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Its Windows, but not as we know it, Launcher10

Started Oct 2, 2021 | Discussions
vaughanB
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Its Windows, but not as we know it, Launcher10

When I had to reluctantly give up on Widows phone I really missed the Windows UI which I had used for years, but this great Launcher gives me Windows phone back again and I cant fault it, I even bought my wife a Nokia G20 to replace here old Nokia 920 running Windows and installed this launcher and she cant tell the difference. I installed Outlook for Android which sychs contacts and calenders with Microsoft and has all the live tiles with notifications just like Windows Phone and the Edge browser works great unlike on WP10 where Microsoft had let it fall into dis repair, so I now have a Windows phone again, but now everything works

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The Point and Shoot Pro
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Re: Its Windows, but not as we know it, Launcher10

vaughanB wrote:

When I had to reluctantly give up on Widows phone I really missed the Windows UI which I had used for years, but this great Launcher gives me Windows phone back again and I cant fault it, I even bought my wife a Nokia G20 to replace here old Nokia 920 running Windows and installed this launcher and she cant tell the difference. I installed Outlook for Android which sychs contacts and calenders with Microsoft and has all the live tiles with notifications just like Windows Phone and the Edge browser works great unlike on WP10 where Microsoft had let it fall into dis repair, so I now have a Windows phone again, but now everything works

I tried it for a while but found it very buggy.  So, I switched to the microsoft launcher.  I can't wait to get my new surface duo 2 and have an awesome phone again, my iPhone is trash.

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Re: Its Windows, but not as we know it, Launcher10

The Point and Shoot Pro wrote:

I tried it for a while but found it very buggy. So, I switched to the microsoft launcher. I can't wait to get my new surface duo 2 and have an awesome phone again, my iPhone is trash.

Really surprised you say that because neither me nor my wife can fault it, maybe the bugs are now ironed out, it works great for us

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vaughanB wrote:

The Point and Shoot Pro wrote:

I tried it for a while but found it very buggy. So, I switched to the microsoft launcher. I can't wait to get my new surface duo 2 and have an awesome phone again, my iPhone is trash.

Really surprised you say that because neither me nor my wife can fault it, maybe the bugs are now ironed out, it works great for us

Could be.  I tried it about 8 - 9 months ago.  I LOVED my 1020 running windows 10 mobile.  Best hardware/software combination in mobile to date.  Unfortunately, the app developers would not move to the platform and it died off.  If only MS waited and developed new edge for it, we could have used all the web apps and be happy.

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If only MS waited and developed new edge for it, we could have used all the web apps and be happy.

That is why I had to abandon the platform, Edge on Windows Phone just wasnt being updated, but Edge for Android works great and recieves regular updates, I also use Outlook for Android which synchs great with the Outlook Calendar and Outlook contacts, I dont use the Google versions, its just like having a fully functional Windows Phone again, I even use Bing as my search engine, just like the old days

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vaughanB wrote:

The Point and Shoot Pro wrote:

If only MS waited and developed new edge for it, we could have used all the web apps and be happy.

That is why I had to abandon the platform, Edge on Windows Phone just wasnt being updated, but Edge for Android works great and recieves regular updates, I also use Outlook for Android which synchs great with the Outlook Calendar and Outlook contacts, I dont use the Google versions, its just like having a fully functional Windows Phone again, I even use Bing as my search engine, just like the old days

Same here, but with a crappy iPhone at the moment.  I am moving to the duo 2 asap.  I use all MS software on my phone.  I have edge, outlook, office 365 and bing all set to my defaults.

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