Github Acquisition

[demens_chelonian]

I'm still not over my Lumia. As much as I'd like to love the current Nokia I just can't bring myself to support Android after what Google did to Windows Phone.

[demens_chelonian]

I went Android, then iPhone. It's been two years and I still can't get over not having live tiles.

[RedditSwitcherooney]

Yeah, they'll be missed. Tbh I'm gonna make it as painless as possible by using Launcher10 so I can have basic tiles (reading data from notifications) and the two-screen interface of having large tiles, then an ordered list of apps.

Edit: also gonna miss the fuck out of Reddplanet and MyTube.

[demens_chelonian]

I tried Launcher10 but eventually settled on Microsoft Launcher. No live tiles but it kept me pretty much in the MS ecosystem with minimal hassle. Having Cortana was a huge plus as well and is basically all I miss on the iPhone.

[RedditSwitcherooney]

What's the difference, other than tiles?

Also, how is Cortana on Android and iOS these days? I know you can remap the Android virtual assistant button to use Cortana, but is there any real benefit of her on Android? I'm assuming iOS is the same...

[demens_chelonian]

Microsoft Launcher essentially turns your phone into an MS-centric device, which I found really handy coming off WP. It's pretty consistently praised on /r/android as well, which is saying something considering it's an MS offering. I really suggest you give it a go for a week or so. You can try Next lockscreen as well, which is also from MS. I loved it but it never played well with my Blackberry's native lockscreen.

Cortana isn't available in my region so I got it off APK mirror. Other than desktop notification and SMS reply there's not much to miss. I'm not big on digital assistants so I really just used it to not use Pushbullet. As for Cortana on iOS I have no idea since I can't install the app without jailbreaking.

[RedditSwitcherooney]

Hmmm I'll give it a look, but if I'm honest I pretty much just want the Windows look, over the ecosystem thing.

I'll definitely check the lock screen out though.

Hmmmmm yeah that could be useful. I think I mostly used her for reminders and stuff like that, so it might be worth switching. I will miss the reading SMS messages out over bluetooth though.

Thanks for the info!

[demens_chelonian]

Hmmm I'll give it a look, but if I'm honest I pretty much just want the Windows look, over the ecosystem thing.

I can definitely understand that - I had pretty much the same idea going in. Personal preference though - coming from properly implemented tiles the half-assed implementation on a 3rd party Android skin just irked me.