Using a Windows Phone In 2023 Review

[@ImportantTech]

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Why Windows Phone was ahead of its time: ruclips.net/video/i2aHMzwpouw/видео.html

[@knerduno5942]

One thing you did not cover is usability on telephone networks. I still use my Alcatel Onetouch Fierce XL which was released in early 2016. It has a modem which has VoLTE in which most carriers in North America have switched over to. As of now, for the USA it only works with T-Mobile. It was working with AT&T for a while after their switch over, but seems to have been blacklisted now on their network. For Mexico, they have also switched over to VoLTE and all my non VoLTE smart phones will no longer connect to any cell carrier, but the Alcatel Onetouch Fierce XL still functions with all carriers, including AT&T Mexico. What's better is after I had to replace the SIM chips with the newer ones for VoLTE, I no longer have to go into carrier settings to go in and set the API details. Those settings are now done automatically.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Windows Phone didn't fail.* Microsoft failed Windows Phone.

[@knerduno5942]

I recall the lead for Windows Phone put out a Tweet saying they just could not make it work.I responded saying what a bunch of nonsense that was and reasons why. @@hulkhatepunybanner

[@geoffreyamadi]

Imagine the ecosystem that windows phone will bring to those with windows laptops

[@perfectionist4188]

Hey, can u make a video in which you are screenrecording the whole apps and lumia experience, I am a dev, I'd love to recreate the same experience for those who loved this phone. I'd be really grateful for a video like this. please?

[@katinasoutherland7693]

I wish they’d make them again we need more than just Android & IOS they should add the play store it would be amazingly FUN Phone

[@ImportantTech]

Yes! I think its really disappointing that they stopped making them.

[@harithhumam4372]

Google makes it impossible to WP function properly same thing they were doing to Symbian OS before that

[@anirbandutta6913]

​@@harithhumam4372wdym?

[@NotteShock]

​@@anirbandutta6913not having Google services on Windows Phone

[@windows8.170]

​@anirbandutta6913 I think he was trying to say that Google wasn't interested in porting their things to Windows phone/or make a dedicated app with a proper ui for Windows phones (as they have a unique design)

[@statmanandco.2749]

Always loved Windows Phone, and I still regret their dissapearance to this day. Thank you very much for that throwback 🤗🤗

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks for the comment!

[@dani25801]

Same for me !!

[@GlasTaibhse]

It'd be cool to see a windows phone comeback, especially with how ARM processors are becoming more prominent, and most "apps" have a webapp version (snapchat, instagram, etc. all work in browsers now) so there's really no barriers when it can essentially be windows 11 repackaged to work as a phone.

[@ImportantTech]

Would be interesting, but I don't think a lot of people would buy it. Even with the web app versions

[@abrahamdsl]

INDEED, if they can get Microsoft Edge Desktop to really work in Desktop mode but show up/render as mobile-friendly in phone, that would be great. Really, as almost all "apps" now indeed can be used with almost 100.00% functionality if not already 100.00%, from the browser/without downloading and installing the dedicated "app".

[@Valentin-oc5nh]

theres also lots of pc apps in the windows store now, which means they could easily be adapted for a mobile version

[@MaxMiller94]

Android apps work on Win11 as well, so maybe it could just use those.

[@PowerMiner]

I find it so dumb that apps like reddit have a fully functional mobile websites (most of the time, they are better than app itself) but they forces you to go into the app every 10 second...

[@jonathangmallender]

I got my windows phone in 2013, the Nokia Lumia 820, absolutely beautiful phone, wireless charging, removable battery. And ten years later it's still working fine. Always loved UI as it was smooth and looked far better than rows and pages of icons. I really wished that developers had supported it more and brought out the equivalent windows apps.

[@dantedomizioli]

I had the Lumia 640 LTE and it was a really good phone. The Windows OS for mobiles was so clean but with the disadvantage of lacking lots of apps

[@brand-konto-name2181]

W.U.T. App? Never tried it myself, but it looks interesting. www.youtube.com/@w10mgroup/videos

[@FS-me8mj]

Once you see the bugs and jankiness, you will start missing windows phone. I have the zenfone 10 now. @@no_name4080

[@sudarshanrajagopalan8552]

I had the 640 LTE too. Miss that phone till date. It was smooth and fast and clean. I wish they'd bring it back

[@patrick.771]

had the same, was my favourite phone of all time

[@JABelms]

​@@no_name4080Lumia 1520 was the best smartphone I ever had. Even owning a flagship iPhone now and past Android flagships they just didn't cut it. Samsung was to blame for my shitty experiences with Android but the damage is already done

[@inenfmk]

Those phones had unique UI design and worked smoothly even on cheap models. The latter is something that Android phones don’t have even to this day. It’s very unfortunate that WP failed.

[@ImportantTech]

Yes! I remember buying one of my first phones. It was the Lumia 435. It had animations so that it didn't feel like a slow phone. And the phone was optimized. Compared to my Android phone, it was faster.
I think it's funny that there isn't a massive performance difference between their cheap phones and the flagship phones.

[@bajanking1]

Actually the Nokia Lumia (before Microsoft bought Nokia) were the first 820 and 920 to wireless charging. Windows Phone basically had better features from always on display, dark mode etc just the lack of apps killed the platform, but third party were always better options back than as a former Windows Phone user myself.

[@ImportantTech]

Palm was actually first with wireless charging and not the Lumia. But I agree. A while back android and iOS didn't have dark mode which was much more annoying. But the lack of apps was also terrible on windows phone

[@bajanking1]

​@@ImportantTechoh I know that but I'm saying the first Lumias to have it.

[@ImportantTech]

@@bajanking1 Sorry that I read it wrong!

[@user-tq7bq3qf3k]

Had the Lumia 630 as my first smartphone in 2015 (was using a Nokia 2690 prior to that), and the performance was the one thing that really got me impressed, back then low and mid tier android phones were pretty horrible performance wise, the only android experience I had back then was through friends and family phones, seeing how the Lumia performed always brought a smile to my face.
It's sad that MS decided to drop the Windows mobile, but recently satya nadella said that he regrets that decision, so maybe there's still hope. Perhaps with the Windows Subsystem for Android we might see Windows phone come back to life with some sort of an android app enabled echo system implemented.

[@btfilther]

I really miss the Windows experience. I was hooked to it since the early days of Windows mobile 5 and the PDAs all the way up to Lumia 950 and the Windows Insider. It was truly an adventure to receive a new update every week. Most of the time there were bugs that reappeared months after they were apparently fixed. Windows phones were really ahead of their time. They were the real driver of innovation and all other OSes were heavily copying.

[@ImportantTech]

Same here! Sadly windows 10 mobile had bugs for me. Which eventually made me switch to a different phone. But also because they stopped support for them.

[@NijiDash]

Awesome video, brings back memories! Had this exact phone back in 2016 because I dropped my 640 XL. Got my 950 for around 300 euros which was a pretty good deal for the specs back then. The stability of it was disappointing compared to WP8.1 and even WM10 on the 640 XL I remember. Also wondered if the 950's Snapdragon had an actual dragon inside because it ran HOT.
Software updates eventually made it workable as long as you weren't using it while charging though. Still liked the OS, and mostly used the browser for many things which worked okay. Loved the Continuum feature for browsing the web and writing quick school documents in Word while listening to music in Audiocloud (third party Soundcloud app), or emulating games/watching RUclips in the MyTube app. Used it for around year and a half and got myself a Note 9 in 2018, which I'm still using. Installed LineageOS without Google Services, and funnily enough using it in the same way I used Windows Phone with the browser haha.

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks for the comment! I agree the lumia does get kinda warm after a while. Also I had the same thing after switching from windows phone to something else back in 2018. Instead of installing apps, I kept using the browser for most things like RUclips and email. Took a while before I switched to apps.

[@yeety1208]

my 950 heats up insanely which drains the battery a lot. apparently the xl is much better

[@ImportantTech]

@@yeety1208 Ive had the 950 and the XL variant, but for me the XL version was worse. I think it got even hotter and also had worse battery life compared to the 950.
But maybe that was just my model since the XL one that I bought was used a lot

[@Specz187]

I had a lumia 630 as my first and only free windows phone with cricket. It really was the best phone I had at the time. I think everything ran smoother the camera wasn't great especially with no flash but overall the experience was great including Cortana. The phone was durable and the cheap plastic meant a range of colors. Although the support and app store wasn't there

[@Eli-xt3fs]

I remember being 16 and my brother gave me his hand me down Lumia 520. It was the coolest phone I ever had. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@_peterov]

I’m mad at Google to this day, because they don’t even made basic apps like RUclips, Gmail or just Google for Windows Phone.
Let’s be honest, Windows Phone was ahead of its times, and Microsoft made it better with every update. Maybe someday they will bring it back with better App Store 🤞🏻

[@ImportantTech]

I agree. Google probably knew that their apps not on the Windows store, made a pretty big impact so people would buy an android instead.
However, when Windows 10 mobile was launched, they also had too many bugs compared to the older windows 8 mobile. They did try to fix it with software updates, but sometimes it was still a bit unreliable. I had issues with the camera not starting up sometimes, or loading very long on the home screen.

[@fancy3774]

The competition killed this phone

[@Inf4mousKidGames]

Hell I'm mad at Google after they threw a tantrum at Microsoft for making the RUclips app on their behalf. Like I get it... It's your app your service but damn dude RUclips deserves an app

[@CrossUnity]

They actually made a Google app (I think it was launched for WP7 but I use it on my 640 XL) and Gmail had integration with the default Mail app. For YT yeah the only official app was removed.

[@knerduno5942]

There were third party apps which had RUclips, and even Google Chat?

[@ekkasjot]

I have Lumia 920 as my secondary device, I use it for Calling, Navigation and as an MP3 Player...
Most of the applications don't really work or have been discontinued on 8.1/10. Skype is a prime example.
I had even installed windows 10 mobile too but It was not well optimised and didn't really give a smooth experience so I switched back to Windows 8.1.

[@ImportantTech]

Nice that you still use it in 2023!

[@knerduno5942]

Other major apps which still function. Amazon, SoundHound, Deezer, iHeart, Spotify (With Prem account), Viber, Roku, Steam, SpeedTets, VLC Media Player, Walgreens, and Zoiper

[@matthewz4209]

@esjtsh how you use for navigation ?

[@ekkasjot]

@@matthewz4209 Windows maps still work in 2023 pretty well

[@victormurori4367]

I used to have a windows phone. It was quite a chore to use though due to absence of apps but the launcherr was amazing AF. I loved it so much I've installed one on my android phone

[@bepopxxx]

For real the Ui in window phone are damn far better than both ios and android

[@PrabhablyAGoodYouTuber]

@@bepopxxx I feel like if Microsoft did what Samsung does (design and manufacture their own phones, still use Android as the base OS but overlay their own custom skin and UI), it could've been great competition and quite popular in my opinion. If Microsoft's phones had the same design language as their Surface products (clean magnesium alloy build, boxy shape like a Galaxy Note, maybe even stylus support like a Galaxy Note or their Surface devices, etc.) it could've been really great

[@rickl1680]

me too

[@Space97.]

​​@@PrabhablyAGoodRUclipsrrlly cool idea dude

[@TobiasBalk]

I loved the hardware of the Lumia series, and the style of the OS was perfectly matched with the phone design. It's a shame that they failed.

[@userwest626]

we cant say exactly they failed. there are many factors, microsoft management problems. hardware have go forward. people fall into love of iphone brand even babies dont need toys need play iphone ipad. but windows on phone system was most productive system ever made.

[@atvega7]

Windows Phone had a lot of potential. I loved HTC's spin on Windows phone, although modern for the time, a pale comparison of what HTC did prior with Microsoft. Really loved the Sense widget. That always gave me hope HTC would launch an exclusive Sense software version on the hardware.
Thank you for the content.

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks for the comment! Ive never had a Windows Phone that was made by HTC. They still make phones but they aren't that innovative anymore like they were a while back

[@atvega7]

@ImportantTech HTC were kings in the game. Even the codenames for their phones were cool. I was a huge HTC fan before getting into Samsung. Their HD2 (stellar device btw) was rebranded as the HD7. They also had a couple of phones with interesting gimmicks, such as a slide out loud speaker. The 8x series was cool with their bolder choices in color. Windows Phone in general was nice. Very smooth transitions/animations. I really thought it would have been a stronger iOS competitor.

[@userwest626]

you mean HTC windws phone 8.1? it has priority UI and apps stores.

[@RareFXChrisC]

I used different Windows Phones from 2012 to 2020 -- Loved it! I was forced to use Blackberry, Android, and iOS as a company phone at work though.

[@sharkeynoyz]

Microsoft Lumia 650 was my absolute favourite, worked like a charm with a great battery life. I was extremely sad when they killed this concept off.

[@dragospirvu75]

I wonder if Microsoft will ever realease a mobile os again. I miss the days when operating systems for phones were more diverse, like blackberry, windows phone, symbian, meego etc. Not just a duopoly made by ios and android.

[@ImportantTech]

I think they probably won't because they switched to android with the Surface Duo. But it would be interesting if they did.

[@MorningThief_]

since they stopped supporting / producing windows phones & when i made a jump to Android, i was very please to find a Metro-style launcher. I have been using the same launcher for almost 5 years now. i do miss the WP UI. i think they were also the first to implement the SWYPE keyboard too (correct me if i'm wrong).

[@timdunham7003]

This was fun to watch. I still really miss my Windows phone. Even today, nothing even comes close to being as usable or reliable as my old Windows phone. So sad it never took off.

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment! I miss it too. Sadly with windows 10 mobile my lumia wasn't very reliable like it used to be

[@timo1osYT]

If Microsoft paid devs to develop apps for windows phone,and advertise it more,we would have a 3rd os in the market

[@ImportantTech]

I think they actually did that in 2012 / 2013.

[@timo1osYT]

@@ImportantTech Should have extended it more then, cause its good idea horrible execution

[@bepopxxx]

​@@timo1osYTit because the Google hijack them, I remember that suddenly youtube app doesn't work only working in browser only,. Bear in mind before that the youtube app work perfectly

[@yashizuko]

I bought a windows phone for my dad back in the days because it was simple for him and was very fluid, damn if that was fluid, it was very very good for the price

[@shandusdu]

Did you know, that the Lumia 950 had built-in FM Radio 📻??!!! I had the Lumia 950 & it was by far my ALL TIME FAVE phone/OS! The metro UI is pure chef's kiss, it somehow just clicked with me so well that neither Android nor iPhone offered the same feeling. The phone runs very smooth, battery is removable, SD card slot, amazing camera, AND... the FM radio!!! All packed in at a very reasonable price... the apps didn't affect me coz all the apps I personally use were actually available in Windows store at the time. It was a super sad day for me when they announced game over... But I still have the phone today, using it as a glorified alarm clock, reminding me of its golden days back in 2016, RIP😥

[@Jake-jy5oh]

I've used the Square Launcher on Android for years. The windows interface, on Android is highly functional. I love the live tiles.

[@PabloHz]

I using launcher 10. How good is square?

[@tconnolly9820]

I've been using Launcher 10 for four years. I set the tile background to 100% clear on a dark living wallpaper and it looks fantastic. Better than it ever looked on my windows phone. Tried Square Launcher briefly but didn't like it.

[@PabloHz]

@@tconnolly9820 hahaha I have something similar. What kind of wallpaper are you using?

[@rickl1680]

I use Square Home in android since whatsapp not support my WP 950XL , always love❤🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫⬛⬜ tiles

[@phasis7245]

3:28 The Weather App stopped working for a while but now is working again haha I know that cause I still using this phone as a clock and also like a camera. Its camera still pretty good to this day, is one of its best features.

[@ImportantTech]

Interesting that the weather app is back. I didnt know that!

[@fool-on-the-hill]

I like Android and iOS, but Windows is what I use everyday, and it would be a blessing to have everything I use integrated into ONE service.
Please, Microsoft, bring this back!

[@ImportantTech]

Exactly! It would be amazing to have a single device for everything.

[@fool-on-the-hill]

@@ImportantTech YES!!!!!

[@johnmiller0000]

The Glance screen on my Lumia 928 was amazing. I could walk by the phone, wave my hand over it and the display would momentarily come on. I could see - at a glance! - the time, how many texts, emails, voicemails I had.
I could just take the phone out of my pocket and the display would come on. Again, showing the same things.
When I finally had to get an Android (and an iPhone for work), I couldn't believe how terrible they were. To this day, neither offer that same experience.
Likewise, the real button for the camera was excellent. So much more intuitive, steady and quick.
And, of the course, the OLED display was gorgeous - ahead of Retina.

[@sp2un]

Cool 🆒 thanks
I had a Lumia 925
An idea 💡: try the Nokia N9

[@ImportantTech]

Would love to, but I still haven't found one for a good price. Most of them are very expensive here, because they see them as collector items.

[@gentuxable]

I had a 500 series lumia phone as secondary phone, don't remember the exact model I had it in a bag where I put a bottle of water which I did not close well and it got submerged in the water and when I tried to open it to repair, I broke it unfortunately. I agree that especially lower end windows phones were snappier and more responsive than cheap android phones at the time and that windows phones got updates faster as well.

[@camilstoenescu]

In short, it's dead.

[@maheshmurali2697]

I still uses a Lumia as my backup phone. Its good that you can easily replace the battery and the phone is good to go.

[@comunicacaoemponto9943]

I used to love these phones. I had Lumia 710, 640 XL e Lumia 950. They were amazing. I used to be heard by Microsoft as an active insider. My suggestions were all contemplated that time. They gifted me with a Lumia 950. I am so sorry that this project didn't make it. Those were amazing phones!!

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks for sharing

[@muhamadrizkyananda]

Your specific phone with some tweaks actually can run full Windows 10 (or 11) for ARM in it
And you can even run some desktop apps with compatibility . However the display of course will be the usual desktop so unless you use tablet mode on win10 or adjust resolution on win11 you may have difficulty to use it

[@angied8919]

Windows was such fun the live tiles were the best. My Nokia Lumia 930 was a beast 😍

[@djmrh1]

I have this phone. I loved it so much when I was younger.

[@ImportantTech]

Nice!

[@baldeepbirak]

Had 2 Lumia mobiles. Great tech for its time.

[@tullev1]

I am still very nostalgisch about Windows Phones. Come back!!!!

[@ngp2671]

I was a huge fan of windows phones.
I had 920, 1020, incredible phones and i still love them.
I hope someday they will make a new windows. We really need them.

[@TaiwoYemz]

1020!!!!!

[@nishantchoudhary5497]

My first smartphone was Lumia 540
It was really great especially for a first time user.
Lumia is an Emotion.

[@userwest626]

my first smartphone was windows CE, then windows phone, windows mobile. windows on phone system was best and most productive system ever made.

[@kitzmawniuh2640]

I remember back then we have variety of phone running in different os, they should be back, Symbian, BlackBerry, Meego Mohattan , Window which I know some. 😢😢😢 miss those years

[@PabloHz]

My good old Nokia lumia Icon... Loved that phone to death.. Refused to leave the WP ecosystem. But alas I'm on Android (s23 ultra) but with my launcher is still a dedicated windows phone launcher.

[@azn1011]

i think a phone like this running full Windows 10 (i guess it would be Windows 11 now) that you are able to hook up to a monitor with a mouse and keyboard and use it as a full PC and then detach it and use it as a phone again would be an awesome thing. maybe it could have easily connected to a dock like the Nintendo Switch. shame it didn't work out.

[@Rexy_Raccoon]

My aunt used to praise the windows phones until she had to replace it and we convinced her to switch to android. Now when asked her opinion she thinks the windows phones were lacking so many features she wonders how she was able to live with that phone at all.
Also very unrelated: kinda funny how you set navigation so close to where I live

[@vedanshchn]

I use my Lumia 1020 running WP 8.1 and an iPhone 3GS beside my iPhone 15 Pro Max 'cause I just love them

[@flaxmo]

Windows Phone I loved it.. what a shame this OS isnt around anymore.. I had the Lumia 950 it was a flagship.. i think I used it until 2020 or so

[@ImportantTech]

Nice! Thats a long time! I stopped using my Lumia 650 in around 2018.

[@umka7536]

I still have Lumia 950. It is used by my smaller daughter as a player and camera. I had to buy new battery 2 times for it. But so far so good. It does work and Groove is a nice app and camera is a bit slow, but the lens is crisp and large, therefore the photos made by the camera are of a good quality.

[@_SK_SK]

Had been using lumia 720 till 2016. very fluid and smooth os experience. I am missing that clean ui in other OS

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks for sharing

[@84Opa]

I still missed my Nokia Lumia 730. I wish they'd make another Lumia phone.

[@SumeetShinde]

Thanks for video, I did face outlook mail issue after July 23 but somehow resolved after mid October 23. Able to use all my mail, calendar, except gmail. Windows maps and navigation works fine, OneDrive files and photos, office is functional too. Please MS, keep these things working, happy to use 950 as my secondary number device.

[@jimthrowaway]

so how was the battery life on the last most recent models before they stopped making them - nice that they were interchangeable batteries, but how long did each last on average ?

[@kunaljitbiswas1433]

Man the nostalgia hit.. 😢 I used to have a Lumia 950XL back in the day.. windows phone should be back ..

[@666marq]

I still have my old Lumia 1020 but sadly i can't get it to boot up, because of some ram issue, prolly cold solder joints.

[@ImportantTech]

thats not good to hear

[@forrestcasarez1695]

Yeah it was a good time in my life. Had windows phone and Xbox one. I miss that user interface so much. After seeing it as an option I really hated going back to android and apple.

[@NightShooter87]

I still love Windows phones. I have a few of them, they were part of my contract. I use Android, but Windows, suits me and I think the devices are gorgeous.

[@stevenjames1138]

It's really a shame that Microsoft didn't try harder to get developers to make apps for their phones. I really liked the simple yet elegant UI and would love to have a reasonable third option aside from just iOS and Android.

[@anieruddha]

they tried way harder than required.
Every 6 months leaks for new version, drastic changes. Windows 8 mobile is no similar to windows 7. Windows 8 was good, 8.1 great & 10 big shit.
There was no need for android layer or iOS layer. Apps were coming with organic speed, but there was no stability from MS.
They should have patients, should never brought Nokia.

[@adriancc4240]

I have used a Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE for several years and I can say that, I miss this operating system.

[@sweetcraft557]

i wish these phones made a come back i used to love the way the system looked and it was so smooth and it will link to my laptop with no problems at all

[@naokisatoh4698]

Great video. I used to love my Lumia. I still believe the home screen and keyboard with kind of trackpoint are the best in all smartphones. I wonder if Google didn't stop provide some of crucial apps such as maps, Windows phones would have survived

[@jimthrowaway]

*Is there a reason* a Windows Phone user couldn't download an older 32-bit version of Bluestacks (android emulator) and run android apps inside of Bluestacks ? I have Bluestacks on windows desktops and laptops, don't really use it much, but I've tried it out and it actually *does* work. Of course, it's not as functional as when an Android app is running directly on an Android device, but- by my experience- degree of functionality seems to vary by app. I was curious if there's a specific reason or if _known at all_ that Bluestacks doesn't/won't work from a windows phone. I did see in the video that even certain windows features or windows-based apps had degraded or loss of functionality, so I wouldn't be surprised if Bluestacks wouldn't work, but this video has made me curious...... *anyone know ?* . . . . thanks.

[@JaelTanalepy]

Hoge kwaliteit videos maak je man! Ga zo door! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@ImportantTech]

Heel erg bedankt! Reacties zoals deze motiveren mij echt.

[@Stefan-]

I never had a windows phone but i think something like this has a lot of potential, to be able to use the phone and computer on the same system and even connecting the phone and using it as a computer as you showed in the video, i didnt even know that that was an option. It is of course extremely hard to take a market share in an already pretty mature market so it was almost bound to fail unless they had put unreasonably much money into it.

[@ImportantTech]

I love the idea of the continuum feature as well.

[@n.eizzati]

Samsung also kinda has a similar feature, it is called Samsung DeX. You can connect samsung phone to laptop, monitor or TV using USB cable or wirelessly then enjoy the desktop experience from your phone

[@jimthrowaway]

@@n.eizzati RE about "also *kinda* has a similar feature..." you got the _kinda_ part right, as for the actual rest of it.... the truth is samsung DEX *sucks* like *rotten tomatoes.* I have it on good phones an S21 Ultra & a Note 20 Ultra as well as a Tab S6 those are all $$xpen$ive high-end devices, yet, when I run DEX from any of them say an image/video app that has extra controls like ISO Shutter Speeds etc etc well the app will launch but only the basic Take Picture or Record Video work. What the hell is the point of saying how great it is and claiming a user can "run all their apps on a windows laptop/desktop" blah-blah when it turns out does *barely* any more than a glorified screen mirror. Strange how on 3 different devices *none* of them run DEX the way it gets promoted to supposedly do. And by the way, I have multiple laptops/desktops, and none of them are garbage either, and- like my phones/tablets, they are all $$$ quality machines with robust cpu's & graphics cards, virus-free, run flawlessly otherwise, speedy & stable, but when it comes to DEX it's the same result on *any* of those machines. DEX is _extremely_ overhyped _IMHO._ And as if that's not bad enough Samsung decided that if a user isn't using a Samsung brand monitor then it takes away the Android built-in screen-casting mirroring capability. No baloney, it *used* to be in there, and *work* , but not that long ago ole' Samsung decided to _sodomize_ their user-base and yank screencasting out, trying to force users to buy their monitors if they value & want screencasting that much... what a lowball D-bag move, the scumbags...strongarm tactic... That's why I even use DEX at all. I don't even like DEX, and half the time use LetsView for mirroring, but LetsView app has zero functional controls not even the few DEX has, although it's pretty stable. I'm strongly considering my next phone *wont* be a samsung. I wish LG would come back on the market. Their phones were always very competitive at budget-friendly prices. I miss them... -take it easy...

[@bond1844]

Microsoft biggest mistake, pulling the plug on windows phone was way too bad. Just find a way of bringing apps to the store that's all.

[@spaceman022]

My 2nd phone was a purple win8 phone and I really loved it and even got compliments.I was never much of an app kind of guy so lack of apps didn’t bother me much

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

I had an English professor who used it, and he said he got it to be different from everyone.

[@vectro73]

The reasoning of WP failure was not a lack of apps or lack of users, it was an inappropriate concept and terrible execution. The sort of trying to sit all the chairs at once. Also there was a huge lack of consistency. You can easily separate all the stages which they turned when previous failed and there was no way given to drag users from one stage to another without buying the new hardware, and users are not happy when they left with failed software and a promise that the new one will be better, but you should buy one more phone to try it.
Stage one was WP 7 - 7.5, this stage is known for the following mistakes: 1) despite not making hardware, create the one and only hardware option for the partners to produce 2) despite this one hardware option, OS update still is not possible flawlessly without partners to make their own firmware build 3) very strict limitation for what the apps can and can't do, almost no possibility to utilize any type of hardware available for the non-system apps 4) No fresh hardware was introduced during this stage, making any newest flagship with WP 7.5 already outdated on day 1.
Stage two was WP 8 era. One and a half important things here: 1) WP8 did not support any 7.5 hardware 1.5) Nokia was a chosen one with others partners left in the shadow. The 1st thing actually made users angry and I assume no user of HTC, Samsung or any other WP device decided to go for an upgrade for the yet another WP device. WP 8 was so different that it automatically made all 7 series outdated. So, you could either upgrade or be within outdated apps and no new stuff at all, even if you just bought your new Nokia flagship a few months before. Speaking of Nokia - it was the only brand left with some userbase. But it was not enough for the ecosystem to work. I think, made they 7.5 - 8.0 upgrade possible, it would save WP program. Without it, they actually dropped people who were willing to use half backed 7 version and had some trust.
All the other milestones were just nothing anymore. Trying to engage small manufactures to preset their device did not work, due to people buying those to be part of a big ecosystem for small money, there was no big ecosystem with WP. Computer in a pocket did not work either, because it was lacking the capability of real pocket PC, looking more like a gimmick. There still was a huge lack of major apps and services. So, basically, WP was dead after 8 launch.

[@haseeb6053]

I'm a windows pc user. Currently most pc in market are run by windows. A big reason an iphone user gets a mac is due to ecosystem & mac is slowly increasing market share. If microsoft is able to incorporate apps properly, can offer a seamless experience with phone & pc, especially with office apps, i will get an windows phone without hesitation.

[@hirankaushal3899]

Good old days 🥰

[@SingleHeadedZafod]

The most thing I love about my WP7 Lumia 800 was a camera, it was fantastic even when i look at Lumia 800 photos/videos in 2024. The most thing I hated was lack of screen horizontal/vertical lock, it was actually the only thing why I sold it and went for Android.

[@ingriid1063]

I want the windows phone back as it was. It was my first phone.

[@jevonsims900]

What made Windows Phone so dangerous imo was the ability to TRULY add more internal storage via Micro SD card and I could also remove carrier bloatware.

[@Inf4mousKidGames]

Manufacturer bloat was real too but at least it was light hearted and added to each phone to make them unique like the lumia camera

[@kankee3499]

Thank you for your video ! I had a lumia 930 - It was a very good device specialy for photography. I was fan of windowsphone system...Really fan of the design and ergonomics of the system and the device.
Sad about the program being discontinued by Microsoft

[@ImportantTech]

Thank you for the comment!

[@KG-ck9hb]

My mom had a Lumia, I really enjoyed the tile layout and color customization, it looked real nice.
The biggest problem as this video states was the app support.
It was absolutely annoying having to watch RUclips videos on browser

[@baseer_vlogs]

Best phones ever. I wish they still were available

[@bengalbeamer4927]

This was a very Good OS phone. But We are not accepted Best rather than accept the lease secure Android OS phone.
But sadly won't able to buy this for not sold anymore. But kudos to Microsoft and Nokia for made a so futuristic device in 12 years back.
Very good review by You Sir.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

1:25 is it just me or is the camera hole not centered ?

[@ImportantTech]

I see it as well. It's probably because of the optical stabilisation. And that it doesn't center when the camera isn't in use. But that's just a guess

[@marcofava]

I loved Windows Phone and how it could run amazingly even on the lowest end of the hardware spectrum, i owned several Lumia Phones, the 920, 830, 525 and 535, and all never disappointed except on the app front.
I think this day and age would be the perfect time to bring Windows Phone back especially as ARM processors have gotten stupid powerful and AI as well as Compatibility layers could easily turn Microsoft Continuum in what it was meant to be.

[@burtonyan8467]

I also had a Windows Phone back in the day. It would've been nice if they continued. Technically it was miles ahead of Andriod of iOS at the time. The apps were a bit annoying, but I actually had every app I needed, including all the banking apps, socials, media, an pretty much everything else.
Mobile games were lacking despite the XBox affiliation I think, but I don't game on my phone. Activity specific apps might also have been lacking, but I didn't really supplement my activitities with my phone at the time.

[@basketballsteve54]

Can you use this phone and just do everything in a browser (youtube, Reddit, ebay, online games and so on)? What browser works best?

[@symonchester]

Definitely the best mobile OS, I had a few of these back in the day

[@pareshwadhwani2505]

It's surprising to see that even the app store is alive. But nice video 👍🏻.

[@ImportantTech]

Thanks a lot!

[@PatrickDKing]

I still have an alcatel Idol 4s, its a beautiful phone but not much works other than office products.

[@GerardFreeman]

They need to bring them back with the Microsoft Teams app.

[@robbyculous]

Used Lumia 640 and W10M was the most secure, smooth, stable, rich features, and clean OS. Proud that I ever use.

[@Nokia_N93]

Still using my 950 as mp3 Player and as Main camera Phone.

[@ndhikaatube]

Navigation you can still use maps, it's still works perfectly for alternative on dumbphones.

[@milanmajm]

i still main a 640 lte
it has groove music camera phone and discord
thats all i need so...

[@Burys14]

I had two Lumias (625 then 735). Both second hand for the ridiculous price. Lumia 735 was also cheap phone with wireless charging. I am missing this phone category now. Windows phone was the best mobile OS I have used anytime. Cheap hardware, awesome battery life and good speed especially for the used HW. An what I am missing the most is the web browser address bar at the down part of the screen.

[@shamiliq]

I have asked in Microsoft forum multiple times, to bring back the bottom address bar at least as an option in edge for android. The UI for windows phones were way ahead of it's time. It took almost another decade for apple to even introduce the dark mode and always on display.

[@acidburstman]

Nostalgia. Microsoft was on to something here but never incentivized developers for support

[@rzor1911]

I still have mine, i wish they come back again with PureView technology just like Lumia 1020

[@MrOrestes12]

Nothing working unfortunately
I send all windows phone devices I have for recycling

[@jkn2k]

You still can side load some modded apps , there's a small community keeping it alive !!!

[@ClassNumber7]

I hope windows phone is revived... Of course with GMS...😊😊

[@gardenguardian5900]

I want Windows phones back, please make it again Microsoft, and thank you for making this video

[@RTCMAHL]

I actually bought a Windows phone for a temporary replacement because my Android screen was cracked. I actually ended up keeping it for a little over a year. Worked fine for me.

[@asiano3385]

4:16 It is like if it known it's best so it won't drop that low.

[@nabeelahmed9892]

i would love to have a windows 10 or 11 on my phone!

[@Mad-Coo]

That phone with W11 full version would be the King of mobiles, will MS dare to go there??

[@ImportantTech]

I think they won't

[@Mad-Coo]

@@ImportantTech I think the day will come but not sure when. I used to own a 950 and it was way ahead of the rest. Was sad when windows mobile died. The 950 is still an awesome bit of kit. It can easily run full windows.