yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nokia Lumia 920] Slai:
What apps? For my SGS3, most apps, like the FB app, were simply mobileversions of websites, which IMO makes no sense. For my N900 I simply used www.facebook.com. Worked like a damn charm. Its weird that people want apps for things that their browser should really do flawlessly anyways.

Other than those type of apps, there were a lot of widgets and things that arent needed on WP8 due to the Modern UI, and some games like angry birds star wars and so forth.

The thing I might miss are SNES and PSX emulators, no idea if they are available for WP8 but I assume not.

Which apps would you miss?

As for ecosystem, I really have no idea what Androids ecosystem has over the WP8 ecosystem (never really got into understanding what is meant by that word)?

Not sure what an "android power user" is defined as, but coming from SGS2, N900, N9 and SGS3 myself I dont know if I fall into that category. What defines an android power user?
[Nokia Lumia 920] leoni1980:
....part of the dynamics of social networking are in its immediacy. Forgive me if I'm mistaken but websites haven't developed the ability to send push notifications yet have they?

The Android Facebook app isn't just a link - it offers a rich user experience with full push notification support. You can do anything you can do on the full site but in a more efficient way. The same applies to the iOS version. The same does not apply to Facebook on Windows Phone presently. The official app doesn't notify unless it feels like it and has annoying quirks, like if I actually open the app and find a notification for a group I'm in and click on it it just opens up the group wall rather than the relevant thread - pretty useless if it's a busy group.

If you just use Facebook to occasionally update your status to 'just taking a **** lol' or forward 'like if you're against animal cruelty' photos or mawkish made-up stories about old ladies in McDonald's with not enough money to buy a burger then the Facebook experience is fine on Windows Phone; power users will NOT find it acceptable though.

On the whole Windows Phone has a lot of catching up to do in terms of its app quality and diversity. Anyone who says otherwise is clearly deluding themself

It's a gorgeous OS though and I will be back to it when I can use it without feeling like I'm having to make sacrifices.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Slai:
Hm thats true, I guess Im just not too into the social sites for it to impact me personally, but I do see your point for general use.

Personally Im fine just checking in to for example Facebook on my browser once an hour or so to see if theres any notifications or messages, then logging out, but I guess most people use Facebook to a far greater extent :) .

Thats fair enough, but besides socials like twitter/facebook/linkedin, what kind of apps do you find lacking or missing?
[Nokia Lumia 920] leoni1980:
...well that's the point. A modern smartphone is the very definition of social networking. Anyone who is a Twitter or Facebook or Google Plus or even INSTAGRAM power user will simply struggle with Windows Phone. I don't really play any games on my phone so I don't care about Temple Run or whatever being missing; what I care about is being able to do what I enjoy doing in an efficient, reliable and thorough way and for users like me WP8 still doesn't cut the mustard. I'm horribly bored with iOS and much prefer the Windows Phone platform to Android on a purely aesthetic level but I just can't do everything I want to do. At the moment I'd rather stick to a 'boring' platform that does everything than a beautiful one that leaves my social networking user experience crippled or rendered inefficient. It's not the end of the world if I don't get a notification for an hour or more but it's certainly annoying. In some cases, using the 920 and the Lumia 800 before it, I would be completely unaware that I had a response or update to something until I switched my Nexus 7 or iPhone on and it flashed up in the notification bar.

From the very outset Microsoft have promoted the Twitter and Facebook integration in their Windows Phone platform. Now, two years down the line, they still haven't perfected it, and whilst the integration is fine on many levels, the Twitter and Facebook apps are as terrible as ever. This doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Slai:
Yeah I can see that. My use for a smartphone doesnt really depend on twitter or facebook, but on being able to take a webbrowing experience with me, being able to view video if Im on a plane/train/boat, etc. Using it as a musicplayer, dictaphone, camera, some angry birds when on the ****ter, reading ebooks and PDFs, taking notes, using it as a memorystick, uploading videos/pictures to a skyservice, etcetera.

For that kind of use, WP 7.5 was allright back when Lumia 800 was released. I havent tried WP8 yet, hopefully Ill have my 920 within a few hours time from Clove, but I expect it to be along the same lines only better and faster.
[Nokia Lumia 920] leoni1980:
It doesn't look any different to 7.5 really, other than the resizeable tiles. I noticed that I was able to send files via Bluetooth straight to my N7 too which was pretty nice. I like the Nokia Music app and it does all the other things you mentioned well; the problem is that the things it doesn't do well are the things I do the most. Even podcasts aren't particularly brilliantly catered for. In the end I had to download an app called WPodder which allowed me to sync an OPML backup by subscribing to Gpodder on my computer and sending them to their servers. Hardly the most efficient system...in fact these sort of cludges remind me of being a Symbian user (agh).

The apps I use most of the time are

Podcatcher apps (Pocket Casts on Android and Apple's Podcasts on iOS)

Twitter (Falcon/official Twitter on Android, Tweetbot on iOS

Whatsapp

Quora

Dropbox

Instagram

Google+/hangouts/messenger/instant upload

iPlayer

YouTube

Facebook Messenger

HSBC Fast Balance

Spotify
[Nokia Lumia 920] Slai:
I recall having Whatsapp, but with my SGS3 I mainly used Viber. Which seems to work great with WP 7.5 at least (gave my lumia800 to my girlfriend).

YouTube i remember working well as well, the rest I personally dont use. But yes, MS needs to get their act together on those things, as you mention they are important to a lot of people. And I want WP8 to grow.

It will be exciting to see how it all works out with W8 and WP8 now that theyre on the same kernel.
[Nokia Lumia 920] jivy26:
JimI

But visually wp8 is leaps and bounds ahead of where Google was with froyo. I've been a hardcore android loyalist for years but I think wp8 does everything i need (surf web, play music, text, call, email) I'm sure app market is limited but from playing with my buddies 920 I'm sold on this phone...never thought I'd say this about a wp to be honest. I'm headed to att this morning to make the transition. I own a nexus 7 and Asus Vivo tab rt(win 8) and I honestly use the tab much more then my nexus 7. Microsoft has done a great job with w8 and hopefully this causes more competition between companies to push better ideas out. Either way I'm excited to switch and I don't think I'll miss much about android minus a few apps.
[Nokia Lumia 920] robstunner:
It is a good phone don't get me wrong, I want to like it but its not all flowers and sunshine on the lumia. The camera has a bug that makes it take blurry photos and the HTC one x seems to be making better photos. Standby time seems OK once you disable NFC, cloud sync to Microsoft and use exchange for Google instead of "Google" in the add an email, but the the damn thing destroys battery during screen on time. I put it at double the drain of my one x running cm10 which isn't even considered to be good as far as battery life is concerned. If the phone came out with no camera bug, no WiFi timeout at screen lock, and better battery life I would be sold. But I'd expect at least 25% better battery for the phone and sharper image quality. It Seems like they did the same thing with the lumia 900. Touted its great camera yet it wasn't great at all. I'd expect wp8 to be much better at battery consumption considering it doesn't even truly multitask like an android phone.
[Nokia Lumia 920] yeahmon:
Was an iPhone user when it was first released, up until the release of iPhone4. Then I switched to Android. Love the freedom of Android, but it didn't seem to be too polished. A currently have a SIII for the past 7 months. It just OTA'd Jelly Bean two days ago. I have been using it reluctantly because I have a Nokia 920 sitting her since launch day. It is the best built phone I have ever put my hands on. Like someone said earlier, it is a phone first, and then an internet device second. That takes getting used to. However, I think with my new Nexus 7 3G coming in, I will be able to let go of the GS3, and move full time to the Nokia 920. I have a week to go before I can't return it, so I will be using it in tandem with the Nexus 7 3G to see how it works for me. Some apps I use heavily on my Android for business are not (yet) available for the Nokia 920. I have contacted the developers, and several of them state they have no intentions of supporting Windows Phone. That sucks for us, and for them.

Once you get your hands on the 920, you will see why everyone raves about it. It is a stellar device.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Snaqvi91:
The one thing that made me not go for a windows phone was the inability to get public transit directions. Nokia has a transit app but it does not cover my city. Also the price of a nexus 4 was kind of hard to resist. I plan on seeing how the phone market is next year with BlackBerry 10 and windows phone and then deciding on my next phone.
[Nokia Lumia 920] yeahmon:
Blackberry is all but dead.
[Nokia Lumia 920] liqn7:
I agree. There is no arguing that its a spectacular device. Problem is WP8 is an immature platform and will be for the next 12-24 months as more developers gradually jump on board.

Things I do on my GN2 that I can't do on WP8 and which are a gamebreaker for me:

- no AutoCAD

- no medical apps (skyscape, epocrates, MIMS, Oxford Handbook)

- Public transport apps

- dropbox (yes there is skydrive, but everyone else uses dropbox which makes sharing soo much easier)

- Flipboard

- Tweakdeck

- GTA 4, Max Payne + Sixaxis PS3 controller form a great impromptu game system for kids with DLNA/HDMI out

- Phone/data usage apps

- Custom keyboards - once you use swiftkey/swype there's no going back to stock keyboards

- MKV player support

- Tasker like app which turns on and off features of your phone depending on time, location etc

- Torrent app - yes I have a 64gb micro sd and my note is my main torrent device.

I can go on....

If there are alternatives on the WP8 market, as others have said they're simply not as good or well featured. Have emailed a lot of engineering/med app developers too and so far no body has any interest in developing for WP8. At 3% marketshare its hard not to blame them.

Having said all this, if you use your smartphone mainly as a phone but then do casual internet browsing, movies, social media then the 920 and WP8 is perfect for you. If you have needs beyond this, then unfortunately WP8 is just not there yet.

If only Nokia would embrace android already and challenge Samsung. Heck I'd buy the 920 if it ran android...over the GS3 any day.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Slai:
Camera is being fixed in first SW update, thank god (personally i dont care that much, but a lot of people do).

WiFi timeout you can fix easily by downloading a small app, lets it stay on constantly if you want.

Batterylife is about the same as my SGS3 so far, but I need more time. So far so good tho :P .

Mind sharing which apps?

IIRC there are dropbox apps, i recall using one on my lumia 800 that worked fine?

Well thats not true. Ive used SwiftkeyX on my SGS2 and SGS3, and I have no problem typing fast on the WP8 keyboard.

Its heads and leaps ahead of like... the stock Belle/Maemo6/etc keyboards, you cant really compare them.

At 3% marketshare, Id agree. However with Windows 8 and Windows RT plus WP8, in combination... I get that they'd prefer to wait and see how it pans out before devoting resources into it, but its a fairly safe bet to say that tablets with Windows 8 will sell well as Windows 8 gets more commonplace, which will make WP8 more attractive.

Iunno, it could all go to hell for all i know.
[Nokia Lumia 920] liqn7:
+1 I hope so too. The more competition the better.

However, at the moment coming across from android, if you expect more than a phone, casual browsing and social media, WP8 is not for you at the moment IMO.

The apps just aren't there.
[Nokia Lumia 920] yeahmon:
Here are a few I use on a regular basis that are not available on WP

The stock Facebook app sucks royally, but it does on Android too.

SiriusXM

Line2

Life360

Square (Credit Card App)

Drive

Evernote does not have the ability to set a PIN

GoFlex Media

Life360

Mighty Text

OnGuard Weather Alerts

Pinterest

TapaTalk

Zedge
[Nokia Lumia 920] Sahkolihaa:
I'm another who has just switched from Android to Windows Phone. I picked up my Lumia 920 from EE on a T-Mobile contract the Friday just gone. I had done a lot of reading first and was receiving recommendations from a couple of friends as I was getting tired of Android and had begun to hate my Galaxy Note.

So far, I am extremely glad I made the switch. I love how Microsoft have focused on socialising and that I can sync Facebook, twitter, Live and Google without any additional apps required. Even better is that I can chat on Live and Facebook directly from the messaging app. This is exactly what I want from a phone - ease of socialising and syncing multiple accounts.

I won't go into why I've become tired of Android as that is not the purpose of this thread.

What made me love the swap to the 920 even more is that the CPU and GPU in this phone provide twice the performance compared to my Galaxy Note - I was NOT expecting that (many thanks to Anandtech for doing benchmarks).

If I had a problem with the Lumia 920 and I do, it's that being an early adopter means waiting on apps (especially games) to be updated to support the new higher resolution. But I have patience, so I can wait. :)

At the end, I'm glad I made the switch and look forward to what app devs are going to do with WP8. It's a very refreshing change, one I am most certainly enjoying.
[Nokia Lumia 920] crawlgsx:
Couldn't agree more, and my fiasco with the Nexus 4 order is making my decision to buy the Lumia 920 all that much a happier experience.

The wireless charger has a downside though, since you just set it down to charge, I forgot to pick it back up yesterday and left it at home! lol :p
[Nokia Lumia 920] BaronInkjet:
LOL, I GOT my Nexus 4 and it is what brought me over here to consider 920. :)
[Nokia Lumia 920] juanv145:
I went from an At&t S3 to the 920 and couldn't be happier. Everything is so fluid and snappy. I do miss a couple apps I used to use (Tapa talk) but for the most part all I need is there. I got the white version (wanted red) and its beautiful. :D it feels so freaking solid and well built
[Nokia Lumia 920] Poecifer:
The app ecosystem is not on par with the competitors, however, I could honestly use this phone on a regular basis without downloading a single excess app if I wanted to. I haven't felt that way since the original palm. Apps are a leisure instead of a necessity because the OS handles everything most people will ever need by itself. I'll continue to buy androids, only as backup though. Windows phone is the only choice for a daily driver.
[Nokia Lumia 920] TooSlo:
$.02

I just sold my One X on Friday and picked up a 920 on Saturday morning.

While there are a few apps I miss, they generally revolved around media streaming (Pandora), and I've been able to make the switch from using Dropbox to SkyDrive or Box.com easily enough.

I'm realizing more and more I wanted a device that "just works," and the 920 is a device that fits that bill while feeling like it's going to hold up through normal wear and tear.

With the Android ecosystem, I'd download apps just because I could, and end up occasionally using them, but they were never a necessary part of my user experience.

Microsoft has done amazing things with the UX on WP devices, and I can honestly see myself staying with this system for years to come. When I want/need to tinker with things, maybe I'll pick up a Nexus 7 or other Android tablet that I can break things on and not have an impact on my day-to-day usage of my mobile device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cheko_lokz:
I need someone I can interview for my "I search project."

May I have some volunteers to be part of my project.

Will may take up up too maybe a day with the interview for that fact that we may have different time zone, or we might do personal things.

PM me or comment..

Thanks for your time.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] AlphaQ:
Recently while browsing through the general forums, i came across a Modded whatsapp aplication called Whatsapp Plus

This lets you adjust chat bubble colors ,chat bubble styles ,etc and many others.

CREDITS : rafalense

Link to original thread :http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624514

Please download from original thread.

Copied from orginal thread by rafalense:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] AkeEZ:
I just received a new bionic through insurance and updated to ICS last night. After the update I noticed that the softkeys had a yellow tint to them. Has anyone else had this problem or know of a way to change the backlight color of the softkeys? Thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] SubVirus:
could just be a new feature in a more recently made model... i don't see any yellow tint.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Furioustylez:
Yellow tint means that the led that lights up the hard keys is going bad.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] AkeEZ:
That sucks I just got it from insurance after I lost my old one...Thank you for your help.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] SubVirus:
I would have never guessed that the yellow tint would hold such a meaning.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lucatechno:
I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS ROM NEEDS OFFICIAL ICS TO WORK...DONT SEND ME PM'S SAYING THAT THIS ISN'T WORKING YOU NEED OFFICIAL ICS FIRST NOT GB NOT AURORA NOT KALO NOT NOTHING ONLY ICS OFFICIAL!!!

- First Release v1.0

- Based on Shendu Rom CM10

- Crazy Boot Animation

- 3g work perfectly (for italian WIND user: http://naviga.wind.it ,check yes and continue)

- No chinese app/word in any position :P

- Added x5 settings for notification Led

-Gapps included

Release v.1.1

-Fix Calendar Problem

-Fix Notification Led not working

-Fix Apn List & 3G (if not work,restore default configuration from menu "access point" and enjoy ;) )

Radio FM work!! (whit SPIRIT FM FREE,apk link is below the page) :

With this config:

Audio: qdsp5v2 analog

debug: Fmchip-->broadcom (most) or BMC 433x/207xx

Use fm_hcitool--> activated

(Turn on BT and plug the auricolars...)

Release v.1.12 (Update no need wipe!)

- Upgrade Kernel (more stability & audio quality)

- Upgrade hosts file (no more ad banner)

- Upgrade Graphics settings

- Upgrade in Cyanogen settings 3g mode (2g/2g3g/only3g)

- Add Screen capture

If you are on Official ICS or any other ICS based Rom

1)After updating to Official ICS

2)Unlock bootloader (pink screen)

3)Install CWM recovery

4)Format data/restore to factory settings

5)Format cache

6)Advanced-Format dalvik cache

7)Mounts-Format system

8)Install the rom

9)Wait for Lucatechno Boot :)

10)Reboot your phone and enjoy!

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Let me know any bugs thanks :)

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Link :

Download version V1.0

Download version V1.1

Download version V1.12

Spirit FM Unlocked v2013/07/25
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lani92:
I will try this rom just to see if it works on vodafone 3g
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] baggino:
Hi Luke, welcome. I am downloading and try right away. I hope you can implement in rom fm radio, although I read that is quite complicated. Thank you for your work

ITA - Ciao Luca,benvenuto.

Sto scaricando la tua creatura e la provo subito. Spero che tu riesca ad implementare nella rom la radio fm, anche se leggo che è abbastanza complicato. Grazie del tuo lavoro
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lani92:
-3g doesn't work same problem as pika

-chinese word in notification drawer near the time

-leds didn't work
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] staca:
hello i just tried your rom its pretty good, i would rather not too many customs roms about this on this forum but i appreciate your work so good :)

stuff i saw:

1)chinese calendar in notification bar

2)not working leds and not working 3G since there are many wrong APN.

3)you need a better guide on how to install.you DO NOT need official ICS just a rom with the same baseband.also you should add 10) wipe battery stats since cm10 drains a LOT of battery.

4)use official cm10 boot animation for a more attractive ROM.

5)recommend to use my ROM as base as 3G works, LED work, it doesnt have chinese calendar in notification bar and Google Now works. then you can make your costumizations :)

6)finally i experienced some problems with Google Now :/

Im not trying to be rude just want to help you make a batter ROM :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dingila:
:D:D:D:D:D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ameypv:
good work, needs improvement but a good start nonetheless!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Somcom3X:
Your a bit criticizing don't cha think? Good job there op.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] searchworlds:
Ehm... 3g doesn't work on your rom for everyone
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] staca:
it can be fixed easily if you follow the guide by lani92 :)

---------- Post added at 09:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:29 AM ----------

no! im just helping this user to make better rom since this forum really needs good devs and roms :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Somcom3X:
Just be careful on how others may take it.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] staca:
very good job keep it up :good:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ameypv:
Good job bro! Notification LED blinks or just stays on?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lucatechno:
Notification LED

For Now,only stays on.

Work in progress for v.1.3 ;)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ameypv:
That's cool. hope you come up with a completely perfect CM10. people here would really appreciate it.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] baggino:
You will be able to find the solution to the fm radio or is a problem too big to be implemented? It takes someone who has developed the rom (ivan) then always remains incomplete

Ita -

Per me è molto importante la radio fm ...più delle foto e video....

una rom così non mi serve a niente. (pensiero personale) ovviamente complimenti per il lavoro che hai fatto!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] tuttooo:
someone whit vodafone 128k tryed that?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lucatechno:
Radio FM

Ok...fm radio work (read my first post ;) )
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Atanasov Goran:
For me the notification works fine, on and blinking....

Actually is the only 4.1 ROM that notification works in my phone...

Is very good ROM overall, but I don' t like the style :(

Can you share what did you do to fix the led?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Didr:
Firmware is not perfect, yet. Put this firmware yesterday. The sound of it is not improved. The speaker is very wheezing bass. Is there any way to fix it. So flashing is very pleasant, but did not have time to check the hearing speaker (it was late). ;)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] baggino:
I could explain how I set "spirit fm" to hear the radio, also in pm if it cannot affect other ...

ITA - ho installato "spirit fm radio" se tu hai provato mi spieghi come va settata, inoltre come faccio partire il programma radio dopo qualche secondo il telefono si riavvia
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] prakharkmr27:
Mobile Data??

When will Mobile Data (2G/3G) actually work?? :(

can't something be done like "porting something or the other from official ICS (*****B928)" to make Mobile Data work?

can't some things be "copied"? :mad:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Lucatechno:
Radio FM

Read the first post .. I have attached the apk fm radio, use the settings that I mentioned!