is good but now we have too many services!!! (Live Mesh,Skydrive,Live Sync,My Phone and windows live for mobile)
we need reduce these and have full integration with live services!!! wasn't better improve windows live for mobile functions adding calendar and tasks sync...and backup of files and sms with skydrive!!!
you are so right! why arre there so many different services! isn't it possible for microsoft to make one service for all?! god knows i am not a fan of apple, but mobile me is what i wish to have for my wm device!
me too i'm not a fun but it's the best solution..windows desktop, windows mobile and live services with messenger email calendar and so...i hope there will be a solution
MyPhone seems to work great for me, but for some reason I don't seem to be able to sync my Notes. I'm guessing it's not available yet.
I'm running version 01.00.1516.0001 of the MyPhone app.
Anyone got any thoughts?
I just moved back to WinMo after a while on Android, and already I miss the fluidity of the native Gmail and contact apps, and how they sync flawlessly and look so very good..
I would love to see these apps on Windows Mobile, a proper, native Gmail app (not a terrible JAR) which would relinquish the need to rely on the outdated pocket outlook.
Is this feasible?
to my knowledge, there is no gmail application for windows mobile like you're requesting.
However, gmail offers sync for windows mobile email, contacts, and calender. It works flawlessly just like it works on android,
here's instructions on how to get this working, very simple.
I could not add an outside link that'll show you the steps,
but you can just google "google sync for windows mobile" and its right there the first link at the top of the page.
I understand having the gmail that android phones have would be nicer, but it is not available, I don't think google will make it for phones other than their android supported ones.
Good luck
Moved as not software release.
Question for those who use Microsoft My Phone.
I currently use My Phone to sync Contacts and Text Messages on my WM 6.5 phone. When I get my WP7 device will I be able to sync those Contacts and Text Messages over? Or will I need to import contacts from my SIM card?
No - Apparently MyPhone is not supported in WP7 and can't be accessed by the phone. They want everything to be done via Windows Live or Exchange
I use MyPhone too for my 6.5 more as just online backup but it's nice to have txts etc saved out, plus I use SPB backup too for which at the moment there is no WP7 alternative.
kin studio like feature will be added later on to the web portal.
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kin studio like feature will be added later on to the web portal.
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So what should a user do?
When we have all the contacts and calendar synced with MyPhone,
how can we port it to WP7??
doministry said:
So what should a user do?
When we have all the contacts and calendar synced with MyPhone,
how can we port it to WP7??
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sync phone with an exchange server if one has access to it otherwise install outlook with hotmail connector, sync contacts and calender from phone into hotmail on outlook which will sync the same info with hotmail on the web...
connect wp7 with hotmail via EOAS or pop and that will sync the contacts and calenders...
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sync phone with an exchange server if one has access to it otherwise install outlook with hotmail connector, sync contacts and calender from phone into hotmail on outlook which will sync the same info with hotmail on the web...
connect wp7 with hotmail via EOAS or pop and that will sync the contacts and calenders...
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What a disaster. Instead of easy solution like MyPhone
one has to **** around with so many steps!!!!
And this is user friendly??!! This is so freaking complicated.
WP7 is NOT USER FRIENDLY.
doministry said:
What a disaster. Instead of easy solution like MyPhone
one has to **** around with so many steps!!!!
And this is user friendly??!! This is so freaking complicated.
WP7 is NOT USER FRIENDLY.
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that was an alternative. like I said earlier, kin studio like features which store contacts, text messages etc on the cloud will be added later to devices.live.com website.
not everyone stores their contacts and text messages on myphone.
ps - you can always import your contacts to your sim card and then export it to wp7's internal memory too...
I'm using MyPhone too as I don't have an exchange account, it's a shame that feature isn't available on day one but hopefully it will come with the January update.
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that was an alternative. like I said earlier, kin studio like features which store contacts, text messages etc on the cloud will be added later to devices.live.com website.
not everyone stores their contacts and text messages on myphone.
ps - you can always import your contacts to your sim card and then export it to wp7's internal memory too...
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It's not alternative. It's the only choice.
I'm talking about transferring data from one MS device to another,
and it's simply screwed, opposed to the solution which was just available.
And don't be silly.
You know that transferring 1500 contacts with multiple data is impossible to transfer
through SIM.
Hello Microsoft, it's 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doministry said:
It's not alternative. It's the only choice.
I'm talking about transferring data from one MS device to another,
and it's simply screwed, opposed to the solution which was just available.
And don't be silly.
You know that transferring 1500 contacts with multiple data is impossible to transfer
through SIM.
Hello Microsoft, it's 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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In the same boat fella. I have a possible solution to this problem but to be honest it's not something that many people will be able to do. Plus I haven't implemented it yet and won't get a chance till next week now.
For the moment, what I have done is use the Outlook connector and got the contacts and calender into my live account. I've lost some data (some pretty important) and it doesn't sync categories which I make extensive use of, but it's there for the moment. It will do for a short time when I get my phone from Wed.
Sorry but that is all I can suggest for the moment. IMO they screwed this up royally
I have an exchange account, but I purposely don't sync my personal contacts with my business contacts. This sucks because MyPhone is in the "cloud" and is a M$ product, but it doesn't work with their newest phone? What crap.
Just found this link on Microsoft website about the same issue. Straight from a MS employee, not compatible with WP7
what?
i asked that question a few weeks ago and someone mentioned myphone
now it's not compatible?
how am i going to transfer 500+ contacts and almost 10000 sms messages to the new phone???
WP7 might have My Phone connectivity after all.
Now that T-Mobile USA has posted more details about the device on their site, see this under "Features":
Microsoft My Phone Service
Connect your phone to the Web and simplify your life. With Microsoft My Phone service you can back up and access your contacts and text messages, share photos on your favorite social networking sites, and even locate your phone if it gets lost.
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So for you who plan to move to WP7 (I'll stick with 6.5.x personally) there may be hope .
You are all making assumptions based on mis-reported facts. Windows Phone 7 does have "My Phone," however it is now integrated into the OS. You can easily transfer your contacts, calendar, and e-mail by connecting your old Windows Mobile device to sync with Gmail or Hotmail, then connect your new Windows Phone 7 device to sync and it will download everything from one of those services. After that, you're free to disconnect Windows Phone 7 from the service if you don't want it anymore and your contacts and calendar will stay. (For obvious reasons, e-mail requires maintaining an account with somebody.)
As far as text messages, there is no migration path from 6.x to 7, as is the same when upgrading iPhone devices or just about any other platform. However, I think you will all find that Microsoft's implementation of MyPhone on Windows Phone 7 is still better than MobileMe. Not only is it free, but its feature-set (like integrating SkyDrive photos with the locally-stored photos together into the Pictures hub) is much better than the separate app silos Apple has created. Windows Phone 7 isn't perfect, but IMO it's a pretty good version 1 product considering that they've started over from scratch and the competition has had a 2-3 year head start.
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You are all making assumptions based on mis-reported facts. Windows Phone 7 does have "My Phone," however it is now integrated into the OS. You can easily transfer your contacts, calendar, and e-mail by connecting your old Windows Mobile device to sync with Gmail or Hotmail, then connect your new Windows Phone 7 device to sync and it will download everything from one of those services. After that, you're free to disconnect Windows Phone 7 from the service if you don't want it anymore and your contacts and calendar will stay. (For obvious reasons, e-mail requires maintaining an account with somebody.)
As far as text messages, there is no migration path from 6.x to 7, as is the same when upgrading iPhone devices or just about any other platform. However, I think you will all find that Microsoft's implementation of MyPhone on Windows Phone 7 is still better than MobileMe. Not only is it free, but its feature-set (like integrating SkyDrive photos with the locally-stored photos together into the Pictures hub) is much better than the separate app silos Apple has created. Windows Phone 7 isn't perfect, but IMO it's a pretty good version 1 product considering that they've started over from scratch and the competition has had a 2-3 year head start.
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Hey, wake up.
So WP7 HAS NO MYPHONE.
MyPhone was just launched year ago to TO HELP EASILY BACKUP AND RESTORE
in the cloud all of the data you need. So I could switch my device every week and still have all I need with me with one ****ing click. It was meant to be this way.
And now MS launches new platform and instead of enjoying great solutions,
opposite to all advertised easyness and "it just works"
you have to sync everything through the crappy few steps process!!!!
Plus all the smses are gone, all tasks and notes are gone!!!
That's a DUMBASS implementation. Stupid and completely brainless.
So WP7 looks like a lie?
With this attitude I hope they will not succeed.
Or wake up soon.
No there's no excuse for such things anymore.
It's 2010. They've had 10 years for that.
And I don't care for a second how much time they've spent on it.
Crap is crap.
MyPhone was great and worked well. One of the great ideas MS had recently.
So why this great solution has not been implemented into WP7 ??????
I don't understand.
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MyPhone was great and worked well. One of the great ideas MS had recently.
So why this great solution has not been implemented into WP7 ??????
I don't understand.
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Because of their stupid policies.
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You are all making assumptions based on mis-reported facts. Windows Phone 7 does have "My Phone," however it is now integrated into the OS.
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It is not the same "my phone" as we are talking about here. I won't be able to transfer my text messages from the my phone service. I have no issues with transferring contacts, etc as that is easy.
righto.....so from my understanding exchange 2010 supports SMS's.
Is there a way to import the SMS from Microsoft my Phone?
Or is it a case of needing to get the SMS's sync'd from my 6.5 device to my Exchange and then sync them back to the WP7 device?
For an WP7 WP8 noob, does microsoft have a desktop sync tool that would transfer everything from the old WP7 to the new WP8? including TXTs and pictures? or online WP7backup/WP8restore tool via skydrive or whatever?
about me:
I used my phone upgrade to get the T-mobileUSA HTC 8X for a family member currently using the HTC HD7. I know nothing about WP7 or Wp8, as I'm still using my HD2/Android multiboot. I searched MS's Live website, but it's just full of advertising and wp8 feature demos, couldn't find anthing about transferring between phones. MS mentioned something about desktop backup/restore, but it said it will not backup TXTs, and I didnt see anything for wp7 to wp8. Any easy steps or tricks I overlooked? Appreciate all the help. Thanks.
Just sync conctacts with google or microsoft, sign into the new device and you should have them all?
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Just sync conctacts with google or microsoft, sign into the new device and you should have them all?
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yes, the contacts and skydrive pictures synced up just by logging into MS LIVE, but that still leaves out SMS TXT and Call History. How I miss PIMbackup CAB... remember that? anyone know if there's anything similar to PPC PIMbackup in the WP7/8 marketplace? preferably free?
I've got some ideas for an app that does backup/restore the content (texts, call history, game and app data. all synced to SkyDrive) for WP7, but it's scrapped due to my HD2 digitizer broke. And it would require the phone to be full-unlocked and WP Root Tools.
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Izaac
Don't know if this warrants a new thread; if so, my apologies. I have an original Samsung Focus and am about to upgrade to WP8. Is there any way to transfer my SMS from one phone to another? I do have a student dev account, so unlocking the phone is an option if needed.
Please note I'm not concerned about transferring app saves, game settings, etc. Call logs would be nice, but not necessary. It's just my SMS I'm concerned about. Thanks!
Not to WP8 there isn't, at least not that I'm aware of. And since they haven't been able to jailbreak WP8 I really don't think it's possible yet.
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Izaac
A few years ago, I was on Android from Froyo to Ice Cream Sandwich and then eventually the desperate need for real MS Office integration and not QuickOffice or DeskStuffProSortaLikeOfficeButNotEvenClose apps took me back to Windows where I had been for years and years before Android. The point is that I've been on Windows Phone for about four years now and a dysfunctional buggy OS, not at all app issues, has brought me back to Android. All this is to simply say I know what to expect about the basics of the Android UI though I haven't been on Android since 2013. So my questions if anyone can help me out...you'd be surprised how many of these things aren't properly covered anywhere.
1. Being fully entrenched in MS's cloud and applications, is it possible now to bring my MS login to the Android phone and have my contacts sync? Or am I forced to use gmail for contacts? I got so used to having my phone contacts sync flawlessly with my Windows laptop, desktop, and tablets I'd hate to lose that.
2. I don't use ANY Google applications whatsoever, not even search. I have my own private email server and have no interest in Gmail. Does anyone know if the OneNote, OneDrive, and Outlook function just like on a computer now? This didn't exist when I last used Android. The Outlook app was for if you had an Outlook, Live, or Hotmail mail and not for personal IMAP servers.
Thank you!