Windows Phone Mango feature list

flibbage0 · 25 May 2011 at 16:08

RKO said:
I couldn't be doing with Facebook, SMS and Live messenger all in one stream. Unless the party you're talking to also has this, then it's bound to lead to confusion as you can see chats with them from 3 different networks while they won't.

This is what I thought as well.

Still looks promising, I just wish Samsung combines windows phone 7 with Galaxy S2 and BAM!, you've got yourself a top notch phone.

Abooie · 25 May 2011 at 16:14

RKO said:
I couldn't be doing with Facebook, SMS and Live messenger all in one stream. Unless the party you're talking to also has this, then it's bound to lead to confusion as you can see chats with them from 3 different networks while they won't.

That's why it's optional. You can view a conversation as either of these or combined as a 'thread'.

Dewotter · 25 May 2011 at 17:06

If the Samsung was $150 cheaper than I'd buy it straight unlocked before coming home. Don't like WP7 enough to stick to a contract though.

Abooie said:
That's why it's optional. You can view a conversation as either of these or combined as a 'thread'.

To me it's all or nothing. Here's a new feature which could lead to confusion so you may just want to keep it off.

Abooie · 25 May 2011 at 19:07

RKO said:
If the Samsung was $150 cheaper than I'd buy it straight unlocked before coming home. Don't like WP7 enough to stick to a contract though.

To me it's all or nothing. Here's a new feature which could lead to confusion so you may just want to keep it off.

Which is why I'd keep it on. When I first saw a conversation view for texts years ago it was a revelation and there's no way I could go back to a chronological view.

With Mango they're expanding this to emails and seperately also across IMs / texting. I personally think it'll also be revelation. MS are sticking true to their guns that the person is the centre of the social experience not the service or app as it is with iOS and Android. Rather than open MSN or Skype or facebook or my Text app one at a time to see whether they're online I just click on them and it tells me how or if they're connected.

At the moment it's just texts, emails, phone numbers and facebook integrated and it's a pain to have to open my twitter app. Once you've got used to this way of doing it you'll understand why WP7 users can't wait for twitter, msn, skype etc. to be integrated.

PhillyDee · 25 May 2011 at 19:39

I do not want facebook integrated with my phone, but I do rarely like to have a look. I first did the facebook thing when I got it, and it downloaded ALL the phone numbers etc to the phone. I don't want these people as contacts, the ones I have as contacts are the ones that I want.
I like the conversation in texts, but don't want it for emails. Would be handy for some accounts, but not all.

Dewotter · 26 May 2011 at 03:24

Abooie said:
Which is why I'd keep it on. When I first saw a conversation view for texts years ago it was a revelation and there's no way I could go back to a chronological view.

Conversation view was one of the things that sold me on an iPhone 3G back in the day. But that is only one service so it can't cause any confusion so not really a fair comparison compared to grouping three, which, for most people can't even be done on their phone. They may wonder why you referenced something in a text they typed on MSN on their computer at home.

Ksanti · 26 May 2011 at 16:54

The refreshed OS also features a new version of Internet Explorer that Microsoft says is identical to the version that runs on your desktop computer.

"It will not be similar to a PC," said Berg during today's press conference, "it will be exactly the same. It will use exactly the same code."

Hold on... If it's exactly the same, does that mean it will support flash? I know Flash installs to the OS, not just the browser, but I'm hopeful :3

Macro · 26 May 2011 at 17:31

Last thing i heard was that although there was no flash "built in" Microsoft had no fundamental problems with flash itself. Perhaps it's a case of Adobe developing a suitable plug in?

roadie · 27 May 2011 at 11:05

Some more details on the browser explored here.

BigBoy · 29 May 2011 at 07:52

PhillyDee said:
I do not want facebook integrated with my phone, but I do rarely like to have a look. I first did the facebook thing when I got it, and it downloaded ALL the phone numbers etc to the phone. I don't want these people as contacts, the ones I have as contacts are the ones that I want.
I like the conversation in texts, but don't want it for emails. Would be handy for some accounts, but not all.

I too did not want all my facebook contacts on my phone as most of them are old school mates from 20 years ago! There is an option to turn this off, It will still pull pictures of people from facebook if your contact information is the same.

Currently have Gmail, Live mail, Virgin ISP mail and one other account all set up on the phone, all running through a separate app so as not to jumble the accounts.

All this on a Samsung Omnia 7

PhillyDee · 29 May 2011 at 12:02

BigBoy said:
I too did not want all my facebook contacts on my phone as most of them are old school mates from 20 years ago! There is an option to turn this off, It will still pull pictures of people from facebook if your contact information is the same.

Currently have Gmail, Live mail, Virgin ISP mail and one other account all set up on the phone, all running through a separate app so as not to jumble the accounts.

All this on a Samsung Omnia 7

Wheres the option? I could not find one myself!

BigBoy · 29 May 2011 at 14:06

PhillyDee said:
Wheres the option? I could not find one myself!

settings>applications>people

I had to do a full reset to remove all contacts and start again was easier than trying to delete each person.

PhillyDee · 29 May 2011 at 17:29

Nope, it has on option to add the account and says it will import everything, then asks you to please sign in. No option, and I don't want to sign in in case it automagically does it for you! (Mines the HTC HD7).

BigBoy · 29 May 2011 at 18:13

Software upto date? I'm running the latest for my Omnia.

Its a tick box above the accounts login section.

Amp34 · 6 Jun 2011 at 03:11

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/windows-phone-mango-and-bing-vision-hands-on/

The last minute of the second video made me go "wow!". There are loads of excellent updates and it's definately a step in the right direction (they really have listened to the users) but the text translate feature (although not exactly revolutionary) is so simple and easy. I can see masses of uses for that!

PhillyDee · 6 Jun 2011 at 03:41

BigBoy said:
Software upto date? I'm running the latest for my Omnia.

Its a tick box above the accounts login section.

Risked logging in, there is a radio button to only update facebook with contacts, or to add al friends as contacts. Cheers! Looks like that sorted it.

Jonny ///M · 7 Jun 2011 at 00:19

This looks good! I'm hoping to get a replacement mozart 7 shortly as I've humped the screen and the phone is going totally weird. Marketplace doesn't want to work ever it seems either.

The joys.