Bass output of Lumia 920 quite weak

I had a Nokia X6 earlier, which produced excellent music quality with deep bass. I do like my music to be bass heavy, and usually adjust the equalizers in such a way. Later I purchased a Lumia 800, which unfotunately had no equalizer (hence very poor bass) which was a real deal breaker for me, although it had other cool features. So I used my old X6 for music, and the Lumia 800 fro everything else. But it was cumbersome to carry two handsets, so yesterday I puchased the Lumia 920 only because it supports and equalizer which lets me adjust the bass. I realized that the music output on Lumia 920 is better than Lumia 800, but still not up to my old X6. I fiddled with the equalizer settings, but the bass just lacks the 'punch'. The Dolby effect is a nice little feature, but still I'm somehow not comfortable with the bass output. And yeah, I know that the bundled headset is of really poor quality, so I'm using a high end JBL pair of headphones (I used the same one with my X6 as well). I tested the sound output with the same set of tracks I used on the X6 and also the same pair of headphones. I really miss the rich, deep bass of the X6. My only intention of spending so much on Lumia 920 was to get better music quality with better bass output. Am I missing something something here, or is Lumia 920's bass really weak? If so, is there any alternate music player which I can download, so that it produces powerful bass? Please help me out. Thank you.
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I'm sorry but none of the Lumia phones are particularly good in music playback quality. The 920/820 are miles ahead of the 900/800 but still pales against the competition. From my experience the old Nokia N8 is very good, the N9 loses slightly but is still good, the Galaxy S3 is outstanding, the Galaxy S2 is mediocre and iphones (any model) won't disappoint. The Nokia X6 is built for sound so I'm not surprised that you find the 920 a downgrade in sound quality. As you've discovered an equalizer is not going to compensate for deficient sound. Quantity of bass is not equal to quality. If music playback is important to you I suggest look elsewhere.

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Hello,
I've been using my AT&T Lumia 920 for 8 days. Within the first week I have had 2 freezes. Both were while using Bluetooth, but that may be coincidental.
I am not happy about these glitches as I was previously using an AT&T Lumia 900 since April, and it never had problems like this. I expect the 920 to be an upgrade in every regard.
I am seeking:
An explanation as to the cause of these issues.
A permanent solution that will prevent these issues from recurring
The specifics of the 2 incidences are:
First incident:
I was driving & talking on my phone with my Plantronics Voyager Bluetooth headset. I parked at BestBuy & went inside continuing my phone call. In less than 60 seconds, I realized that it seemed like the person on the other end of the phone was being too quite. So I thought maybe the call dropped. I pulled the phone out of my belt holster & found that it showed that the call was still connected. But I could hear nothing. The screen was essentially non-responsive. Within about 1 minute, my screen went black & I couldn't get the phone to do anything. I kept trying to to a soft reset like I did with my Lumia 900 a few times (power button + volume up). This didn't work (I have later learned that the Lumia 920 uses a different button combinatino (power button + volume down). I gave up using my phone & asked the Geek Squad boys if I could use their phone to call my customer back to finish the discussion so that I could confirm I was purchasing the correct product for him. About 30-60 minutes later, I was still periodically trying to figure out how to get my phone to come back to life. I pressed & held two buttons (presumably power + volume down). The phone vibrated & rebooted. Thank goodness.
Second incident:
I was traveling & dictating an email (which I'm glad that Windows Phone 8 now lets us dictate outside of TXT messages. :-). My first attempt returned no results. I then pressed the microphone button again & retry dictating. At this point, it did something unexpected (I really don't recall the exact specifics). From that point, further attempts to dictate did absolutely nothing. I then decided that I'd just type the email instead. I picked up the phone & pressed in the body of the email. The onscreen keyboard appeared. But none of the keys actually typed or did anything. At this point (of course a bit irritated), I tried to get out of the email, and realized that the phone would not really let me do anything. It displayed the empty email and gave me a flashing cursor, but no buttons or keys would do anything. It was like they were all being ignored by the phone. Then I had this though.... After my previous lock-up, I had read a little bit online that some Lumia 920 users had experienced lock ups when using bluetooth. So I thought, maybe if I power off my bluetooth headset, the phone will break the bluetooth connection & maybe will release control of the phone back to me. So I powered off my bluetooth headset. Sure enough, the phone immediately returned to normal (although it did first quickly make a couple of sounds & display regarding the dictation [like basically the last time I pressed the microphone button, dictation wasn't able to come up, so now it finally did come up & then went away again all within about 1 second]). After powering off the bluetooth headset, my phone has been fine. No need to reboot. A few days have passed with no more issues.
So in summary:
Is there a problem with the phone's bluetooth support?
Is there a problem with my headset (I don't think so, it works on other phones just fine, and it works on this phone 98% of the time without problems)?
Who is going to fix the bluetooth problems & when (Nokia or Microsoft)?
Can they be fixed, or are they problems inherent with the phone's bluetooth chip which are irreparable?
Is there any sense in me going back to the AT&T store & swapping for another Lumia 920? (I don't think so. Seems like most everything else with the phone works well [I've had a few other isolated incidents with other things, but so far I've written them off as software glitches that Microsoft or Nokia will fix with time]).
Who should I be reporting this issue to (AT&T? Nokia? Microsoft?)? What is the correct support channel to get the issue resolved most quickly? (I am very willing to work with a competent tech support person to troubleshoot & track the issue over time if necessary in order to help facilitate identifying the root cause of the issue so that a proper permanent fix can be implemented by Nokia or Microsoft.
Have any other users experienced this same problem?
Thanks for your time in reviewing my issue. I have been very excited & enthusiastic about the Lumia 920 & Windows Phone 8. I have tried to promote it with my friends and family. However, when I hit an issue like this which didn't exist on my Lumia 900, I find myself feeling a bit embarassed & frustrated.
By the way, to my knowledge I didn't have any other programs running on my phone during either of these incidents (definitely nothing else running in the foreground).
Sincerely,
Doug Mortensen

Don't expect support here. Nokia does not bother to pay a tech or two to support the people who have bought the 920. Not really a point to these forums.
Anyways, i have huge bt issues as well. Cannot connect or see my jawbone. In truck with pioneer nav system (it is illegal here to use a phone without handsfree in vehicle) it links, but when i make a call or receive a call it shows the phone off the receiver icon so it knows call in progress, but i either get no sound from the caller... at all, or i get a robotic mess i cannot decipher. when i cannot hear anything, people can hear me, but when i hear robotic, people can hear me but with distortion. However, when it reads a text message, the phone voice is fine through the system. Because i have to turn bt off then to use phone, i have to return this handset and just go back to android.
Have also had this drop calls a few times now as reception is probably the worst i have seen in a decade... even drops in downtown core. Battery life poor because i assume its always struggling for a signal.

Discovered cause of Battery Drain lumia 920/820

Hi,
I just registered to tell you following:
I discovered the culprit that is responsible for the "semi random" battery drain.
@Home my Lumia 820 "shines" with a good battery life.
@Work:
- without any additional Installed app
- no active background task (except standard entries: "extras+info" and Nokia Music)
- every (backround)sync disabled (mail, also xbox, music.....)
- display low
- disabled location service
- closing all apps with multiple clicks on back-button
- uninstalled skype
- disabled apps @ lockscreen
- battery saver on
- backup disabled
- nfc disabled
- microsoft account sync only 1x per day
- disabled roaming (my provider is a roaming monster :-) roams into networks of other providers).
- 2x fully discharged + fully charged + 12 hours on powersupply
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With all above mentioned methods the battery still gets/got literally eaten away at work in IDLE.
I had it next to me with monitor off. Only checked once per hour and it died in ~8-11 hours. No call no message no nothing.
I was curious why it only happens at work: The difference of the network coverage is, that at home it is far more inferior. I have to search for a spot in my house where i can use it for calling somebody.
So Internet is not even an option (also no HSPA+ coverage throughout the village). Normally you would have less battery life at places with less connectivity. But not in that case.
I investigated further: on the way to work I use it for surfing ~50min - 1hour -> there i loose 7-9% of my battery. (very good result for driving with car => many connection losses)
As soon as I reach the city where the Lumia reaches the HSPA+ network it begins to drain veery fast.
HSPA+ needs much more power than UMTS and I guess normal HSPA!
I compared the behaviour with the Samsung Galaxy S3 (colleague's phone) and noticed a small but profound difference:
After you "wake" the S3 from idle it will show on the screen, that it uses UMTS and not HSPA/HSPA+... as soon as you start surfing or start an app that connects to the internet the S3 switches immediately to HSPA+. After a little time the Samsung switches back to UMTS.
The lumia behaves differently: It detects HSPA+ and uses it. Also in idle!?
I followed this obvious lead and wanted to disable HSPA/HSPA+ -> unfortunately it only lets you disable 3g as a whole (UMTS/HSPA) so I switched to 2G only.
While I am writing this my L820 is unplugged 6hours now and
after much heavier use than normal (mailing, surfing with 3g while driving 45min home [which dropped the charging-level multiple times faster than gaming!], 1h gaming, 10 minutes calling)
the remaining battery life is at 70% with estimated time remaining: 1day 7hours left (after writing the whole story it went up to 2days 4hours with 69%... but i guess thats because its idleing).
This behaviour is also the explanation why some people are affected and some aren't.
Summary of change: from initially 8hours idle and not even touching the phone -> to finally using it now with 70% after 6hours with 1day 7hours time remaining.
Additional info: I live in Austria (Europe; no kangaroos ;-)) --> so I have a Lumia 820 with the german firmware without the update, which was released in USA and Canada:
Revision: 1232.2109.1242.1001
So please implement a similar function like the Samsung S3 ... or just as a start: let us manually turn off UMTS, HSPA and HSPA+ separately! Surfing with 2g is no fun.
Sorry for the extensive and long story/facts ;-)
Regards
V4mp

I can confirm that my battery drain problem is related to LTE on my US Lumia 920, at home where signal is weak I get fantastic battery life, less than 2% drain an hour, lasts for well over a day with moderate usage. My work however is located in an LTE zone and as soon as I enter this area battery life becomes catastrophically bad, several times the phone has died on me before my shift even ends. Something like 15% drain per hour, sometimes worse., I pick up my phone and even though it has been completely idle for hours it is a bit warm to the touch. I have no idea what it is doing when it is just sitting there.
Trust me, I have tried all the tips from all the other users, none have worked. This is not a problem with background applications or some feature being switched on, I have tested this phone running bare bones no apps or a fully day on "battery saver" mode which seems to make no difference, the problem persists. The only way I can make it through the workday is if I put my phone into Airplane Mode, the drain then completely stops, again at less than 2% an hour.
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Streaming From Lumia 920 to TV

Hi All. I haven't posted anything here for quite a while which is a reflection of just how delighted I am with my Nokia Lumia 800 and now 920. Thank you Nokia and Microsoft!
My 920 is SUCH a step up from the 800! I'm going to hang on to the 800 as a spare should the 920 need servicing but, as of yet, there's absolutely no sign of any problems with either phone or their accessories - the wireless car charger being my favourite.
This post is to ask about streaming from the Lumia 920 to my television. I often use my 920 to browse the web etc whilst sitting in front of the TV when I can't be bothered to get up and wander around the house looking for my laptop. Is there a device I can plug into my Sony TV so that I can stream data to it from my Lumia 920? I would like to be able to use my TV to get a much larger image of whatever happens to be on my Lumia 920 screen.
I'm not sure where on the forum to post this so apologies in advance if I've got it wrong.
Colin

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VPN on my Lumia 920.

Nokia Lumia 920 bought from turkey.I'm in Iran.Do not use Facebook and YouTube in Iran.How do VPN contact me?
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ShamRz wrote:
i cant connect to any vpn on my office PC using nokia lumia 920 internet sharing (Wifi). Using the same sim i can connect using my HTC radar internet sharing (Wifi). Need help on this
Can you clarify your concern for better assistance? Are you trying to connect your Lumia 920 to your office internet connection? Or, are you trying to connect your PC to your Lumia 920? Do you encounter any error message?
If you're having an issue with internet sharing, please try the following:
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Switch Off Battery saver mode or connect a charger.
The cellular network may not be in range or has a weak signal to provide a successful connection. Check the signal bar at the top of the screen to ensure you are in good network coverage.
Make sure that the security type and password settings match on the phone and connecting device.
Make sure your connecting device (e.g. laptop or tablet) allows WPA2 (AES) security connection. If possible, try to create a connection with some other device.
Hope this helps.

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Some reviwers have rated the camera quite highly so it might be a case of user error on the reviewers part for marking it down.
http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/16087_PureView_shootout_Nokia_808_vs.php
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So the ringer and in-call are different, but the ringer volume is connected to all other sound output? Ringer/media is the same, in other words? I'd like to be able to mute for games without turning off the ringer, but it doesn't sound like that's an option.

Lumia 920

Hi ,
I got my Lumia 920
Camera is good - Thanks Damien..
Build is great - Thanks my Finnish R&D team love u.
Software looks new- Thanks for sharing ur tech with WP to make it world clas...
32 GB GREAT..
.. but a few things which i had in earlier Nokia phones were missing
i got Lumia because i beleive Nokia will make thier apps available for Lumia as well even thought its windows
a) Profile- Normal/silent/Meeting/Custom were missing. is there a plan to enable it ?
b) Playlist functionality... the N8 was just updated with a beautiful music app can u please have something like that for nokia music app.
c) Music player doesn;t support equaliser my e71,5800,n8 can do i why cant lumia do it ?
d) please provide nokia internet radio for Lumia ... no good internet radio app available...
e) what about the screen saver with clock date info.. that should be a easy fix for Nokia can u please lets have it
f) Bluetooth on phone is not detected by my portable music player it can detect N8 though why ? is it a bug?
g) can u please add the photo and video editors to Lumia store under Nokia App.
h) Can u please introduce Nokia bubbles...
i) Also the Nokia Sleeping screen...
j) How to enable nokia offfline maps ?
k) I am in US not able to get free unlimited songs are promoted on website.
l) Also add a good video tutorial in the phone like u had for 5800 XM or at least good help like in N8...
m) can we have the drag down menu from all screens like new N8 fix which provides control for bluetooth,WIFI, mobile data, silent mode...and also NFC...
NFC is cool the data transfer of foto happened in seconds... please market this .
n) SWYPE is missing.. can u add that.
o) also on my 5800 and N8 there were a few songs and Videos that came with phone why noting in Lumia...
p) Does it support USB on the go ?
q) why no SD card external slot..
These are a few things which will make Nokia standout from the rest of the sheeps in the market.
I love nokia. In our company they were talking about using Windows phone it could be NOKIA as integration is easier with Desktop.
by giving users a difffernt BETTER experience like SYMBIAN Nokia can make a good comeback.
Please prrovide answers iff already available...
called customer service got transferred to Manila>Philliphines they didnt know the answers...
Any questions please mail [email protected] die hard Nokia supporter.
Regards
K.R
KR

a) Profile- Normal/silent/Meeting/Custom were missing. is there a plan to enable it ?
AGREE WITH YOU HERE. THERE IS JUST RING AND VIBRATE/RING/VIBRATE/SILENT   CURRENTLY ALL THE OPTIONS WE HAD WITH SYMBIAN ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE WINDOWSPHONE 8, WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY A NOKIA CHALLENGE, BUT A WP8 CHALLENGE
i understand that, this is where nokia could provide a app like nokia Situations and a Nokia profile which would make it stand out in the crowd
b) Playlist functionality... the N8 was just updated with a beautiful music app can u please have something like that for nokia music app.
NOT SURE ABOUT THE LATEST NOKIA MUSIC APPLICATION ON SYMBIAN FOR THE N8, BUT THE NOKIA MUSIC ON THE LUMIA IS GREAT. AND IF YOU ARE IN THE USA, IT IS FREE.
I am waiting for the Customer service call back i have scheduled a call will check what they say. i dont want to reset phone. it messes up . doesnt work like new then. i have had issues in past
c) Music player doesn;t support equaliser my e71,5800,n8 can do i why cant lumia do it ?
THERE IS AN EQUALIZER ON THE 920, BUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE ACTIVATED, YOU HAVE TO USE A WIRED HEADSET CURRENTLY. EVEN ON BLUETOOTH, IT IS NOT ACTIVATED. I HOPE THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX THIS AS WELL.
Lets see what does Nokia do with it... if they fix it like they fixed the signal problem last April
d) please provide nokia internet radio for Lumia ... no good internet radio app available...
e) what about the screen saver with clock date info.. that should be a easy fix for Nokia can u please lets have it
CURRENTLY A LIMITION, ONCE AGAIN OF THE WP8 OS. I TOO, HOPE THAT NOKIA CAN MAKE THAT A "UNIQUE" OPTION TO FURTHER DIFFERENTIATE ITSELF FROM ITS "COMPETITORS" ALSO SELLING WP8 DEVICES. I HAVE TO SAY, THIS I REALLY, REALLY MISS FROM MY N9.
f) Bluetooth on phone is not detected by my portable music player it can detect N8 though why ? is it a bug?
BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE BT TURNED ON. OTHER THAN THAT, IT WOULD PROBABLY DEPEND ON THE MUSIC PLAYER. WHICH I AM GUESSING THAT IS SOME TYPE OF SPEAKER BOX?
if it works with N8 that would mean the music players supports bluetooth. not sure What 920 is missing i read with WP8 there were file transfer issues.The music player is a portable bose music stand...
g) can u please add the photo and video editors to Lumia store under Nokia App.
h) Can u please introduce Nokia bubbles...
O o O o oo OO...
i) Also the Nokia Sleeping screen...
NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE NOKIA SLEEPING SCREEN, BUT IF YOU MEAN THE LOW POWER SCREEN, AGREED, BUT NOT THERE.
No Sleeping screen is where you have beautiful screen image simulation check link below
http://store.ovi.com/content/212990
j) How to enable nokia offfline maps ?
FIRST YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU INSTALL THE MAPS FOR THE AREAS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO VISIT.
I installed the maps i still get message u are not online , went online the system understood i had map then it says it can work offline.. didnt have this issue with N8. the GPS in Lumia and map app seem faster though..
OPEN NOKIA DRIVE/MENU/CONNECTION/TURN TO OFF FOR OFFLINE USAGE
k) I am in US not able to get free unlimited songs are promoted on website.
I AM IN THE USA AS WELL.   SEEMS TO WORK SWELL HERE. OPEN THE NOKIA MUSIC AND SEARCH, JUST LIKE PANDORA. MAYBE CHECK YOUR LANGUAGE SETTINGS TO BE SURE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE SET TO UNITED STATES. I HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE BEGINING. THEN REBOOT.
I checked i dont see option in nokia music app. see N8 it has tabbed playlist/artist view. that looked cool to me
l) Also add a good video tutorial in the phone like u had for 5800 XM or at least good help like in N8...
...I THINK THAT FOR THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT...AND MOST PEOPLE JUST DELETE IT OR NEVER VIEW IT....NOT NECESSARY. KIND OF LIKE INCLUDING A MANUAL THESE DAYS.
Yes but thats what made Nokia stand out from Appy and Sammy lets not loose the good work already put it.
m) can we have the drag down menu from all screens like new N8 fix which provides control for bluetooth,WIFI, mobile data, silent mode...and also NFC...
NO DRAG DOWN, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION.   THERE IS A CONNECTIONSAPPLICATION IN THE STORE THAT WORKS WELL THAT YOU CAN PIN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO YOUR SCREEN.
The nokia shortcut were much better i could just click to switch on switch off. the more i think about it the more i like N8 and think why did i go for something else...
NFC is cool the data transfer of foto happened in seconds... please market this .
YES!!! BUT I THINK THE INDUSTRY IS NOT GOING TO ADOPT THE NOKIA "NFC" TAG AND INSTEAD ARE GOING TO USE THE TAP TO SEND TYPE OF VERGIAGE AS THE SAMSUNG DEVICES USE THE SAME LANGUAGE THERE.
Industry is crazy they didnt heed even to SIM sugggestions by Nokia but if u have money u have power.. Knowledge and exp dont count these days. Nokia productts are safer robust i always stand by them Hope it becomes leader again and we get Phones like N8 symbian again with looooottttts of good functioanlity.
n) SWYPE is missing.. can u add that.
AND THE CONGREGATION SAID IN SYNC....AAAAAAAAWWWWMMMMMEEEEEEEEEN!
THERE IS A SWYPE APPLICATION IN THE STORE BUT THE IMPLEMENTATION IS REALLY QUITE POOR. I REALLY MISS THIS FROM MY ANDROID, SYMBIAN AND MEEGO DEVICES. I HOPE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH PRESSURE THAT MICROSOFT INCORPORATES IT.
AS FOR THE APPLE USERS, MOST DONT EVEN KNOW IT IS AVAILABLE TO USE, AND UNTIL APPLE INVENTS IT, THERE IS NO OTHER COMPETITOR TO FORCE IT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND A MESSAGE TO WP8 TEAM FROM MICROSOFT.
o) also on my 5800 and N8 there were a few songs and Videos that came with phone why noting in Lumia...
p) Does it support USB on the go ?
NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY USB ON THE GO, BUT YOU CAN CONNECT TO A PC ON WP8 AND STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE OPEN PARTITIION ON THE DEIVCE THAT YOU CAN TRANSFER SONGS, VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND RINGTONES TO.
check the link below
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/30/nokia-n8s-usb-on-the-go-support-demoed-lesser-phones-turned-in/
q) why no SD card external slot..
...CLOUD! VERY FEW DEVICES COMING OUT NOW ARE INCLUDING THIS OPTION AND IT IS MISSED. BUT THE CLOUD IS YOUR FRIEND, ESPECIALLY AS THE SPEEDS GET FASTER AND FASTER TO CONNECT TO IT.
but thats where i need a bigger data plan and pay more dollars later, SD card is better i think Sammy and HTC have it
called customer service got transferred to Manila>Philliphines they didnt know the answers...
THAT IS SEEMINGLY ALWAYS THE CASE. YOU GET BETTER AND FASTER CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE CUSTOMERS....HERE ON THE BOARD.
HOPE ALL THIS HELPED YOU.
BTW...YOUR MESSAGE WILL MOST LIKELY BE MODERATED FOR INCLUDING YOUR EMAIL.
KR

Lumia 920 "Unbeatable low-light performance" - is ...

I’ve tried to reproduce photos advertised by Nokia and …. Failed!!!
I’ve tried different settings (pretty much all that exist on 920) and my pictures were not even close to Nokia’s.
Is that a hoax? “low-light” pictures was one of the biggest (that and these floating lenses) reason I picked Lumia over HTC 8x.
What am I missing? What is your experience?
P.S.
on Nokia's picture, it says that the shot was taken by a protorype device....i wonder if that prototype has a better camera than end product.
Nokia's advertized low-ligh picture:
http://i.nokia.com/image/view/-/1824230/medRes/5/-/ApolloPureView-image2.jpg

@AlexOdin
I've attached a couple of stills comparing the N8's night mode and Lumia 920's night mode both without using flash. Both shots were taken with seconds of each other under the same low light conditions.
I'm quite impressed with the results of the 920.
Cheers.
Ray.
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Lumia 920 battery life issue

I have a small battery queries on my phone, Lumia 920. The phone is new, I am approx. 1 month of goes perfectly, only last night I noticed a strange thing, I say. I had to hang up (shutdown) because I was in a medical practice with 12% battery status. After about 2 hours we reopened (power on) and found that my battery status shows 74%. And went so until the next recharge, about 36 hours. It is normal to happen? Thanks in advance.

It is not normal but it can happen. Battery meters are very approximate and readings are based on output voltage which can sometimes temporarily dip or rise due to use.
You can minise the discrepancy by calibrating the meter. This is done by running the battery down and then charging till full without interruptions.

MHL/DLNA support for Lumia 920 in the future?

Anyone know if there are any plans to support MHL and/or DLNA on the Lumia 920 in the future either as a HW specific feature from Nokia or as a platform feature from MS?
Thanks.

tkchan007 wrote:
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> Anyone know if there are any plans to support MHL and/or DLNA on the Lumia 920 in the future...
psychomania wrote:
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> MHL - No, the hardware doesn't support it.
On page 3 of the 920 service schematics are two lines labeled VDD_HDMI. I would (naively) guess this has something to do with HDMI video output (and thus MHL). Do you know what it's for?
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How to connect Lumia 920 with PC Suite

Hi,
I downloaded and installed latest Nokia PC Suite on my WIndows 7 machine. While connecting my Lumia 920 with USB cable to my system, it shows "Quit the transfer mode from phone if you want to use the phone with PC Suite"
I have not been able to find this option in the phone anywhere.. I want to connect and backup my contacts and sync alot of sother stuff as well.
Can anyone please guide me as to how to do this.

Vaihtaja wrote:
I don't want to synchronize to ANY cloud. I want to synchronize to my own PC. Must I return back to my N8?
No, but you wil llimit your phone options and features.
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You will also HAVE to own/use Outlook for any of these to work.
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Unable to add new keyboard to Lumia 920

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I just bought a new unbanded, unlocked Lumia 920. Since I'm chinese, I want to install Traditional Chinese handwriting keyboard. However, it always failed to download.
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May I know why I cannot download additional keyboard?
Thanks,
Tony

hi mate,
have you tried performing a soft reset (pressing the volume down and power buttons together) to see if that solves the issue? Try again after doing that and see if you have any luck.
As such, there are no third-party apps available for Windows Phone 8 that exist for other platforms such as Android (Swype, SwiftKey etc). This is a decision and restriction made by Microsoft, and I personally have found the WP8 keyboard to be quite fast and a joy to use.

Nokia Lumia 920 issues... that nokia CANNOT fix

I have got quite a few issues with this useless phone:
MMS messages: i cannot recieve them. i can with my iphone, its a nokia issue, they are unable to let me know what is wrong.
random rebooting: this shoudnt happen but it does, very annoying.
unable to connect to WPA2 Enterprise networks :a biggie for me, will install a certificate, but cannot use it, nokia CANNOT fix this issue
battery life is nothing like advertised, i was advised by nokia to disable data, disable wifi, disable EVERYTHING turning my premium phone into a dumbphone
the phone creaks, you can hear it on calls and video's captured
Nokia support is useless, they tell me they will call me back, but never do.
the camera is useless in normal light conditions heaps of overexpsed area's
anyone have any fixes for these issues?

As has been reported by many people here as a result of an equal amount of people bringing it up Battery life on the Lumia 920 will require a number of charging cycles to optimize, This has nothing to do with the phone but is inherent of the type of batteries used in modern day phones and not specific to Lumia 920.
Battery use may vary depending on a number of issues. If you are seeing mailsync, sending and/or receiving SMS and others be troublesome and require many retries it could be you are in a region where the signal is not very good. I am _not_ saying it's not the phone, just that it does not have to be, and frankly often isn't.
Nokia Drive+ is not available as a beta for nothing. If you can't deal with or won't be willing with using beta software then don't. The latest update has reportedly improved performance significantly.
How does MMS not working have anything to do with Battery, get the correct settings from your carrier. There's plenty of information available here on how to get this sorted.
What are your expectations of battery life? In general I would say for a phone like the Lumia 920 a normal working day should be quite acceptable and many users initially reporting shorter life have cone back in confirming that battery life has seriously improved over the initial few days/weeks of use.
And in conclusion, if you feel your device is faulty talk to Nokia using the contact details here. In such a case there is nothing anyone here can say or do to help you really.
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Nokia Lumia 920 wont open applications and hot

I've had my nokia lumia 920 for 4 months now and really liking it. In the last few weeks it has begun to misbehave.
Basically when browsing internet or using apps the back of the phone gets quite hot and then when I try and open things like messaging or people or something lile that I get a black screen with "resuming" displayed and then the it simply returns to the home screen again. The strange thing it does not happen when I am calling someone or someone calls me. It seems apps not opening starts when the phone is getting hot and the only way to resolve it to restart. All this happens within 10-15mins of use.
I know people have mentioned that some apps causing problems skype being one of them, but i dont have a great deal of apps just the usual stuff facebook, ebay, twitter etc.
Does anyone else have this problem, is it hardware or software related, like i said my phone has been fine up until a few weeks ago would appreicate any feedback people may have on how to resolve.

I had exactly the same problem, 4month old 920 that suddenly started playing up. I ended up doing a factory reset (down vol + power, then down, power,down,up or something similar). So no extra apps and the same problems, I would do around 6 soft resets followed by a factory reset a day before I gave in and took it to O2 for repair at the weekend.
Whenever I got the black screen, (clock top right) and resuming displayed, the battery got really hot. After factory reset the battery cooled down but the remaining percentage had dropped by about 10%. I tried a factory reset and not putting my SIM back in but same deal. The only apps on it were the factory ones so I'm still not sure what causes the problem. Hopefully it will come back fixed and not just have a factory reset.
If the repair engineer explains what the problem is I will let you know.

Bass output of Lumia 920 quite weak

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