since others threads about wp are quite old..i thought of starting a new one..this thread will focus mainly on criticism of wp8..so potential buyers get to see all problems here and decide
i am recently smitten by lumia 720..i dont want to play games..wp8 feels rich though..but suffers from severe essential software limitations... i would like to know the opinion of you guys.. i have lested them over here..
1) If you decided due to any reason to delete all the contacts for example you are using another mobile and your contact are more updated on the other one and need to delete all the contacts from Lumia 920 or any Windows Phone Mobile you have to delete the contacts one by one or restore the mobile to the factory settings as Nokia did not consider that you could use select all to delete or send all the contacts.
2)- If you sent a contact card from another device to the Lumia 920 via Bluetooth you have to do the save twice to have this contact on phone otherwise you lost it.
3)- The ringtone volume is going to 15/30 by default and the vibration is not that strong comparing with the mobile volume and weight so you have to check that the volume is 30/30 every some minuets to hear the mobile in the noisy areas.
4)- If you need to get a tone from anyone or download a tone it is impossible to have it as tone before you copy it by computer to the tones folder otherwise forgets this tone.
5)- To download any attachments and want to edit by office or copy to computer, forget it.
6)You can only install apps from microsoft store on device itself, that means not from other sites and not by manually...only from MS store...and you know wht?? you've to purchase apps, those are totally free on android & IOS with latest version.....point to be noted some apps are only for INR 500....wow
7)Out of 150000 apps only 2 to 3 apps are useful and some 3 to 4 games are good....
and you know why???? because......
Developers does not have full access to WP OS...means while developing any apps...microsoft restrict some area of OS.
For example: if someone create themes for Live (?) Tiles, developers can access only some 4 to 5 Tiles to theme and not sms icon, not emails, not contacts.etc
another great example...if someone create a apps of battery level indicator...then on live tiles it'll update ur battery status after 30 minutes...means no live statues..
these are just examples, all apps are developed in similar manner, because microsoft does not allow developers to create apps like android or IOS...
8)no flash player, so u need youtube apps..
there are lots of youtube apps in store but....
again, microsoft restriction on them....
Those youtube apps can download video but you cant upload it to your PC...they are stored in isolated places.....so no file transfer....
9)VOLUME CONTROL - it would be better if the volume control isn't universal. It would be nice to have separate control for ringing level, music player, video player, and applications.
*i am not any ios or android fanboy.
i am recently smitten by lumia 720..i dont want to play games..wp8 feels rich though..but suffers from severe essential software limitations... i would like to know the opinion of you guys.. i have lested them over here..
1) If you decided due to any reason to delete all the contacts for example you are using another mobile and your contact are more updated on the other one and need to delete all the contacts from Lumia 920 or any Windows Phone Mobile you have to delete the contacts one by one or restore the mobile to the factory settings as Nokia did not consider that you could use select all to delete or send all the contacts.
2)- If you sent a contact card from another device to the Lumia 920 via Bluetooth you have to do the save twice to have this contact on phone otherwise you lost it.
3)- The ringtone volume is going to 15/30 by default and the vibration is not that strong comparing with the mobile volume and weight so you have to check that the volume is 30/30 every some minuets to hear the mobile in the noisy areas.
4)- If you need to get a tone from anyone or download a tone it is impossible to have it as tone before you copy it by computer to the tones folder otherwise forgets this tone.
5)- To download any attachments and want to edit by office or copy to computer, forget it.
6)You can only install apps from microsoft store on device itself, that means not from other sites and not by manually...only from MS store...and you know wht?? you've to purchase apps, those are totally free on android & IOS with latest version.....point to be noted some apps are only for INR 500....wow
7)Out of 150000 apps only 2 to 3 apps are useful and some 3 to 4 games are good....
and you know why???? because......
Developers does not have full access to WP OS...means while developing any apps...microsoft restrict some area of OS.
For example: if someone create themes for Live (?) Tiles, developers can access only some 4 to 5 Tiles to theme and not sms icon, not emails, not contacts.etc
another great example...if someone create a apps of battery level indicator...then on live tiles it'll update ur battery status after 30 minutes...means no live statues..
these are just examples, all apps are developed in similar manner, because microsoft does not allow developers to create apps like android or IOS...
8)no flash player, so u need youtube apps..
there are lots of youtube apps in store but....
again, microsoft restriction on them....
Those youtube apps can download video but you cant upload it to your PC...they are stored in isolated places.....so no file transfer....
9)VOLUME CONTROL - it would be better if the volume control isn't universal. It would be nice to have separate control for ringing level, music player, video player, and applications.
*i am not any ios or android fanboy.
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