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[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
Thanks for the responses. With regards to music, I had a 64gb iPhone 4S and still have an active subscription to iTunes in the Cloud. So I could store most of my music on my phone, and have access to the rest as needed. My One is only 32gb, so I keep some music on it, and the rest I stream via Google Play.

As for Google, does WP8 integrate with Google Voice at all? Or is there at least an app?

With photos, there are some apps from iOS that I truely miss, and haven't seen any alternatives on Android as of yet. I fear my pickings will be even slimmer on WP8.

Does the built in keyboard have anything akin to Swype? I'm fairly certain my girls WP7 does not.

As my girl does have WP7, she can't upgrade to the newest Facebook and is thus stuck with the awful one she currently has.

Thanks again.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
As I mentioned, there are apps for streaming music from Google. Nothing official, but the reviews say they work.

There's one app I can find in the store, "Spare Phone", which claims to integrate somewhat (and has the WP8-specific app capability to do so). However, it looks like it can't recieve GV calls directly (forward to your mobile number or take voicemail notifications only) when it's in the background. I'm pretty sure the dev could fix this with enough effort. The app costs $3.49 USD, so I can't easily test if for you. There's no OS-level integration with GV, which doesn't surprise me in the least. Google is Microsoft's biggest competitor in this space...

I have no real idea what the photo app situation is like. There are tons of them, some well-rated, plus some built-in features of the OS. I still prefer to do my photo editing with the power and precision of a PC, though, so I haven't tried. The photos are overcompressed as is (all smartphone photos are), so manipulating them tends to produce artifacts anyhow.

Nothing like Swype, sorry. Microsoft really needs to get with the picture there. It's especially sad/funny, considering that Swype was originally for Windows Mobile and (according to a guy I know who works there) they'd be happy to bring it to WP, but MS hasn't allowed it yet.

Most of my FB on the phone is just done using the built-in integration (People hub, Messaging hub. etc.), but the new WP8 app really is excellent.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishwal:
1. No you can't set homescreen background. I hope it will be coming in WP Blue update.

2.Gmail works fine, Xbox music is very much better option.

3. WP store is full of lots of photo editing apps, 1020 itself has proshot app. I think you would be very happy in this department.

4.No, unfortunately but you can expect it in updates.

5. Both official apps are very very good. FB just got updated and it's very good. You can also have beta app which updates continuously so FB support from MS is very much active. Official twitter app has everything you want, same as its iOS & Android counter part.

Instagram has 3rd party app instance which is very good, even you can save photo in it. Official Vine app is coming till then 6 sec is available.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golfnz34me:
Google Voice is handled quite nicely by Metrotalk. It takes some work to get setup properly, but once setup works very seamlessly.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Google has no official apps (aside from a poor Google search app) on Windows Phone, and the only thing known on the horizon is an official YouTube app (a joint project between Microsoft and Google). Otherwise Google has been pretty anti-Windows Phone. If you want the quality and selection of Google apps and services that you find on an Android phone, you simply won't get it anywhere except Android. Windows Phone and even iPhone don't compare to what Google offers on it's own platform. There are third party apps, and some of them are decent.

The Twitter and Facebook apps for WP8 now very closely match the functionality and look/feel of their official counterparts on iOS and Android. They still aren't as awesome, but thankfully, because of the tight OS integration, they aren't necessarily needed as much as you would need them on iOS or Android.

Nothing close to Swype and I'm gonna take a guess and say that it won't be coming anytime soon. There just isn't a demand for it. Clearly there is one here on this site (and other enthusiast sites), but this is a site made up of hardcore tweakers and enthusiasts. In the real world, most people do not know what Swype is and simply don't bother to learn it even if it is available to them. The Windows Phone keyboard is an excellent stock keyboard, and with some of the improvements being seen in Windows 8.1, you can expect it to get better as time goes on.

Almost any kind of configuring, tweaking, or hacking you may be used to on Android goes out the window with Windows Phone 8. For the most part, the operating system just works, so you don't always need it (like iOS), but some people still have that itch to tweak, and if that's you, Windows Phone 8 may not make you happy. But then again, I used to be that type of person, but once I got used to a platform that just worked and didn't need me to go ROM hunting every week, its just became so much better. The operating system is just so much more secure than WP7 or Android, so there isn't much of a development/hacking community for it.

As with any upgrade, new line, or purchase, you should have an opportunity to try it for a bit before you go past the point of no return. So your best bet is to try it as your main driver for a week and see how it works for you.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Security, in the context of operating systems or really anything else, is about granting or revoking authorization for access or activity. The key point, there, is "authorization". Authority is a property of ownership. However, I actually have relatively (compared to other OSes) little ability to authorize, *or* revoke authorization for, actions occurring on what is nominally my phone. So, which of the following is true?

A) It's not my phone; it's actually owned by Microsoft, the OEM, and the operator (but mostly Microsoft).

B) The OS is "so much more" locked down than WP7 or Android, and is actually pretty meager on security features.

Did you know that on some Android ROMs, you can do things like prevent apps from making using of certain capabilities while still using the app? That on WP7, you can disable the "Microsoft, may I install or run sideloaded apps?" check that the OS makes periodically without your authorization? Now *that* is an increase in security!
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Whether the product is yours or not does not matter much here. At its base level, all the platforms are "locked down" to a certain extent, some more than others, and what you can do is limited by what the OEMs (Microsoft, Apple, or Google) say you can do. Now you can go ahead and throw hacks at it, tear it apart, or throw money at it to completely change it, but that's going beyond the scope of this discussion. They choose what permissions you may alter or ask for. Finding loopholes to get around permissions or authorization goes beyond what the original manufacturer intended, but its pretty fair to say that its far easier to circumvent security on Android than on any other platform. Android's inherently more "open" platform allows for greater risk at times because it isn't as locked down as iOS or Windows Phone.

That being said, being more locked down inherently offers more security or at the very least, piece of mind, whether that be protection from scripts or hacks, viruses, financial security, or just preventing errors/crashes. Denying or granting access to certain activities, or just flat out not having the option to deny/grant certain activities can be the base for a safer, more reliable, more secure operating environment. "Security" and being "locked down", in some cases, go hand in hand. Of course it can mean many different things to many people.

Now you could also be referring to other "security" features like corporate encryption policies or secure NFC or stuff like that, but that wasn't part of the original discussion, so my use of the word security does not include any of that, but I understand that certainly those types of security features may or may not exist between platforms. ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
So I have another question.

I've been quite spoiled by 64gb of storage on my 4S combined with iTunes in the Cloud and lately been forced to stream from Play Music due to my One only having 32gb of storage.

Does WP8 have any sort of set up where I upload my music collection to the cloud and can download/stream from there? I do have a 50gb AT&T Locker account, but I'd rather use something that's a little more polished.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
Yes, you have 7GB of skydrive space for free, can be increased for additional cost.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
I have over 60 gigs of music alone.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
I doubt anybody is going to give you 60 gigs of storage for free (ATT does not count, since you pay for it anyway)
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
There are apps which can stream from Google Music.

Alternatively, get a phone that has a microSD slot; my ATIV S has 80GB of total local storage, never mind the amount I have in my butt.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
iCloud.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
so then what's the problem?

I mean, you can stream it the same way you did on your HTC one.

But unless you want that camera badly, there is no real reason to get the lumia 1020.

lumia 820 or Ativ S are probably better for you.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
The camera is the reason I'm considering a WP. Don't get me wrong, I like the Metro UI. I would usually install a Metro theme on my iPhone when I had it. I'm tremendously underwhelmed with Android and in particular, the camera in my One, which is what prompted my questions.

Basically, if I can get WP8 to do things close to as seamless as they are on iOS, I'd really consider switching. If I'm reading this correctly, SkyDrive offers automatic syncing of photos to my PC from my phone, the way iCloud does?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandonCormier:
Yes windows phone will upload full res images to skydrive. Great feature actually. BTW have you looked at Xbox music? Its similar to Google play music and iTunes streaming. Take a look, it might be what your looking for: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/music
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JETninja:
Xbox music, Pandora, Nokia Music all work great on my 1020. And something new in WP8, it can sync from your iTunes library. (new WP8 desktop app, no more Zune app like used for WP7)
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hardcore73:
Did you ever get the 1020 and what were your thoughts?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leecasey:
Would also be interested to hear how you are getting on. I've been an Android user for years now. Currently sporting a HTC One. I've ordered a Lumia 1020 (64gb!) purely because of the camera.

I borrowed a Lumia 620 for a couple of days to see how I got on with the OS. Main concern was Google integration and social networks.

Facebook and Twitter are excellent. Not problem migrating there. Instagram has no official app but the 3rd party ones are excellent.

I miss Google+. This is the major flaw for me. What I miss most about Google+ is the auto image upload.

Internet Explorer works excellently, nothing to complain about there at all.

The other app I miss most is Dropbox. I'm a heavy Dropbox user and again I am missing auto image upload! None of the third party apps seem to have a working auto upload feature (please correct me if you know otherwise). You can do it manually but I've not found one that does it automatically yet.

I've been a bit spoilt with the Android app and the default mail client in WP8 doesn't really incorporate any of the nice features that come with gmail for Android. It works but its basic. I can live with that though in trade for a superb camera.

At the moment I really want to find a nice elegant solution for auto uploading my photos to Dropbox. I don't want to use Skydrive as I already pay quite a bit for my dropbox storage and the free amount in Skydrive wouldn't last long plus I'd like to keep everything in one place. Does anyone have any solutions for this? Maybe an IFTTT recipe could move photos from Skydrive to Dropbox. I've not looked into that.....
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
Sorry (in the context of this thread) to report that as of 8:10am, Friday September 20th, I became the proud owner of an iPhone 5S.

In relation to your questions, I wonder if there's anything out there that lets Dropbox pull from Skydrive? I did a quick search, this method seems semi-hack, but solid:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416952,00.asp

So. Nearly a week in. What do I miss from Android?

I miss having a larger screen (but not having a larger phone. I very much prefer a small phone).

I miss being able to download anything I please, saving it to the flash memory, and pulling it from my phone later.

I miss having instant access to my social media (via blink feed), but I don't miss the battery and data hogging nature of it.

What did I gain?

Snazzier OS.

Hassle and thought-free photo syncing.

Tweetbot. Frankly, the best Twitter client, period.

iTunes in the Cloud, iTunes Match, and iTunes Radio. All my music, exactly how I tagged it, and radio tacked on, ad-free.

Phenomenal battery life, right out of the box. Without having to root, unlock the bootloader, and install a custom OS.

The best camera that doesn't say 41MP next to it.

A 170 horsepower, all-wheel drive iPhone dock (aka, I bought a truck with iPod integration).

So with that being said, I'm still not opposed to a badass Lumia camera. I just missed my Apple ecosystem too much to be banished from it for two full years. After seeing my 5S, even my girl who, for whatever reason despises Apple, wants a 5S.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leecasey:
Thanks for the suggestion of nesting the shared folders. That could definitely work.

I've got a 14 day cooling off period from when I get my Lumia 1020. If I dont get on with the lack of official apps I will probably get the Z1. I must admit I am also tempted by the 5S. Quality apps, lag free, things just work out the box. I'm bored of tweaking, rooting, ROMing etc.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
I was in the same boat. iOS 7 has most of the tweaks I'd normally apply while jailbroken, right out of the box. I'm a pretty happy camper.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc9420:
Olalaa, you should get an "Apple Sponsor" tag....you have 3 reiterations of the approx same device...WOW!

I've got no idea why IOS diehards roam XDA, what's the point? XDA means tweaking devices to each one's wish, whether is fixing something or personalizing some parts...but that doesn't apply to IOS as we all are well aware it's the holy mother-of-all-knowledge-innovation-and-truth-out-there (even if not invented yet, we all know it belongs to the Fruit).

As for OP, I have the 1020 along a quite new Note 3. Quite happy with both devices, each one does its job well. If you cringe on every minor aspect, just remember there are always alternatives in app functionality. As always, changing OS means a learning curve and a bit of time spent to accommodate with the UI. If Google services mean so much, stick to Android. If 60 Gigs of ICloud music means so much and you can't find acceptable alternatives, stick to Apple.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
Is it considered feeding the trolls if you give them carrots and celery?

The 5S, Mini, and original iPad pretty much aren't the same device. At all. Aside from the fact that they all have a fruit on the back of their housings. As for roaming XDA, if you read the actual original post, made by me, I have an HTC One that I'm dumping and was strongly leaning towards the 1020. As for tweaking, I've found it to be far more extensive on the iOS side of the fence. However, with every major release, there have been fewer and fewer reasons for me to do so. I may not even jailbreak iOS 7.

So you have a Windows phone and a robot tablet. Good for you. For me, there was a pretty big disconnect between my Mini and One. And, I don't like buying apps twice.

The fact that you took the time to respond to my -signature-, is one of the reasons I've soured towards robotOS. Too many trolls with ego problems and not enough people genuinely wishing to help.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc9420:
People wishing to help are all over this forum if you'd only bothered to search. I was fully aware of the fact you're the OP, hence I responded to the sig and after that to you.

The only thing that pops out is why, having all those ABSOLUTELY different devices and feeling so good to be home, you're still looking back over the fence? Just to point out some missing aspects? That's how life is for the rest of us who haven't ascended yet to the superior IOS heaven. Win some, lose some.

As for feeding the trolls, you're absolutely right. Nothing to worry about, considering how you got trolled by Apple with every different device listed on your sig.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
You've sipped so much green Kool-Aid that your eyes are green. Or is that envy?

Regardless, I posted because I had a notification that there were additional posts, and I'm not one to leave people hanging unlike a vocal lot of the posters I've seen here. That being said, I've made my peace. I'll enjoy my hassle-free stability, you enjoy your patchwork mediocrity.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rrbailey89:
Hello everyone im having an issue with my data. I Updated to mf9 and my 3g data is very sketchy and im not sure how to fix it. Its so slow downloading from the play store for example I had 4 bars and was trying to uodate hangouts and after about 5 minutes it had downloaded 300kb. It also seemed to stop when I was using other apps like messaging and would resume agai when I went back to the play store. Also web browsing seems to have been affected. Any help appreciated thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] optimummind:
Try updating PRL and also do the Update Profile. Then reboot phone. I haven't experienced any data issues with the Play store or any other app on MF9.

Also maybe Sprint is having tower issues?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rrbailey89:
okay so I rebflashed the modem for mf9 cleared dalvik cache did a speed test and the download was 59kbps upload 100kbps. Ill see if the proboem starts again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
Hello all!

I read somewhere on the internet (not sure if it was XDA or not) that someone was able to get

their VZW Galaxy Nexus replaced or swapped with a totally different phone.

I've had my Gnex for well over a year so I can't get a Certified Pre-Owned replacement at no cost anymore.

(FYI, I've had it replaced twice due to radio issues)

My current Nexus also has the notorious radio issue (consistently bad signal, signal drop, complete service loss etc..)

and I would like to get it replaced with a different phone. I read somewhere that Verizon would compensate you with a different

phone if you had insurance. Which I do..

So my question is, what phones would they offer as a viable replacement? (hopefully one with better radios and possibly more up to date :P )

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
U would need to call the insurance place and ask them.

Sent From My Miui Powered Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
Indeed. I'll shall do this tomorrow.

By the way, nice work on the MIUI port. Pretty smooth stuff :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raddacle:
Once you do find out, could you please post your result here as well? I'm basically in the same boat as you and have been a little curious about that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
Will do! I haven't been able to do it. I have free time tomorrow so hopefully I'll get some answers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tokuzumi:
It's going to depend on what's in stock at the warehoues. If they have the GN in stock, you are getting a GN. You may be able to get something "similar" if you have had a few GNs replaced, and they have all had issues that are not your fault. But you will need to plead your case. Or you may get something else if there is no stock of the GN in the Asurion warehouses.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
Yeah I talked to a rep today at a store and he told me to file a claim at phoneclaim.com. he told me it wasn't Asurion though. But it clearly is. Also, I don't really trust Asurion. I've heard bad news about them. I plan on calling Customer Care tonight after work to get a little more info. The rep seemed kind of ill-knowledged about replacements and such.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cornelious1212:
This is my thread from a month or so ago http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317537
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
Haha that's the thread I got the idea from! It is weird that they'd deprive you of a battery and battery door. I feel like Verizon makes plenty of money. Enough to provide sufficient replacement services. Anyway, I talked to a rep earlier today (actually a tech support rep) and he did a trouble ticket and had "network specialists" check the towers around me. Then they call back and ask me if the problem persists -_- what a drag! The tech rep was really nice. I just think they're afraid to pull some strings for us some (most) of the times..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tokuzumi:
It's not that they are depriving him of a battery and a door. It's that all insurance replacements are the phone only. When you send the "damaged" phone back, you take out any sd cards, batteries, etc, and just send them the shell. Although I'm pretty sure the Galaxy Nexus I was sent in error when I sent a Droid DNA back did indeed have the battery door, although I never took it out of the sleeve it's shipped in, since I knew I wasn't going to use it.

That's the one good thing about having a non-removable battery...you get the complete phone (in the case of the Droid DNA I had for a bit)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cornelious1212:
Is this you're first device? I was on my third for radio issues. I just told them I would keep getting replacements all they wanted, one after another until I got a working one. I had to call back once to get a rep who would give me an S3. I have to say the S3 I noticeably snappier, especially noticeable when installing apps. I immediately put CM on the S3 and am a happy camper.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iOSfails:
It is my third device. All of them have had radio issues. I haven't heard from Verizon in 2 days so when Monday rolls around I'll give them a call back and hopefully get something going.

My friend has an S3 on T-Mobile and he has it rooted and its so snappy and smooth. I want.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parkson:
I am on my 3rd Gnex for the same various issues like radio and also charging problems. Did you call an 800 numbers? If so, do you have it handy and wouldn't mind PMing me details? TIA
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zenihilist:
I've been trying different ROMs and was curious about what some of you think. I'm mostly trying to find one that works best with the KF's memory limitations. Has anyone used a jelly bean rom that doesn't have browser crashes and/or keyboards disappearing? Thanks