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[TrekRich]

Hello,

Just bought a Nokia Lumia 710 from Carphone Warhouse on there pay as you go deal. I was using a Galaxy S2 but have decided to switch for a while and see what these Windows Phones are like! What good apps can you recommend? Any tips and tricks i should know?

Thanks

Richard

[manosdoc]

TrekRich, on 12 June 2012 - 18:13, said:

Hello,

Just bought a Nokia Lumia 710 from Carphone Warhouse on there pay as you go deal. I was using a Galaxy S2 but have decided to switch for a while and see what these Windows Phones are like! What good apps can you recommend? Any tips and tricks i should know?

Thanks

Richard

4th & Mayor

[+articuno1au]

For some time wasting games:
Wordament
Chessbypost (If you like chess )
Pex4Fun (if you want to learn to code)

Apps:
Flashlight XT (or similar) - A must have for turning your phone into a flashlight (hella useful )
Microsoft Insider - A hidden gem of the WP ecosystem. It's released by MS and has a bunch of tips and tricks, wallpapers and ringtones (Don't bother with the ringtones).
Skydrive (If you use it)
Skype (If you use it)
Photosynth (If you take a lot of photos )

Tips:
Silent profile is enabled by pressing the volume rocker and clicking the little icon on screen.
Sync all your contacts with your Microsoft profile. Makes your life a ton easier if you need to change/move anything.
Play. You just need to play with it to learn.
If you have questions, just shout

That should get you started

[andrewbares]

If you use Reddit - Baconit

If you're a student and need a homework planner/schedule - Power Planner

If you're a student and need to study flashcards - Kleio

If you need to set a sleep timer on your music - Stop Music


Fun games

GeoDefense
Tentacles
Jet Car Stunts

[Detection]

The thread above yours

http://www.neowin.ne...-best-wp7-apps/

Definitely check out Photosynth, just found this the other day, very cool 3D photo app

[FalseAgent]

this is something many new WP users don't know, so i'll say it: tap the top of the screen to see the status bar icons. They're all hidden by default unless they require your attention.

[oliver182]

Use the battery saver function to turn off notifications, push email, and updating live tiles for extra battery life.

[Colin McGregor]

oliver182, on 12 June 2012 - 19:50, said:

Use the battery saver function to turn off notifications, push email, and updating live tiles for extra battery life.

why would you buy a wp and turn off live tile? Do you buy an xbox or ps3 and throw away the controllers?

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FalseAgent, on 12 June 2012 - 19:09, said:

this is something many new WP users don't know, so i'll say it: tap the top of the screen to see the status bar icons. They're all hidden by default unless they require your attention.

I find swiping my finger down from above the screen to just below the notification area works better than tapping, tapping seems to take a few attempts on the 710 before they appear, swiping down works every time

Colin McGregor, on 12 June 2012 - 19:55, said:

why would you buy a wp and turn off live tile? Do you buy an xbox or ps3 and throw away the controllers?

Because they decided to put weak ass batteries in them that barely last a day with medium use

[jakem1]

Colin McGregor, on 12 June 2012 - 19:55, said:

why would you buy a wp and turn off live tile? Do you buy an xbox or ps3 and throw away the controllers?

Battery saver only switches off features when your battery life drops down to a critical level (10% I think). It's designed to keep your phone lasting that little bit longer.

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jakem1, on 12 June 2012 - 20:07, said:

Battery saver only switches off features when your battery life drops down to a critical level (10% I think). It's designed to keep your phone lasting that little bit longer.

You can enable it with 100% battery if you like too

[jakem1]

Detection, on 12 June 2012 - 20:16, said:

You can enable it with 100% battery if you like too

Oh, you can too (although I think that's meant as a temporary override).

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jakem1, on 12 June 2012 - 20:18, said:

Oh, you can too (although I think that's meant as a temporary override).

Yea it disables it soon as you charge it again

[oliver182]

Colin McGregor, on 12 June 2012 - 19:55, said:

why would you buy a wp and turn off live tile? Do you buy an xbox or ps3 and throw away the controllers?

mm I don't know, to save battery maybe, if you are running out of battery and you know you won't be near an outlet any time soon you use that function, its just a temporary solution. Great comparison you got right there....

[oliver182]

ConnectivityShortcuts, MS Translator, artist info (if bing music doesn't work for you)

tip by MS PAndya (I didn't know this ) : WP7 has a built in scientific calculator. If you landscape the device so the back/windows/bing buttons are on the right, you get a scientific calculator. For bonus points, if you landscape the device the other way so the buttons are on the left, you get a programmer's calculator that does octal, hex, binary, and other useful stuff.