Lumia Insider 1.0.0.0
Lumia Insider is one such assistant and even if it is addressed mainly to those who own a Lumia handset a lot of the advices you can find inside apply to any Windows Phone powered phone.
Simple front-end, less appealing and more practical
The application comes with an uncomplicated GUI, where the graphics are not too eye-catching, bu the content is kept pretty well organized, as the articles are structured inside several categories.
Browsing the tips and tricks and reading the news are a bit held up by some lags that appear when accessing the content and also when swiping through the articles.
A lot more annoying are the advertisement banners that will follow you around every corner in Lumia Insider and they are constantly changing in the upper part of the screen.
Browse the informative sections and read the content
The tips and tricks this utility will show you are pretty basic and this particular section could use some updates and new additions, as the list of articles is pretty short compared to the diversity of useful advice users could find in there.
Each operation is explained pretty well, so you will be able to replicate on your mobile device the exact procedures as they are described.
Besides the pretty basic tasks that are explained in the "Tips and Tricks" area are not alone, as there is more info you can acquire by reading the news collected from Windows Central and from Windows Blog.
Watch videos and share the news on the go
If the images inside the selected articles can be opened separately, there is a video section where you have at your fingertips a collection of useful tips for Lumia owners presented with videos.
These clips refer to various apps you can try on your handset and you can watch them embedded in the article or view them in full screen by rotating the screen in landscape mode.
In case you want to send out some of the blogs and news, you can send out the links in several ways or send the articles as they appear in Lumia Insider via email. The tips and tricks in the section with the same name cannot be shared.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI5
The looks of this application are not too attractive, while the delays in loading the info and the ads make it lose a lot. |
Function6
The utility brings a pretty basic set of tips and tricks, the only advantages being the news articles and blogs that are retrieved regularly and which can be shared. |
Security6
Lumia Insider is pretty inquisitive as it needs to look in too many system areas unrelated to its actual functionality. |
Battery5
The power consumption for this app is pretty noticeable and reaches very high levels constantly, so the battery usage remains substantial. |
Price9
The information provided by the utility is completely free and it can be used without any costs, but there are also plenty adverts inside. |
Compatibility9
Lumia Insider is made to work well on the more recent handsets that are powered by Windows Phone 8 or higher. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.0
- developer:
- iamchandan
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 1206