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What happend to MetroTube
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What happend to MetroTube

Yesterday morning i used MetroTube as normal but then it stopped working and just displays: Video is unavilable. Can someone help?

u/Ill_Comment301 — 1 day ago
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Stable Update - Unison UWP 1.5.0

Unison 1.5.0

Unison is a WhatsApp Multi-Device client for Windows 10 Mobile (Lumia first, desktop UWP second). Your phone stays primary; Unison is a linked companion, Baileys-style.

1.3.0 was the new socket stack. 1.5.0 is the chat you actually live in.

What’s new

  • Ukrainian in Settings, plus missing strings on the other languages
  • Login asks for Background apps so the session can stay linked
  • QR layout on 4.5" Lumias (the old margin was clipping the code)
  • Scroll to bottom like official WhatsApp
  • Sending while history is still syncing lands in the right time, not always at the end
  • Chat-list last message during a big sync shows Video / Image / Message, not raw junk
  • Open a chat → header first, then messages. Chats open at the bottom
  • Today / Yesterday / date chips; bubble times follow the phone time zone
  • Group @mentions show names (bubbles and the list preview)
  • Tap a reaction to see who reacted
  • Stickers are stickers, not photos
  • Group member photos load in the background; tap a name/avatar for member info (groups in common too)
  • Add to contacts opens the Windows People card (1:1 with a phone number)
  • Settings: Show Unison contacts in Windows (off by default) — a Unison list in People, not mixed into your agenda
  • Narrow screen: chat info goes full screen
  • Media / Files in chat info load when you open the tab (spinner). No crash on Creators Update
  • Status list + viewer in the shell (view only — posting isn’t in yet)
  • Updating… shouldn’t stick after connect; history import shows Syncing conversations…

After you install: restart once. If old quotes, pins, reactions, or @mentions look wrong, resync that chat from the phone.

Still true / not in this build

  • Phone stays the primary device
  • Status: watch only (no post / receipts / reply)
  • Background broker socket handoff is still not wired
  • Group send can still time out on some group queries

Installation note: Install the new APPX as an update. Uninstalling the app will remove your linked WhatsApp session. Download Repositories:

  • WinArchive: A amazing Microsoft Store Replacement with Software Update and even webstore.
  • Metrostore: Another great Microsoft Store replacement but requires manual install of apps... GDrive Repositories (Unison/WinArchive/Metrostore): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nI6XezesNzj7dTbyL1XqV4X4iOMUoHcC?usp=sharing Github Source Code:
  • Since its a preview feature still isnt merged on main, so check the release pages to grab the correct source code... If you're willing to help , feel free to do Pull Requests. And give us feedback here and suggestions MaskNinjaSquared/Unison: UWP WhatsApp client aimed primarily for Windows 10 Mobile
u/ThiagoAraujoReal — 1 day ago

Windows Phone Xbox Achievements

Did not expect this to ever happen! August 2026 Xbox Dashboard Update

u/AggieCMD — 2 days ago

I buyed Lumia 650

Idk why I buyed Lumia 650 in 2026 but I just love Windows Phone it's arriving tomorrow. do you have any advice that will help me make this usable again? Also last time I used windows phone was 2021.

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u/Yewhi1 — 2 days ago

A modern YouTube client for WP8.1 and W10M

I've been working on a YouTube client for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile for a while now.

I honestly have no better name for this than just YouTube. My goal was to make this feel like an actual app Google would make rather than an alternative client.

You can login to your Google Account to view recommended videos, minimize videos to a miniplayer, and even view YouTube Shorts and scroll in a dedicated Shorts tab.

The problem with Windows Phone right now is that there aren't any good YouTube clients out there. MetroTube Patched is the best one, but even it barely works 99% of the time.

This is why I developed this app. It's actually because I'm wanting to do a Windows Phone for a week challenge and I need something to play YouTube videos.

Live Store link:

https://store.live.net.co/app/789

GitHub Link:

https://github.com/nexusapplication/youtubewp

u/TimeScarcity1949 — 3 days ago
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LibreSpotUWP v1.0.3 update!

Thank you u/megabytesme

LibreSpotUWP v1.0.3

Release Notes

In this release, I have added:

  1. Live Tile support (with ability to click-through on the random tiles):
  • Now Playing
  • Recent Songs
  • Recent Artists
  • Recent Playlists
  • Recent Albums
  • Random Artist
  • Random Playlist
  • Random Album
  • Random Spotify Playlist
  • Profile
  1. Bugfix - Prevent services from initialising more than once (if user opens app twice, via live tile or app draw etc)
  2. Refinement - Improved Media Bars (narrow and wide layout) content updates
  3. Bugfix - Improved offline launch reliability
  4. Bugfix - Fixed ANSI text encoding issues (migrated to UTF-8)
  5. Sign-in improvement - Spotify Free accounts are now detected and rejected with a clear Spotify Premium requirement message
  6. SMTC Refinement - SMTC now uses offline album art cache instead of remote URLs
  7. Bugfix - Prevent repeated API usage when offline (caused skipping issues and stuttering in songs)
  8. Refinement - Massively improved reliability during offline playback, so playback does not get interrupted during poor internet connections
  9. Added settings to control online to offline transition playback - Random song, next available song and wait for internet
  10. Optimised problematic API calls with backoffs
  11. Refactor - Improved consistency of all logging within the app

Available here: Release LibreSpotUWP v1.0.3 · megabytesme/LibreSpotUWP

Also LibreSpotUWP Login Helper: Release LibreSpotUWP Login Helper v1.0.0.3 · megabytesme/LibreSpotUWPLoginHelper

u/JabbaDuHutt69 — 2 days ago

I've made a Mastodon client!

Fedicen is a Mastodon reader and client i'm developing which supports WP8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile. In this first release, basic every-day functionality such as searching, viewing profiles, liking/boosting posts, commenting and posting has been implemented. In future releases I want to make the pages for notifications and mentions/messages functional and also get live tiles working. Sadly due to limitations of WP8.1 and IE, logging in won't work for accounts on popular instances like mastodon.social, so your mileage may vary, but it works great as a read-only reader too.

https://store.live.net.co/app/788

You can get it from Live Store and comment your thoughts!

u/Jim_Greece — 3 days ago

My troubles never end :(

I downloaded it to my Nokia Lumia 920, it's running Windows 10 and it works great. The problem is I don't know how to download apps, and the apps I've downloaded won't open. What do you use? What are your recommendations?

u/Ok-Decision-4396 — 3 days ago
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Reviving the BlackBerry: I'm building a WhatsApp client for BBOS 10

Hey everyone,

I’m currently working on a passion project: developing a native WhatsApp client for BlackBerry to help keep our favorite devices alive in 2026.

It’s a tough technical challenge given WhatsApp's modern API, but nothing beats that physical keyboard experience. Out of curiosity, how many of you would actually still use a BBOS device daily if WhatsApp worked on it?

u/Associate-Weird — 5 days ago

Revive Search. Windows Phone Search replacement. (Beta)

I am excited to announce Revive Search BETA under The Revive Project. u/TheReviveProject

Replicating the Windows Phone 8 search app, it's familiar and looks native. Right now the Search Engine is based on Bing & iTunes. It scraps the bing search and decodes them to show web search results. Music Search uses iTunes API to search for Artists, lyrics, songs and albums. It also supports Bing daily wallpaper! The app is also featured on the Live Store which made me very proud lol. Try and see it for yourself :) (there will be Windows and RT versions as well 👀) Here is the full description of the app:

Web Search.

Search the web. Find anything. In a familiar way.

Revive Search replicates the search app found on Windows Phone 8.1, just type what you want to find and as you type QuickSuggest will give you search queries. Search and it will highlight the exact matches. Based on your search QuickResult will give you fast info. Not what you're looking for? Dig deeper by clicking the load more results button.

Image Search.

Search the web. Visually.

Revive Search also does images. Simply swipe to the images section from the Panorama UI et voilà! Click the grid icon to change the view. Want more? Load more results. Found what you're looking for? Click download to save it to your photos. Now higher quality.

Music Search.

Search. Musically.

Revive Search now does music. Click the music icon found on the main page. That lyric you can't get out of your head can be found with Music Search. Search artists, lyrics, songs. Find the music you're searching as you type with QuickSuggest. View album tracklist, song lyrics and save them for easy access. Tap the artist name and read their Wiki with QuickResult. See your Saved music on the app and also on the Start Screen with Live Tile.

Daily Wallpapers.

Bing Wallpapers. View last 8 Wallpapers in a beautiful gallery.

Revive Search now supports Daily Wallpapers from Bing. Click on the Wallpapers icon on the main page and view high quality wallpapers from the last 8 days. See their description and credits, download them. You can also view the wallpaper from your Start Screen with Live Tile.

Revive Search will be updated on the Live Store and on the upcoming Revive page. Please check updates regularly so as not to miss out. Amazing features are imminent. Can't wait to show you them. The app is on beta and reviews and feedbacks are very appreciated!!!

Let's talk! Give suggestions! Download now from Live Store or this link and tell me what you think!! (Only this post will be made from this account as its too new to create posts with the project account which is u/TheReviveProject)

With <3 from İstanbul -Revive

u/Linkercy — 4 days ago