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Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, You should only use this tag if your question is using windows phone on Ubuntu.

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  • Sync Problem using windows phone on Ubuntu.
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How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04

I have done the following steps: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp sudo apt-get update and updated some packages from update manager. After doing above steps I am able to see lumia phone name in file system. But when I try to mount…
pavankumar
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Unable to mount/access phone after upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04

A Nokia Lumia 920 will not mount in 14.04. When I was running 13.10 this wasn't an issue. What should I try? Or will I have to revert to 13.10? What mtp-detect shows: kjhg@kjhg-LIFEBOOK-AH530-HD6:~$ mtp-detect Unable to open ~/.mtpz-data for…
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How to transfer music to a Windows Phone device?

I recently bought a Nokia 620. Ubuntu 13.04 does recongize it and is able to mount it. Music files transferred through the file explorer don't show up at all in my phones media player. Trying to do it with Rhythmbox makes it crash. I have found that…
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How to sync my music and photos with Windows Phone 7 device?

Is there is anything like a Zune or Windows Phone connector for ubuntu? Please help.
Jonathan O.
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Is there an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone?

Great Job All! How about a client for Windows Phones since a client is working for Windows 7? Keep up the great work.
DPMarrett
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Mounting Windows Phone 8.1 on Ubuntu 14.04

I've recently installed Ubuntu on my computer, erasing Windows Vista forever. So far, so good: I love the OS! The only issue for me is my mobile phone, a Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone. Sometimes it works (when it does, it behaves like a USB memory…
user312949
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IDE for Developing windows phone 8 applications in Ubuntu

I used to work with Ubuntu, and I don't want to switch back to Windows platform. I am participating in a code contest. In that contest, I need to create windows phone 8 apps. I need an IDE in Ubuntu for the same, with windows phone 8 emulator. Is it…
Sujith PS
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Windows Phone 8 detected as mass storage

From version 8 onwards Windows Phone supports MTP (media transfer protocol) to transfer audio and I thought I could use Rhythmbox to upload music onto my device. Thing is Rhythmbox doesn't display the device under Devices pane (there's no Device…
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Ubuntu One for Windows Phone 7

Possible Duplicate: Is there an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone? Are there any plans to provide an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone 7? I realise that it's not the most popular mobile platform, but there are people (including me) who would…
David Morris
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WiFi Hotspot not working with mobile devices on Ubuntu

WiFi hotspot not working with windows phone 8 and of course its not working with a any other phones as well. I have tried both Android and Windows phone 8. Either of these devices doesn't even detect Ubuntu's hotspot as I have tried many possible…
gowtham nanda
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Will ubuntu run on a WP8?

I recently bought a lumia 521 and was wondering if it would be able to run ubuntu touch. I did not see this question anywhere else, but please tell me if it is.
Nick Turner
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Does Ubuntu detect and recognize Windows phones?

I recently bought a Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone 8 OS on it; and now I'm planning to install Ubuntu on my Laptop. My concern is, does Ubuntu detect or recognize Windows phone?
Santosh
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how to mount windows phone in Ubuntu?

In Ubuntu, windows phone are not being detected. How can I mount it using the terminal? The PPA provided in this link How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04. is not valid
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Cannot access contents of Nokia lumia 800

I have everything in place for the device. mtp-everything possible under it, and gmtp. the device mounts. But, returns error 'Could not get object handles.', when I try to access its hard disc. Taking cues from Can't sync Nokia Lumia 800 on Ubuntu…
Aditya Soni
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Not able connect my Nokia Lumia 530 in ubuntu 14.04

I am trying to connect my Nokia Lumia 530 mobile phone using a USB cable in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS version. I have already tried the solution given in the first answer of the question How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04. But, it is not working…
Nagesh Mokashe
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