Nokia 8, first experiences

I changed my Nokia Lumia 1020 ”camera” phone for a new Nokia 8 Android. The Windows system has de facto come to an end, and I used the phone only for its superb camera, which I used on y field trips. However, it was time to change, and the new Nokia 8 just looked right.

The Nokia 8 has great satellite navigation capabilities, GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU, Galileo and QZSS, all present systems can be used. I had to test several GPS applications before I got the right one, showing all, e.g. GPS test by barbeauDev LINK. The only problem with the Galileo GNSS seems to be that the system is not yet complete yet. I live in northern Finland and I see only occasionally one to five satellites. However, satellite fix and position accuracy seems to be much better than with my Sony Xperia, elevation is much more accurate and stable, but due to present winter temperatures, I have not made any real accuracy tests outside.  But, inside, and even in an airplane the navigation works flawless.

Other things I like are the clean Android, no “added” software reducing battery time, clear screen, fingerprint screen lock, even a barometer, which you can use to check elevation or changes in weather. Camera has the old renowned Zeiss optics, 13 MP, and autofocus works with no problems (unlike my Sony). It has also a fron and back camera which can be used simultaneously to take selfy and landscape (although I do not know if I would use it). The price is really good, around 400 €, with 64 GB memory, and real quality design that is good value.

Microsoft Onedrive Files On Demand

Microsoft did it at last, finally we got back the off-line file system. Onedrive is a great thing, but the constant downloading and uploading of files to all your devices became a big nuisance. The other problem is the fact that tablets usually have limited space on flash disks, and this meant you could not use Onedrive at all. Now this has changes with the newest Widows 10 version. Onedrive Files On Demand works fine, but has to be explicitly activated. This is a relatively simple procedure, and is explained on

 https://support.office.com/en-us/article/learn-about-onedrive-files-on-demand-0e6860d3-d9f3-4971-b321-7092438fb38e

You can now choose to use files locally (Off-Line use) of directly from the cloud, saving space and syncing time. The system works very well, and I have experienced no problems at all, even at low network speed.