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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
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juliushandle
Member
Remember when the 1520's 6" screen was too big?
NeOak
Member
It felt big when I turned it on a few weeks ago.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I want to use Google photos but I can't get past the mental hurdle that it will compress my images.
The Faceless Master
Member
pay for more storage and use original images.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yeah, I just got it this afternoon. It's pretty slick.
Surprised it doesnt. The iOS version does albeit its a bit finicky.
Ahh cool they hopefully will add but evidently it still runs on chrome so maybe not
brotkasten
Member
What are the most notable features of Edge on Android? As far as I can tell it's sending pages to PC. What else?
Steelyuhas
Member
Edge reading lists and books, if you use those features on PC...
Sending pages to PC is definitely the main feature though. My release preview SP4 just got the Fall update last night, so I'll try out Edge for sending pages this weekend.
brotkasten
Member
It's just frustrating to see it this barebones. I get that it's a preview, but even then you need to make a splash because when you finally implement the things people were expecting you to do, no one is going to care anymore. It has no implementation of Fluent Design, it doesn't even do swipe gestures, nor does it support any kind of ad-blocking. It's useless to me and I use Edge every single day on my SP4.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm using it right now and I like it but yeah, to release a beta with no standout feature, what's the point?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So Edge on android DOES have swipe gestures to go back and forward: you have to swipe in the top corners for it to work.
Edit: actually that's just tab switching
Edit: actually that's just tab switching
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Why isn't the address bar on the bottom of the Edge browser?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So I downloaded the Microsoft launcher and the suggested apps and man.... This is a great experience. Paired with the s8 hardware and I can't imagine a better combination for Microsoft fans.
Yeah, it looks great. I hadn't used the Arrow launcher for a little while, but they made some nice improvements to the look and feel. Since it isn't a garage app anymore and is officially supported it will be interesting to see how it evolves going forward.
brotkasten
Member
Arrow is cool for the Fluent Design stuff, but I couldn't find any use for it. I like my single page home screen with 8 icons too much. But I really appreciate how much you can customize Arrow. That's well thought out.
I think WC has a vid up a couple weeks ago.
Been using it day 1 and it's great. Very slick.
Looks like it's the thing I want, Outlook calendar and mail integration with notifications is something I could not find a few months back.
I was getting some weird lag when swiping away notifications from the lock screen. Uninstalled edge and went back to Nova for a bit and seemed fine. Turned back on the MS launcher first just to see if I can figure out what was causing it. Did a phone reset as well.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yep got weird lag too and I figured it was the launcher or edge. Phone restart fixed it.
Cool. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
juliushandle
Member
Not enough options in the MS launcher so I went back to Nova.
Well I'm back on Edge mobile! I'm thinking there are probably more people on mobile Edge even now, than ever before.
No swipe navigation is a big miss though.
Also having nav-bar on top.
Edit: seems quicker(tm)
But also missing quick scroll button and straight to top from the Samsung browser. Lots of room for improvement.
No swipe navigation is a big miss though.
Also having nav-bar on top.
Edit: seems quicker(tm)
But also missing quick scroll button and straight to top from the Samsung browser. Lots of room for improvement.
Yeah, I like that button and the hide the phone status at the top on the Samsung browser.
link1201
Member
I finally had to leave my lumia 950 behind and get a note 8. First thing I did was get the Microsoft launcher. Feels somewhat familiar at least.
link1201
Member
I've been on Windows phone forever and the note with the Microsoft launcher seems familiar. I'm so new to it I can't say how it compares to other Android devices but I'm digging it as my wp replacement.
Cool. Been using a Moto G for 6 months. Android grows on you. MS launcher with Edge and MS products work really well. Still miss WP, but it is what it is.
Have you tried One Note with the Pen yet? I saw a video review and the guy was a heavy MS user and OneNote looked great with the pen. That sold me on it.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I went with the much cheaper s8 and I'm loving it. I got the Ms launcher but I'm not sure how I feel about edge and battery so I haven't used it recently.
link1201
Member
Everything with the pen has been great. I didn't think I'd use it but I am finding it very useful.
Haha Finally figured this out, if you have vertical pages enabled it disables all down swipe gestures.
I'm on Moto G plus with EGde, MS Launcher and outlook etc... Very pleased
Poindexter
Member
I've always avoided custom radio stations and I've had Groove Music since it launched. The custom stations I previously tried on other apps played music i just absolutely hated. Well I've been playing Forza Horizon 3 and it automatically grabbed custom stations while i played and man, it really does know what i like! Too bad i can use it for another 2 months or so