Windows Phone Central Forums - Windows Phone 8 http://forums.wpcentral.com/ Windows Phone 8 News, Reviews, Help and Discussion. en Sun, 26 May 2013 01:13:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.wpcentral.com/images/misc/rss.png Windows Phone Central Forums - Windows Phone 8 http://forums.wpcentral.com/ Win 8 and Zune Pass http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228370-win-8-zune-pass.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:42:26 GMT I have a Samsung focus that I use as a Zune. Which means I still use Zune Pass.. I don't use the focus as a phone be ause I rather have a dedicated music player. I finally switched my actual mobile phone over to Windows 8. Can I use Xbox music on my 928 and still use Zune on the focus? I can't redownload all of my music. I don't want to lose my playlist and my autoplaylists.

Thanks ]]> Windows Phone 8 donebrasko http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228370-win-8-zune-pass.html I started a Nokia petition on Change.org http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228354-i-started-nokia-petition-change-org.html Sat, 25 May 2013 21:29:00 GMT http://www.change.org/petitions/nokia-and-taco-bell-taco-bell-should-give-a-free-taco-to-anyone-with-a-nokia-lumia-phone http://www.change.org/petitions/noki...ia-lumia-phone ]]> Windows Phone 8 NokiaNinja http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228354-i-started-nokia-petition-change-org.html Editing video on the Lumia 920 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228333-editing-video-lumia-920-a.html Sat, 25 May 2013 18:07:50 GMT Does anyone know of any way to edit a video in windows phone 8? Does anyone know of any way to edit a video in windows phone 8? ]]> Windows Phone 8 joeynox http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228333-editing-video-lumia-920-a.html Idea for MSFT to push WP8 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228326-idea-msft-push-wp8.html Sat, 25 May 2013 16:59:53 GMT I had an idea that MSFT would never do but could really get the WP8 market share up big time. They should do something like give away WP8 away free... I had an idea that MSFT would never do but could really get the WP8 market share up big time. They should do something like give away WP8 away free with no contract for everyone who either preorders the Xbox1 or buys it before the end of the year. With all the systems they will most likely sell they would more than likely double or triple their user base. ]]> Windows Phone 8 Erickson187 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228326-idea-msft-push-wp8.html Backing up Apps http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228315-backing-up-apps.html Sat, 25 May 2013 15:31:08 GMT I just came over to Windows Phone with the new Nokia Lumia 928. With iPhone and before that Palm, I had physical apps that I could back up on my... I just came over to Windows Phone with the new Nokia Lumia 928. With iPhone and before that Palm, I had physical apps that I could back up on my computer. Is there no way to do this with Windows Phone? Why I ask is that I quickly read the headline that Microsoft and Google teamed up to make a YouTube app but didn't finish the article. I deleted the nice Microsoft YouTube app and downloaded what turned out to be the previous version. I thought, no biggie, I'll just reinstall it from the WindowsPhone site. It shows it but also that it is no longer available in the store. So I can't just reinstall it. The YouTube thing isn't really a big deal to me but what happens if I purchase an app that I really want and then have to do a reinstall for some reason only to find it's no longer available. I would really like to be able to back up apps on my own computer just in case I need to go back a version or something. Does anything like this exist?

Also, why is connecting the phone to a Windows 7 computer so buggy? It works great on a Windows 8 computer but at home I'm still at 7 and half the time it works and half the time it doesn't. ]]> Windows Phone 8 bdball http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228315-backing-up-apps.html Question About Rooms http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228313-question-about-rooms.html Sat, 25 May 2013 15:02:05 GMT Hi everyone. I just upgraded to the Lumia 928 from a WP7 device and wanted to try out Rooms. My question though is that people I am inviting... Hi everyone. I just upgraded to the Lumia 928 from a WP7 device and wanted to try out Rooms.

My question though is that people I am inviting aren't showing up as a tile with a picture on my device (though they do on their devices, as do I). On my device they show up as a blank tile with their e-mail address in it... Am I doing something wrong? They are on WP8 as well. Another WP8 device never received my invite...?

Edit: It also, though they are already in my contact list and online, added this e-mail account as a separate chat account in my messaging hub...

Thanks Again, ]]> Windows Phone 8 M_Lyons10 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228313-question-about-rooms.html My biggest pet peeve http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228309-my-biggest-pet-peeve.html Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:08 GMT So I am an iPhone convert, and I have to say I have never really looked back since I purchased my 920. After 6 years of using an iPhone, that really... So I am an iPhone convert, and I have to say I have never really looked back since I purchased my 920. After 6 years of using an iPhone, that really says something... Windows is doing a good job.

HOWEVER, there is something that drives me crazy. And that is the on-screen buttons (back, home, search). When needing to move around the phone... They are great. But I can't count the amount of times they have accidentally been hit and thrown me out of the app I was in or the video I was watching, forcing me to re-find my spot, etc.

After months of using the 920, I can say that I never truly feel "safe" or fully "comfortable" holding my phone because one slight brush against these buttons and BAM, you are thrown off course. With the iPhone you actually have a place to put your thumbs on both sides of the phone, firmly and confidently. Because there is a hard button, it is WAY easier to avoid hitting it. I am tired of having to hold my phone by the ity bity corners in fear of hitting our on-screen buttons.

So my question is, is there no way around this? Wouldn't it make sense if a double tap was required only when you are in an app?? O how wonderful that would be. Does anyone know of any setting... Or patch available??

Last night, I was showing my wife a video clip and when she tried to adjust the phone to the right viewing angle for her, bam, she closed the video. She sighed, said, "I don't know how you use that thing", and didn't bother sticking around for the video to be setup again. This is a serious issue and I don't think MS has thought it through enough.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks! ]]> Windows Phone 8 wingcutter http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228309-my-biggest-pet-peeve.html DIsplay turning off, front camera turning off when in skype after 5 minutes http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228300-display-turning-off-front-camera-turning-off-when-skype-after-5-minutes.html Sat, 25 May 2013 11:47:36 GMT DIsplay turning off, front camera turning off when in skype after 5 minutes.. Screen timeout in 5 minutes... How to make this not happen when in... DIsplay turning off, front camera turning off when in skype after 5 minutes.. Screen timeout in 5 minutes... How to make this not happen when in skype video calls... Its very annoying. Phone is Nokia lumia 720. ]]> Windows Phone 8 Jacks Blacks http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228300-display-turning-off-front-camera-turning-off-when-skype-after-5-minutes.html App List Style http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228233-app-list-style.html Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:27 GMT Is there a way to disable the letters in the full app list? I had to swap out my new HTC 8x because of battery issues and the new replacement they... Is there a way to disable the letters in the full app list? I had to swap out my new HTC 8x because of battery issues and the new replacement they gave me the full App list has letters after it finished syncing. It's driving me crazy, on the old phone it didn't have them. ]]> Windows Phone 8 ChrisRiv91 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228233-app-list-style.html Does WP8 support WPS? http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228231-does-wp8-support-wps.html Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:39 GMT Sorry, couldn't find it anywhere on this forum.

WPS is a nice thing which allows you to connect to WPA2 access point by pressing button on it. I can't do this on my new Lumia 820, so I guess molasses-slow MS fell behind Android yet again?

Or does it support WPS and I just can't figure this out?
Is there any official info on WP8 WPS support? I binged and googled for "wp8 wps support" but no luck. ]]> Windows Phone 8 shmuntz http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228231-does-wp8-support-wps.html GIF in SMS http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228229-gif-sms.html Fri, 24 May 2013 23:08:33 GMT Hey everyone, I was wondering if you know if it is possible to receive a gif in an sms and have it be animated. IOS can definitely do this... Hey everyone,

I was wondering if you know if it is possible to receive a gif in an sms and have it be animated.
IOS can definitely do this however I am wondering if this functionality exist in WP8 (Lumia 920)

Thanks for your input! ]]> Windows Phone 8 ale2999 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228229-gif-sms.html Problem with Country Codes--Skype contacts http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228226-problem-country-codes-skype-contacts.html Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:43 GMT Hi. When I link a windows live contact information with a skype account, the phone number appears with a country code (as is set in skype, I... Hi.

When I link a windows live contact information with a skype account, the phone number appears with a country code (as is set in skype, I guess).

Is there any way to remove the country code for all my contacts that are linked with a skype account??? ]]> Windows Phone 8 Dante X http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228226-problem-country-codes-skype-contacts.html YouTube App http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228222-youtube-app.html Fri, 24 May 2013 21:31:56 GMT Well i for one never saw this coming... Google and Microsoft actually working together? Amazing. Microsoft and Google make amends, will... Well i for one never saw this coming... Google and Microsoft actually working together? Amazing.

Microsoft and Google make amends, will co-develop a YouTube app for Windows Phone

Whatever you do, DON'T UPDATE!!! Unless they break the current one, and we'll have no choice. :/

From The Verge:
Quote:
Microsoft, for its part, has said that it's happy to include ads in its YouTube Windows Phone application if Google allows it and provides access to an official API. The Verge understands that Microsoft will have to use a publicly available iframe embed API, meaning its updated application will likely lose a lot of functionality.
]]> Windows Phone 8 WPenvy http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228222-youtube-app.html Looks like Google and MS will be working together on a new YouTube app http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228219-looks-like-google-ms-will-working-together-new-youtube-app.html Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:24 GMT The old version will be going back up on the store umtil the new one is done. Microsoft and Google make amends, will co-develop a YouTube app for... The old version will be going back up on the store umtil the new one is done.

Microsoft and Google make amends, will co-develop a YouTube app for Windows Phone ]]> Windows Phone 8 Narse77 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228219-looks-like-google-ms-will-working-together-new-youtube-app.html WP8 and linux http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228204-wp8-linux.html Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:27 GMT Is anyone of you managing your WP from linux? I connect my lumia 620 to Fedora 18 and the phone doesn't appears even as an external drive! Since I have no windows desktop available the option to just booting to windows for phone management is not available. ]]> Windows Phone 8 lasm2000 http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228204-wp8-linux.html