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As far as the wp7 os goes i feel its off to a great start. Better than iphone and android in their first years out the gate. Now that the cdma wp7 is out on sprint and coming to other cdma carriers what does everyone feel are some features needed to make wp7 flourish?

we all know multitasking and app switching is on the way for the mango update scheduled for later this year but the features i feel it needs are..

1. Usb Mass Storage...theres a hack for this now but this needs to be implemented its on the iphone and android currently and windows mobile so to me its mind boggling that they would not include this. the mandatory sync with zune to add files shouldnt be the only way u add them imo

2. Wifi Tethering...the ability to use ur phone as a wifi router to other devices which was possible on windows mobile

3. File Explorer...i know theres a touch xplorer for unlocked htc devices but i'd like a fully supported file explorer, just give us access to storage space if they dont want us accessing the file system

4. Downloading Files Through the Browser...this is able to be done on windows mobile and android...on either os i can download zip files, rar files, mp3's, albums, etc. and open the files up and adding them to my library without the need for a computer. To my knowledge and experience the only thing that can be saved through the browser right now are pictures

5. Updating Zune Library Without A Computer....kinda ties in with #4 but i want to be able to download a album through the browser and update my library without having to sync with zune and/or delete songs without having to sync with zune. or adding songs to the phone via mass storage mode and updating the library on the phone without zune on the computer. Everyone doesnt have access to a computer at all times why so dependent on a computer when windows mobile wasnt dependent on the computer???



6. Front Facing Camera for video calls...

7. Ringtone Maker apps...for trimming and making custom ringtones

8. Playstation Network app...everybody isnt a xbox fan lol gotta give us ps3 gamers something a ps3 hub for is would be dope but if their allied with google then that may not happen



aside from these few missing features i think wp7 is a very credible threat to iphone and android and this is only its first year out the gate things can only get better imo. What features do u guys want on wp7

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#4 is kinda there. u can download office files and open them on the phone as well as PDF files.

#5 is there too u can use Zune marketplace to download and add songs tho id rather the songs be in the more superior .wma pro format rather than the traditional .mp3 format.

#8 ni muerto! there's no way MS will allow a competitors platform on their own. there's the gaystation phone for this.

everything else i need is pretty much coming but i can do just fine without it now . only other thing i want is more battery low warnings it seems to shut off a few seconds after the first. don't kno how many times i ended up with a dead battery due to this.

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Third party multi-tasking (Q1 2012 Mango?)

Pandora/Slacker

Google Maps

Theme-able UI (kinda like THIS)

HTC hub without all the stupid ads

Folders AND Hub for Apps

HSPA+ (you have a netflix app that Android doesn't but no 4G!)

More keyboards (HTC IME, Swype,...)

release native APIs to devs

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Netflix works great without h+ :)...and it does have slacker.
Right now it needs true copy/paste.

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no shiz, slacker for reals? when did this happen?

That's a major plus point for me at the gym :)

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Slacker, last fm, and I heart radio came standard on mine.

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is this an actual fact or just an MS bash? I know for a fact MS said it would be here sometime within the next 5 mos. and as for keyboards the stock option is way more than satisfactory its even better than the stock Android keyboard.

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Zune Smart DJ implementation
I know Marketplace is better with Nodo, but damn it could be more specific when searching IMO
MSN Messenger is weak.
Real Office intergration, (ex: I have notes for class upload to skydrive, look at them on windows phone edit last minute, then show up to class work with powerpoint or paper checked over and ready to print.)
Bing maps is barely useful. I used it to travel out of town, it needs serious work, and true turn by turn navigation with voice.
Customization would be nice as OrangeKid alluded to. Greatly would inhance it! Ringtones, yeah I don't need 1000, but right now I don't like the offerings given at ths point.

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it is confirmed they will implement 3rd party multitasking in Mango.

well the WP7 keyboard isn't bad, but I like having choices. When I'm on Android I like to swype portrait and aosp landscape, and sometimes just use htc ime. Also, for someone on a 3.7" screen Better Keyboard is awesome because it has bigger letters.

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well I know mango is coming but u said Q1 '12 when MS said it would be here in the 2nd half of this year, I'm guessing September at the soonest.

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hate to burst your bubble eric, and you know i'm waiting on mango....but..there is strong indication that it was pushed until 2012...sort of like 6.5 kept getting pushed.

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for #5 im referring to downloading a album or somethin from the web and adding it to your library that way

#8 they had google maps on windows mobile so i wouldnt say a sony app is out of the question id like google maps to be on wp7 as well

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just re-read this thread...plus one for swype!

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NoDo was supposed to come out in Jan 2011, remember?

I'd be very surprised if Mango came out in 2011.

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ok how long did it take the first galaxy S phones to get an update to froyo? at least a couple seasons after the EVO got it that's for sure but no one was bashing Google for it. yet when a smaller incident happens with MS everyone starts chanting failure and shit. id be willing to be that there's another upgrade out in the wild as well. think MS would reveal their plans after this? Por favor

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at orange, just found and am in love with tune in radio...crystal clear fm without the headphones!

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I wasn't claiming that Google was any better with updates, in fact I don't even remember mentioning Android in this thread, I was just saying that when MS says they will have an update is not necessarily when they will have one.

Google is just as guilty, as is HTC and Samsung.

Apple is the only company who seems to be able to get updates out fast and efficiently IMO.

nice, I'll have to check it out. When I'm at the gym I mostly want alternative-ish music to keep me going, although every once in a while I'm feeling the pull of twista or tech n9ne or something totally random, so I like Pandora for that, but if this app comes in clear and I have a bunch of genres and stuff to choose from then that's good for me, I'll try it out.

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tune in is regular am and fm, but much clearer....and you can listen to almost any country...it's free and in the wp7 marketplace.

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a few stations I tried on there had less than CD quality bitrates which are 192kb for MP3, 96kb for AAC/M4A and 64Kb for wma.

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I think they are referring to this article:

Microsoft's Windows Phone 'mango' update to miss 2011 target? (updated) -- Engadget

and FYI, Galaxy S received first update November 2010...its the US carriers that caused most of the delays..also, its not surprising that Evo got update before Samsung as HTC has update before Samsung due to N1, due to Nexus S, SGS already has Gingerbread and Evo does not...ofcourse US varients won't be seeing it for a while probably..

(anyways not trying to start a discussion about it, just explaining)

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Engadget? figures that explains everything. they are part of the Paul thurott crew which is the biggest gilipollas around.

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1) I would like to see a bing radar overlay for bing maps, or at least an ap for it.

Here's an example of it.

2) Contact filtering by category. Live contacts supports categories, not sure why WP7 can't do it.

3) Sync to subscribed calendars.

4) Flickr integration similar to facebook so I don't have to use the flickr ap and my friends photos will show up on the photos page.

5) Some sort of facebook filtering so I don't have to have every single facebook friend contaminating my phone. Maybe the option to just sync categories like friends and family? ...or at least an option to set some people to ignore.

This is what I can come up with at the moment, I'm sure there will be more.

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I'd like to make a couple of corrections here.

3) this is somewhat supported. u can sync calendars from all the email accounts u have setup and u can share them with others and.

5) this is supported too. u can choose to only have the Facebook accounts linked to the contacts u had already synched. they will still be there when u search tho but it was like this on HTC sense on the tp2 as well.

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One more thing I would like to see would be a email hub that you could put on the home screen that would display how many emails are in all accounts and then when you select the hub it leads to an account picker where you can choose which account you would like...or something similar. I do not like unified inboxes either.

Also, I don't like the way you have to attach documents to e-mails. You should be able to just click attachments and add it that way.

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Wait, what??? HTC is actually great about updating their phones. Ive had 3 updates since I bought my Evo.

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yeah well HTC is pretty good on some phones, but not all, what about the supposed eclair and froyo updates the mytouch3G was supposed to get? Older phones got left in the dust. The Evo gets fast updates but we'll see with the rest of 'em. When are you getting a Gingerbread OTA?

What I meant was Apple updates all supported iPhones fast as hell, and there's a new update on bugs and stuff like every few weeks or so.

WP7 so far has been kinda fail on updates, but it's really their first time, I just wouldn't hold my breath on Mango coming out before 2012 and by that time I'll be ready for a real WP7 phone with a dual-core and other awesome stuff, especially if DFT are porting Android to WP7 devices, then Ill be dual-booting with the awesomeness

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Well IOS is pretty much the same across the board so thats a given. But not all IOS phones get the same updates, or updates at all. The 2G doesnt even updates anymore and the 3G only gets partial updates. As far as HTC with the older phones, a lot of those phones that came with 1.6 arent ABLE to run the newer versions of Android. The updates have system requirements, and quite a few of those phones dont meet them.. especially processor wise.

The Iphone 3G had a ton of problems when they updated it to IOS4. It was terribly laggy because the processor in the phone wasnt really meant to run it. Thats why they had to use a gimped version. As far as the Evo getting Gingerbread.. im going to guess probably around the same time or a little after the Evo 3D comes out. Since itll be shipping with it they'll want the 3D to sale first so people will jump over to it. Just the nature of the business basically.

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The iPhone 3G stopped getting updates after 4 because it could not handle the requirements of the OS, kinda like why the MT3G and such never got froyo and will not get 2.3

But that was announced and iOS is very good about updating the 3GS and 4 to fix various bugs and give new features. WP7 and Android are harder because the phones have much different specs with carrier-added things on top, the point being that if an update is "announced" for a certain date, it will usually come a month or more after, such as the Nexus One 2.3 update, or the NoDo update.

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Preach it, brutha. The inability to filter contacts by company name is a GIANT inconvenience for me every single day. If there's a work-around, I haven't found it.

WP7 needs better hardware
 

If WP7 wants to keep any notice it has to get better hardware. Sexy hardware sells.

We can't be releasing old hardware that hardly competes with the EVO which was released a year ago. If MS was smart, they'd make a deal with HTC and Samsung to offer WP7 to ALL carriers on hardware like the EVO 3D. I'm not suggesting WP7 needs 3D but why not offer larger screened devices like 4.3" screens for Sprint, Verizon and others. Why not offer better screen technology instead of TFT, why not officer 4G, why not offer larger batteries such as 1700-1800mah batteries.

Sprint has one fat little screened WP7 phone.
Verizon has NONE.
Tmobile has the HD7 but it is the old faint screened dull HD7 and still with a small 1250mah battery.
ATT has the HD7S and the Focus - both with battery issues.

Why not offer HIGH END hardware for WP7?

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here we go again... I guess what I said in the other thread about this went in one ear and out the other.

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eric, you have to remember that some people are victims of marketing....all of a sudden their 3g phone doesn't work anymore...now they need a 4g phone...until 5g comes out and they then say "4g isn't good enough"....the one thing i can say about wp7 is that it works, period.

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Yep - garbage in - garbage out.

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ahh still not listening eh? I think the post above pretty much sums it up, smh.

I own Android but will not rule out WP7 just yet. I agree they need to up the game a little. Question is does WP7 run good on its current hardware, ie. processor and so forth or is it we want more just to have more. Take the EVO it runs great on its current hardware but if several phones had dual core running a 1.5 ghz or more would everyone say the EVO was crap because it lacked the latest specs? We always want more but is more always needed?

When Android came out so many talked crap about it, said it was no good, would never be as great as WM or Apple and now look.

I see many people talk crap about the OS because the device its on isn't the latest specs. OS and hardware are two different things. Anyways thats my two cents.

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The thing is though, the people talking smack haven't tried it....they'll thumb thru one at the store for 5 minutes or read an article and then post.

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Here's the thing. WP7 NoDo actually runs great on its current hardware, but it is started to get old as far as doing cool things, the most desirable imo are 1080p and FFC. Take a look at the Evo 3D and the SGS2 coming out soon, those things blow away any WP7 device hardware-wise, but WP7 does not need that hardware to perform, I think Eric makes a good point on that front. But at some point MS is going to have to be current with hardware and not behind a generation. The iPhone 5 has that awesome dual-core A5 processor that outperforms the A4 (iPad and iPhone 4) by 9x (and the A4 has an awesome GPU).

I think the most important thing for WP7 to do are:

1) get KNOWN, I don't know a single person in RL who knows shit about it.

2) distinguish itself from the iPhone. So many power users look at WP7 as a more closed, more limited iOS with a Windows branding. I currently use WP7 for some apps and netflix streaming at the gym (the girlfriend has to have it for the dreaded stairs).

Overall I don't think hardware is a huge deal when the software utilizes it so well and better than a lot of Android devices not flashed with CM7.

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true, us users that actually have it/use it seem to like it a lot more than people who haven't. If they would integrate an "apps" hub or let me make folders I would love the UI that much more, but overall as a daily driver it's pretty nice.

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this hot and smart Latina in one of my classes has one. she told me yesterday as I was showing her this video I accidently took of our department chair getting down on a cheeseburger.

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<) cheeseburger