There’s no denying that Windows Phone is the mobile operating system in third place. A distance third, but third nonetheless. It’s still got a lot of work to do in order to catch up to iOS globally before it even can have Android on its radar. The latest numbers from the IDC put Windows Phone at 3.6% marketshare, while Android and iOS are at 81.0% and 12.9% respectively. What about apps?
Marketshare is just one way to measure success. Another is the number of quality apps in a particular ecosystem. Windows Phone had a slow start, but 2013 was a big year for getting high-quality apps from big-name companies and startups. Like marketshare, there’s still a lot of work to do in order to close the (quality) app gap. What apps do you really want to see make the jump from Android and iOS to Windows Phone?
Last weekend, we informally asked via Twitter what apps you still want on Windows Phone. We won’t get into the specifics today, but we’re going to be doing some cool stuff with Nokia for the top requested apps.
We have a pretty solid list from that Twitter poll, but we want to make it a little more official. In the comments below, list some apps that you really want to see make the jump to Windows Phone.
Have a great weekend everyone! We'll share more in the coming weeks.
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Anyway I bought Complete Collection from you. Yes, quite impressive app. But I would like to request some features too. How about Graduate Filter? And photo editing on landscape mode? I mean when I turn my phone to landscape mode, the app automatically change too and I can see more bigger picture right? And the photo can move on app is a bit weired I think. Thank you to bring this awsome app too. :)
Quora
If you add Graduate Filter, it will be more nicer i think.
InstaMessage
Not sure if this was mentioned, long list of entries here...AMAZON cloud player!
Candy Crush! We want candy crush :3 And many more, but CC is the most important :P
I want one!
BBM and real racing 3
ALL OF THEM... I Love WIndows but this is agrevating. My Banking apps are only for Droid google playstore, or i phone, Intuit the same, capital one, Huntington Bank. These are simple apps that should be available to all. GRRR! WINDOWS you guys have not been doing so well in the phone race for years i decided to give you shot cause i love excell and outlook, which doesnt seem to be working properly. this is bad on your part, if you keep this up your going to loose out in a billion dollarmarket. grab your sack and step it up.
I would to see BBM. Make a fast jump to windows, that would really boost the windows phones market in nigeria..... We back here we love that app..
msecure password manager
First Direct (uk banking)
Amazon mp3
Easy jet
Nielsen mobile (marketing data)
Pocket casts
Weather signal
QuizUp
+1
youtube and soundcloud
Because developer can only submit 5 free app too bad for windows phone users
couple app :)
Shopkick, snapchat, interest, and wanelo
ya, absolutely.
"wattpad"
"iTriage"
Hi Fhotorrom,
Love your app. The most I love photo editing softwares on windows phone are Fhotoroom and Hipstamatic oggl pro. If you don't mind I would like to suggest you one thing. It will be better if you allow landscape mode while photo editing, I think. How's your opinion? And one more is if we can do selective points editing like snapseed, it's lovely.
Thanks :)
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like WhatsApp.....
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I use Print2Cloud for that, with Google Print. You need an intermediate PC/Mac with Chrome installed though.
Second that. But without sharing an MS-account between devices, many advantages will not stand out.
Hangouts would be nice. For now it's Skype and I have no real problem with that. But GMaps? Does it do things that Nokia Here and Nokia Maps can't deliver?
Several RDP apps available, some even free... search the store for RDP.
Did you try Print2Cloud? Works via Google Print :-)
Ditto in the Netherlands. My wife went out to a Vodafone-store to replace her Lumia 920 that was fallen into pieces. She almost failed because salesmen (and -boys) are all into Android and they kept on persuaduing her to abandon WP. Unbelievable because WP is representing approx. 10% of the european market, apparently they can easily ignore 10% of the market. Another example: our daughter wanted a Lumia 520 for her 10th birthday. We couldn't get our hands on one 'because there is no demand' (the 520!!!). We had to order it online. Maybe MS is doing something wrong here; phone sellers are simply not interested.
There are absolutely no applications for medical professionals on windows store. That would help a lot.
+1
Pls provide opera mini just like Android with all feature.
I need on my WP:
1) PayPal Here or Square (to use the payment processors). C'mon, we need that.
2) Sears Shopyourway
3) IRS2GO
4) SmartHub (SECO electric company bill payments)
5) CapitalOne
6) Staples (It is for Win8 PC)
7) Tango
8) Make Skype works as Google Voice in Android. (Voice will detect anytime you dial an international number and use the app instead of the phone company. I can do it with Skype, but going to the app directly and it is not as simple as Voice).
etc.
Need most important app is superbeam,app share for windows phone for sharing videos,apps, games like android in seconds.
Thanks!
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Have a nice day
I'm interested in a referal link.
Im an Architect - do you people actually use these mobile CAD apps? I find them completely useless - the screen is way too small to do anything worthwile. Maybe a .dwg, and 3D model viewer app would be useful - but to actually edit a file, and / or draw somethign on my phone, ill pass. Thats why i got myself Dell Venue 8 Pro - AutoCAD runs great on it, and using the touchmousepointer desktop plugin app, I have the ability to actually use the software on the go. That being said, nothing compares to using a mouse, and keyboard doing CAD work.
There are plenty 'dropbox' apps, but none official or even close. There is no good 3rd party dropbox client.
There are plenty of excelent expense tracking apps, there was a post on nokia conversations about such apps recently.
Why would you ruin the amazing PureView photo with a stupid filter? I've tried a couple of filtering apps, and they all ruined the photo. I take my photos only with Nokia Camera and maybe fix some color and contrast later on PC
its official v10.0.0 is now available :)
its official v10.0.0 is now available :)
Draw Something app and Community America Credit Union app
A SiriusXM app and a Pinterest app!
What is the Graphic User Interface based on? Jpg images? It would be nice to change the app icon and match its look with the rest of the interface. What should be the specs for the images?
EZCast, Miracast, Airplay??!!
American Express, CITI Bank.
Perhaps also reference the most popular searches listed by App Detective at http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=cbf82a9b-1226-4ea2-b35a-d221fb9f1eac.
Google Voice
- critical!!! need it for sure!
Although there is an Uber app, it's unofficial and doesn't work.
However, here is what I use on my 2nd phone that isn't on WP8 yet:
Lyft (I prefer Lyft since they never use surge pricing, and in Charlotte, NC, they are doing a 'share the love' program where existing riders can earn $25 credits for sharing Lyft with their friends, and their friends get a $25 credit. I've been using this all week to ride for free.).
There is also a whole series of games, SnapChat, an Augmented GPS app like "iOnRoad", and only because I know how they work, most Credit Unions (which can be fixed with a "core" app from DigitalInsight, who developed most CU backend systems - hence why so many look 'similar' for online banking, billpay, and their apps on other platforms).
Uber
^^ This
Excellent idea.
This makes sense to me too.
- Nest app (thermostat + Nest protect)
Sounds amazing!!! Can't wait :D!!!
We need more Final Fantasy games!
technically it wouldn't be a big deal at all, i would just need an import system to get the .cube files. At which point i would be able to process them easily. Technically fhotoroom already has all the core function to work with .cube but you are the first person to mention them to me in more than a year an a half. That is why it is why a UI has never been developed for the functions.
Manilla, Simple.TV, also Simple (https://www.simple.com/), Roku, Square, XFINITY, Dish Anywhere, A developed Spotify, Sonos, Fitbit, Jawbone and Up by Jawbone, Swiftkey and Swype (yes I know, unnecessary), Nest, Flipboard, Dashlane (I have switched to Lastpass), Pinterest, Springpad, YNAB, Golden1, Philips Hue, Logitech Harmony remote.
Christ, I think I just talked myself into exchanging my 1520 for an HTC One. Sh!t.
Square credit card.
Something I would like on windows phone is film stock emulation.
If fhotoroom had .cube 3D LUT support it would be epic.
YouTube and Candy Crush
Sphere and all them other cool gadgets that pop up
I will be plane and simple. I would like to see a lock tile - when you press it, the phone locks, so there is no need to press the hardware button on the side. Correct me if I am wrong, but I haven't seen it on a marketplace.
And you just got angry and started name calling. Losing your cool already? Calm down. No reason to get angry. I made no assumptions that were illogical or farfetched. I never denied the fact that android was under attack and simply pointed out that it was because of the platform's popularity by comparing it to windows desktop. I told you that I use both platforms. I love tech and am very interested in the mobile space and have always been like that. I have no reason to troll, I get enough attention. You said you gave the tablet away, which means that person thought the tablet could be fixed. Simple. You said there are no apps on The playstore which can download videos from youtube. To refute your point I did a quick search and showed you that you were incorrect by providing the name of an app I found. How was it foolish or a display of idiocy?
With like three percent of the market no one cares yet. I can download any video on android without viruses as well. I don't get you people at all. You use windows on the desktop which is literally a virus magnet and you all don't understand why viruses attack android more? I could say I use opensuse and I never get viruses, but we all know why that is.
Your comments are mainly assumptions, generally incorrect, I'm beginning to see your a troll or an idiot.
or llama
Oh, and Windows does still kick ass. We have apps from the Store that download YouTube videos and no viruses. Imagine that!
So you really didn't read my comment. There are apps other than tubemate if you are so afraid of it located on the play store. I gave you the name of one in quotes in my previous comment. Is your bias that blinding? Do you by any chance use windows on the desktop? I bet you would. Same thing you have to watch out for isn't it when it comes to viruses. The amount of times that i had to clear viruses from the desktops of careless users. You gave away a tablet that you could have performed a master reset on and expect me to believe you? That person must be enjoying that tablet right now after they performed such an easy fix. I said you could get tubemate from the Amazon appstore which is a very respectable source. I'm using it right now. Android is about choice, and windows mobile was too. Some android tablets actually can't use the play store and instead come with the Amazon appstore. And once again, you never originally specified which store and another thing, what's wrong with using official app stores that aren't the playstore? In comments here on this site many people posed the same question.
I think an "Remote Universal Controller App" for all TV Devices would be a very nice Feature.
And Fitness Apps like Apple´s Perfomance. The Crowd of their OES are very proud of it.
And very important ;-) connecting Audio to Mercedes Benz Comand APS Devices for the older Devices.
My Disney Experience. I want to get those fastpasses. Also M&T Bank.
Had a Sony Tablet S for 18 months, and gave it away after viruses caused problems that even Sony did not resolve.
So, my point is there are no official Google store apps that download YouTube videos. It against their Terms. Not stated in my initial comment, but that's what I was meaning. Not being difficult etc.
As for un ticking the box, my point was malware. If you are doing internet banking, confidential work etc, its perhaps best to be cautious? On the tubemate official site (http://www.tubemate.net), it states at the top in red:
[CAUTION] There are so many infected fake TubeMates on 'Google Play' and internet.
Please get TubeMate from the verified sites for your safety.
Which supports my point.
None of the third party apps have full rights to Pinterest so they all lack what the official apps on other platforms have.
I have a unlock ATT Nokia Lumia 920 on Straight Talk and It want let me recieve my call all the time and I cannot call out all the time It drops calls ,It is a new phone. I don't know if my apn should be of my mms apn should be I could have it wrong PLEASE help me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MyFord Touch app and better compatibility, song info over bluetooth
addintimer!!!
Without addintimer wp8 is not a smartphone OS, you need to turn on/off cellular manually every night and morning, that is ridiculous.
V1 - Golfapp that capture your swing and then compare it with PROs.
ViaPlay
Twitch.tv
Official Pinterest App is also missing. Amazon instant video
These are the apps I would like to see!
Yes we have this type of effect and more on our Win8 app, just haven't had a chance to rollout our solution for this on WP8 yet.
+1
hello Chit
If you saw my comments up a bit, i plan to add more film like effects and that sort of the goal for some of my softer filter like Adele. I make filters a bit heavy handed so that users can reduce them to their needs rather than have to apply the same filter twice for a heavier effect. It might be wise if i reduce the initial value of some of these filters to make 1 click filters easier than assume users will reduce to their liking?
Ty ;)
This is very similiar to the HDR process which adjusts exposure of each shot and then combines them together to make a richer image. I just released an app call Fhotolens which does this. It has only been out for 10 days and i already got out 3 updates and have an update being finished today. It is very complicate technique but i am working hard to make it an easy process for all users not just power.
So here is the low down, i am down to finishing M3, M5 and P5. The rest have been added but under different names. I also updated the UI to be cleaner, made all the filters faster, added pinch to zoom even when editing so it is on all the time now and also added a few more other filter frames and more. This will be a truly massive update on so many levels. Thank you for the feedback and hope you like it once v10 is released.
One quick search on the playstore lead me to "YouTube to av downloader". Do you even have an android device? you are being difficult. I use both platforms to stay current. I think I know what I'm saying. Listen, on android it is possible to use more than one appstore as I have 4 on my device. Another one that comes preinstalled on some Android devices is called the Amazon appstore. You could use this if you want. Tubemate is located there or from their website. Both of these methods are very secure. Android is not as restrictive as windows phone and allows users to install from wherever they please by checking the unknown sources box. On windows phone it is much more difficult if I remember correctly. I think you need a computer as well. That reminds me of the old palm OS days. Oh, and another thing, you are making this up as you go along for you did not specify that you were speaking specifically about the play store when you first commented. And another thing, the people you asked most likely are not on your level if they can not find an app to download videos on Android. Heck, my sister in high school does it all the time since she was in middle school. And just a quick addition, there are others that do allow you to download from sites other than YouTube just in case you were thinking of bringing that up. I miss the days when windows mobile used to kick all sorts of arse.
1) Canon EOS Remote - Ability to control Canon DSLR cameras such as the 6D, and preview images
2) TIVO Stream - Ability to view TIVO content on a smartphone
3) PNC Bank
A DirecTV app that streams. So that their "Play on any screen" ad isn't a lie.
imdb with login for movie rating and watchlist maintenance.
Sirius XM
A good CHM file reader like you have in Andriod . that the only thing keeping my awesome 1020 from being complete
I think there is a need for some quality medical apps. Specifically, ones that allow the look-up of medicines and their uses/side effects, as well as their generic alternatives. My wife is in the medical field and has to go to web sites that don't always display that great on mobile devies. I've heard other medical professionals ask about them as well.
For me its:
-Updated IMDB App
-Candy Crush
-Offical YouTube app
-Firefox
-VLC
-Deus Ex: The Fall
-AC: Pirates
$2.99? Riiight! How about bringing free VLC finally?
Shopkick, Ingress, VLC Player, uTorrent, Google Plus
But the main question is not which apps to add, but fixing existing apps which are implemented very poorly
Please, fix Gmail sync problem. If it won't be fixed in the next few months, I will be switching back to Android. Stable and reliable email access is a very important feature for me.
Google hangouts supporting multiway chat (typed, not video). For the love of ... please someone do this!
I would love to see the official Apps from Withings for the Withings Pulse.
I emailed them twice. They don t even care to respond to my email?! :(
ICICI imobile
Moli Player Free Version
Google Maps (Original)
Candy Crush Saga (Original)
MomentCam
Comixology!
Hello,
I am planning to do a start-up. I got to know that Windows phone users love their device, but they have concerns with the number of apps available on the platform. They would like to have popular apps from Android or iPhone available on Windows Phone.
My idea is to make android apps available on Windows Phone. I have explained the idea in following survey.
Could you please help me understand your sentiments as a windows phone user? I would really love to have your feedback on this.Its a short survey. It wont take much time Here is the link to my survey -
http://survey.itamit.me/
Only a few apps I miss from my iOS days...
Flipboard
SkyGo
Sky+ Remote
Any of the above please!
I challenge you to say what app on GooglePlay market can download Youtube videos, answer is none.
For the simple reason to download videos from YouTube is against Google's Term Of Service. So NO app on the Google Store does this.
You may download from outside the Google store, but heed the warnings of virus laden 'apps' not on the store.
Eurosport app
Imo. Windows Phone Store misses a great phone device as Lumia Icon 929. Without it, no matter the apps Samsung and Android rules
swipe keyboard should come to wp8
and games like fruit ninja should be available for free..
Its not about the missing apps. Its about the fact that if something NEW appears on the other platforms, you most likely are not going to find it on Windows Phone for at least another year. THATs the problem. With Windows Phone you are always behind iOS and Android unless developers finally start to release their apps simultaneously.
Looking for Spontacts app, they just released a new one on android and looks nice.
hope they come to wp8
Looking for Spontacts. This week they launched theirs new Android App... hope there will also be a WP8 App
Springpad please!
I totally agree. Plus google hangouts! Google maps for the sake of having variety.
Autocad 360
Autodesk Formit
Autodesk Sketch
Youtube
Flipboard
(updated) News republic
Games:
Fifa 14
Real Racing 3
GT racing 2
NFS most wanted
Riptide GP2
Dead Trigger 2
Tiny Thief
Clash of clans
PvZ 2
I DEFINITELY second this. We need Facebook Messenger. This would be my list:
-Facebook Messenger (on par with iOS)
-Instagram Messenger
-Snapchat (although Rudy's 6Snap is fantastic) - I understand this may not come becuase of WP API limitations (Screenshotting)
-Pinterest Official App
-Gumtree Official App
-Urbanspoon Official App (use the mobile site all the time in conjunction with the Dimmi app which needs work)
-Improving the Bing apps (Sport, Finance, News) - they are good but there are some features missing.
-This isn't a single app and i'm sure this is on a lot of people's minds: but parallel releases of apps across Android, iOS and WP. Please for the love of the phone gods, make this happen.
Springpad please!
DOSBox. It would be great to emulate old DOS game on Windows Phone.
A NDS emulator would be nice as well.
HBOGO!
I miss streaming HBO shows from my phone. It was one of my fave apps back when I had an iphone.
A dedicated Facebook Messenger app. :c
Medical apps!!! Like epocrates, skyscape, etc. Not always in a part of the hospital with a signal... Need stuff on device itself.
Archer Soundboard!
As Debbie said I'm startled that a stay at home mom can make $7424 in 4 weeks on the computer. have you read this web page www.pro67.com
Official Facebook Messenger
Opera Mini Browser
Total Commander
MX Player
Official YouTube app
Real Racing 3
uTorrent
Google Chrome
Firefox Browser
SoundCloud
GTA SanAndreas
Iron Man 3 The Official Game
Hungry Shark Evo
Fresbee Forever
I've been using it for years. That's what it does. You can either pay the videos or download them locally. Look it up on YouTube and stop lying
I want Snapseed.
WatchESPN, CBS, Time Warner Cable and GEICO are key apps for me, I always end up going back to Android because of those apps.
How about a good calorie counter? there are a few, but they are all useless. Im looking for something like Lifesum App bei Andriod/iPhone. Very important, it needs an barecode scanner....
Sirius XM
The description and comments for tubemate do not agree with your above claim.
I am interested into this filter.
First Take a "Short Exposure" picture - as fast as it can be taken to extract the edges of all the pixels, shapes and a basic color for each shape/edge.
Then Take a "Long Exposure" (longer) picture and extract all shapes and a reference color for all pixels, shapes and edges.
And then another picture - Short Exposure.
All this and without the flash. Maybe. Because the flash overexpose all the colors...
Then combile all the pixels.
Basically we have a sharper image (first one) with no color acuracy... and a color richer picture - potentially blurrred.
And we have a "trace" for all the shapes and pixel reference colors.
By combining a #1 and #2 (and maybe #3) we have a sharper color rich picture.
What do you say... can you write this filter?
10x.
Garmin Connect™ Mobile (waiting for vívofit)
an official SONOS controller and HSBC (UK)
Swype Swype Swyoe Swype and Swype agan. Honestly, there is no more useful app on Android. And windows phone keyboard sucks. Ive used Swype on android, BB hardware keyboard, the keyboard on Nokia 5800, Playbook one, and the Lumia 920 one. Definitely 920 IS the 2nd worst for non English languages, esp when you switch languages often. Before i lost my Sony Xperia I had my swipe so perfectly learned that I could uae English amd trained it on the same dictionary to use my secondary language, and never even switched. It just worked. It always had a very good idea of what i wanted,to type and I was incredibly fast too. This ia my top pick for my Nokia. Nothing else is terribly missing, i do almost everything on it.
Google plus, TD CanadaTrust app and Pleco.
An official Marvel app and IGN gaming app for us nerds would be tight :) And official youtube app is all I need to be complete.
Media Player that can play AVI, MP4 and other video format from any folder inside Windows Phone.
Videocall network and yahoo messenger
SIP from agenda
FLASH for browser
Chrome/Chromecast
Pocket
Pushbullet
Steam
There is a decent Fitbit app. Albeit not 1st party, its excellent.
The top 4 all have apps, even if not the best.
Not sure that would have been enough for me to downgrade to an iPhone ;)
BBM is dead. Whatsapp has even surpassed BBM.
VLC is coming very soon.
Agreed. I have told my Microsoft team directly about Autodesk.
Salesforce and Autodesk are the 2 clearest examples of the "app gap".
As a consumer I am all good on apps, but as a enterprise app user they are short by these 2 glaring ommissions at the very least.
No. File explorers must die, specifically local ones. Documents/media should live in their app defined locaiton so users do not need to know or understand file structures.
+1 for PNC - please soon!!!
SONOS !!!!!
Fifth Third Bank & Restaurant.com.....I like to eat!:)
I think a lot of international app are already present. However the problem for Windows Phone primarily concerns local/national apps. These are the apps people might use even more than international apps. Microsoft should,focus more on apps for local markets.
A few apps missing in The Netherlands: T-Mobile, KPN interactive tv, ANWB, Glympse, NS reisplanner (Dutch railways), Booking.com, and many more...
Also apps for WP are updated less frequently.
TURBO PRO Automotive diagnostic
HBO Go
Canon EOS Remote
HP e Print
Tweetbot and Trillian would both be nice.
Official MEO remote app!!!
- AXA Banking (Belgium)
- Telenet Triiing and YELO (Belgium aswell)
I'd love a Pinterest official app, spotify updated that lets you listen to music for free like on ios and android, and flipboard. Also a official pocket one and candy crush wouldn't be bad to have ;)
+1 an official one would be great!
I really miss the official Snapchat, Pinterest, Dropbox, Flipboard, GOOGLE+ and HANGOUTS. Last two ARE necessary.
Then, I miss the Candy Crush Saga, Diamond Dash and all that stuff.
Candy Crush Saga has been a roadblock for quite a few people I know.
1. A decent looking multi-track recorder (like Portastudio. the current 4 track apps look like crap).
2. Figure by Propellerhead or any of the Korg apps or some of the other other beautiful generative synths out there.
3. Any Norikae or Japanese transport app.
4. Japanese dictionaries by the big makers (Fujitsu, East West, Kotobank, Eijiro, ATOK, etc)
5. Bing Maps with proper localized search results for Japan. The Nokia maps are a disgrace unless you live in Europe or the East/West coasts.
To be fair, #1 and #2 don't exist on Android either. There is one Norikae app for WP, but it just loads a webpage with results. Lack of search using Japanese is a real problem for WP, yet i took it over Android because of it's superior exchange capabilities and live tiles.
I Realy want a APP to manage the batery, not like the others that we have now, but some app that tell us how much battery each othher app is using!
I would like to see a Santander Banking app.
An England RFU app...one exists but I think the RFU have changed something their end as it no longer works. It was pretty good too!!
BBC News, Sport and Weather apps. Not third party stuff but official BBC apps.
Blackout Rugby app. The APIs are there...just need a developer willing to put it together.
ESPN Rugby app.
Official NASA app.
GTA SA. Perhaps tomorrow?? :)
I'm sure there's more....
I'd love to see some bank support here in the US. My bank (US Bank) being the one I'd prefer to have.
Pinterest
A better Facebook app- that doesnt take me out of the app (facebook beta by Microsoft) when i hit "Read More" on a friends post.
- better overall app interaction.
Citibank
G-chat
Viggle or Any Tv social listening App
Gilt
Jet Blue
Seamless
Skype-Wifi Finder
Two key reasons prevent me from moving from my Symbian Nokia 808 to a Windows Phone, such as the 1020. One is apps and the other is hardware.
App: I need the functionality of the Symbian "Situations" app or the Android "Sound Profiles" app. These apps automatically switch your sound profile depending on the time of day, day of week, etc. In my job, I need my phone to go to silent mode automatically several times a day and then return automatically to Normal mode. I don't want to have to remember to turn it to Silent and then back to Normal all the time.
Hardware: I need expandable SD memory slot. My 808 allows me to have 80GB of storage (16GB internal plus a 64GB SD card). I've maxed out my memory usage with my music collection and photos. I can't imagine living with only 32GB. Storing files on the cloud is nice and all, but only works well if you have WiFi or 3G coverage. I often don't have network coverage when I want to play my music, etc.
If the 1020 had these two features, I'd buy one today. I'm a camera guy, so I'm not interested in the other WP phones that don't have a xenon flash and strongn camera.
PNC Bank!
A good epub reader, Bookvisor doesn't quite have enough features. Book Bazaar Reader is the best I have found for Windows 8, support for Windows phone would be nice. Anything on par with iBooks is a must.
Update of the Spotify app, taking it to a level comparable to the apps on other platforms.
STRAVA please!
its one of the best apps for runners / bikers on others platforms
Since the Black rollout that fixed and added almost everything I could ask for (e.g. it brought notifications to the glance screen and enabled data sense for me on Vodafone Germany), there is only one thing I am missing on my Lumia 920, only one single thing that was better with my old BlackBerry, even on the outdated OS 5. The app (or functionality) was/is called Wi-Fi Manager. The little tool automatically turned off WLAN whenever I left the area of my home wireless network. When I came back home or went to other specified places (like my parents house or some good friends who gave me the credentials for their WLANs), it turned on WLAN again based on the mobile phone cell localization. This is really a great feature. Now I have to enable/disable WLAN all the time manually (the shortcut on the home screen doesn't help much). If I forget to turn on WLAN at home, my mobile contract data package is affected with sync tasks or I am not receiving instant messages due to poor connection quality in some rooms. When I forget to turn it off outside my home, it drains the battery in half a day as it scans for wireless networks all the time. My wife using my old BlackBerry does not have any of those problems. I am afraid that such an App is not possible due to the OS restrictions (from what I understand no app is allowed to read cell phone data and/or turn WLAN on/off) but perhaps Nokia/now MS can make something up? Any hint on this issue is welcome!
I need navtive home automation apps!
- Insteon
- Kwikset Kevo Locks
- Honeywell Thermostats
- Nest Thermostats
- Chamberlain/Liftmaster Garage Doors
I also need more native airline apps:
- Southwest Airlines
- etc...
C'mon, teamspeak client for windows phone ?
- Spotify: the current one just sucks
- Pocket (officially)
- Better Facebook Messenger
- Official Youtube
- Soundcloud
- Kickstarter
- Pinterest
- Fitbit
These were the reasons i switched to the iPhone. Still playing around with my 920 though to see if things get better. Especially the app quality of official apps (Spotify, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube).
Tango and Torque. I do not understand how Windows Phone 7 has Tango and Windows Phone 8 doesn't.
A Native Facebook app that actually gives you the same set-up as on Android or iOS, so that you can actually all your friends activities and posts.
The current FB app is restricted and seen as a 3rd party app on the FB platform. Friends would have to lower their security settings just so WP users can see their posts. Rediculous.
And Flipboard
I want ICICI bank app. They have an app for Windows 8. Not sure why it is missing for WP8.
I just need Hangouts and a FeedReader-App that can connect to Feedbin. A Google+App would be nice, but is not essential. All the other stuff is already on WP.
Real issue: Local Apps, Radio Stations, WATCH ESPN and local stores, Universities... All make apps for iOS/Android... GPS and Bluetooth support on cars is KILLING the Windows phone. Lastly, google is TAKING away important apps like 3rd party Google Voice and NOT making one for the store. They made one for iOS though.
NHL Gamecenter LIVE and NFL Sunday Ticket!!!
Duolingo!
ICICI Bank imobile (India), Citibank India mobile app (India), ynab (youneedabudget) app...... nothing else!!
I saw a Dropbox...maybe I was mistaken
I miss Tango, its weird they opted out from WP8 when they already had a WP7 app
I can also name a couple of games that are missing but the lost goes on and on that I feel its best to leave GAMES out of this post.
I'm pretty Sure if the application compatibility of Windows 8 were set to match Windows Phone there would be millions of programs that would cease to function. It's a frigging PC operating system.
A thousand times over, I love Audiosurf.
What is Paypal Here and what does it do that the normal Paypal app doesn't?
Candy Crush !!
You people are app addicted. 90% of those apps you mention in your comments do absolutely nothing but kill time.
I am not sure about Gumtree and Groupon. The others are available (Snapchat not official, but third party).
You can check here if Apps are available: http://www.windowsphone.com/store
Google Plus: Mainly for business use the bether system than facebook (cleaner, less advertising).
Microsoft is the very definition of childish and evil. I'm just happy they aren't the super monopoly they used to be.
I want 1 game it's "head soccer"
Tubemate works very well for downloading videos on Android. Sorry, but when it comes to handling just about any format or codec nothing beats an android device currently.
Just spotted your comment and thought I should say that this app, ScrobbleMe, works pretty well for doing manual Last.fm scrobbling http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/scrobbleme/128b496c-1134-491a-bfdf-51fa72ebae36
I used to be on WP7 but after the admittedly slow start, I began using iOS. Now the main apps i use are Facebook, Facebook messenger, Whatspp, Instagram, Snpachat, Ebay, Gumtree, Youtube, EA Sports Football club, Amazon, Groupon, Twitter - Now I want to return to Windows, but am not sure if these apps are available, can someone help?
SONOS-app for windows phone !
- PowerAmp! The strongest music player I have ever seen on a mobile phone!
- Quizduell (german version of the popular I think swedish(?) quiz game)
- Wickr, high security Instant Messaging for free
- Soluto, support of the device
- Orbot + Orweb, Tor (The Onion Router) appliance
- EZCast, Display mirroring and streaming to the EZCast-HDMI-Stick
- MobilePASS, a Token-based authentication for VPN (used in my company)
- Official 9gag
- Tunnelbear, best private VPN service I know
- Öffi, train and subway queries
- Steam
Thats it!
I think an app that has a Slow motion feature cam should do, or a feature add on on Nokia Camera.. slow motion is the next big thing which all the pureview lumias shoud have ... !
You Are Your Own Gym by Mark Lauren
SUPERBEAM !!
Definitely SuperBeam !!
nice to-do lists managers like any.do and something to create mind maps
PagerDuty and Honeywell come to mind...
We wp8 users don't ask for much.
I'll want candy crush saga first in queue. People will be busy playing this game by the time the next one in queue is picked up for porting to wp8. :P
Wunderlist
BNP Paribas Fortis
Pocket
Dropbox
Soundcloud
Please Wifi Password, Candy Crush, Cut the Rope 2
Wifi file transfer,
Some app to download songs n videos to d sd card
I would love to be able to make playlists without need to connect phone to pc, that's idiotic and pisses me of.
You all know that Starbucks coffee tastes like dirt and is so overpriced that anyone that buys it is just feeding into their corporate greed...right? Take your Ughs and Northfaces down to a local coffee shop and treat yourself to some good coffee! You deserve it!
Yeah I just saw but its a bata
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