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Live Tiles on windows phone

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  • 16-05-2013 12:11pm
    #1
    KingOfFairview
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    Mine don't update. Anyone found a tested, reliable fix for this issue?


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    Alanstrainor
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    This problem has existed since the release of windows phone 7. Although its slightly better on Windows phone 8, its by no means 100%.


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    BostonB
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    Does that not make them a bit pointless?


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    Mint Sauce
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    Dont take much notice of them, but my weather app, and counters (talk/txt/data usage) do.


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    Alanstrainor
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    BostonB wrote: »
    Does that not make them a bit pointless?

    Absolutely.

    The likes of the weather apps will typically work for a day or so and then you have to launch the app itself for the live tile to update again. The battery level app works rather well, but it stops reading the battery level properly at around 21% or there abouts...arguably the one time you want to know what your level is!


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    BostonB
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    How do you get around that?


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    Alanstrainor
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    BostonB wrote: »
    How do you get around that?

    When they stop working, you have to click on the app and launch it. Once its launched it will update the live tile and it should work for a day or two.


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    mad muffin
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    Don't you have to give it permission to live update.

    I'm sure it's in settings somewhere.


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    Alanstrainor
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    Don't you have to give it permission to live update.

    I'm sure it's in settings somewhere.

    Yup, even with this they fail to update after a time.


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    Reati
    Registered Users Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭Reati


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Mine don't update. Anyone found a tested, reliable fix for this issue?

    All of them, Some of them? Which phone, which OS version?

    Can you give more detail?


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    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Reati wrote: »
    All of them, Some of them? Which phone, which OS version?

    Can you give more detail?

    Lumia 800. 7.8. The 'me' tile. Only updates sporadically.


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    wheresmybeaver
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    The biggest offender for a non-functioning live tile (and notifications) is the official facebook app. Bloody useless. So I now have the "Me" tile pinned and it flips over to reveal any notifications / comments etc and it's 100% reliable. Maybe it's not so good on 7.8.

    Since upgrading to WP8 (Lumia 920) my other live tiles have been rock solid. Currently I have a live tile for a shopping list, weather ("Forecast"), Mixtapes, Whatsapp, Baconit, TV Show, MediaHub, VGBC. All work 100% all the time, but usually I use each app at least once or twice a week, but usually daily. Admittedly if you never open the app then the Live Tile eventually stops updating after a while (2 weeks?) because it assumes you aren't interested. A tricky one with weather apps.

    If you have really bad Wifi / 3G coverage at work or on your bedside locker (wherever the phone spends a lot of time in standby) then you're going to have a bad time with regards Live Tiles. They seem to "give up" if they can't get a data connection over too long a time.


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