What will happen to Windows Phone 8.1. Cortana's voice assistant and the need to search for the necessary information
As soon as Microsoft introduced the first version of Windows 10 Mobile many users updated their Windows Phone Smartphones. Using the new assembly, some owners of Vinfon have decided to make the system rollback back to Windows Phone 8.1.
Mobile "dozen" was then still very raw, there were many mistakes and flaws in it, which forced to roll back to WP 8.1.
But with each update, shortcomings and bugs in the system are corrected and now is a stable and reliable mobile OS. Its design has become more concise, the speed of work has grown, a lot of new features, additions and many other things have been added.
If you have already updated your Nokia, Microsoft Lumia or other Windon to the "dozens", but for some reason they decided to roll back, then this instruction for you.
Rollback Lumia with Windows 10 on Windows 8.1: Step-by-step instruction
The whole procedure is performed in the program. Windows Device. Recovery Tool. - this is special utilityCreated to update Windows smartphones. With it, it is possible not only, but also to roll back the version of the operating system. You can download the program on.
Important! Before you roll back, make backup Photos, documents, files, contacts, etc., as all data from the device is deleted. You can read in detail about it. Or transfer everything you need to a computer, flash, or in a cloud.
- Run the program, connect the phone via a USB cable. At the same time, the charge level should be at least 50%, and it is better to charge the smartphone up to 100%.
2. Now select the phone found.
3. Click "Reinstall software"
4. In the next window, you can mark the daws and select one of the continuation options.
5. The process went. At this step, updates can be downloaded for your software.
All is ready. Now your lumia 430, 435, 532, 535, 540, 635, 636, 638, 635, 636, 638, 640 (XL), 730, 735, 920, 925, 930, 1520 or another device running on Windows Phone 8.1. It remains only to configure it. About how to update the phone to "dozens" read.
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Windows Phone 8.1. - This is the long-awaited update of the Microsoft operating system, the release date of which was held in April 2014. A new version Includes many new features, functions and applications, the main of which we will consider in this review. Owners Nokia Lumia. Can set it by downloading the CYAN package.
Changes in the interface: icons
Throwing a quick look on the WP 8.1 screenshot, you will see that no fundamental changes in appearance OS did not happen. The system still consists of a main page with "live" icons, which forms a desktop, and a separate page with a list of all programs installed on the device.
One of the important changes to windows interface Phone 8.1 It became an improvement in live tiles on the main desktop screen. But the main thing, now it is possible to place three medium tiles in a row at once.
Please note that the example above is shown on the screen with high definition, namely on the Lumia 925 models. On the phones with small screens, the display of icons on the desktop may be somewhat worse.
Wallpaper desktop
Look at the new and old desktop type for comparison:
Action Center (Action Center)
Action Center is a drop-down notification panel, whose style was spied at Android. Whatever you do on the smartphone in this momentThe panel is always available and shows you new SMS notifications, a message in the mail or news on social networks, and also provides quick access to some phone features, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
You can access Action Center even from the lock screen. In the settings, you can select a function at your discretion, to switching which will be quick access in icons on the notification center panel. It is convenient and very fast. Read more about work and configuration Action Center.
Voice Assistant Cortana.
Cortana is digital Assistant in spirit Apple Siri. Or Google Now. Along with them, Cortana from Microsoft has a light and accessible interface. You simply click on the search button and the assistant finds everything you need in Windows Phone.
Cortana was created not only to expand the capabilities of the operating system, but also to maintain its uniqueness. Similar focused on close cooperation with innovation, such as Cortana, should make a smartphone interface more friendly.
Is it good? Basically, this is quite a successful and progressive innovation. Voice recognition works quite clearly and even takes into account the focus of the user. You can interact with various partitions of the phone and send messages, configure events in the calendar and a lot more. Unfortunately, such an opportunity is only among the inhabitants of the United States and some other English-speaking countries.
Cortana also contains some elements in the Google Now style. It provides information with convenient blocks selected based on your preferences taken from previous queries or separately configured. You can specify your hobbies in Cortana, place of residence, work and much more.
The full-fledged assistant release should take place at the end of 2014, and we hope that by this time it will already be presented for the Russian-speaking population and the CIS countries.
Keyboard
List of additional update improvements:
Should I update your smartphone to Windows Phone 8.1?
Naturally! A lot of improvements and opportunities have appeared in the new OS. We only touched the parts of them, namely those who will most please WPhon users.
Visually, the system has undergone not too much changes, but the developers paid much attention to aesthetic and functional details. Therefore, to experience the innovations of the update, undoubtedly, we recommend each user.
We hope that these are only the first large-scale steps in the improvement of the OS, and in the coming versions, such as or 8.2, changes will be even more tangible.
Windows Phone 8.1 will appear special application With themes for "Lockskrina". The program will offer a large set of visual effects and animations. The result will look something like this:
Home Screen: Wallpapers 2.0
"Live tiles" become even more alive. Now you can set "wallpaper" on top of them. Most of the tiles will be transparent and will display the background picture. It turned out very unusual - and very individual:
Third tiles column: for everyone and for everyone
At the end of last year, Windows Phone 8 received the support of "large" screens. For such devices, Microsoft offered an updated starting screen with three tiles row. It turned out successfully - more information was placed on the screen, externally began to look more fresh. Outside a number of tiles wanted the rest of the merges. After the release of Windows Phone 8.1, the third tiles column will appear on each WP8 smartphone as an option.
Center of Notifications: All in one place. And fast
Microsoft supplemented Windows Phone with a new and long-awaited feature. The swipe movement from the top of the screen calls the notification center. Here all the meaningful information (notifications) from the games and programs installed on the smartphone are assembled:
Four tiles at the top of the screen - Icons quick access to system functions (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, aircraft mode, etc.). For each tile, you can assign any need for the "File" user (except for the mobile Internet).
Cortana: Siri'yny killer from Microsoft
Skype: long-awaited integration
Windows Phone 8.1 Skype is integrated into the dialing function. This means that any conversation on the phone can be very quickly turned into a free Skype-call (or video call). Skype is integrated with Cortana: You can now dial the number and voice.
Calendar: All life before your eyes
The mini calendar has appeared in the lower right corner for the current month or week. The calendar much more recalls itself in Outlook for Windows - for example, the weather forecast in the upper right corner.
Music. Video. Podcasts
As reported, a single hub music + video broke up into two two independent applications. Music can now be controlled from the cloud, is available editing your own playlists. To subscribe to a podcast in Windows Phone 8.1, it is enough to find the source RSS address. Podcasts can be found through the basis based on Bing.
Split volume on Windows Phone
Overnight comments - Windows Phone 8.1 appeared the option that users were waiting for almost four years. Now for multimedia has its own volume control, for incoming challenge - His.
Contacts, E-Mail, Accounts
Hub "Contacts" will receive updated tapes for content and the ability to connect to social networks and applications from third-party developers. Email WP 8.1 supports a significant S / MIME security standard and accounts icloud.
- The gallery opens on the latest made sics;
- Photos are organized by date and place of shooting;
- Online photo albums with the possibility of connecting third-party services;
- New camera interface;
- Serial shooting mode.
Apps Data Sense, Wi-Fi Sense, Storage Sense, Battery Saver
Windows Phone 8.1 will be shipped with Microsoft branded applications. Data Sense. - These are statistics on Internet traffic with the ability to set the limit on traffic. If the limit is specified and will soon be selected, the application will try to load data not through 3G, but via Wi-Fi. In WP 8.1 there is a traffic saving mode, which increases the image compression ratio and the traffic flow rate decreases.
- Ability to save mobile traffic Connect to free public wi-Fi network. Cortana will be able to automatically connect to "familiar" and trustworthy wireless networks.
- Data management tool stored on a smartphone. FROM Storage Sense. Files (applications, music, photos, video) can be moved from the built-in storage to the memory card and back.
Battery Sense. - An application showing the level of charge various applications. So it will be possible to quickly find traffic- "absorbers" of traffic. Microsoft believes that the battery Sense operating in authored will significantly increase the service life of the smartphone from one charge.
Internet Explorer 11.
- Read mode (text only);
- Search text on page;
- Swipe pages switching (right-left);
- Support for WebGL (opportunity to play games in the browser);
- Private view mode Inprivate;
- Password caching.
Synchronization - more, even more
Synchronization between Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 goes to a new level. It is synchronized (practically) everything - from the background color to purchased applications (by purchasing a program on the smartphone, you will get it on the Windows tablet, and on Windows PC). On all devices there will be even an entered password for home Wi-Fi!
New business opportunities
Windows Phone 8.1 is designed to facilitate the life of system administrators. Available features: VPN, S / MIME, support for business applications and certificate management.
Windows Phone 8.1 output date
For all users, the update to Windows Phone 8.1 will be available "over the coming months." Nokia has already promised to send Lumia Cyan firmware with WP 8.1. Sales of the first Windows Phone with WP 8.1 and two SIM cards will begin in May and the flagship in June. Most fast way Get an update - to update as part of the Developer Preview program. In this case, you will receive WP 8.1 already "in early April" (according to the latest data,).
p.S. For the information that appears, the release date of Windows Phone 8.1 - April 14, but not everyone immediately, read more
What do you think about Windows Phone 8.1 Do you, dear readers? Share your opinion in the comments to this article!
Announced on Build'2014. windows version Phone 8.1 is available to developers in the form of a beta, but also it can be installed anyone who wants to telephones under windows control Phone 8, with the exception of devices from Huawei. With which this selectivity is connected, it remains only to guess, but it is on smartphones Huawei. This update is not available.
How to install Windows Phone 8.1 now
Must warn that when installing WP8.1 you will not be able to return to old versionand if something goes wrong, then you will have to wait a few months official update From the manufacturer of your device. Therefore, it is necessary to think well, whether to install the beta version of WP8.1, especially if you are not sure which result you want to get.
Those who still want to do this should be easy steps. They are very simple and do not require any special knowledge.
Custom features in the interface - icons, wallpaper, settings
Icons on the main screen can be placed in three columns, such a layout will be available for any devices on WP8.1, regardless of the resolution of their screens. The minimum size of the icon now allows you to place up to 6 icons in one row.
You can set your own wallpapers, they will be displayed on the main screen with icons, but only where they are transparent. Many system applications They have a fill (for example, these are all applications from Nokia), then the wallpaper is not shown under them, and they look like a kind of substrate that breaks pieces. Say that is the most the best decisionYou can not, moreover, perhaps, this is the worst wallpaper option, which can only come up with. You never know how they will look.
In the "Desk + topic" section, you will be offered to choose wallpapers - in the future they can change on a schedule, now this function is disabled, it will be add to later.
It is curious that in the list of applications, as usual, the black background is shown, apparently disseminate wallpaper and on this screen in Microsoft will be able only in subsequent updates when aware of the logic of such a step.
This version is corrected chronic windows errors Phone, which could be called funny if it were not so sad. In particular, now the status bar does not behave in a strange way. Let me remind you, there were previously arbitrarily displayed icons, and all the information was displayed only at an additional press, which was inconvenient. Now the line shows immediately all the icons that are contained in it - it is logical and correct.
If you pull the line from top to bottom, you will see additional substring from the network signal type (EDGE, 3G, 4G), under the battery - the percentage of the battery charge. This is something already, because previously such simple things were simply unavailable. Unfortunately, as before, the status line is shown somewhere in applications, somewhere no. Predict its presence or absence is impossible.
If you look in the Action Center, we find the usual shutter, which displays alerts from different applications, and at the top there are fast switches. This is exactly the same approach that we see in Android / iOS, but implemented very weakly. First, the number of icons to change is extremely small - there are only five of them. In the settings you can choose the following items for icons: Bluetooth, VPN, Wi-Fi, screen rotation lock, camera, location, general Internet, screen projector, airplane mode, brightness.
When you look at these stubby settings and remember that you can set on your Android de facto almost all the basic settings, you realize the vast gulf that lie between these systems. But the ideological difference is not only in this, but in behavior keys to quickly switch functions. In the same Android, pressing the Wi-Fi button in the curtain disables the function in WP8.1 instead you fall in the menu with wi-Fi settings! That is, in fact, it is not fast switch Functions, and a kind of label to access an existing menu. It is curious that a number of other buttons are classic switches - there is no throwing into the phone submenu. At the level of the system and its perception of integrity in Microsoft none worked, feeling that the system created the pieces, and did not think about planning.
Applications can also report their events to the curtain, here all messages are grouped by type of application, and not in time. You can brush all the notifications of the same type.
For some unclear reason, the key combination was changed to make screenshots - now it is the inclusion button and the volume rocker up. When you try to use the old combination, the phone suggests that it does not work, and offers the right option. For my taste, you could also save both options, and another options, nothing bad in this would not be.
When installing new applications, all of them, including games, fall into the general list of applications. That is, now the hubs do not aggregate the content, which is considered "its own."
Separate adjustment of the volume, which for so long dreamed windows users Phone, became a reality. Now the volume of the call is adjusted separately from the volume of applications and multimedia. Unfortunately, in this version there are roughness, so, the camera is considered a call, the volume for it is regulated by the first slider.
Microsoft email accounts brought a variety, now all mail that does not belong to Microsoft Corporation and are not serviced by its servers or software productsmust be allowed for Windows Phone - that is, you must give access to it (just not enough settings). In the list near the "problem" accounts, which before the update calmly worked with the post office, hanging the inscription "Take measures". Unfortunately, an attempt to agree with everything that Microsoft offers in beta versions, do not lead to any result, well at least mail continues to come. This item is not clear to me, and there is a feeling that Microsoft simply want to keep all your settings for later use - in theory, so that you can configure the same mail on a pair of clicks on Windows Phone. But only in theory.
Judging by the direction of development of Windows Phone, Microsoft is very actively planning to collect user data and come up with new chips for this. So, in the Wi-Fi section, the Wi-Fi Monitoring section appeared. In it, you allow you to connect with hot spot Wi-Fi, and the phone remembers how you press the button to further save you from this task. There is something similar on iOS, but it does not work with all public access points. Descended specifically in the Moscow metro to test this feature on the Lumia 1520, - there it does not work, although everything in a cafe next to the house it worked perfectly. That is, the degree of implementation is exactly the same as the iOS, or a little worse.
Data control - This is a utility that was invented in Nokia, it appeared in its devices relatively recently, now it will be available to all manufacturers. You specify the limit of traffic consumption, you can limit the background data transfer, as well as include the traffic savings for the browser (then it will go with compression through Microsoft servers).
Memory control - This is a utility in which you specify all settings for applications and files, choose a place to store them. Immediately you can see what types of files are occupied by the memory of your device.
Screen projector - When connected using a USB cable, you can display the phone screen to the projector, a TV or monitor. The support of the MHL standard is required from the phone manufacturer, but as far as I know, it is everywhere. Now it is implemented at the system level, not a separate application.
Synchronization of settings - Ability to save the screen theme, application settings, passwords and all settings Internet Explorer. In the cloud. On another device or devices, they will be visible.
Identifier advertising - The parameter that takes into account your actions increases the relevance of advertising for the advertiser. But if you want to reset it, you can easily do it. The main thing is not to forget to do it all the time, or it must be turned off at all.
In chapter "Location" Geozone appeared, these are zones on the map that can be tracked by external applications. While this feature does not work.
Saving charge - An application in which you can track, who eats more energy on your smartphone, and disable these applications, there are also additional settings to control the battery charge and transition to the energy-saving mode.
Working Post and VPN - A VPN support appeared (finally!), As well as the ability to install the workwar, the data from it will not be available to save, transmission, and so on. Corporate security policy can be applied. For the overwhelming majority of consumers, this is not so important.
Changes in applications - new features and text set
One of the functions that millions of people enjoy worldwide has become a keyboard on which you can write text without tearing off your finger. Such keyboards have become standard starting with Galaxy S2 almost all Android devices, there are dozens for every taste. In Windows Phone, as always, you are limited to choosing only one keyboard - no other options, no third-party keyboards are simply provided.
MICROSOFT Wallet (Wallet) now supports Apple Passbook format. Directly copy maps or coupons will not be released, but when making some discounts, cards, boarding passages, the phone on WP8.1 will pretend to be a real Apple iPhone / iPad and can convert all these proposals to your own format on the fly. It is not very clear how to react to Apple whether it will be possible to close this opportunity for Microsoft and will pay attention to it. In my opinion, this clearly suggests that its own format from Microsoft has not passed and the company is trying to drag people from a more popular Passbook. It is unlikely that it will be possible, but the confrontation will be interesting.
The Skype application, in theory, is part of the system while in practice there is not even such a field when filling the contacts, the device simply picks up your numbers from Skype and allows you to call both regular phones and Skype numbers. During a call to mobile, you can enable video broadcasting in Skype.
The application of the calendar is recycled - the weather forecast is shown for individual days (your location is used), calendars are tightened from different sources, including social networks.
Internet Explorer 11 has become possible to open any number of tabs! There is a traditional data compression, then traffic goes through Microsoft servers, the option works not always correctly. The phone's memory can be used to store both temporary files and attachments (you can prohibit it). When reading, you can choose a layout in one column when IE itself selects text and pictures, folding the design of the site - a rather convenient mode, but there is nothing new or revolutionary in it. A limited number of gestures on the screen is supported when viewing pages.
Cosmetic changes subjected to the application store. In fact, nothing has changed.
Music, video, podcasts and FM radio are new sections in the phone, each of which is understandable from the name, not changed inside anything, everything remained the same as in the former Hab "Music and Video".
Cortana's voice assistant - in order for it to earn, in the menu it is necessary to choose English (reboot), the region of the United States (reboot again), and then maybe you will be lucky and you can try this feature on english language. In the coming year of the exit of Cortana in Russian, you should not expect this function. Unfortunately, Microsoft could not get rid of an annoying mistake own serverswhen she breaks any voice search on the windows devices Phone (Required to servers is required), I ran into this after the update - all voice functions in any language, as well as Cortana, did not work. An example of the topic in which this problem is discussed.
In any case, this voice technology is quite raw, can serve for drawing, jokes, but not for real use in life. Especially in Russia, where the search quality from Bing leaves much to be desired, and Cortana is based on it. Let me remind you that any search is improved if they are actively used - Bing in Russia does not use almost no one. Understanding this, Windows Phone 8.1 with a regional setting to Russia puts the default Google search (in beta version 8.1 this is exactly what I surprised me somewhat).
Therefore, I can only show several screenshots as Cortana starts. It is possible that Microsoft servers are rejected as it was in the past, and then I will add screenshots here with this feature.
Short conclusion
It is possible that some individual functions in this review of the beta version of Windows Phone 8.1 I missed, in the output of the first devices on this OS, this report will also be updated on the basis of a commercial product. Unfortunately, a full-fledged update for current owners of devices on Windows Phone 8 is scheduled to begin summer, that is, a month after the start of sales of the first devices with WP8.1 on board. In principle, it was so in the past, when only new buyers received an updated version of the box. I do not like it, but this is the company's policy - they seek to raise sales of new devices.
Talking that the number of changes in Windows Phone is huge, it is impossible. The language does not turn to say that the revolution occurred, especially against the background of the fact that the overwhelming number of functions or is useless, or is implemented poorly as it happened with a curtain. It can be said that the system is catching up and with a large margin lags behind IOS / Android. Once in a distant-distant galaxy, hundreds of millions of years, perhaps she will catch up. But with our life, apparently, this will not happen, since since 2010 we say that the system is young and you need to give her time so that she gets to their feet, and then she will show everything to Kuzkin Mother. It is a pity, but while Windows Phone copies old functions from other systems, nothing will change in this world and the same Android can sleep well. On the other hand, those few fans of Windows Phone, which exist, with such sincere and genuine joy perceive everything that is shown in WP8.1, which we can only rejoice at the company that she has such devotees. But this is not a mass market, which prove the sales of devices. For the usual consumer Windows Phone 8.1 does not bring anything that would make her choice more justified than the choice of iPhone or Android-smartphone.
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We all remember that in the winter last year, Microsoft introduced a beta version of its new mobile operating system - Windows 10 Mobile. Since then, several buildings of this OS have been released, and no smartphone is hung when installing new system from Microsoft.
Of course, baby mistakes, such as boring fonts, hang when installing already behind. Very soon your device on Windows Phone will warn you about the availability of updates to Windows 10 Mobile. Today we will tell if it is worth moving to a new OS or not.
The update process with Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10, depending on the phone, the average takes about an hour with the installation of all applications. At this point, the phone is very hot, my Nokia Lumia 925 had to be cooled on the balcony. I did not experience any problems with the update, nor on Lumia 535, nor Lumia 925.
After the transition, all applications and settings remain in their places. The main concept of tiles, which was in Windows Phone 7,8,8 1, not anywhere. there is main screen, It is a desk and there is a menu that appears on the right. If the concept remained on the spot, the interface has changed significantly, the distance between the tiles decreased, the background, the transparency of the tiles, the icons in the settings menu, another type of buttons, notifications and tabs appeared. All this made a new operating windows system 10 Mobile is much more pleasant than what we have seen in Windows Phone 8.1.
The new OS in contrast to Windows 8.1 works more slowly. It feels good when the phone is not on the review, and when you use it daily. We can assume that this is due to the fact that Windows 10 Mobile is still raw, but perhaps it is simply more demanding on the smartphone resources, since the network has already reached similar entries on the topic of the speed of the new OS.
Most applications on Windows 10 Mobile have been rewritten taking into account the new interface. Here we meet a new calendar, a new, much more convenient alarm clock, as well as contacts and messages. In the latter there is integration with Skype and if you use it, it should be a plus for you.
Microsoft is trying to get rid of internet browser Explorer by renaming it to Microsoft Edge.. Unfortunately, on Windows 10 Mobile the difference between the operation of two browsers is practically no. The only exception is that on my Lumia 925 Microsoft EDGE works much slower than IE, and on heavy sites it hangs at all. Unfortunately, in the case of Edge, they did not prevent something new, people as waiting Google Chrome.So continue to wait. Opera browser, which is presented on Windows Phone much worse than IE in the speed of work, therefore competing is not.
In Windows Phone 8.1 there was a stylish and convenient MP3 player, in the top ten, they drank it and added New - Groove. Here Microsoft big well done - player quickly finds new files, it looks great, does not have delays in playback, and also easily allows you to create playlists. In short, everything is convenient made.
Not bypassed and contacts. Now he is called "People". This is something like a hub, where the conacts from all connected accounts come across. For example, I have this Outlook and Gmail. In addition, Microsoft follows fashion and made round contact icons that some people are only annoyed.
Microsoft made a new application store, for convenience, not inferior to the same Google Play.. The new store is really a wonderful update that everyone has been waiting for.
One of the Killer Fich, which has long been in Android, but in a trimmed form appeared in WP 8.1 - the notification panel and nafigation. In Windows 10, it was perfectly recycled, now the notifications panel is the same as in desktop Windows. 10.
The ability to disable application permissions. This feature appeared in Android 6, now there is also in Windows 10 Mobile. You can now forbid access to certain functions of the smartphone. For example, access to the camera or GPS. It is very convenient, since before you or agreed with the rules and installed the application or refused installation.
Should I go to Windows 10 Mobile right now?
If you have a powerful smartphone, such as Lumia 640 and above, it is worth it. If you have smartphone Lumia. 4 ** or 520, 525,530,535, 620, 630 - it is unlikely. The update will not bring joy for you, since the speed of the system will drop percentage by 30%.
Problems with speed is the only reason to postpone the update. I hope Microsoft will be able to make a new mobile windows The same fast as 8.1. It is worth only to wait a bit, however, in the case of Windows Phone 8 I had to wait one year upgrade to 8.1. The rest is 10k on the smartphone, a beautiful system, thanks to which people on Windows 10 will become more.
Update article dated 04/16/2016.
I sold my Lumia 535, Lumia 925. Due to the fact that on the first smartphone Windows 10 Mobile works simply disgusting and very slowly, and Nokia Lumia 925 Microsoft refused to update. Maid, this smartphone in 2013 cost 20,000 rubles and such spites are not allowed.