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[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
The things I would like to see in this order:

#1 Open up APIs that use address book which will open the door for whatsapp and skype.

#2 Bug fixes.

#3 An improved way of delivering updates.

#4 More new features.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dtboos:
I expect announcements of other upcoming features which have not yet been announced.

I fully expect some of the API's to be opened up to developers.

Maybe an announcement of a smaller update which will come out before Mango.

I don't expect any phone announcements, but maybe some Nokia teasers? That would be pretty cool.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
I made a bit of a list myself. Well, it's kind of large: http://n8ter.wordpress.com

Skype is a bit meh for me.

There is more to gain by developing a good Windows Live Messenger integration with VoIP and Video Calling, in addition to Facebook Chat and Integrated Presence information in the People Hub. Add in Push Notifications, Group Chat, and File Transfer from the Office/Picture Hubs and it would be just perfect.

They need to add Tasks to Hotmail and add Task Synchronization to WP7's ActiveSync support.

The rest is in the link above. Don't want to bloat up the thread listing all my thoughts...

IE9 needs to be pushed out the minute it's done. Just upgrading IE would be considered a ridiculously big update to many users, and seriously... It would make tons of websites either usable, or much much easier to use.

A Basic RSS Reader integrated into the Platform (with configurable polling times and notifications on new items) would be nice. However, Windows Live allows you to subscribe to Blogs from there, so maybe that serves that purpose and you can just get this form people HUB.

They need to make Facebook Pushed, IMO. And add support for giving Push Notifications adn a counter on the People Hub tile when you get a new Direct Message/Facebook Message/Mention. Perhaps they can roll out Twitter support early.

I think it's pretty bad that they're holding back so much for one big update. I wonder how many people at Microsoft are actually closet iOS/Android users. They don't seem to be clued in much with the way they're iterating on the platform.
[Windows Phone 7 General] foxbat121:
I expect nothing new so that I don't get disappointed again.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dkp1977:
My wish list:

- ful Skydrive integration so all office documents can be synced

- Twitter integration in the people hub

- some way to allow zune streaming music and video not only to the XBox but to the WP7 devices as well
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
New apis like above said to make whatsapp available, youtube embedded vids working properly on all regions, bing maps merged with ovi so i can actually use maps, skydrive for office, taskswitcher and facebook im/private messages integerated in messaging app (a pivot next to sms would be cool) and people hub. Ill be a more than happy guy, will be all i need :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Interesting if they will show anything we don't already know there.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Talks about NoDo and more Mango previews. Maybe a mention of some API, maybe, and that is all. Any bets?
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
One of the few times we agree 100%. MSN Messenger by Miyowa is not good enough. If MSN Messenger was as feature-rich as you described I would buy a WP7 phone tomorrow.
[Windows Phone 7 General] GuestK00306:
If there are no new APIs I will be very surprised. And if there aren't, as much as I love my Omnia7, I'm picking up an Xperia Play the very next day. I can understand not having some functionality, but not providing APIs to developers is just plain stupid.

Sent from my OMNIA7 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] CyK1:
+11111111111
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Yep, the lack of functionality isn't what stinks. Developers can develop apps to fill those voids.

What stinks is the API blackholes in the platform. That pretty much makes this functionally is impossible to implement at the moment, and there is nothing you or any non-OEM/Microsoft developer can do about it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] PG2G:
You guys shouldn't really expect much in the way of new features. MIX is where the development platform was unveiled last year, I imagine any announcements will be centered around that.

I'm expecting a focus on IE9, hopefully some additional APIs like sockets (which they said has been the #1 request from developers).
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
I'll take the bet that you're 100% right. That's what they do with the 360, it's like "you won't want to miss our announcements" then they serve you the same old sh.. you already knew about.
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
Marketplace (or Zune > Marketplace) > Music > Find Music > Click on Album/Single > Click on Play icon next to album or single = Streaming music,
[Windows Phone 7 General] dkp1977:
I mean streaming media that I have on my windows 7 PC.
[Windows Phone 7 General] wheelerk:
Joe Belifore mentioned in a Channel 9 interview last week, that they will be revealing Mango features that they have not talked about before. Expect some major announcements. It was obvious that he was holding back some good stuff. :-)
[Windows Phone 7 General] PG2G:
Don't, you're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

If they announce new features, great :) I've learned to keep expectations in check when it comes to WP7 though.

Edit: There are 13 sessions on the platform updates. That should mean a good number of APIs are coming our way.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mofotrucker:
same here....lol
[Windows Phone 7 General] munkeyphyst:
Video Calling? how would that work with no front facing camera on the WP7 platform?
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
That's called DLNA and it's not part of the base OS. AFAIK, no major smartphone OS includes DLNA as part of the base system. LG phones had DLNA functionality developed by LG. Same for Android phones form Samsung and Moto (Developed by Samsung).

I found it somewhat suprising that Samsung didn't develop an AllShare App for WP7 for their devices, and with these manufacturers *****ing about not being able to differentiate, they certainly didn't take the plunge and build things like DLNA Clients, PUSH IM Clients, etc. when they are more than able to do so...

Also, the FFC are either generally terrible or put in at the expense of a better back camera.

I have way more use for an actual Video Calling App (like a good WLM client) than for the FFC hardware...
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Newer phones may have it?

It's still useful for Video Calling out of the back camera. You can still say "I have something to show you" and get it done. Tango on Android is very useful for that functionality. No Video Calling app worth mentioning ONLY supports the FFC.
[Windows Phone 7 General] munkeyphyst:
Pardon my ignorance, but how does video calling work if the camera and screen are on opposite sides of the device?

EDIT: nm, i see your response above.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Avandor:
People come up with the most ingenous and weird devices :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] tfouto:
I am expecting at least 3 of this API's to be available:

- Sockets (will be available for sure).

- camera / Video API – again no augmented reality or apps to scan barcodes

- Calendar/contacts

- Compass API – no augmented reality or compass apps

- On-device data storage facility beyond saving files in isolated storage

Also Silverlight 5 for wp7 and Windows 7/8.

All the rest will be an extra on my expectations, but not on features. wp7 needs all features it can get to catch up...
[Windows Phone 7 General] webwalk®:
i take one for my mozart, love it!
[Windows Phone 7 General] OGCF:
Here's my predictions:

http://windowsphonedaily.blogspot.com/2011/04/mix-11-predictions-what-will-wont-and.html
[Windows Phone 7 General] pasp1001:
well, many predictions, wishes and suggestions... And i might add all on spot...

Maybe we'll finally here about that windows 8 cross platform spreading...

PC's, pads and phones...

Mysterious sessions about wp7 in the MiX-schedule are sure gonna rise my hunger for before-mango update(s) with features(omitted from winmo), added settings, added customization of any kind(-sometimes extra colors can do the trick and i personally would like to see mixed colors for the tiles, which in my opinion aint that hard to swallow by the metro-fanatics:p)

HUNGER-be patient a few more days.....
[Windows Phone 7 General] CyK1:
I hope they just showcase skype and whatsapp and be like BAM! Available for download in 5min!

Lol im dreaming.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Titus_Andronicus:
My wish list:

More APIs

-compass

-GPS (as opposed to myLocation)

-Camera (or is this a drivers issue; the only app that can use the camera properly is made by the phone manufacturer (LG))

More Bluetooth Profiles

-SPP (serial Port Profile to be specific)

Obviously multitasking, but I guess that is scheduled for Mango.
[Windows Phone 7 General] the0ne:
IE9 might probably come out before MANGO. Lets hope they announce something about it at MIX11
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Purple Drama Llama:
Do any of you wanna sell your MT3G/Magic to me? :D

I keep looking in the marketplace but they are a rare find these days. If your interested in selling it, just PM me with a price and we can negotiate from there :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ECOTOX:
In sellin mine for 100$
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Purple Drama Llama:
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[Droid X General] thewanton:
Alright this is killing me. First I tried to upgrade from the rooted gb leak to deodexed and it killed my phone, I had to spf it. I assumed it was because I wiped the phone a few times after installing it. ell, this time I decided to do it again but not wipe after the install. And what happened? Same thing as before, boot loop central.

Assuming I'm coming from the spf without a ROM installed, how the hell do I get the deodexed gb working?!
[Droid X General] luke1333:
you need to sbf back to 2.3.340 then root it and use droid x bootstrapper to flash clockwork. then once you have clockwork mod then wipe data and install zip of gingerbread and should be set...let me know if you have more problems
[Droid X General] thewanton:
Yeah, that's what I'm doing now. Do I go straight from 340 to GB deodexed?
[Droid X General] thewanton:
Well thats f***ing great, I did what you said (flashed GB deodexed after clearing my data straight from rooting and bootstrapping the spf) and now my phone won't get passed the moto boot logo.

What now? I can't get into the bootstrap or the stock recovery
[Droid X General] besjr69:
Be sure to wipe the dalvik in the advanced settings. I installed and didn't have any issues. Of course, whenever I install a new ROM I always, wipe the cache/user data, cache partition and dalvik. I switch ROMs at least weekly and have never had an issue with bootloops or stuck logos.

Bobby
[Droid X General] nnylyart:
I have the same problem. I have tried 5 times with the same results. SBF with 340 then root, dxbootstrap, reboot clear data, clear cache, clear dalvik cache, install GB from zip, clear data, clear cache, clear dalvik cache, reboot. Stuck at moto logo.
[Droid X General] thewanton:
Here's what you need to do:

SBF with 340.

z4root, install dx bootstrap and root it. go to the bootstrap bootloader, clear data and flash rooted GB.

Start up rooted GB, download Droid 2 bootstrapper and bootstrap it. Go to the D2 bootloader.

Flash GB Deodexed without clearing data. Then reboot.
[Droid X General] nnylyart:
I get this far and it hangs on Moto boot screen every time. I give up.
[Droid X General] Sierra8561:
You don't wipe between rooted gb and flashing deodex gb

Rooted Droid X loving Gingerbread...

Twitter: Sierra8561
[Droid X General] Sierra8561:
If you make it to this point, go to recovery wipe, then reboot DONT FLASH. that worked for me, then booted installed bootstrap and flashed deodexedgb

Rooted Droid X loving Gingerbread...

Twitter: Sierra8561
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
The Key that I think some are missing is that you need to install the RootedGB *before* the deodexedGB.

It looks like DeodexedGB only fixes /system. You need the first install to take care of all the other stuff.

Also note that thewanton mentioned Droid 2 Bootstrapper. It's been reported that DX bootstrap doesn't work with GB.

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html
[Droid X General] nnylyart:
Thanks! That worked! This was "undocumented" step I was missing.
[Palm Treo 750] philber1:
I have a few issues with my recently acquired 750. It was on Rogers. I had it unlocked and am now on Bell. The previous owner had a US phone number which shows up as my number when I dial voice mail. The phone is actually dialing my correct number here in Canada but shows up as the US number. I was thinking of wiping out the phone (beyond a hard reset) and reinstalling a fresh operating system. Can this be done? Is the the right move?

Thanks
[Palm Treo 750] philber1:
What, no one has an answer to my problem, I'm surprised!
[Palm Treo 750] RatusNatus:
Check the development area.
[Palm Treo 750] philber1:
Thanks

Where do I find that, first time on this site.
[Palm Treo 750] philber1:
As usual, no help from this site, thanks
[Palm Treo 750] RatusNatus:
Official ROMs. Update it to the 27 one. (link on page 14)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=335402&page=14

To unlock your phone. Step 1 is enough.(CheetahUnlocker)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=334100

6.5 ROM, instructions page 10! Follow this instructions to update to the rom 27. you must flash the 27 before you flash any custom, like hermman.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871326
[Wildfire General] raniero1:
does my settings/apps stay when i update from cyanogenmod 6 to 7 from rom manager?

ive saw cyanogenmod is in rc4 so i hope final will be out soon, when ii will be out i should find it to download and update from rom manager. when i will update it will reset all my phone settings and apps?
[Nook Color General] LarcenQ:
Curious I am, what is everyone's experiences with battery life on their NC using CM7 or any other flavor of root? I charged to 100% and have used it moderately, maybe 2 or 3 hours of constant use spread out over 1d 25min and some odd seconds and I'm at 32% battery. This use includes surfing, browsing fliki HD, and email.

Does that sound about right, better, or worse? Don't get me wrong, I am not expecting 3 days worth of battery life with heavy use, but as I've had my NC less than a week, I'm just curious as to what to expect as far as battery life.

Thanks!

Signed,

In Living Color
[Nook Color General] xBryan:
Sounds about right, what version of cm7? Ive been moderatley using it for the past 2 days, streaming pandora, playing angry birds rio, and facebooking.

What about a OC?

lol no lie my NC is at 32% battery to
[Nook Color General] LarcenQ:
Hrm. Either 31, or 32 I forget which. No, no OC, haven't found a need for it yet. And yeah, did the Pandora thing + Angry Birds as well. Haven't had any issues with my version of CM7 yet, so I figured I'd hold out on updating + installing to internal memory for a 'stable' release. I say 'stable' release only because even though CM7 is in RC's its plenty stable for me.
[Nook Color General] xBryan:
yea im running the RC and it seems the Battery life has gone way up for me.
[Nook Color General] LarcenQ:
Cool, thanks for the insight. Gives me even more to look forward to.
[Nook Color General] Dollyllama:
Been running CM7 RC4 with the OC Kernel @ 1.1Ghz off bootable SD and battery life has been very good by my book...now keep in mind, my reference point is my Droid (overclocked to 1.25Ghz), and now my Droid X (overclocked to 1.3 Ghz), both would be down to 30-40% through the course of a typical day). The NC obviously has a bigger battery, but my goal is to root 30 of these and use them as a textbook replacement/tablet pc as a pilot in our school's language art's department. They charge fast so as long as they get a day out of heavy use and can be charge overnight they are worth every penny.
[Nook Color General] bluewhite79:
i don't know why, but my nook likes to start apps on its own. Not sure how to do that. there are like a dozen apps open and i am constantly in app killer to save batt.
[Nook Color General] bluewhite79:
oh yeah, is there a wway to prevent apps from auo-launching??
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/

Read and learn how Android works.
[Nook Color General] Qwenjis:
I'm planning to buy Nook Color very soon, but one thing that stops me atm is battery life.

That's how I plan to use NC:

- games games games, online games included.

- surfing internet.

I thought NC can work off charge for at least 7 hours...
[Nook Color General] LarcenQ:
And chances are, once the bugs are worked out of CM7 so that battery drain is corrected and it correctly enters a sleep state, I'm sure it can/will.
[Nook Color General] Qwenjis:
Well, I actually meant hours with screen on while playing/surfing net. But yea, sleep mode is essential too.
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
8-10%/hr running, 2%/hr with the display off if wifi is enabled on CM7. So yes, it easily meets your requirements.
[Nook Color General] Qwenjis:
That's exactly what I needed. Thank you.
[Nook Color General] JLCollier2005:
Not sure if you read what the person below you posted, but I'll just say it here...Android has a built in task manager and using a task killer actually can make your device run slower and battery life much worse. I've had first hand experience with this with my droid.
[Nook Color General] fleon888:
That wasn't the question he asked- He asked if you could stop something from launching, not how to kill it after it was launched.
[Nook Color General] wpscully:
CM7 RC4 Battery Life: "Just the facts, ma'am."

I can charge my Nook Color to 100%. Then reboot. Then immediately turn the screen off and let the device lay untouched for 24 hours. After 24 hours of no-touching I find my battery at 67%. I'll note that the wireless connection is not active upon unlocking the screen. It takes maybe 10-20 seconds for the wireless to reconnect. I have never, ever reset my battery statistics.

I don't have much installed on-top of CM7 RC4:

- Adobe Reader

- Google Finance

- Firefox

- Gmail

- Google maps

- NPR News

- Pandora

- Google Reader

- Rockplayer Lite

- Clockwork Mod ROM Manager

- Winamp

- Youtube

If any background process was started on the initial boot, I had nothing to do with it. That is, the process must have started automagically. I do not kill processes or applications. If I suspect something's gone badly then I always reboot to recover.

Editorial: I *-love-* CM7 RC4. For me it's stable, fast, movies play, Youtube works, etc, etc, etc. I likely would have re-gifted my Nook Color if not for CM7. I very much dislike my iPad. A lucky niece or nephew is going to be surprised with their next birthday present. ;-)
[Nook Color General] Portugal. The Man:
I'm on nightly 98 but experience the same thing as you. Battery drains pretty quickly even when it's asleep.
[Nook Color General] noname4me:
I am on N95, stock kernel, and finally have great battery life. Try using cpuspy and a paid install of system panel to find the cause of your battery drain. I see almost no battery drain when the screen is off and have about 50% deep sleep with an up time of 120 hours.
[Nook Color General] Portugal. The Man:
I upgraded to n100 through Rom Manager, kept the stock kernel instead of using the OC'd kernel. When Rom Manager rebooted I was at 56%, I put it to sleep and have been periodically waking it to check the battery. Two hours later I'm still at 56%! Now since I changed the ROM version and the kernel, I'm not sure which one was to blame, but at this point, I'm leaving well enough alone.

edit:

Question: Say I wanted to go backwards to N95 from N100 --- would I just flash the N95 zip and then the gapps zip like a normal flash? Not that I want to right now because everything is fine, but I was just curious.
[Nook Color General] crazylilazn:
Hmm, I was having issues with the battery with the n95 too, I upgraded to n98 and it solved my problem. Maybe it was something with that nightly?
[Nook Color General] noname4me:
Very strange that a build will work great for one person and then not for another. Must be some difference in installed apps, clean vs upgrade, etc. Oh, well. Sounds like the newer nightly builds are going in the right direction at least.
[Nook Color General] shadowswithin:
im having awful battery life, it was at 80% life when i put it on stand-by with NOTHING enabled and it went from 80% to 0% in 7 hours....
[Nook Color General] dgozalie:
well

well, i guess it all depends on what kernel are u using and and whetever you overclock it or not....
[G Tablet General] 25PSi:
Well, which one?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcjw:
Been loving my new Gtab with Vegan 5.1.1. I've noticed several threads in which posters seem satisfied with their Yahoo Messenger for video chatting. But I can't find Yahoo Messenger or its video plugin on my Market (fixed).

Any idea where I can get a recent Yahoo Messenger app and video plugin?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] collinsc:
When I use the Market app, I'm not able to find

any

of the Yahoo apps (Mail, Finance, Calendar, etc). When I log into Market via the browser, I

am

able to find the Yahoo apps, but when I try to install them, I get a message saying that they're "not compatible with my device".

Anyone know what the problem is?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] customyota:
Not sure if it will help, but try market enabler. It's more for getting around carrier restrictions, but it may be what you need.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbay:
Retry the market fix, as described in Part Three of

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

Lately the regular method does not work for me, but the Titanium Backup method does.

In my experience not seeing Launcher Pro (Free Version) in the market is a sure sign that you need the market fix (maybe again). Can you find Launcher Pro (Free Version) in the market?

--
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
There are two ways you can get all the apps you want.

Way 1

Use root explorer to edit prop.build... or is it build.prop? file in system. In line ro.something.something.device = harmony, change harmony to olympus. Then market fix again. You should see all apps afterward.

Way 2

Return or sell your gtab and buy an ipad 2.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...etail-would-prefer-you-stay-shackled-2-years/

When will this end?

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
As long as people are willing to take it in the ass At&t [and others] will continue to thrust in harder and harder.

But hey! They have a shiny Tegra 2 device! and the iPhone omgzzz shiny
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Don't forget some will stand in line overnight outside a Att store and pay full retail price just to be the first to have the new iphone.
[EVO 4G General] cdszoke:
I knew some girls from high school who should be doing business with AT&T or shall I say AT&Wehadtheiphonefirstsothatgivesustherighttodoitwithnolube.
[EVO 4G General] zikronix:
Jesus Christ!
[EVO 4G General] fast2049:
if you notice it says iphones only
[EVO 4G General] tomh1979:
look at the whole picture, also says "increase for QMP/ feature phones by $10/ $20 (excluding iPhone)" then it also says "increase for smartphones by $50 (excluding iPhone).:D
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
There are like 3 guys, probably more, in that post in the comments who are switching to sprint.i think sprint will benefit from this actually.
[EVO 4G General] sdavis2702:
I agree that Sprint might benefit. This will definitely push some folks over the edge.