Lumia 520 - *hate* the upgrade :-(

I was really happy with my Lumia 520 - it did everything I wanted it to do.  I accidentally accepted the update to 8.1 and now I hate it - and it seems it's not possible to roll back to 8.   Apart from anything else, battery life is now very poor and I have to have the phone on charge every day.  Really *really* disappointed :-/
Moderator's Note: Post was moved to the most appropriate board.

jb99 wrote:
The contacts have all changed?
Please, elaborate in greater detail …
jb99 wrote:
I can no longer access my photos without getting the facebook app.
Those of your contacts or photos made with the camera?
jb99 wrote:
battery life is now very poor and I have to have the phone on charge every day
Although that is the way it is designed (charging the smartphone over night, every night), if the change is so dramatic compared to before, perhaps something went wrong with an app/setting because of the update. Therefore, did you consider the Software Recovery Tool via a Windows computer already?

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