Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
Windows Phone has...
-tiles that update so I don't have to open an app to see important info
-one place that shows me all of my social media updates without ever needing to open the app
-people hub that links all of my contacts many different accounts in the world for one neat place to see them
-Rooms, which is my favorite. A place where I can privately share pics, docs, one note lists with my wife and another room for co-workers
-Kids Corner, nice to have a place where I can give people (not just kids) my phone to play a game without giving them access to my life
i will let others add there own things
Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
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FinsUpDNC 
Windows Phone has...
-tiles that update so I don't have to open an app to see important info
-one place that shows me all of my social media updates without ever needing to open the app
-people hub that links all of my contacts many different accounts in the world for one neat place to see them
-Rooms, which is my favorite. A place where I can privately share pics, docs, one note lists with my wife and another room for co-workers
-Kids Corner, nice to have a place where I can give people (not just kids) my phone to play a game without giving them access to my life
i will let others add there own things
Are you the 'smoked by windows phone' guy ?
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ohgood Are you the 'smoked by windows phone' guy ?
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Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
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ceraf If only there was a way to set the live tile refresh time to less than 30 mins.
exactly....
Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
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ceraf If only there was a way to set the live tile refresh time to less than 30 mins.
I thought apps can refresh tiles as fast as every 15 minutes. My battery and stock apps do that.
Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
On iOS/Android you also can't:
-Use sound enhancement apps that work with streaming as well as content stored on the phone
-Stream music files from the store seamlessly through the main media player
-integrate songs from the stores in auto generated mixes
-have a dynamic artist spotlight on lock screen and start screen while listening to music.
-Switch from mobile view to desktop view in settings.
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eric12341 On iOS/Android you also can't:
-Use sound enhancement apps that work with streaming as well as content stored on the phone
-Stream music files from the store seamlessly through the main media player
-integrate songs from the stores in auto generated mixes
-have a dynamic artist spotlight on lock screen and start screen while listening to music.
-Switch from mobile view to desktop view in settings.
there is a eq, it works well
streaming works well, 'main' player is whichever app is chosen, so playstore, gmusic, mxplayer, vlc, or whatever will do that
there is a 'shuffle' button
lockscreen/startscreen, check
mobile/desktop is in extended controls (touch extreme L/R side of webpage) , or if one prefers, browser settings.
Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
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Originally Posted by
FinsUpDNC Windows Phone has...
-tiles that update so I don't have to open an app to see important info
-one place that shows me all of my social media updates without ever needing to open the app
-people hub that links all of my contacts many different accounts in the world for one neat place to see them
-Rooms, which is my favorite. A place where I can privately share pics, docs, one note lists with my wife and another room for co-workers
-Kids Corner, nice to have a place where I can give people (not just kids) my phone to play a game without giving them access to my life
i will let others add there own things
tiles- ok, called 'widgets' on other platforms
social media- apps for that, sorry, I personally don't do social media so I can't recommend a good one
people puller- mmm, no social media, seen a few, didn't like them, yours wins
rooms, I get the concept, that's neat. I think blackberry is doing it better with home/corporate access. still, kidzone is very specific, and a very good idea for pacifying kids of this era.
also, evernote and a shared account is doing very well for me and the wife. a new file, picture, document, pdf, anything... is attached and I can view and edit it immediately.
Good points, I was expecting a really tough comparison, but this is easy so far. Keep em coming.
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Originally Posted by
FinsUpDNC Windows Phone has...
-tiles that update so I don't have to open an app to see important info
-one place that shows me all of my social media updates without ever needing to open the app
-people hub that links all of my contacts many different accounts in the world for one neat place to see them
-Rooms, which is my favorite. A place where I can privately share pics, docs, one note lists with my wife and another room for co-workers
-Kids Corner, nice to have a place where I can give people (not just kids) my phone to play a game without giving them access to my life
i will let others add there own things
I'm a Lumia 920 owner but those are some really weak points you've put up
- widgets
- tweetdeck (you have to open me tile for this, you open tweetdeck on android)
- again tweetdeck does this
- so basically a group IM client. there are a gazillion of them on Android
- you can put privacy on apps like messages on Android
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ammarmalik2011 I'm a Lumia 920 owner but those are some really weak points you've put up
- widgets
- tweetdeck (you have to open me tile for this, you open tweetdeck on android)
- again tweetdeck does this
- so basically a group IM client. there are a gazillion of them on Android
- you can put privacy on apps like messages on Android
Weak verging on a little sad.
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Re: Time for iOS and Android to catch up...
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FinsUpDNC
Wait, so its a Windows virus distributed via Android? That's really interesting, actually.
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rockstarzzz What group IM lets me share notes? And update real time?
Tweetdeck does LinkedIn too?
You mean OneNotes specifically, or notes generally? Because Skype lets you share files on Android. I'm not sure it does on Windows Phone? I've never actually tried.
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tekhna You mean OneNotes specifically, or notes generally? Because Skype lets you share files on Android. I'm not sure it does on Windows Phone? I've never actually tried.
I don't mind any notes, as long as you update there in your living room and I can do the same from mine. We don't create more than one copy. We edit the same copy at the same time or different time.
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rockstarzzz I don't mind any notes, as long as you update there in your living room and I can do the same from mine. We don't create more than one copy. We edit the same copy at the same time or different time.
Ohh, I see. Well, there's always Google Docs. And Android has OneNote. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....onenote&hl=en
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tekhna
The point was, I can do this in an IM and not a 3rd party app, but within the baked in IM.
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eric12341 The point is access to all those features without an app
it's a smartphone. surely you're not telling me installing an app is somehow an inconvenience? Plus tweetdeck has push notification support, which the Me tile does not
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rockstarzzz So you are telling me a smartphone is only smart if it does stuff AFTER installing a bunch of apps?
Tweeckdeck doesn't do LinkedIn.
no I'm telling you that a 'smart'phone is suppose to be more capable. And having real-time push notifications is one part of being capable, which the Me Tile does not offer.
Secondly at the end of the day you WILL need an app. I can explain to you the number of thing you can do with a dedicated app as opposed to built in integration but that will take several hours of typing.
