Windows Phone is officially obsolete, Microsoft tells users to switch to Android or iOS
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- 23 Jan 2019
AnonD-819322, 20 Jan 2019Yes, you can use Continuum, in fact everything will still b... moreAwesome so I am glad I can still use this Alcatel as a PC just by hooking it to a dock to a mouse keyboard and screen when needed
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- Anonymous
- dN4
- 22 Jan 2019
Anton, 22 Jan 2019MS launched Winphone in order to kill Symbian ans open door... moreSoo..
Cave man has spoken...
Symbian was already dead when WinPhone out...
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- ANDROID ON LUMIAS
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- 22 Jan 2019
unlock the bootloader , so at least we can make use of the awesome build and hardware. microsoft at least do one good thing for all your supporters who stuck with you !! android on these would be the way forward. no one cares for microsoft anymore , your losing the consumer market including your operating system. a lot of conversion is happening to android ios and linux.
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- Anton
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- 22 Jan 2019
MS launched Winphone in order to kill Symbian ans open door for Android.
- YUKI93
- IWc
- 22 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2019So a windows smartphone is officially virus-free.Much the same with BB10 and Symbian?
- YUKI93
- IWc
- 22 Jan 2019
MobileMan, 20 Jan 2019A windows Mobile Vintage Fan here ( Using Android simultane... moreAbout your second point, I rather let it be closed source. I don't want to see yet another mobile OS plagued with fragmentation. We already have enough problem with Android, don't create another one.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Jan 2019
toyotaist, 21 Jan 2019Bad decision from MS, not everyone needs phone's with apps ... moreAre you still texting today? Charged on every fonts you sent hahaha...so obsolete.
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- Loren
- 7yf
- 22 Jan 2019
I am running Alcatel Idol 4s Windows version and it is great. I used the old Windows Phone in 2008 and flashing it while in China was the best experience possible at that time.
Now, I will finally have to switch my primary phone to Android, I already carry a backup android phone but I don't care for the UI experience. I stopped using Vivo and Xiaomi phones a couple of years ago ... time to revisit those products again.
Windows Surface Phone would be ideal now that foldable screens are closer to market, or a better Windows MUI experience on Android would be awesome.
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- q2R
- 21 Jan 2019
I hate t change my phone I still have the Alcatel it looks and feel nice. any advice on a good affordable phone for the US please!?
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- Tuelve
- 0Ca
- 21 Jan 2019
First I had a Lumia 800 - probably the best looking phone of that time - so sleek, elegant, simple lines and curves. I admit I only bought it because of 2 things - Nokia brand and N9 design. It used w7.
I then had a Lumia 1020 - symbian was dead and I had really wished for a Nokia 808 but could not afford it. The photos it took were miles (and still are miles) ahead of other camera phones back then. I admit that quality-wise some photos looked better when pixel peeping, or judging by dynamic range or other things...but the sheer amount of resolution was incredibile - not to mention the pro camera app which offered an interface and design that was soooo clean and user friendly that it still hasn't been equaled. It used w8.1 and a beta of w10. For someone who had the beta of w10 since the start, it sure was funny to see the mouse cursor popping up in the up-left corner sometimes when the phone lagged a bit - funny, but a hope that sometime you would see a full feature w10 on a small form factor.
I then got (pre-order) a Lumia 950. Microsoft now, not Nokia. It had w10. It was a good phone...but no more wow effect. Of course...it had windows hello with Iris recognition - a mile ahead of other iris/face recognition even by today standards - studies showed that it was so secure it could not be fooled by twins or pictures and also that it worked even with sunglasses (unpolarized) on. It had continuum - u needed an additional gimmick initially, but further updates on....and I could wirelessly project my screen in desktop mode on a TV, use the phone as a mouse /keyboard and still be able to answer a call on the phone ..or open a different app than what was on the TV. Continuum was great.
Metro...was like a fool proof os for elderly people (initially) - big colored tiles and pictograms..and that was it. On later iterations (w10) you could set the tile transparency to 100% and end up with a display that looked nearly the same with any Android device..while the added tile functionality was great (see a message without opening an app or a notification etc).
What about...lets say that w devices allowed direct in call recording, setting permissions per app and feature (you could disable some permissions and the app still worked).
Downfall thus was lack of patience and involvement from other hardware makers. Plus, a big plus here for Ms for dropping the apis that would have made porting an app from iOS or Android a half hour job. Most of the people using w phone complained of the lack of apps.you had some, you found alternatives -- some better than the original...but not all...and it was a pain sometimes.
I am sorry for the death of windows phone/mobile. I think we will see, one day, soon, a new device or more with full fledged windows os...because the hardware allows it or will allow it soon. The question is whether it will have any type of success or they'll end up being just other niche devices to be left as paper weights. Rip.
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- Iushnt
- YP6
- 21 Jan 2019
Love the Community, 19 Jan 2019It's almost ahead of its time when it comes to features lik... moreHow would I make it connect to my Smart home setup of lights, curtains, switches and other IOT things? Also, what about my banking apps, how could I use them? If I want a phone for just text, calls, and email, I would get the cheapest feature phones.
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- Marcio
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- 21 Jan 2019
I'm not bashing windows or windows phone users but i really hated the Metro design of those phones. I mean, the first time somebody gave me a windows phone to my hands, it was so confusing. I mean, i was so lost to find something as easy as to call somebody.
I've been an android user from android 1.6 Donut on my old but awesome Xperia X10, i got google devices like the iconic nexus 5 to oneplus devices like the one i'm carrying now.
I'm on Android P, the latest and i love android.
This news doesn't affect me at all
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- Vlk
- S6m
- 21 Jan 2019
I´m actually thinking of buying one as my HTC HD2 (WM 6.5) is about to pass away. I´m hesitating between Lumia 950 XL and HP Elite X3. These two are top models and become much affordable now. Support until Dec 2019 means the devices can well function smoothly for next 2-3 years.
Honestly, picking Android or iOS is a tough choice. I don´t like the first one and need a dual SIM phone.
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- Anonymous
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- 21 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2019"still a Nokia unit though, die hard fan here" But Nokia... moreHMD is a Finnish mobile phone company.
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- IWc
- 21 Jan 2019
Genesis, 20 Jan 2019And Android is based on Linux kernel, for your information. I rather have full on mobile Linux OS like PureOS or Ubuntu Touch than just the kernel tqvm.
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- IWc
- 21 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2019So I see you know nothing about technology... android is ba... moreHeh, I know that long time. But because of Google, I would never use it again.
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- Rêu Xanh
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- 21 Jan 2019
Smoothest OS ever.
I am still using the Lu730 as my secondary, along with the V30s
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- Aircrackng
- YbZ
- 21 Jan 2019
Microsoft forgot that the original way they won the desktop wars was simply because of compatibility on many diverse systems, having software+hardware packaged together hurts the rights of the consumer, it's like you are renting an extremely locked down device that has no way for you to upgrade or downgrade on your own with components who's drivers are all closed source and any attempt to modify it will be meet with bootloop which is essentially just their way of locking you out for good and forcing you to upgrade. I'm disgusted by the current market and yet it seems that the only reason this system exists is because of how uneducated about 90% of the consumers are in the subject... They don't realize that a far better system exists, so no attempt is done to fix the problem. All it would take would be one manufacturer to decide that they want to be strictly a hardware supplier, allow the user to decide what operating system they want, provide open source generic drivers that software developer can start with and build off of, then a company like Microsoft or someone else to create an operating system that they sell to you with the intentions of making it as compatible with as many different hardware components as possible... When you have hardware and software sold as a package there is no reason for the manufacturer to upkeep it's product.. now it's only goal is to sell you a new one.
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- Erceylan
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- 21 Jan 2019
I still have the Nokia 1520 and 930 with me on Windows.... I reckon if their Roms can be changed to Cynogen of any other or even android?