, first boot i entered all files email .... but then i resseted phone cuz im under 18 and i needed 18 years for apps. I made new email and stuff, but the thing is on start app photo shows pictures from one drive u know like preview but nothing in photos, and when i go in storage sense it says one drive has 700 mbs i tried to uninstall but there isnt any uninstall option. And in other files there is 600 mbs hthat cant be opened. What do i do ?

Saving contacts on a broken Omnia i900.

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:26:11 +0000

Hello,

One of my friends has an Omnia i900 that cannot boot, but wants to save the contacts stored in the phone's memory. The phone tries to boot but is stuck on a green screen and when connected to a pc, it isn't recognised. I would try flashing a rom to get it working but the contents of the storage will get deleted... Is there any way to get the contacts off the phone?

Thank you!

Samsung Omnia i900 freezes on startup "unlock" screen, please help

Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:06:38 +0000

Today I have installed a firewall software (ProtectStar Mobile Firewall for Mobile, downloaded from http://download.cnet.com/ProtectStar-Mobile-Firewall/3000-2094_4-10539376.html). After successfully finishing of the installation it requires reboot, I pressed "OK".

After rebooting (and by every following attempting to start), the phone freezes on the "Unlock device" screen. The keyboard for enetering of unlock code appears, but is not responding. Hardware buttons also don't like to respond. The phone is heating, and after a minute I have to remove the battery because this is the only way to stop it. Soft resets didn't help.

The phone is Samsung Omnia SGH i900, bought in 2008, with the official Samsung ROM last updated in 2009.

If somebody have ideas, please help.

Save apps to SD card WP8

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:17:56 +0000

On the windowscentral forum I saw someone mention that you could do this via a PC. Just wondering if anyone on here has done this, or knows if it's not possible? I always thought you could only save: photos, music, videos, and docs to the SD card in WP8.

Thanks

sorry, you can't do this, at the moment. Should've googled it first :P

Don't use your pockets to hold a Lumia 1520

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:07:15 +0000

Well the Lumia 1520 is a great device and for some the size is not a problem, but this is a sad tale that may make you think twice on keeping the device in a pocket.

What is a problem though is how to carry the phone. Now I have been carrying the phone in the front pocket of my trousers making sure the screen is facing my leg and nothing else gets put in my pocket.

So after taking my phone out to use the camera imagine my shock to see a massive crack, now what is surprising is the crack is on the internal screen and not on the main gorilla glass screen. The only way I can see this happening is the internal screen is under pressure and a tiny amount of stress/flex in my pocket was enough to crack the screen.

The phone has not been dropped or knocked when in my pocket so I can only guess as to the actual reason for the damage. The downside is not only visual but the capacitive touch is not working in the top left corner and it appears to freeze the screen so it becomes unresponsive, pressing the home button appears to restore it.

Problem I have is this is my only device with a nano SIM so unless I can find an adaptor I can not send the phone off for repair as I need to have a usable phone.

Nokia will repair it but it will cost £125 initially and possible more if they feel it needs more work. So can I even afford to have it repaired in the first place? not good for a 10 week old device with a two year contract.

Skinning/Customizing WP8

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:11:27 +0000

Hello,

I just got a Nokia Lumia 520 and I wanted to know if there was a way to customize the desk screen in a cool way?
I really dislike the tiles layout overall and I much prefered Android (my old phone) that I could customise at wish.

I've downloaded the Wiztiles app (as well as Mytilemaker, Customtilesmaker...) and I can't get something nice.

I've tried searching on Deviantart for ideas but I only found lockscreen images.

Anyone got something fun?

Thanks :)

lumia 820 battery heat problem

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:28:24 +0000

Lumia 820(already updated) is the first windows phone which I bought not very long ago. I found out that it is easier get hot than my previous cell phones when just bought. And the battery life also a little disappoited me especially when watching non-stop media..

I know it could be many reasons since I’ve asked help from google...I think most probably is the overheating drains the battery.

I am not sure the generated heat was a result of a defective battery since my display did not set to higher levels or using the flashlight, games, heavy web and videos browsing. Sometimes these indeed suck my battery out of life very quickly. Anyway, I swap a MPJ 2500mAh battery which I bought with my Lumia 820 to troubleshoot if it was the problem of BP-5T, but it worked quite well. Also, the phone charger did not have any physical damage.

Then I tired to off the phone for one whole day and set display to even lower. After some steps indeed helped me discovered some apps that were pulling too much battery power cus after I installed these apps it stopped loosing its charge super fast. Luckily it was not a defective OEM battery but I already start in relying on quality replacement battery:)

phone error

Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:59:37 +0000

This is the message I get everytime I try to get on Yahoo mail on my windows phone
update your password for winmo.map.mail.yahoo.com.993.1 and tap and Save.

Android apps on windows phone

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:14:08 +0000

Hello,

I am planning to do a start-up. I got to know that Windows phone users love their device, but they have concerns with the number of apps available on the platform. They would like to have popular apps from Android or iPhone available on Windows Phone.

My idea is to make android apps available on Windows Phone. I have explained the idea in following survey.

Could you please help me understand your sentiments as a windows phone user? I would really love to have your feedback on this.Its a short survey.it wont take much time Here is the link to my survey -
http://survey.itamit.me/

Thank you!

Are there WP8 alternatives for all my must-have Android apps? [list]

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:22:41 +0000

Hi WP8 users!

I'm planning to join the club on a Huawei Ascend W1.

But before spending the 200 Euros I want to make sure all my most important Android Apps are available or replaceable by a decent alternative. Would appreciate if you could help me with this small list:

Must have:

Shazam

Line

MobileVOIP

Google Translate

Jorte calendar + MyPhoneExplorer (offline sync with Mozilla lightning calendar)

Pretty nice to have:

Leo.org

imo (a messenger integrating facebook chat and skype, would love to see whatsapp, line, and maybe even sms in there)

Tripadvisor

Barcode scanner

Swiftkey

Google Maps (I know there is the Nokia thing, but is Google Maps available too?)

Period Tracker

I sincerely hope there are no issues finding these:

FlashLight

OI Notepad

Skype

Youtube

Alarm Clock Plus

And maybe a more general question: Are there many decent free apps in the Windows Store? I'm not used to paying for apps...

Cheers!

Linus X.

Change phone number formats in People app?

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:07:31 +0000

Hi,

Hoping someone can help. I'm an American living in the UK, therefore I have contacts for both countries in the People app. Is it possible to alter the number format to match the country, in the corresponding contact files?

I bluetoothed my contacts from android with the Transfer My Data app and they all seem to be in the US format, now. So, if I can't change each contact, how can I make all the contacts appear in the UK format? Seeing that the majority of my contacts are in the UK.

Thanks loads

Can you change the colour of individual tiles on WP8 homescreen?

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:13:47 +0000

Hi,

Can you change the colour of individual tiles on the home screen?

Funny thing is, I was using Launcher 8 on android, before moving to Win8. Launcher 8 basically made the android home page and app drawer look like the real thing, but you could change the colour on each tile...

LUMIA 520 loose cover and creaking

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:21:11 +0000

Hi I recently got a lumia 520 and it was creaking like crazy plus if I hold the phone upside down (for some reason :P)the back cover starts to slip off. Does anyone else notice anything with their back covers?

Is this a bug? Nokia Lumia 520

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:55:57 +0000

Last night turned off the phone.

Turned on the phone today when woke up but it had a little airplane in the top left screen corner.

Apparently it's in flight mode.

I never put it in flight mode before I turned it off.

Turned off the phone then it seemd to be bricked and wouldn't turn on.

Remove the battery and now it works again.

It's been driving me crazy all week. Only purchased it on Sunday.

The first problem was transferring music to the phone on the SD Card. It would freeze up part way through file transfers..

Swapped the SD Card for one that is faster and now it seems to be working.

Did I get a dud phone?

Cheap WP8 options?

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:25:37 +0000

So a friend has asked me for suggestions for a new phone and I'm really inclined to suggest WP given her classic usage of Facebook WhatsApp and SMS it'd be perfect. However price is of the essence here, so looking to see if there are any 'budget' WP8 phones.

I first considered WP7 phones but what's the deal with apps being backward compatible with it? For example having a look at the new Facebook app it doesn't seem to be compatible with 7.5. Is this something common?

Also any personal experience with whatsapp? Reviews seem to say it's pretty poor.

Nokia Lumia 800 v/s Nokia Lumia 900

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:41:59 +0000

Nokia has launched Lumia series last year, and for the sake of good, the series has helped Nokia to survive in this competitive market. Nokia Lumia 820 and 920 has been launched but I want suggestions from all of you that which one is better between Nokial Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 900 according to you?

Thoughts on moving to WP8

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:56:22 +0000

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong forum but hey, here goes.....

I am about to get a phone upgrade in a couple of days,

I am currently a HTC Sensation XL user, but I am thinking of going down the WP route,

mainly looking at the HTC 8x as my carrier doesn't really offer any other WP devices (Lumia920 "coming soon")

Anyway what I was wondering was how have people found WP8 and more importantly,

how have ex-android users found the switch?

Also does anyone have the 8x and if so how are you finding it in terms of both hardware and software?

Any info / tips would be great :)

Huawei Ascend W1 Blue £129 on o2 network

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:15:24 +0000

Hi all just thought id post this deal, seems a nice phone for the price

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/huawei/ascend-w1-blue

specs:

picking a new phone!

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:11:54 +0000

Just wanted to hear a few opinions on the best phones out there.

I have a blackberry at the moment (you probably don't want to here that here xD) and it was the worst decision ever! I've had it for less than 6 months, I've been very careful with it. I haven't dropped it or anything it is in perfect condition and for some reason it started turning itself off and on through the night until its battery died. It's obviously got faulty hardware or something and it's being repaired (or has been for the last 2 weeks and there's still a few weeks to wait :/)

so when the warranty runs out I am not spending over £40 repairing a phone when it isn't my fault that it's damaged :|

/rant over.

I need a reliable phone. I am looking for an android phone.

I have looked around myself and I'm only young (AKA have no money what so ever) so i'm looking for something low priced, not like the HTC desire and such. (although I would if I could)

I was looking at the Orange San Francisco (or the ZTE blade), the HTC wildfire or the INQ touch cloud... any other suggestions?

Language

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:51:17 +0000

Hello

I really have a wish to get sms from my other friends in Farsi/persian where can i download softwear for my old smartphone mobile (qtek 8310 , version 5) for free. I have heard that i can just download it from their site but i cant find it :) can you help me ? thxxx

unlocking htc hd7 t9292

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:27:33 +0000

Ive tried to get the 7.8 update on my hd7 (02 UK) people have said they have in Canada and in New Zealand but there phones are unlocked ive tried looking on google to do this and it says have to buy gold card £100 to do it can some one on here please point me in the right direction or tell me how to do it thank you.

Internet Sharing - Blocked by operator on plan. How to bypass?

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:09:07 +0000

Hi Guys,

Got a Lumia 800 with 7.8 on it (taken from Navifirm) and all working fine (as it was using 7.5).

However my operator in the UK (Orange) blocks teathering unless you have a special plan and pay more for it. Personally I find this disgusting as I don't require teathering per se - just ad hoc for testing the odd thing out. Therefore paying it not really an option as I don't need it on a monthly basis.

Also I feel that I pay for 1Gb data allowance - surely I should be able to use that how I wish.

When using Android, I used custom ROM's and could teather without problems.

Anyone know how to bypass operator restrictions? If I put my SIM into a rooted Android device with custom ROM it works fine - seems like Orange have some killswitch applied to the WP device for Internet Sharing which only they can remove.

Any ideas?

Thanks - Steve