Some Nokia Lumia 930 and 630 versions don't allow users to set Google as default search engine

3. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)

Bing sucks

5. Jinto (Posts: 436; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)

No, but my primary reason is cause of bing rewards

7. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)

What rewards?....?

9. oboboy14 (Posts: 51; Member since: 27 Mar 2014)

Well since you think it sucks, it probably won't matter. Its really not that bad. Neither is IE 11, its faster than chrome on my computer, but I miss a lot of the extensions chrome offers.

10. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)

Wp always having problems

Halfbaked apps
This problems
That problem
This is missing
That's missing
Can't do this
Can't do that
Can't sync deep integration
Email attachment and showing problem on tiles

Sucks
- Can’t change ringtones for 3rd party apps, for example whatsapp sounds the same as my email, don’t know which is which, and can’t react accordingly. Not to mention Nokia all of a sudden feels like a notification light is worthless in WP.
- No battery percentage on start screen. Smartphones are battery hungry, I want to ‘effing know how much I have left! I’m paranoid about that scrap ! Even more beacause the Lumia L1020 has s**tty battery life, no matter how Nokia claimed the updates fixed that.
- Want to watch a video on silent, say when in a train? Yup, turn down your ringer volume from the volume rocker? Very convenient, thanks. Oh, yeah, and remember to turn the ringer volume back up after watching the video…
- Why can’t you have a quick toggle for vibrate? It shows from the drop down menu, but can’t change it from there? Logical.

I love the UI, but at times I feel my Nokia 5800 was way smarter and more powerful compared to this. It was an epic phone for the price. Well, at least I’m more pleased with the Lumia than the iPhone I had before it.

39. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)

Why don't you go ahead and elaborate and what half baked apps tell us, are every app on Android running the latest update as those on iOS etc, the answer is no. Tell us the problems, tell us what is missing, tell us exactly what it cant do?, you say a lot of things anyone can say but without telling us exactly what you talk about your points are void, you are a simple troll.

Now to the nonsense about WP can't deep sync integration, again explain what you mean in detail cause I can tell you WP moved smartphones from being App centric to integration centric or did you hit your head and forget, it started deep integration how can it not have it. Like Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 will sync tons of settings through your Microsoft account and those that make sense will sync between Windows and Windows Phone too. quit yapping.

Email attachment and showing information on Tile, I have email attachment, in terms of Tiles WP unlike Android and iOS uses the complete homescreen and they all can be filled with Tiles, you cant get such a balance of beauty and productivity on any other homescreen. The other could only wish they had Live Tiles.

The ringtones+sounds module in the settings app you can set a custom sound for new text or IM messages, new voicemails, new emails, and reminders. If you are to lazy to turn up a volume button it must be because you spend your energy trolling.

No OS is perfect, Android and iOS has more than their fair share of problems, some of them obvious especially with Android.

WP plays on minimalism something others are imitating, you can have a live Tile battery app or just estimate from the default battery app but showing the battery percentage is as easy as swiping down on action center, I don't need my smartphone experience cluttered. WP are known for great battery Life as opposed to others.

At the end of the day I rather use a WP over any other platform cause for me when compared to the others it works best. That is called choice. Suck it up, live with it.

49. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)

TL;DR version please. Btw your bing sucks. I like how nokia fanboys are unwillingly trying to like and use MS "services".
http://blog.gsmarena.com/google-is-safer-than-bing-safest-of-all-so-says-german-online-research/

46. arenanew (Posts: 286; Member since: 30 Dec 2013)

google os called baterry drainer second they fail in show right amount of information becoz they busing in makeing money and last my nokia 1600 better than nexus 5

16. Jinto (Posts: 436; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)

http://www.bing.com/rewards/dashboard

25. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)

You get rewarded for searching with Bing. It is like an airline frequent flyer program or a credit card membership rewards program, you earn rewards by using the service. The more you search the more credits you earn which can then be redeemed for many different things for eg. Amazon.com gift card (475 points).

You should not diss something if you really don't now about it. Be opened minded.

34. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)

I think Microsoft should reward people for using their devices in the first place

37. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)

Well everyone is basing their UI approach based on Windows UI influence so you know they are good.

38. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)

You mean more like from Webos

40. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)

Now you are just being plain foolish, you Sgodsell, Straightedgenexus or whatever his name is and quite a few others need to just lay off, enjoy technology.

50. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)

You named me right, bro. :)

42. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)

Thats One reason why I'm still using Windows 7 instead of 8 and sold my lumia 520

47. Jinto (Posts: 436; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)

Yea, I have been using Bing Rewards for a year now and I can get a 20 dollar amazon gift card now :)

Thanks Bing!

15. sgodsell (Posts: 4754; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

I think Microsoft needs more search data to help with its projects Cortana and Adam.
So what better way to get the data. Since WP is locked down and restricted. Microsoft forces its users to help them with the data Microsoft needs. Kind of like when Windows 8 was first introduced, forcing its users with Windows 8 metro UI.

20. Liveitup (Posts: 1798; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)

Bing is awesome, you suck.

55. joey_sfb (Posts: 6540; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)

The IE on my VMware run bing default because I am too lazy to switch to Google.

70% of the time bing is OK. The other 30% I will just search with Google.com to get the right result.

Sometime the bing search is so off that is humorous!

56. Muzhhur (Posts: 261; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)

Yes It sounds exactly the same when you try to open websites like icloud or YouTube trought any Windows phone

4. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)

Ten minutes old, Rodney loses it.

Grabs popcorn an cold one awaiting next flaming WP fan any moment..will it be the orange?
Who could it be?

6. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)

Lmfao

Jealous Rodney
That annoying orange sip1995 and that troll NokiaFTW fanboy will be here soon. Our you forgot Billgate.

Those 3 immature kids

8. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)

Get real. Having ONLY Bing is a no-go, not that I use Google. I tried to like Bing, but MSFT is just as annoying as Google with the data mining, and the constant Bing Rewards nonsense is worse.

I would like it if every platform allowed Startpage/IXQuick search. iOS is at least allowing DuckDuckGo, which is my second choice.

13. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)

Rewards are pretty much nonexistent on WP unless you install the app.. We're talking about Bing on WP.. What are you talking about?

57. Jinto (Posts: 436; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)

On desktop you log on to bing on your msft account and do like 60 searches on it a day, and after a year, you will have enough points to get a $20 amazon gift card

11. seanwhat (Posts: 302; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)

android devices would never do that, that's the point.

24. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)

Ok, so what's the point?... Isn't this a WP device?... Do you expect for a WP device to look, function, and work like an Android device?.... What is going on here? Why?