Windows Phone Thread

>>59098383
How about a thread about how best OS killed the best phone company?

>>59098383
you started it wrong!

This is now a "Is there an App for That" thread
Ask about specific apps that are for X and/or can do Y
Remember to bump the thread

for starters here we go

4chan apps:
F10, imageboard /b/rowser (ad free is called 4chan /b/rowser, Sage Reader (lurk only)

popular messanger:
Discord Client, Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber

YouTube: MyTube/Beta, Tubecast

SoundCloud: SoundClouda, SoundByte

Music player: Holla, ZBox

Video/webm: VLC, CNX Player


looking for specific ones? Just ask. Also OP you lazy fuck

>>59099640
>windows has 4chan apps
>you can't install 4chan browser without raping your warranty on iOS
holy shit

>>59099682
>windows has 4chan apps
these are only the one's worth mentioning, actually there almost is always an app for that on Windows if it's popular enough since small dev often earn some money this way even if they only charge about a dollar
SNapchat of course not tho, thx Spiegel

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I have 200+ Apps installed on my 950 and plenty more in my Library I'm sure I can help you find something you need, and yes there are adblocker like AdAway for Windows Phones

>>59099953
AdAway is for Android

>>59100060
I said LIKE

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>>59100060
It's nothing fancy but work very well and despite the writing is runs on WM10 as well

I think those are dead

>>59100184
Lumia as brand and in consumer market they are. But They will be rebranded as Surface very soon. Also in enterprise they are still a very wise option. NYPD and some German police departments are having all phones replaced by windows phones now
>>59100060
>>59100152
forgot to mention that this ad blocker is system wide by default so it will also block ads in apps

it's pretty fast and comfy, but the lack of good apps is sad and it's very painful to develop and deploy anything for it

>>59099640
sounds depressing

>>59098383
This is b8 m8

>>59100549
what's depressing about this?
I only stated some which are pretty much used
>>59100536
are yoiu looking for some app or just stating something? Because I'm sure I could find something that can do task X

I'm fucking excited about the future of Windows phone. I used Windows Phone back in the WP7 days (a mid range Nokia and then an HTC something, I forget the model numbers). I'm on Android now, but the fact that Microsoft is bringing full Windows 10 on ARM to mobile with win32 emulation makes me feel like I'm living in the future. I'm sure that in the next few years, my next laptop will be something like the "lapdock" for the Elite x3.

>>59100603
not looking for apps, I've used windows for quite a while. just stating the fact that it's very painful to make anything for it and there aren't many quality apps on the platform compared to android and ios

>>59100603
just having to use third party apps for popular stuff

>>59100618
Almost same here, even bought an Andriod and an iPhone after having my 950 to see what I "miss" actually nothing. My 950 still is my daily driver. Got rid of that iToy just today as well.

>>59100670
3rd party apps are often better than first party, sure they are slow to update but just take mytube for example, it is everything newpipe is trying to be and has more features

>>59100637
I agree that there aren't much quality apps but since there still are new releases even of games and having high quality apps like nextgen reader it's okay

>>59100152
It's not on Windows Store

>>59101270
of course not it will require an interop unlock as well which is a fancy name for root, you can find everything on xda

https://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-phone-8/development/xap-adblocker-windows-phone-8-x-t3178203

>>59100705
>3rd party apps are often better than first party
oh no, I agree, I often use third party apps on android. it's more just the fact that these huge services like soundcloud and youtube don't even bother making their shitty apps for windows

>>59101408
how's this depressing?
It would be some to cheer if you look at it this way

>>59101447
because it's a sign of an os that no one cares about, which in turn is likely to create a bad user experience

I mean google/youtube essentially wants everyone on the planet to have an account with them, so if windows isn't even on their radar, it's unlikely to be on the radar of smaller developers/services as well. which is true - the windows app store is a wasteland for the most part

>>59101540
I think Microsoft should open up their platform a little bit, at least to developers. They could at least allow sideloading and get rid of the stupid developer fees they charge. They're stupid rich, they can hire an army of curators and have each app submission undergo QA testing. Wonder why Nutella hasn't done this kind of thing still.

question is Microsoft word excel power point stuff are free on windows phone? like editing and saving stuff? sorry I don't have windows phone so. And how do I know which apps available/not available on android or windows phone ?

I have a friend that works as an engineer in Vodafone. He swears Windows for Phones is amazing on those free ones they gave them. baka nigger.

>>59101726
Office came preinstalled with my Lumia. There's a list of apps available by platforms somewhere, google it.

>>59101747
lol

>>59101673
>They could at least allow sideloading
They do since 2 years almost now
also they did verything even importing codes 1-1, it just because Microsoft is not popular. Normies think about pc problems they can't fix when they hear windows, they simply don't want it on a phone.
In reality it's the best for a power user even

>>59101726
they were 100% free on 8.0/8.1 now requirers a O365 licence like everywhere else.
there is one app for Andriod which would look the Windows Store for apps that you are looking for but it's outdated. What apps are you looking for?

also I'm gonna start namefagging since I'm the only one who keeps this thread running and I'm planning on making this a weekly general

>>59101785
It was available on 8, went away when I updated to 8.1. Didn't even bother to check on Windows 10.

>>59101818
>>59101785
I'm talking about sideloading

>>59101726
here it is, but like I said the search algorythm is shit and won't really show correct result but try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.appmatcher

>>59101831
well what did you meant?

>botnet
>no market share
>shitty apps
who thought this was a good idea?

>>59101849
you could sideload apps in 8, but not after the 8.1 update. I didn't bother to check if sideloading is available on Windows 10.

>>59101861
>botnet
far less than Google
>no market share
blame OEMs and carriers
>shitty apps
that's what happens if you load fake apps

>>59101871
it is available on WM10

>>59101861
>>botnet
Impossible to avoid if you own any phone. Even by owning a flip phone, the government can track where you are and who you call/text at all times. Them knowing I shitpost on /g/ from my phone isn't much worse.

>>no market share
Doesn't really make the consumer experience worse.

>>shitty apps
I don't currently own a Windows Phone, so I can't comment on that directly. But studies show that most iOS and Android users barely download any new apps in a month, and they stop using them pretty quickly too. http://fortune.com/2016/09/16/smartphone-users-apps/

All a smartphone OS really needs is a good browser, good social media apps, and a few games. That's about all that people use. If Windows Phone had Snaphat, 99% of normies would be just fine on Windows Phone.

>>59101888
that developer fees thing is still there though

>>59102025
You can make a 'student' device account tho which is free. And since Visual Studio is free now too that's all bad.

Also good night bump

>>59101317
Can you do it on windows 10?

Sure you can. There's an additional guide for interop unlock if the phone was shipped with 10. If you only upgraded you can follow the unlock guide for WP8. Should be all linked in that xda thread
>>59102062
I'm more tired than I thought I am
I meant student development account, and that it is not that bad

>>59102151
>>59102198
Damn I forgot to quote

Surely this will be my last post for tonight

>>59102198
Thank you for the answer anon and have a good night.

>>59098383
>gf's phone suddenly shuts down for no reason
>try to power on again
>stuck in a boot loop
>couldn't break out of it any way, not even with softreset
>had to hard reset and thus lost all her data

>best mobile OS
If it was android I could have easily recovered all her data through adb.

>>59102315
>not putting all your data on onedrive

baka desu

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Daily reminder that meathead retards and whores use iphones, alphas and Pajeets use Android based phones and absolute 400 pound nerd virgins use windowe phones

>look at me I'm different!
>but really, the windows phone was $59 cheaper than that android and that's all I could afford with my neetbux

Just buy a xiaomi or other chinkshit and stop posting these threads

>>59102700
am a pajeet, I use sailfish

checkmate

>>59098383
1. The deadest mobile OS.
2. The worst mobile OS.

Honestly, W10 Mobile is pretty good interface wise, it's just the lack of apps and support that kills it

>can't even play Love Live in this shit

>>59104207
>playing weeb shit

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the android and iphone shilling on /g/ is really fucking annoying
can't have a third (3rd) mobile OS on the market without the autists flipping their shit
kinda hilarious, but also sad
/g/ was a mistake

pic related, it's you faglords

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I thought I could play Forza Horizon 3 on the go, I was wrong, Microsoft tricked me

>>59099458
Please.. Nokia had financial problems thats why they went whit microsoft. Whit the money from the deal they bouhht NokiaSiemens solutions and alcatel or what is that french mobile company. And that fancy fitnes/health company that scale and track watch. Nokia is back whit new phones running android

>>59102315
Implying Android never had boot loops
>>59102700
You know there are people who care about safety but don't want an iToy, but still want to controll every aspect of the device. Windows Mobile is for those people
>>59106503
They never said that. It a cross play game between pc and Xbox. Not phones. If you look close at the Windows Store you can see on what device the app runs, even on those titles which are Played, Anywhere only a PC and Xbox is pictured.
You are a fool if you think a game with such graphics could just run on a phone.
However it's possible to stream Xbox content to your Windows Phone, even games

>>59101726
For windows yes. Microsoft office apps are free and you can create and edit/save/open your works. I know I'm a 26yrs old hero that fast mid lecture managed to do a good powerpoint presentation whit my L650 (I don't have no office sub)

>>59108118
The thing is when it was clear that they would only produce Wps now, people bought their phones just because of the OS and maybe Hardware.
The new Nokia Andriods have very mediocre hardware at least the 6 and 5. I doubt they will be bought as much as when they run Windows Mobile
>>59108227
If that's true than they changed it again. You needed one if you connect the phone to another display and used continuum

>>59108343
Still on 8.1 I see, low end device.?

>>59100618
>the fact that Microsoft is bringing full Windows 10 on ARM to mobile with win32 emulation makes me feel like I'm living in the future.

the fact that you think win32 perpetuation is futuristic is what makes me think I live in the age of morons.

>>59108408
>>59100618
However it would fix a big part of the app gap which would make the devices more attractive for consumers as well

>>59108408
I don't give a shit about the underlying technology. What feels futuristic to me is being able to use a phone as a laptop or a desktop because phones are powerful enough to replace laptops and desktops in some scenarios now.

>>59108445
ya ok.

good luck flipping out your WIN32 gui garbage with shitall scaling and inflexibly sized widgets and non-responsive layouts.

moron.

Also it really makes you wonder why M$ went the route of emulating win32 instead of actually porting it to ARM

>>59108473
and yet you're implying that some shitty nonfree legacy garbage lib somehow empowers this 'future?'

>>59102315
... Did you manually accept backup for media, apps, contacs and messages, callendar etc? If not, your problem for being a hero

>>59108361
640XL
used 10 for sometime and it's literally the worst POS os i've ever used.

>>59108501
>good luck flipping out your WIN32 gui garbage with shitall scaling and inflexibly sized widgets and non-responsive layouts.
You do know that W10 has adaptive scaling and that the emulation will only be present in continuum mode right?

>Also it really makes you wonder why M$ went the route of emulating win32 instead of actually porting it to ARM
Just how dumb are you? You can't just turn every Win32 app in to a Uwp, it would take decades

>>59108542
Upgrade to W10 it is a whole different experience

>>59108542
Like what build were you on? A final or when it still was a tech preview?

>>59108283
What the hell.. Where is microsofts logic. Why do they restrict the functionality to small screen(mobile environment). Yes in my l650 when using office products it asks me " do you want to upgrade". I have a Iphone 5s, work phone, workplace benefits, I don't like it ( my personal opinion) but if you want to edit office, must have a office sub

>>59108587
I've experienced it since it was called preview and waited until the anniversary update and they still didn't fix most of the common issues with the os. Switching back to 8.1 made me realize why I bought Windows Phone in the first place. It's literally the best OS if you don't care about muh apps.

>>59108283
That is true, that's why I bought my lumias and not htc

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>>59108501
>and yet you're implying that some shitty nonfree legacy garbage lib somehow empowers this 'future?'
FOSS has never been the market leader in the consumer space. Keep dreaming about the "year of the linux desktop" that's never ever going to happen.

Again, I wasn't talking about the specifics of the software, I was talking about the USER EXPERIENCE it enables. Get that through your thick skull. I'm excited about the possibility of your phone being your laptop and your desktop and your HTPC etc etc.

>>59108587
>Just how dumb are you? You can't just turn every Win32 app in to a Uwp, it would take decades

just how dumb are you?
WIN32 emulation is just a crutch because retards like you for some reason demand to keep that legacy garbage rolling.

M$ clearly has zero interest taking their unportable codebase known as WIN32 and actually target their ARM releases of wangblows.

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>>59108673
>"market leader in the consumer space"
I came into this thread to tell you to hang yourself.

>>59108673
what prevents your phone from being that in the first place?

why does one particular, and very bad, software framework enable your phone to be more than 'just a phone?'

>>59108626
It was because of continuum they were afraid that people just bought these because of free office. Let's keep in mind here that it's their main income and they would loose a lot of money if they would allow to run full office on a 280$ phone
>>59108637
They actually fixed all of those. Guess you did not join the 'insider' rings those got weekly updates which fixes shit. Currently we are at build 15043

This-> >>59108673
Could not said it better myself

>>59108681
>>59108587 (You)
> legacy garbage rolling.
Yeah because it is possible to upgrade every shitty little PC including atms to upgrade to W10 and just call it a day

>>59108768
how is installing wndows 10 considered an upgrade?

>>59108720
Go ahead, show me when FOSS had 51% of the market in any consumer market.

>>59108729
>what prevents your phone from being that in the first place?
I have an Android phone. I can't turn that into a desktop or laptop and do everything I want to with it.

With win32 emulation, I could dock my phone into a "lapdock" and run photoshop or do some light gaming or whatever else I wanted. And this would be cheaper than owning a phone and a laptop, since a "lapdock" wouldn't need very powerful hardware to operate.

>>59108785
he >>59108768
stated that win32 must die and since Win10 is the last gen that allows to run non win32 apps it would require every maschine to run W10 in order to not run win32

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>the only Windows Phone on Verizon is the Lumia 735 from 2014

I feel so cheated. My family used to be on T-Mobile, but my dad's job gets him a discount on Verizon which puts them on par with T-Mobile in terms of price. T-Mobile's coverage wasn't great around our house, so I convinced my parents to switch because they all have iPhones that support Verizon and T-Mobile, so nobody would need to buy a new phone (I have a 6p, which also works on both networks).

But Verizon somehow has worse coverage right at our house, and the fucking HOA voted against letting them install a cell tower in the neighborhood a few years ago. So now I have worse coverage and I'm stuck on a CDMA carrier when all the interesting phones are GSM.

>inb4 being on your parents plan makes you underage
I'm 21, my parents are just generous and keep paying for me and my siblings phone service.

>>59110029
The 735 is still one of the best Wps still have mine, it has a gorgeous body and slightly curved edges

>>59110252
It has a 720p screen and micro USB (I'm trying to switch everything I own to USB C because it's convenient to only need one charger and one cable for everything, also no dongles). I might consider it if my phone broke and I needed a backup phone in a pinch while I wait for something like a Surface phone, but it'd definitely be a downgrade from my 6p.

too lazy to upgrade, 930 8.1

>>59110341
Yeah somewhat true it is a pain to look for USB C cable for my 950 so I bought two micro USB to C adapters for just 2$ on banggood
>>59110615
>too lazy
What?!
you only have to download a single app and than check your update settings

>>59110771
if upgrading isnt like how shitty it is like in win10 pc, i might try it sure
dont really see the point upgrading though, i have everything i need with 8.1

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>>59110829
>>59110771
It's dumb easy to upgrade the phone, you'd just have to download "Upgrade Advisor" and follow two instructions doesn't even take long.
For the tile transparency slider and the larger app selection as well as improvements of the default apps are reason enough for me to upgrade

>>59101888
>botnet
>far less than Google

Muhuhuh but google is worse guyz. They all farm the same amount of data and hand them to the NSA. Google just used to grab more data for commercial which Microsoft catched up with with W10 and WP. Stealing user data is probalby the only reason WP even exist you fuckhead

>>59102700
>and absolute 400 pound nerd virgins use windowe phones

Literally nobody uses Windows Phones. WHen was the last time you ever saw somebody with one?

>>59111152
Sure because there's absolutely no difference between an ad company and software distributer

>>59102700
>>59111162
>Literally nobody uses Windows Phones

I just finished a trial of 25 Lumia 950XL's running Continuum as desktop replacements. It worked well enough that I just ordered 200 HP Elite X3's.

Reminder - Microsoft gives almost zero fucks about the end user market with regards to Windows and Office. Money is made in enterprise, and features trickle down.

>>59111411
>I just finished a trial of 25 Lumia 950XL's running Continuum as desktop replacements. It worked well enough that I just ordered 200 HP Elite X3's.
keep in mind that X3's can act quirky with MSFT's Continuum Dock, no idea why but you may have to connect them twice in order to make it work

>>59111411
What exactly do you do that put you in that position?

>>59111162
The last person I saw who had one was a legitimate autistic kid. not even kidding

>>59111493
well that's likely because the live tiles are appealling to him/her
they are not only useful in terms of providing informations but very user friendly as well. They are also ideal for elderly people

>>59111448
>keep in mind that X3's can act quirky with MSFT's Continuum Dock
They seem to work better when using display port monitors, but I'll be issuing the HP Desk Dock's with the X3's.

>>59111471
>What exactly do you do that put you in that position?
Sr. Systems Engineer (yay me?) Almost all the responsibilities of the CTO, without the pay.

Though I shouldn't really complain too much. I make... enough, and get to average a 35 hour work week, with the added bonus of being able to keep the decom gear if I want it.

>>59111548
Aren't you worried about the Elite x3 becoming outdated as soon as Snapdragon 835 Windows Phones come out and will have full Windows 10 on ARM (at least that's how I understand it)?

>>59111572
No, because ITIL. The phones have a job to do. So long as they do that job, that's all that matters.

If I ever really need to make the phones do more, we already have a VDI infrastructure, and I can simply enable that functionality on the phone.

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>>59111548
>They seem to work better when using display port monitors, but I'll be issuing the HP Desk Dock's with the X3's.
nice, hope you'll enjoy them

So, what is the point of Continuum?

>>59112392
Right now? Office and web browsing on a bigger screen.

Eventually? Doing everything desktop Windows 10 can do.

>>59112450
>>59112392
you can also play games via emulators on a big screen with xbox controllers for example.
Like stated it's mainly meant to get work done on the go without the need to access a pc. But a great way to entertain yourself as well since you can hook up every kind of usb accessories as well

>>59111411
What kind of desktop work do they do?

My 950 gets used mainly for Office when I don't want to switch away from my Linux environment for office documents. It does struggle a bit on weirdly formatted files.

>>59112883
>>59111411
>What kind of desktop work do they do?
since they are X3's they can make use of HP Workspace which basically is a service that let's you streamline Win32 applications.
Either they make use of that or have a custom set up/app

>>59112968
Not the X3. The 950XL.

I'm excited to see what the Surface Phone is like, I like the Windows 10 phone OS.

Do you think Microsoft would ever give in and just run Android or are they too power hungry to join the dark side?

>>59113326
Most smartphone manufacturers that aren't Apple or Samsung make almost no profit. Microsoft only keeps Windows phone around for the sake of having a complete ecosystem. They'd never make Android phones because it probably wouldn't make them a profit, and it wouldn't integrate into the ecosystem they're building.

If they wanted to start over with mobile, they'd start from scratch with Windows phone, possibly rebrand it, and give it a huge advertising campaign.

>>59113179
>>59112968
the 950XL basically is the 950 just larger. If you already used a 950 to work with you know how it would be with a 950XL

>>59100237
"Surface" is a high end luxury brand, lumia will continue until morale improves.

>>59100152
nigga, just interop and change the hosts file

>>59113326
The point is they failed to update their smart phone line and are jealous apple and google get 30% cuts of every app store sale. Instead of wasting money making their own phones, they should have filled monopoly complaints about the their competitors app stores already being preinstalled and being intentionally difficult to set up other stores on the phones.

>tfw poorfag
>tfw finding lumia is rare nowadays
>tfw the only way to buy lumia is buying a secondhand in internet
I really miss the setting on lumia so bad.

Is this the right thread to ask about any actually fun games for Windows Phone that are not "endless runners" or otherwise "clickers" with no thinking but just tapping the same spot at screen multiple times?

>>59114609
I'm not of an mobile gamer but I enjoyed BADLAND and Halo SPartan Assault 1/2,, oh and classics like Asphalt
>>59114181
>nigga, just interop and change the hosts file
What do you think?
I just showed a screenshot nothing more because most here don't know they can have an ad blocker on Wp