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Published by Boc Ly on January 30, 2013


TweetThe Windows Phone 7.8 update is beginning its rollout to phones currently running on Windows Phone 7.5. You can transform your Nokia Lumia with a host of exciting new personalisation features, such as the ability to resize your tiles, new lock screen options, and more theme colours.


Windows Phone 7.8 has already been shipping pre-loaded on the Nokia Lumia 510 and other phones in the Nokia Lumia family, with users delighted by the new features.


And now, following extensive software testing, update notifications will begin to appear for Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 owners with an unlocked phone or operator approved software during February.


Starting today and rolling out over the coming weeks, a message will appear on the phone encouraging users to get the update. Simply connect your phone to your computer via Zune for PC, or the Windows Phone app for Mac – and follow the onscreen instructions as shown in the video above.


 


More tiles, features and signature experiences


As well as major system updates, there has been a stream of exciting new features introduced to Nokia Lumia. These include Internet sharing, Bluetooth sharing, imaging enhancements like Camera Extras, and the release of apps such as Contact Share, Play To and Nokia City Lens that are available.


With Windows Phone 7.8 installed, your Nokia Lumia gets even better.


The Start screen experience is completely refreshed with the ability to re-size your tiles: small, medium and large.


In addition, there are also new options available on your lock screen, such as having a daily background image from Bing; plus there’s improved pocket and child lock screen security.


Plus, there is increased language support, meaning even more people get to enjoy Nokia Lumia.


These new benefits, together with the new look Start screen, will make your Lumia feel like a brand new smartphone.


 

Availability

The Windows Phone 7.8 update is now rolling out for Nokia Lumia smartphones through February. Delivery of the update is operator dependent, meaning you will receive a notification in the coming weeks if you have an unlocked phone or if your operator has approved the update. If you don’t receive the update notification within the next three weeks, please contact your operator for more information.


In the meantime, you can ensure that you don’t miss out on the update, by checking that notifications are enabled on your phone. Go to Settings > Phone Update > “Notify me when new updates are found”.

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Comments http://twitter.com/guesshu_79 Richie Rulez !!!

Eagerly awaiting the update to make my already awesome Lumia 710 more awesome with more features & Customization

James Woodcon

can you bear with the physical buttons rather than touchable virtual ones?

rom nava

Prefer buttons 10 fold. its one of the only decent smartphones with buttons on.

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

This is a good debate. I also like physical buttons!

http://www.windowsobserver.com/ Richard Hay

I am bummed I do not have a 7.5 device to update and see how 7.8 is but I am glad to see those early adopters getting some of the WP8 updates.

http://twitter.com/OldCongress zhenghao

Great Nokia! Steal BlackBerry’s spotlight hahaha.. their phones are crap anyway.. Windows Phone + Nokia = WIN

http://twitter.com/polaralex95 Alejandro

Is Cinemagraph coming to Windows Phone 7.8?

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

We’ve added great imaging features like Camera Extras to Nokia Lumia (running WP7.8) already. And we will continue to support all Nokia Lumia owners, but I’m afraid I don’t have anything more to share at present.

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Camera Extras was in 7.5 so I don’t know what you are talking about.

James Woodcon

does it have auto-focus?

NGM123

Whens it coming to Australia? :-(

Luke

Still waiting for the update.

James Woodcon

in a short time

Rufus, o Lenhador

Still nothing here for a Lumia 800

rafiii

No Ringtone creator??

davidw316

OH YA!!

Dogma Hunter

I understand that the update is going to come to users in several waves. Meaning that the majority will not see the update today, but in a few days/weeks.
I was wondering… is there a way for us to find out in which wave our awesome lumia’s will receive the update?
And, just because I’m impatient, could we “force” something to be part of the first wave anyway? :P

Ahmed Mustafa Nematallah

of course, but you’ll ruin your warranty

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Check WPCentral for a safe way to “force” the update. You can trick Zune into thinking that you are worthy of the update even if Nokia/Microsoft decided otherwise :D Several people confirmed that it works and it won’t void your warranty.

harith shatamraj

can you share the wpcentral link please

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Search for ‘wpcentral Forcing the Windows Phone 7.8 update’ on google.

Markus

Will the calendar finally show the calendar week!?

Sithick

Please elaborate following terms
improved pocket and child lock screen security.


Plus, there is increased language support, meaning even more people get to enjoy Nokia Lumia.

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

Hi Sithick, please take a look here: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/cmpn/windows-phone-7-8

malerocks

Not clarified on that page… Any other link / info available

mkr10001

FUCK YOU THREE UK! Fucking hell. fucks sake.


It’s not difficult to just make it fucking available.

http://www.facebook.com/reicle Reicle Kledson

Still nothing here too for a Lumia 800

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003635518214 Gustav Christensson

Come to Italy…

http://www.facebook.com/yash.rajora Yash Rajora

what for cinemagraph & smart shoot?

Ziad Mohamed

I asked the same question since Nokia promised by releasing them to 7.8 update.

http://twitter.com/anujgadre Anuj Gadre

Any idea about operators in India. I am using an unlocked lumia 900. Waiting to go 7.8.

Jorel Moldova

No multiple file select?
No screenshot?
No USSD suport?

http://twitter.com/ajitbhimesh Ajit Bhimesh

Will there be independent volume control for phone ring, music & apps in 7.8?


That’s probably the only -ve rather stupid thing I can think of in 7.5.

GrizlyDog

Disappointingly No! have updated my 710 and the volume issue is still there :-(

Miss Giggle Blossoms

Nokia Lumia 900 in us????? Went to zune and it said no updates available. Help!!! I really want this update!!!

http://twitter.com/nokialindsay Lindsay

Hi Miss, the update is rolling out throughout February. You will receive a notification when you can update your phone.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

Or trick Zune into doing it now…see WPCentral’s website.

Sujay

Did it work for you Jeff?

Dogma Hunter

I can confirm it works, did it myself. It’s very easy.

http://twitter.com/ExNokian Anonymous Ex-Nokian

I hope Nokia is setting up FAQ for “My computer does not identify device named Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM, what do I do?”

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

Please contact Nokia Care.

http://twitter.com/LukaszKniola Lukasz Kniola

This is such a let down. Bought my L710 in June last year. 7.8 bits shown in July. Great, I though. Only I had to wait another few months before getting Tango which wasn’t even 7.8. Then waited some more. And then some more. In the meantime I waited for Audible app. Then for Paypal app. For any reasonable non-nokia app in fact. Then 7.8 was imminent. So I waited. End of January. It’s only out today because January doesn’t have more days in it. Pretty sure you’d make me wait more if it did. In fact you do. As Zune finds NO updates. So it will be another few weeks.
Good job I bough a Galaxy S3 a few months back and now only check for L710 updates for laugh.
I’ll check on Windows Phone in a couple of years. Maybe by then the big wait will be coming to an end.
Shame. I had big hopes. And the 7.8 mess put me off WP8, too. Pretty sure it’s the same story there. If not now – wait until MS promises an “imminent” upgrade.

chris_t610

I hate to be a party pooper, but I am about to break away from Nokia and my Lumia 800. I have been waiting for this update for ages that Im now tired to even connect my phone to my pc and check.


I know this is not Nokia’s fault at all, but honestly, I think Nokia was better off when it was independent.


I have been using my N8 for nearly 2 years and in those 2 years I lost count of the many updates Nokia has provided it. And these were major update,. not just some new tiles or themes.


Heck, even my E72 was updated sooo many times compared to this WP.


This was a very hard lesson for me. Frankly, I was always a Nokia fan through and through and I would love to see my next purchase as another Nokia.


But with the current platform Nokia has supported, I think I am better off with the competition.


And in as much as it breaks a part of me to part ways with the Brand I so loved through the years, it will be a very hard decision that took many years to make.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1198150213 Joe Murray

Really, have you seen the abysmal rate of updates from Android devices?
As far as update rates, how often do you think there really needs to be one? MS has one every 6 months, Apple every year.

chris_t610

Yup, I have seen updates from across other OSes.


My point is that WP was designed to be too minimalistic. Aside from the added applications from WP8, there aren’t any notable differences from 7.5 as well.


I respect your perception towards WP, all I am saying is that ever since I adopted the platform it fell short of my expectations (especially I am coming from Symbian).


I would agree that WP will eventually improve in time, but that may also translate to current WP8 devices being left out in the cold just like 7.5 and no major differences in functionality.


Oh, and I am not about to proceed to other platforms for now. I’d rather stick it out with my N8 until a bright perspective comes along.

Dogma Hunter

The break from wp7 to 8 was due to a new kernel and the hardware requirement changes because of that. There’s no reason at all to assume that this story will repeat itself.
Consider how a lot of XP pc’s weren’t able to upgrade to Vista because of similar hardware incompatibilities.
All those who were a bit informed on the matter also knew this when they were buying their 7.x device.
I think you’ll find that the competition at this point is a lot worse.
Android is about the most fragmented system out there (logical result of allowing phone makers to mess with the code) and Apple has got an invested interest in making you buy new iphones all the time, since that is how they make money. There won’t be any “7.8?-like stories on iDevices… they’ll just tell you to cough up another 600 bucks.
Just saying…

chris_t610

Let’s suppose for a minute that what you said are correct, but the damage has been done isn’t it? No doubt that Nokia have been building fantastic devices, only to be dictated by the OS maker.


News of this 7.8 update has been circling the web since September and there were even some folks who were lucky to be enjoying it even before the official release.


But let’s not dwell in the past anymore since the update’s already here. Then we begin to ask: what’s new?


Oh look new tiles and colors and…?


Where is the screenshot that was said to be part of the update?


Was MS kind enough to include a file manager this time?


Bluetooth transfer…?


And the questions keep coming in…


At the end of thr day, the so called major update wasn’t major in features after all — way to go Ballmer and co.!


So let me ask; was the long wait even worth it of what the updates changed?


If you say ‘yes’ then Im happy for you.


As for me, I’ve had enough of MS.


I agree that the competition isn’t doing very well themselves. But in this case, Im choosing the lesser evil.

Dogma Hunter

Here’s the difference between you and me…
When I bought my Lumia, I didn’t expect it to get ANY kind of upgrade. Updates, yes (in the sense of support and bugfixes).
So ANYTHING they throw at me was a nice unexpected surplus.
When I buy a phone, or indeed any device, I buy it as-is. I don’t buy it thinking “yeah, that thing will be awesome in 2 years”.
Frankly, I don’t get all the whining about this.
It’s damned if they do and damned if they don’t.
Would you rather have your Lumia transformed into a fiasco like the “vista ready” xp machines back in the day?
In short, my humble opinion on the matter is “get over it”.
Go ask an android user how the latest version of android is working out for him. Or go ask an iPhone 4 user the same question about iOs.
I’ld rather have my phone stay usable and with good performance rather then to receive a crippling update that is even completely pointless because I don’t have the hardware required for as good as all the new features.

chris_t610

I am over it, that’s why I am leaving the platform right?


I have a device from the other side of the pond that will be stuck on 4.1, but I never complained co’z everything that I need are there.


Now if you’re contented with this side then fine by mean, I couldn’t care less. Bottomline is Im done with MS.

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Apple never did “7.8? like stories because they made sure newer ios versions are running on 2-3 generation old devices too. With all the important improvements. Nokia and Microsoft should have tried harder wiith the 7.8 update becasuse it seems a bit lackluster to say the least. (btw I’am a happy user of a Lumia800, what’s there is great but there are significant downgrades compared to simbian)

http://www.facebook.com/jonny.leighton.50 Jonny Leighton

let him go mate ,big baby ..he just wants his update NOW!!! as the dummy flies out of the cot

registradus

I feel a bit cheated too. owned this phone for less than a year and it is already out of date and unable to be updated to latest version. a new start screen doesn’t really cut it.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

What else did you want that isn’t hardware dependent?

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Offline navigation outside of Drive. Nokia claims it’s impossible on 7.x but I don’t buy it. It’s just lazy.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

If you’re that finicky, you’ll be back after you see the grass ain’t always greener, my friend.

chris_t610

no thanks, I’ve had it with MS. :-)

Thomas

I want? to know only one – are music and all audio equalizer is
integrated into this update or it will be available to download from
Marketplace? Equalizer, Bluetooth transfer and new Start screen is only
what I want from new update. Bluetooth transfer and Start screen will be
available, but about equalizer is not information.. :(

James Woodcon

maybe i guess

mprice86

Glad to have the update, though I’d hoped that all of the promised apps would be available as well.

http://www.facebook.com/justin.agas Justin Agas

no update yet :((

http://www.facebook.com/enricko.lukman Enricko Lukman

I’ve updated my phone to 7.8 by changing the region to the US. But I can’t download the bluetooth share and the ringtone maker because it is not available on the region, anyone can help?

http://www.facebook.com/blackbayoe01 Black Bayoe

i got this problem too…
anyone please help us T.T

kevin fuller

you can make ringtones by making sure the sound your using is less than 1gb.. and an MP3 then right click into the sound and change the genre to the word ringtone and download it.. then the damned phone recognises it and lets u use it… hope it helps and you dont then need a ringtone creater at all

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

Nice. I have it on my Lumia 900 (forced with tip from WPCentral). I’m glad that I haven’t yet sold this device because it was a great backup since I bricked my Lumia 920 and had to get a warranty replacement. It’s now restoring. I also love the music experience with my 900 and Zune. It works with all of my Zune music and playlists. Xbox Music needs work and that’s what I’m forced to use with the 920.


So all that to say, WOO HOO, the 920 got updated!!

deeptirao

My update has been stuck on Step 6 of 9: Restarting Your Phone for the last hour or so. Should I take any steps to cancel or just wait it out?

James Woodcon

i think you should do it over again

Swapnil

same problem here. already tried twice but does not seem to work :(

http://twitter.com/thejeraldo Jeraldo Abille

Currently updating. Thanks Nokia and MS. Hope this is not the last update for the Lumia 800. We need screenshot capability to WP7! Please!… :D

alocut

Till now, how about Lumia 610 in VietNam ? I’ve just connected with Zune but it upgrade OS only, not upgrade 7.5 to 7.8. Anybody know how ?

Razvan

Still not 7.8 in romania. I am waiting.

Sujay

Unlocked Lumia 900 Phone bought in Singapore, used in USA. when should i expect an update?

http://twitter.com/kewlaniyash Ýäsh këwlâñí

when is the actual date realese..very eager

aditya

No cinemagraph or smartshoot or ringtone maker.. :((

http://www.facebook.com/rashidvp Mohamed Rashid

my lumia 900 already got updated to 7.8 a couple of weeks before from Nokia Care Centre. Looks great:)

Vaibhav

ive updated my lumia 710 but still it is not allowing me to download bluetooth share or ringtone maker,says either my phonbe is incompatible or they are not available in my region

Rob King

And yet the southern hemisphere compass issue (it doesn’t work) is still there. Nice going Nokia / Microsoft.

Ulf

When will the developer phones be updated. Last time they were updated later than many other Lumias, when 7.5 was released and the carrier were Nokia in UK. I want to test my apps on a real phone before I decide to update them.

http://www.facebook.com/i.ashu AShu Sharma

just updated l800 to 7.8 ( thanks nokia !!), but i noticed the volume output is decreased (like 30% loss at full volume compared to 7.5 earlier while playing at my 2.1 speakers – altec)… pls issue fix nokia(trusting u always) :(

http://ulbit.ru/ Ulbit

????? ?? ?? HTC radar ?????????

http://twitter.com/Almondz10 Leo Marasigan

I got my Lumia 510 updated here in the Philippines – via… ehem, via trick. I love it!

Roger

hi Leo, how were you able to force update your phone? I’m currently using Lumia 510

http://www.facebook.com/decyther Mark Ingram

Is this a different build to the one people updated to a little while ago with the care suite software? If so will we still get an update notice?

Dave Darutto

I am currently outside of the UK where I purchased my lumia 800 from O2. Will I still receive the notification for the update? Do I have to have the O2 SIM in the phone?

blegs38552

I am a T-Mobile subscriber – Lumia 710 in the USA. No update yet. I am reluctant to try and force the update – hopefully, it will not be long in coming. I read that there were some API changes – any chance that these will enable a software developer to give us the Screen Capture feature that we are all asking for> I know that this was available for unlocked phones at the XDA-Developers forum, so it will work with our hardware. Just a question of someone building it and putting it in the Windows Phone store for us. Also, a battery level tile would be a good thing – also available for Windows Phone 8 phones.

ACI

I have read some news today that T-Mobile decided not to update Lumia 710 models. Search online and hope that it isn’t true.

Ahmed Mustafa Nematallah

that’s why I love nokia, always updating their old devices

http://artemyev.biztoolbox.ru Andrey Artemyev

Got it this morning! Not bad.

death

still i got nothing this is a bunch of bull shit

http://www.facebook.com/george.bergmark George Bergmark

Updated my Lumia 920 yesterday.
Noticed today that I can no longer attach files from my phone and/or SharePoint to emails.
Is this a Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Office 365 issue(s)?
When do you expect a fix?

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Lumia 920 runs WP8. How could you “downgrade” to 7.8 when it is not even supported by your phone?

http://twitter.com/PhilK001 Phil K

According to Nokia, if your Lumia 800 has a firmware ending 122** then we WON’T get update – WHY FGS ???? Mine AND my wife’s Lumia 800's end like that. It should be ALL or none.

ACI

Where did you read about that?

http://www.facebook.com/umesharen Umesh Umesharen

my final update version is 7.10(8779) my FW is : 2175.2503.8779.12301 this is not AT&T or anything this is an RM-823 global unlocked version.. bgt from germany (made in korea) and now i’m in srilanaka…. bt still me not get WP7.8 update.. will i get update or else i have some other issus?

ste

Have he problem with whatsapp been solved? Is it still slow?

Chris Greenacre

My Nokia Lumia 800 is unlocked… Why haven’t I received this update yet?

http://twitter.com/PhilK001 Phil K

Ditto. Apparently if your firmware is ending 122** then no you don’t get it. Thing is, apparently MOST Lumia 800s certainly the ones where they were selling them off at good prices, are that firmware, a neat and filthy trick.
But it’s still baffling. Why alienate and anger so many potential loyal followers ?

yuri

bullshit

Nik

When I try and update to 7.8 Zune can not find the update and then acts like there is no update.I have an at&t nokia lumia 900.

http://www.facebook.com/martin.ju.90 Martin Jü

I’m still sad that no Windows Phone 8 is available for your Windows Phone 7 devices. The availability of Windows Phone 8 for the HTC HD2 shows that it is technically possible.


But the thing that frustrates me most is that most apps made for Windows Phone 8 will not run on our Windows Phone 7 devices so that we cannot expect many more apps to flow into the 7 Marketplace :-(

Miles McCarthy

We have found a way to install Windows Phone 8 OS on to single core phones by our university researches. We implemented this on Lumia 710 and 800 series. But we have to disable some feature on WP8 which provides good sync. between threads and processes on real WP8 phones. However, we made it. We are testing the phones for 4 days, and we never been crashed.


We can never use dual core advantages but, by switching between processes so fast provides us a dual-core-like environment. (This slows down our application nearly %10 because of context switchings between processes, but cheats OS to think it is processing on a dual core processes.) Nevertheless, we can use the OS fully functional with applications and everything.


We will update you how to do that, pray for us not to things go bad.

http://www.facebook.com/dharmendra047chouhan Dharmendra Chouhan

sir i m very happy that u have done such a great job if u get success then plz email me at dharmendra047chouhan@gmail.com
I m very eager to know about this plz tell me if u get success

Hazique Quazi

when will the update be available in India?

Aditya Gupta

i restored my lumia in previous 8112 version ..but now i m not getting update ..give me solution

sanju

Bluetooth Share and Ringtone Maker app not working on my Lumia 710 even after updating to Windows Phone 7.8

http://www.technobaboy.com/ technobaboy

good news for windows 7.5 phone owners

http://twitter.com/Jhoncorner44 jhoncorner

til I saw the draft which was of 9032, I didn’t believe that…my… neighbours mother realy making money part-time from there labtop.. there brothers friend has been doing this for under 7 months and resantly repaid the dept on their place and got a top of the range Bugatti Veyron. read more at, fly38.Com

http://www.facebook.com/andrew.tiney Andrew Tiney

Is it worth updating?

smallanthony80@gmail.com

Got a lumia 610 on o2 uk still not got the update wonder does anyone else have the update for the lumia 610 on the o2network in uk.

http://www.facebook.com/theflyinggnome Jeff O’conner

anyone can help me?
i’m from asia (exactly from indonesia)
how to update my phone :/ (coz i really want 7.8 on my phone XD)
change the region, something to do, or just wait for it?

http://www.facebook.com/theflyinggnome Jeff O’conner

sorry for bad english. :P

http://www.facebook.com/ean.baalham Ean Baalham

I suppose Mirrorlink support is still too much to ask though……

http://www.facebook.com/Seve1991 Daniele Severi

I would like to know if in the future I’ll be able to take a screenshot with my Lumia 800. It would be a useful tool.
Another question: if I need to send a PDF file by mail how can i do?
Sorry for my terrible English.

http://artemyev.biztoolbox.ru Andrey Artemyev

Extremely agree with you. Possibility to send photos only is a big fail from WP. Also, neither screenshots not ringtone maker in WP 7.8. Very disappointing!

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

they never said there will be a screenshot function so I’m pretty sure they won’t bother with it in the future. Nokia really wants us to throw away our less than a year old phones and buy WP8 devices.

disqus_1Sy7CQaHXI

sorry for the stupid question, but here it is, when the new update will come out?

Amit Garg

when Nokia Lumia 620 will be launched?
India

soma.mazumdar99@live.com

LUMIA 800 user: IS there any update from 7.10 to WIN 8??????

ishan

Nokia is hell nw, all ur phone hangs a lot.
I had E500 dt ws a piece of real black shit, asha 202 and all dual sim mobiles and lumia 620, is also shit.
Plz do smthg abt this hanging prob or nokia gonna die. We invest our hard earned money for these bloody phones.
Remake n8 type phones u stupid CEOs, do sm work u fools or hang urself. Make this nokia as it ws till2008.
Finally I had to switch to blackberry and most are switching to apple.. Less features and atleast all wrkng without gtng hangd..

http://www.facebook.com/kamal.sohi.12 Kamal Sohi

my phone is lumia 800. This phone send me my brother from UK. I unlock this phone.when I update this phone,when phone also locked again? Tell me plz

Jakub

Is in WP 7.8 available Nokia City Lens and Nokia Xpress for Nokia Lumia 610? And, can I make screenshot like on WP8 (lock+windows key)?

Abhay

Its been 6 days, and yet no update notification on my lumia 900 for WP7.8 in India… This is irritating me a lot.

harith shatamraj

dude…any idea about the updates(in india)….i purchased 900 from singapore …still havent got update…i use

http://www.facebook.com/LP.LeRoy Ledio Pellumbi

Discconect trick with Zune works just fine :D

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003635518214 Gustav Christensson

Where is Cinemagraph and Smart Shoot?

Sagar

when will this update come in India…? I’m having a 710.

mukesh kumar

is this update is windows 8..??
also, can it remove plug n play music problem in lumia 800..??

shine

i am in UK and i have a sim free lumia 800 i still havent recived the update any idea how to get the update?

http://www.facebook.com/ibolton2 Isaac Bolton

im on giffgaff and still havent got a notification for the update. any suggestions?

harith shatamraj

I am a lumia 900 user from India….i purchased the device from singapore…i still havent got an update notification on my phone nor on my zune….
Any idea how to update??
Plzz ppl share useful info which cud help me update my ph to 7.8….M getting impatient>>>>>>>>

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

You shouldn’t ask for help here. My comment got deleted that explained how to update. Nokia and Microsoft really made a mess regarding this update…

yogesh_gamer

I am Updating my Lumia 710. And it doesn’t show whats it installing. Just “nokia update for windows phone”. You should mention full detail about updates in zune. So that we can understand what is happening to our phone.

kevin fuller

My Nokia Lumia 800 is now 2 days old and already I hate what it CANT do… its boxed up ready for collection as my provider agrees its not acceptable and will take it back and dump it on Nokia.. its not acceptable saying some people will get an upgrade and others wont.. depending on the carrier…. sorry but its a Nokia.. and the upgrade was to FIX some of the things thats wrong with it.. who cares who supplied it.. Nokia’s name is on the box and the phone.. and they know 7.5 is defective.. Zune is a joke.. simply give everyone who spent their hard earned cash on a ‘not so cheap phone’ the right to an update.. I have only ever had nokia’s since the days of the 2510.. 3330.. and so on.. and this is the first nokia i have hated.. where is the linked hands.. the icons.. the ****ing bluetooth! the larger fonts… ie: all the basics…the stuff that made Nokia its name??? and a suggestion to fix it.. put symbian on the 800 and throw windows in the skip.. then we wont have to deal with xbox techies in Zune who frankly either dont know or dont care about mobile phone owners.. they read from a script and dont have a clue.

Paul Aldige Katz

Ever since I upgraded my Lumia 900, all of my news tiles have stopped updating: AP Mobile, USA Today, Boomberg, CNN. Essentially the update apparently has broken major phone functionality. Is anyone else having this issue? For the Nokia folks, is this an acknowledged issue, and if so, when will it be fixed?

vel

Guys Just now i updated Nokia Lumia 710 to Win7.8. Now marketplace is not working. Need some help regarding this..

vel

Its showing error code: 805a0193.

http://www.facebook.com/enam008 Enamul Karim

Hi every one who experienced new operating system in Mobile. I am still waiting for the update of 7.5 . Please hurry !!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/enam008 Enamul Karim

Is there any other way to download the update and install to phone directly ?

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

There is but Nokia is deleting the comments about it.

Lolz

I can hear Nokia snoring, no update yet.

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TweetThe Windows Phone 7.8 update is beginning its rollout to phones currently running on Windows Phone 7.5. You can transform your Nokia Lumia with a host of exciting new personalisation features, such as the ability to resize your tiles, new lock screen options, and more theme colours.


Windows Phone 7.8 has already been shipping pre-loaded on the Nokia Lumia 510 and other phones in the Nokia Lumia family, with users delighted by the new features.


And now, following extensive software testing, update notifications will begin to appear for Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 owners with an unlocked phone or operator approved software during February.


Starting today and rolling out over the coming weeks, a message will appear on the phone encouraging users to get the update. Simply connect your phone to your computer via Zune for PC, or the Windows Phone app for Mac – and follow the onscreen instructions as shown in the video above.


 


More tiles, features and signature experiences


As well as major system updates, there has been a stream of exciting new features introduced to Nokia Lumia. These include Internet sharing, Bluetooth sharing, imaging enhancements like Camera Extras, and the release of apps such as Contact Share, Play To and Nokia City Lens that are available.


With Windows Phone 7.8 installed, your Nokia Lumia gets even better.


The Start screen experience is completely refreshed with the ability to re-size your tiles: small, medium and large.


In addition, there are also new options available on your lock screen, such as having a daily background image from Bing; plus there’s improved pocket and child lock screen security.


Plus, there is increased language support, meaning even more people get to enjoy Nokia Lumia.


These new benefits, together with the new look Start screen, will make your Lumia feel like a brand new smartphone.


 

Availability

The Windows Phone 7.8 update is now rolling out for Nokia Lumia smartphones through February. Delivery of the update is operator dependent, meaning you will receive a notification in the coming weeks if you have an unlocked phone or if your operator has approved the update. If you don’t receive the update notification within the next three weeks, please contact your operator for more information.


In the meantime, you can ensure that you don’t miss out on the update, by checking that notifications are enabled on your phone. Go to Settings > Phone Update > “Notify me when new updates are found”.

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Comments http://twitter.com/guesshu_79 Richie Rulez !!!

Eagerly awaiting the update to make my already awesome Lumia 710 more awesome with more features & Customization

James Woodcon

can you bear with the physical buttons rather than touchable virtual ones?

rom nava

Prefer buttons 10 fold. its one of the only decent smartphones with buttons on.

http://www.windowsobserver.com/ Richard Hay

I am bummed I do not have a 7.5 device to update and see how 7.8 is but I am glad to see those early adopters getting some of the WP8 updates.

http://twitter.com/OldCongress zhenghao

Great Nokia! Steal BlackBerry’s spotlight hahaha.. their phones are crap anyway.. Windows Phone + Nokia = WIN

http://twitter.com/polaralex95 Alejandro

Is Cinemagraph coming to Windows Phone 7.8?

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

We’ve added great imaging features like Camera Extras to Nokia Lumia (running WP7.8) already. And we will continue to support all Nokia Lumia owners, but I’m afraid I don’t have anything more to share at present.

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Camera Extras was in 7.5 so I don’t know what you are talking about.

James Woodcon

does it have auto-focus?

NGM123

Whens it coming to Australia? :-(

Luke

Still waiting for the update.

James Woodcon

in a short time

Rufus, o Lenhador

Still nothing here for a Lumia 800

rafiii

No Ringtone creator??

davidw316

OH YA!!

Dogma Hunter

I understand that the update is going to come to users in several waves. Meaning that the majority will not see the update today, but in a few days/weeks.
I was wondering… is there a way for us to find out in which wave our awesome lumia’s will receive the update?
And, just because I’m impatient, could we “force” something to be part of the first wave anyway? :P

Ahmed Mustafa Nematallah

of course, but you’ll ruin your warranty

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Check WPCentral for a safe way to “force” the update. You can trick Zune into thinking that you are worthy of the update even if Nokia/Microsoft decided otherwise :D Several people confirmed that it works and it won’t void your warranty.

Markus

Will the calendar finally show the calendar week!?

Sithick

Please elaborate following terms
improved pocket and child lock screen security.


Plus, there is increased language support, meaning even more people get to enjoy Nokia Lumia.

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

Hi Sithick, please take a look here: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/cmpn/windows-phone-7-8

malerocks

Not clarified on that page… Any other link / info available

mkr10001

FUCK YOU THREE UK! Fucking hell. fucks sake.


It’s not difficult to just make it fucking available.

http://www.facebook.com/reicle Reicle Kledson

Still nothing here too for a Lumia 800

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003635518214 Gustav Christensson

Come to Italy…

http://www.facebook.com/yash.rajora Yash Rajora

what for cinemagraph & smart shoot?

Ziad Mohamed

I asked the same question since Nokia promised by releasing them to 7.8 update.

http://twitter.com/anujgadre Anuj Gadre

Any idea about operators in India. I am using an unlocked lumia 900. Waiting to go 7.8.

Jorel Moldova

No multiple file select?
No screenshot?
No USSD suport?

http://twitter.com/ajitbhimesh Ajit Bhimesh

Will there be independent volume control for phone ring, music & apps in 7.8?


That’s probably the only -ve rather stupid thing I can think of in 7.5.

GrizlyDog

Disappointingly No! have updated my 710 and the volume issue is still there :-(

Miss Giggle Blossoms

Nokia Lumia 900 in us????? Went to zune and it said no updates available. Help!!! I really want this update!!!

http://twitter.com/nokialindsay Lindsay

Hi Miss, the update is rolling out throughout February. You will receive a notification when you can update your phone.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

Or trick Zune into doing it now…see WPCentral’s website.

Sujay

Did it work for you Jeff?

Dogma Hunter

I can confirm it works, did it myself. It’s very easy.

http://twitter.com/ExNokian Anonymous Ex-Nokian

I hope Nokia is setting up FAQ for “My computer does not identify device named Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM, what do I do?”

http://conversations.nokia.com/ Tiina Jaatinen

Please contact Nokia Care.

http://twitter.com/LukaszKniola Lukasz Kniola

This is such a let down. Bought my L710 in June last year. 7.8 bits shown in July. Great, I though. Only I had to wait another few months before getting Tango which wasn’t even 7.8. Then waited some more. And then some more. In the meantime I waited for Audible app. Then for Paypal app. For any reasonable non-nokia app in fact. Then 7.8 was imminent. So I waited. End of January. It’s only out today because January doesn’t have more days in it. Pretty sure you’d make me wait more if it did. In fact you do. As Zune finds NO updates. So it will be another few weeks.
Good job I bough a Galaxy S3 a few months back and now only check for L710 updates for laugh.
I’ll check on Windows Phone in a couple of years. Maybe by then the big wait will be coming to an end.
Shame. I had big hopes. And the 7.8 mess put me off WP8, too. Pretty sure it’s the same story there. If not now – wait until MS promises an “imminent” upgrade.

chris_t610

I hate to be a party pooper, but I am about to break away from Nokia and my Lumia 800. I have been waiting for this update for ages that Im now tired to even connect my phone to my pc and check.


I know this is not Nokia’s fault at all, but honestly, I think Nokia was better off when it was independent.


I have been using my N8 for nearly 2 years and in those 2 years I lost count of the many updates Nokia has provided it. And these were major update,. not just some new tiles or themes.


Heck, even my E72 was updated sooo many times compared to this WP.


This was a very hard lesson for me. Frankly, I was always a Nokia fan through and through and I would love to see my next purchase as another Nokia.


But with the current platform Nokia has supported, I think I am better off with the competition.


And in as much as it breaks a part of me to part ways with the Brand I so loved through the years, it will be a very hard decision that took many years to make.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1198150213 Joe Murray

Really, have you seen the abysmal rate of updates from Android devices?
As far as update rates, how often do you think there really needs to be one? MS has one every 6 months, Apple every year.

chris_t610

Yup, I have seen updates from across other OSes.


My point is that WP was designed to be too minimalistic. Aside from the added applications from WP8, there aren’t any notable differences from 7.5 as well.


I respect your perception towards WP, all I am saying is that ever since I adopted the platform it fell short of my expectations (especially I am coming from Symbian).


I would agree that WP will eventually improve in time, but that may also translate to current WP8 devices being left out in the cold just like 7.5 and no major differences in functionality.


Oh, and I am not about to proceed to other platforms for now. I’d rather stick it out with my N8 until a bright perspective comes along.

Dogma Hunter

The break from wp7 to 8 was due to a new kernel and the hardware requirement changes because of that. There’s no reason at all to assume that this story will repeat itself.
Consider how a lot of XP pc’s weren’t able to upgrade to Vista because of similar hardware incompatibilities.
All those who were a bit informed on the matter also knew this when they were buying their 7.x device.
I think you’ll find that the competition at this point is a lot worse.
Android is about the most fragmented system out there (logical result of allowing phone makers to mess with the code) and Apple has got an invested interest in making you buy new iphones all the time, since that is how they make money. There won’t be any “7.8?-like stories on iDevices… they’ll just tell you to cough up another 600 bucks.
Just saying…

chris_t610

Let’s suppose for a minute that what you said are correct, but the damage has been done isn’t it? No doubt that Nokia have been building fantastic devices, only to be dictated by the OS maker.


News of this 7.8 update has been circling the web since September and there were even some folks who were lucky to be enjoying it even before the official release.


But let’s not dwell in the past anymore since the update’s already here. Then we begin to ask: what’s new?


Oh look new tiles and colors and…?


Where is the screenshot that was said to be part of the update?


Was MS kind enough to include a file manager this time?


Bluetooth transfer…?


And the questions keep coming in…


At the end of thr day, the so called major update wasn’t major in features after all — way to go Ballmer and co.!


So let me ask; was the long wait even worth it of what the updates changed?


If you say ‘yes’ then Im happy for you.


As for me, I’ve had enough of MS.


I agree that the competition isn’t doing very well themselves. But in this case, Im choosing the lesser evil.

Dogma Hunter

Here’s the difference between you and me…
When I bought my Lumia, I didn’t expect it to get ANY kind of upgrade. Updates, yes (in the sense of support and bugfixes).
So ANYTHING they throw at me was a nice unexpected surplus.
When I buy a phone, or indeed any device, I buy it as-is. I don’t buy it thinking “yeah, that thing will be awesome in 2 years”.
Frankly, I don’t get all the whining about this.
It’s damned if they do and damned if they don’t.
Would you rather have your Lumia transformed into a fiasco like the “vista ready” xp machines back in the day?
In short, my humble opinion on the matter is “get over it”.
Go ask an android user how the latest version of android is working out for him. Or go ask an iPhone 4 user the same question about iOs.
I’ld rather have my phone stay usable and with good performance rather then to receive a crippling update that is even completely pointless because I don’t have the hardware required for as good as all the new features.

chris_t610

I am over it, that’s why I am leaving the platform right?


I have a device from the other side of the pond that will be stuck on 4.1, but I never complained co’z everything that I need are there.


Now if you’re contented with this side then fine by mean, I couldn’t care less. Bottomline is Im done with MS.

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Apple never did “7.8? like stories because they made sure newer ios versions are running on 2-3 generation old devices too. With all the important improvements. Nokia and Microsoft should have tried harder wiith the 7.8 update becasuse it seems a bit lackluster to say the least. (btw I’am a happy user of a Lumia800, what’s there is great but there are significant downgrades compared to simbian)

registradus

I feel a bit cheated too. owned this phone for less than a year and it is already out of date and unable to be updated to latest version. a new start screen doesn’t really cut it.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

What else did you want that isn’t hardware dependent?

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Offline navigation outside of Drive. Nokia claims it’s impossible on 7.x but I don’t buy it. It’s just lazy.

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

If you’re that finicky, you’ll be back after you see the grass ain’t always greener, my friend.

chris_t610

no thanks, I’ve had it with MS. :-)

Thomas

I want? to know only one – are music and all audio equalizer is
integrated into this update or it will be available to download from
Marketplace? Equalizer, Bluetooth transfer and new Start screen is only
what I want from new update. Bluetooth transfer and Start screen will be
available, but about equalizer is not information.. :(

James Woodcon

maybe i guess

mprice86

Glad to have the update, though I’d hoped that all of the promised apps would be available as well.

http://www.facebook.com/justin.agas Justin Agas

no update yet :((

http://www.facebook.com/enricko.lukman Enricko Lukman

I’ve updated my phone to 7.8 by changing the region to the US. But I can’t download the bluetooth share and the ringtone maker because it is not available on the region, anyone can help?

http://www.facebook.com/blackbayoe01 Black Bayoe

i got this problem too…
anyone please help us T.T

http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

Nice. I have it on my Lumia 900 (forced with tip from WPCentral). I’m glad that I haven’t yet sold this device because it was a great backup since I bricked my Lumia 920 and had to get a warranty replacement. It’s now restoring. I also love the music experience with my 900 and Zune. It works with all of my Zune music and playlists. Xbox Music needs work and that’s what I’m forced to use with the 920.


So all that to say, WOO HOO, the 920 got updated!!

deeptirao

My update has been stuck on Step 6 of 9: Restarting Your Phone for the last hour or so. Should I take any steps to cancel or just wait it out?

James Woodcon

i think you should do it over again

Swapnil

same problem here. already tried twice but does not seem to work :(

http://twitter.com/thejeraldo Jeraldo Abille

Currently updating. Thanks Nokia and MS. Hope this is not the last update for the Lumia 800. We need screenshot capability to WP7! Please!… :D

alocut

Till now, how about Lumia 610 in VietNam ? I’ve just connected with Zune but it upgrade OS only, not upgrade 7.5 to 7.8. Anybody know how ?

Razvan

Still not 7.8 in romania. I am waiting.

Sujay

Unlocked Lumia 900 Phone bought in Singapore, used in USA. when should i expect an update?

http://twitter.com/kewlaniyash Ýäsh këwlâñí

when is the actual date realese..very eager

aditya

No cinemagraph or smartshoot or ringtone maker.. :((

http://www.facebook.com/rashidvp Mohamed Rashid

my lumia 900 already got updated to 7.8 a couple of weeks before from Nokia Care Centre. Looks great:)

Vaibhav

ive updated my lumia 710 but still it is not allowing me to download bluetooth share or ringtone maker,says either my phonbe is incompatible or they are not available in my region

Rob King

And yet the southern hemisphere compass issue (it doesn’t work) is still there. Nice going Nokia / Microsoft.

Ulf

When will the developer phones be updated. Last time they were updated later than many other Lumias, when 7.5 was released and the carrier were Nokia in UK. I want to test my apps on a real phone before I decide to update them.

http://www.facebook.com/i.ashu AShu Sharma

just updated l800 to 7.8 ( thanks nokia !!), but i noticed the volume output is decreased (like 30% loss at full volume compared to 7.5 earlier while playing at my 2.1 speakers – altec)… pls issue fix nokia(trusting u always) :(

http://ulbit.ru/ Ulbit

????? ?? ?? HTC radar ?????????

http://twitter.com/Almondz10 Leo Marasigan

I got my Lumia 510 updated here in the Philippines – via… ehem, via trick. I love it!

http://www.facebook.com/decyther Mark Ingram

Is this a different build to the one people updated to a little while ago with the care suite software? If so will we still get an update notice?

Dave Darutto

I am currently outside of the UK where I purchased my lumia 800 from O2. Will I still receive the notification for the update? Do I have to have the O2 SIM in the phone?

blegs38552

I am a T-Mobile subscriber – Lumia 710 in the USA. No update yet. I am reluctant to try and force the update – hopefully, it will not be long in coming. I read that there were some API changes – any chance that these will enable a software developer to give us the Screen Capture feature that we are all asking for> I know that this was available for unlocked phones at the XDA-Developers forum, so it will work with our hardware. Just a question of someone building it and putting it in the Windows Phone store for us. Also, a battery level tile would be a good thing – also available for Windows Phone 8 phones.

ACI

I have read some news today that T-Mobile decided not to update Lumia 710 models. Search online and hope that it isn’t true.

Ahmed Mustafa Nematallah

that’s why I love nokia, always updating their old devices

http://artemyev.biztoolbox.ru Andrey Artemyev

Got it this morning! Not bad.

death

still i got nothing this is a bunch of bull shit

http://www.facebook.com/george.bergmark George Bergmark

Updated my Lumia 920 yesterday.
Noticed today that I can no longer attach files from my phone and/or SharePoint to emails.
Is this a Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Office 365 issue(s)?
When do you expect a fix?

http://www.facebook.com/ipariszalonna Tamás Juhász

Lumia 920 runs WP8. How could you “downgrade” to 7.8 when it is not even supported by your phone?

http://twitter.com/PhilK001 Phil K

According to Nokia, if your Lumia 800 has a firmware ending 122** then we WON’T get update – WHY FGS ???? Mine AND my wife’s Lumia 800's end like that. It should be ALL or none.

ACI

Where did you read about that?

http://www.facebook.com/umesharen Umesh Umesharen

my final update version is 7.10(8779) my FW is : 2175.2503.8779.12301 this is not AT&T or anything this is an RM-823 global unlocked version.. bgt from germany (made in korea) and now i’m in srilanaka…. bt still me not get WP7.8 update.. will i get update or else i have some other issus?

ste

Have he problem with whatsapp been solved? Is it still slow?

Chris Greenacre

My Nokia Lumia 800 is unlocked… Why haven’t I received this update yet?

http://twitter.com/PhilK001 Phil K

Ditto. Apparently if your firmware is ending 122** then no you don’t get it. Thing is, apparently MOST Lumia 800s certainly the ones where they were selling them off at good prices, are that firmware, a neat and filthy trick.
But it’s still baffling. Why alienate and anger so many potential loyal followers ?

Nik

When I try and update to 7.8 Zune can not find the update and then acts like there is no update.I have an at&t nokia lumia 900.

http://www.facebook.com/martin.ju.90 Martin Jü

I’m still sad that no Windows Phone 8 is available for your Windows Phone 7 devices. The availability of Windows Phone 8 for the HTC HD2 shows that it is technically possible.


But the thing that frustrates me most is that most apps made for Windows Phone 8 will not run on our Windows Phone 7 devices so that we cannot expect many more apps to flow into the 7 Marketplace :-(

Miles McCarthy

We have found a way to install Windows Phone 8 OS on to single core phones by our university researches. We implemented this on Lumia 710 and 800 series. But we have to disable some feature on WP8 which provides good sync. between threads and processes on real WP8 phones. However, we made it. We are testing the phones for 4 days, and we never been crashed.


We can never use dual core advantages but, by switching between processes so fast provides us a dual-core-like environment. (This slows down our application nearly %10 because of context switchings between processes, but cheats OS to think it is processing on a dual core processes.) Nevertheless, we can use the OS fully functional with applications and everything.


We will update you how to do that, pray for us not to things go bad.

Hazique Quazi

when will the update be available in India?

Aditya Gupta

i restored my lumia in previous 8112 version ..but now i m not getting update ..give me solution

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WhatsApp arrives for Windows Phone 8

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Good news for owners of Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones. The enormously popular instant messaging client WhatsApp has been updated for the latest version of the operating system, joining Facebook Chat, MSN messaging, Skype, Viber and a host of other alternatives.

The developers were working with Nokia to produce a version that is properly optimised for the latest Windows Phone platform experience.


In case WhatsApp is new to you, it’s for instant messaging using text, of course, but also allows you to send pictures, audio and video files. It’s also great for group chats, which can be tricky to manage using some of the alternatives.


Unlike SMS, WhatsApp uses your data connection, whether that’s 3G, LTE or WiFi, to send and receive messages. This can mean cost-savings for users, of course, which is another factor that has undoubtedly contributed to the popularity of the service.


Setting up WhatsApp is a two-step process. You download and install the app. Then you need to verify your phone number using the code from an SMS sent from the company’s servers. Once installed, it will automatically find the other WhatsApp users in your phonebook and add them its built-in phone book.


WhatsApp is free for the first 12 months, then costs $0.99 for the years thereafter.


Available across almost every smartphone platform, including Series 40 and Symbian, as well as Windows Phone, the app has a huge following – and there’s no problem messaging other users on a completely different type of phone. Like every other social network, if your friends are using WhatsApp, it’s a must-have app.


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Eight reasons you want NFC on your phone

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8 reasons you want NFC on your phone

Near Field Communication – or NFC as it’s commonly known – is a technology that’s been growing for a couple of years now. But what is it and why would you want to use it? 

What is NFC?

NFC is a short-range wireless technology that allows the exchange of data between devices. It only works with short distances of about four inches at the most, so you have to be very close to another NFC enabled device to transfer the data.

Looking back at Nokia’s NFC phone history, you can see that Nokia  has been active in trialling the use of NFC for a variety of use cases.

Here are some reasons to get excited about having NFC on your phone.

1. Leave your wallet at home. With the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, your smartphone has the ability to remember your credit/debit card details. At the moment, these details are stored in Wallet and can be referred to when you need to type in your card details, or also when making purchases from Windows Phone Store.

Additionally, the ability to tap your phone against an NFC-enabled point-of-sale terminal will be coming in the near future – you’ll then be able to ditch the real-world wallet for good and opt for a digital one.

2. If you’re out of town and staying in a hotel, your door keycard information could be stored on your phone, meaning you’ll never leave your hotel room again without the door key. While this isn’t immediately available, tests have already taken place in a chain of hotels by Nordic Choice Hotels showing that it’s a real possibility.

3. Use your phone as a pass for use on transport systems. Just swipe your phone across the NFC reader, like you do with already existing contactless travel cards. Contactless systems exist in the UK, Germany, China and all around the world.

4. Swapping business cards can be done virtually, easier and cheaper than it’s done now. Put two phones in close proximity with each other and let the phones do the transfer. You’ll never have to buy business cards again, as the data can be rewritten if needed when you change jobs, or change your number.

5. If you do a lot of browsing on your Lumia 920 or Lumia 820 and like to share those great webpages with your friends, you can now send and receive links via NFC.

When you’re on a website, selecting the More option will open up a few options. Select Share Page and then Tap+Send to start the link transfer when you’re phone is held against another NFC-enabled phone, or NFC-enabled Windows 8 PC.

6. Your loyalty is important for businesses and they usually offer a discount for returning customers.

In the future, loyalty cards could be thrown out and your details held on your phone. Buy those shoes you’ve had your eye on with a swipe of your phone. The store will also recognise your loyalty and give the discount.

7. Location aware apps could make use of this technology too. For example, users of Foursquare have to load up the app, find the location, and press the check-in button to check-in. However, there’s no reason that this can’t all be done using NFC.

Hold your phone to an NFC reader and let the system tell all your friends where you are.

8. Sending photos or videos to your friends or family is now made really simple, by using the Tap+Send feature on your Lumia 920 or Lumia 820. Selecting the Tap+Send option within an image or video will start the process – tapping your phone against another NFC-enabled phone will complete it.

That’s just eight ways NFC could be useful to you when you go about your daily routine. But I’m sure there are more ways to use this technology that we’ve not thought of. NFC is going to make lots of things much easier, leaving you with more time to do other, more important things.

How would you like to see NFC used? Will you be using NFC? Let us know your thoughts and ideas, in the comments box below.

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Published by Ian Delaney on November 26, 2012


TweetWe’re delighted to announce our second new phone today, the Nokia 206.


The Nokia 206 brings together classic and contemporary, with a traditional keypad married to a stunning design and a generous 2.4-inch screen. Like the Nokia Asha 205, it comes in single and dual-SIM varieties.

Nokia 206 (single SIM)*System: GSM 850/1900,User Interface: Series 40Dimensions: 116 x 49.4 x 12.4mmWeight: 91.0g (including battery)Display: 2.4-inch, 65k colour 320×240 QVGA TFT displayCamera: 1.3-megapixels, video captureMemory: Up to 10MB free user memory; up to 32GB micro-SD cardConnectivity: GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, 3.5 mm AV connectorBattery life: 47 days standby / 20 hours talktime

*The  Dual-SIM variant of this phone has almost identical specs, but with a slightly lower standby time (25 days vs. 47 days standby).


The Nokia 206 comes in cyan, black, white, magenta and yellow, and boasts a sleek curved form with a distinctive modern look. Who said a feature phone had to look old-fashioned?

Slam it to me

As with the Nokia Asha 205, owners of the Nokia 206 can take advantage of the new Nokia Slam technology for sharing items on their phone. This uses Bluetooth for transmission, but doesn’t require you to pair the two phones. We’ll be going deeper into how it works and why you want Slam in a forthcoming article.


With the Nokia Xpress Browser installed, owners don’t need to fear running up excessive data charges when browsing the Web on their phone. It calls upon cloud-based servers which cut download sizes by up to 90 per cent, saving the owner money.


Where the service is available, the Nokia 206 will ship with Nokia Life.

Appstravaganza

You can also share instantly to Facebook, as well as email. WhatsApp ( in the single SIM version) and eBuddy are preinstalled, and there’s a gift pack of ten premium entertainment titles to download.  In addition, there are 1000s of free and paid games and apps in the Nokia Store.


The camera is optimised for content sharing with lower sized files. The 1.3-megapixel resolution can automatically resize pictures to around 700KB. This is great for a Facebook posting. It also offers an ‘intelligent imaging’ feature, which will tell you when self-portraits are in focus, and allows you to take a sequence of shots and choose the best. Video capture is also supported.


Nokia-206-Dual-SIM-_Yellow


Once again, exchanging SIM cards in the Dual-SIM variant of the Nokia 206 is made easy thanks to our Easy Swap technology which gives access to a SIM-card slot in the side of the phone where you can swap cards without even switching the phone off.


This is another world-beater when it comes to battery life, too. You can (if you really want!) talk for twenty hours solid without a recharge, or you could leave it on standby for a whole month and still be able to use it.


Nokia_206


The Nokia 206 will be available from Q4 2012. Without operator subsidies or local taxes, it will cost around $62 USD.

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Memory: Up to 10MB free user memory; up to 32GB micro-SD card


Nokia always repeat the same mistake with very tiny internal memory.

http://twitter.com/Hdrules Hradayesh

S40 doesn’t need high internal memory compare to symbian phones as not much app data is stored in internal memory in S40

Vikas Patidar

This is true but you know it will be loaded with 5-6 MB of local apps which you can not delete and ultimately user will end up with only 4-6MB of free memory in phone. And because of this sometimes. camera doesn’t work. Music player don’t update the playlist and phone becomes slow down.

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

Vikas you are correct. Nokia users should be allowed to kill those apps which he doesn’t like by the user interface itself.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Amir-Lukmanhisyam/100000239066933 Amir Lukmanhisyam

so the point is just a bit bigger internal storage and the problem is solved…
sometimes even the OTA update consume those free space

http://www.facebook.com/people/Amir-Lukmanhisyam/100000239066933 Amir Lukmanhisyam

why Nokia 206 don’t come with Asha name like Asha 205?

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

The Asha name is reserved for full-touch and QWERTY phones with a decisive focus on social networking.

Marc_Aurel

Well, except the Asha 300, 202 and 203, which are Touch & Type phones with an ITU-T number pad? ;-)


It seems that there is some confusion in the marketing department…

Tom

“will be available from Q4 2013.”
Rly?;)

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

*cough* it doesn’t say that at all. (Thank you!)

Mike Smith

where best online place to buy come early???

Alexus Pastrana

last quarter of 2013??? that seems long.

Marc_Aurel

It’s probably a typo.

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

It was. *blush*

Vikas Patidar

What about a dual SIM Asha with 3G support and design like Nokia N9?

air_dex

What about the Asha Touch 305 and 308 ?

Vikas Patidar

None of them have 3G

http://www.facebook.com/kunfayakun3 Kunal Kaushik

why doesnt nokia use features like call blacklisting ??? this is where low priced handsets of nokia r facing competition from samsung…….this mobile has all the features dat anyone wud wish for except blacklisting and dat is why i m not going to buy it

http://www.hardware.no/artikler/piratkopiering-tillatt-i-portugal/113110 Data

eh… My calendar tell me we are in the year 2012 now, but this phone belong home in the year 2002.. So something is wrong here!

Mike Smith

What be avaliable dec? 2012

Guest

Nice NOKIA ASHA 206 ^_^ … Love IT :)

http://www.facebook.com/muhammad.w.afridi Muhammad Waqas Afridi

ya nice

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1187016204 Chintan Gohel

Can you produce a phone with the same size screen or bigger but higher pixel density? This is pretty low considering my Nokia 2700 classic is 2.0 inches but still 320*240. Also, the camera is kind of low for this 205 model. I need a 2.6 inch screen but normal keypad and the pixel density of 200ppi or higher. Do that, and I’ll be very grateful

Marc_Aurel

Not possible in the same price range as the 206. There isn’t much demand for such phones in any case.

http://www.facebook.com/lalyash Yash Vardhan Lal

everything is good .. but no USB connector … real bad .,,,

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

No USB CONNECTOR :o NOKIA >_ Mike Smith

Has USB!

http://www.facebook.com/rrahuls Rahul Gautam

Back panel of the phone inspired by Lumia Series>> NOW we have a smaller lumia,,

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

Nothing new in specifications.
But design is awesome. colors are bright and this phone can appeal to large young numbers who like to stay updated with facebook and twitter.

http://twitter.com/Da_PHAT_Ninja Michael Lococo

DUBYA TEE EFF?!?!? WEIRDNESS!

kingstu

Will the dual-sim variation work with North American frequencies (850/1900)? So far none of Nokia’s dual sim phones work with North American cellular frequencies.

dazz

Will it be available in France? (I know it’s not the primary market of the phone, but I’m seduced by the month of autonomy…

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=512623050 Carlos Eduardo Castrejón Khour

i would get into it if it had a torch :/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Christian-Vásquez-Troncoso/100001489662391 Christian Vásquez Troncoso

yellow and cyan version are really nice. They resemble the Lumia 920

http://twitter.com/capricotwi04 Caprico

Simply beautiful! I like the idea of copying the N9 design on such a phone. Still think this kind of hardware keyboard is the best a simply mobile phone can have.

http://twitter.com/LPmathur Ayush Mathur

I am pissed of by these dual sim phones man,,,, when I saw the post and pic of this phone I quickly thought this is the phone I am looking for as I wanted a feature phone with whatsapp and which looks premium and have deadly battery.
But my hard luck, the single sim version not coming to INDIA. comon I can’t use whatsapp on that dual sim box! :(

Mike Smith

Where i buy single sim version black?? i want to eat it now lol..i want 4 in all colours please. better not be Q4 2013, i think they mean 2012.. hurry i want it yesterday

http://www.omreddy.com/ Mahesh

did they say that its not coming to india?

http://twitter.com/LPmathur Ayush Mathur

go to nokia india website and see all products. u will only see nokia 206 dual sim but no single sim. likewise asha 205 dual sim only, no single sim.
If u know, asha 305 was launched in india (it was dual sim) and still its single sim version asha 306 shows coming soon! Don’t know will it ever come.
Dual sim phones really sucks, no good speed, no whatsapp and other messengers compitible, no goog battery.

http://www.facebook.com/avishekpaul727 Avishek Paul

coolest phone in the world so cute..

http://twitter.com/incorporatedto incorporated.to

I totally agree with you there Avishek Paul :-D The Nokia 205 really is a beauty :-D

http://twitter.com/AnkitGelra Ankit Gelra

so many features…so little a price……like the back cover …so lumia like

http://www.facebook.com/aron.matic Aron Matic

Goddamn, I want to eat this phone so hard, would sell my Lumia 800 for it.

daskino

pretty will buy 2, one in each color, will it come to denmark?

Mike Smith

I want Single sim 206 please Australia first release black.:) Maybe next week wonder who stock first????

http://twitter.com/incorporatedto incorporated.to

Nokia 206. It is really a beautiful model. I love the design, features and colours. Perhaps for some it seems boring since it does not have a touchscreen or perhaps it is less a favorite as other brands, but still. I love Nokia for making these models, because I am still a (onyl 35 years old) user who is not clued to a touchscreen device. Nokia 206, I am really going to get me one as soon as they appear in the Nokia Shop, and I do love the colours, the yellow one for sure, pehaps the blue one too, as an extra? :-D

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Published by Ian Delaney on November 26, 2012

TweetWe’re delighted to announce our second new phone today, the Nokia 206.

The Nokia 206 brings together classic and contemporary, with a traditional keypad married to a stunning design and a generous 2.4-inch screen. Like the Nokia Asha 205, it comes in single and dual-SIM varieties.

Nokia 206 (single SIM)*System: GSM 850/1900,User Interface: Series 40Dimensions: 116 x 49.4 x 12.4mmWeight: 91.0g (including battery)Display: 2.4-inch, 65k colour 320×240 QVGA TFT displayCamera: 1.3-megapixels, video captureMemory: Up to 10MB free user memory; up to 32GB micro-SD cardConnectivity: GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, 3.5 mm AV connectorBattery life: 47 days standby / 20 hours talktime

*The  Dual-SIM variant of this phone has almost identical specs, but with a slightly lower standby time (25 days vs. 47 days standby).

The Nokia 206 comes in cyan, black, white, magenta and yellow, and boasts a sleek curved form with a distinctive modern look. Who said a feature phone had to look old-fashioned?

Slam it to me

As with the Nokia Asha 205, owners of the Nokia 206 can take advantage of the new Nokia Slam technology for sharing items on their phone. This uses Bluetooth for transmission, but doesn’t require you to pair the two phones. We’ll be going deeper into how it works and why you want Slam in a forthcoming article.

With the Nokia Xpress Browser installed, owners don’t need to fear running up excessive data charges when browsing the Web on their phone. It calls upon cloud-based servers which cut download sizes by up to 90 per cent, saving the owner money.

Where the service is available, the Nokia 206 will ship with Nokia Life.

Appstravaganza

You can also share instantly to Facebook, as well as email. WhatsApp ( in the single SIM version) and eBuddy are preinstalled, and there’s a gift pack of ten premium entertainment titles to download.  In addition, there are 1000s of free and paid games and apps in the Nokia Store.

The camera is optimised for content sharing with lower sized files. The 1.3-megapixel resolution can automatically resize pictures to around 700KB. This is great for a Facebook posting. It also offers an ‘intelligent imaging’ feature, which will tell you when self-portraits are in focus, and allows you to take a sequence of shots and choose the best. Video capture is also supported.

Nokia-206-Dual-SIM-_Yellow

Once again, exchanging SIM cards in the Dual-SIM variant of the Nokia 206 is made easy thanks to our Easy Swap technology which gives access to a SIM-card slot in the side of the phone where you can swap cards without even switching the phone off.

This is another world-beater when it comes to battery life, too. You can (if you really want!) talk for twenty hours solid without a recharge, or you could leave it on standby for a whole month and still be able to use it.

Nokia_206

The Nokia 206 will be available from Q4 2012. Without operator subsidies or local taxes, it will cost around $62 USD.

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Comments Guest

Memory: Up to 10MB free user memory; up to 32GB micro-SD card

Nokia always repeat the same mistake with very tiny internal memory.

http://twitter.com/Hdrules Hradayesh

S40 doesn’t need high internal memory compare to symbian phones as not much app data is stored in internal memory in S40

Vikas Patidar

This is true but you know it will be loaded with 5-6 MB of local apps which you can not delete and ultimately user will end up with only 4-6MB of free memory in phone. And because of this sometimes. camera doesn’t work. Music player don’t update the playlist and phone becomes slow down.

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

Vikas you are correct. Nokia users should be allowed to kill those apps which he doesn’t like by the user interface itself.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Amir-Lukmanhisyam/100000239066933 Amir Lukmanhisyam

so the point is just a bit bigger internal storage and the problem is solved…
sometimes even the OTA update consume those free space

http://www.facebook.com/people/Amir-Lukmanhisyam/100000239066933 Amir Lukmanhisyam

why Nokia 206 don’t come with Asha name like Asha 205?

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

The Asha name is reserved for full-touch and QWERTY phones with a decisive focus on social networking.

Marc_Aurel

Well, except the Asha 300, 202 and 203, which are Touch & Type phones with an ITU-T number pad? ;-)

It seems that there is some confusion in the marketing department…

Tom

“will be available from Q4 2013.”
Rly?;)

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

*cough* it doesn’t say that at all. (Thank you!)

Mike Smith

where best online place to buy come early???

Alexus Pastrana

last quarter of 2013??? that seems long.

Marc_Aurel

It’s probably a typo.

http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

It was. *blush*

Vikas Patidar

What about a dual SIM Asha with 3G support and design like Nokia N9?

air_dex

What about the Asha Touch 305 and 308 ?

Vikas Patidar

None of them have 3G

http://www.facebook.com/kunfayakun3 Kunal Kaushik

why doesnt nokia use features like call blacklisting ??? this is where low priced handsets of nokia r facing competition from samsung…….this mobile has all the features dat anyone wud wish for except blacklisting and dat is why i m not going to buy it

http://www.hardware.no/artikler/piratkopiering-tillatt-i-portugal/113110 Data

eh… My calendar tell me we are in the year 2012 now, but this phone belong home in the year 2002.. So something is wrong here!

Mike Smith

What be avaliable dec? 2012

Guest

Nice NOKIA ASHA 206 ^_^ … Love IT :)

http://www.facebook.com/muhammad.w.afridi Muhammad Waqas Afridi

ya nice

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1187016204 Chintan Gohel

Can you produce a phone with the same size screen or bigger but higher pixel density? This is pretty low considering my Nokia 2700 classic is 2.0 inches but still 320*240. Also, the camera is kind of low for this 205 model. I need a 2.6 inch screen but normal keypad and the pixel density of 200ppi or higher. Do that, and I’ll be very grateful

Marc_Aurel

Not possible in the same price range as the 206. There isn’t much demand for such phones in any case.

http://www.facebook.com/lalyash Yash Vardhan Lal

everything is good .. but no USB connector … real bad .,,,

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

No USB CONNECTOR :o NOKIA >_ Mike Smith

Has USB!

http://www.facebook.com/rrahuls Rahul Gautam

Back panel of the phone inspired by Lumia Series>> NOW we have a smaller lumia,,

http://www.facebook.com/mike.i.mac Michael Angelus

Nothing new in specifications.
But design is awesome. colors are bright and this phone can appeal to large young numbers who like to stay updated with facebook and twitter.

http://twitter.com/Da_PHAT_Ninja Michael Lococo

DUBYA TEE EFF?!?!? WEIRDNESS!

kingstu

Will the dual-sim variation work with North American frequencies (850/1900)? So far none of Nokia’s dual sim phones work with North American cellular frequencies.

dazz

Will it be available in France? (I know it’s not the primary market of the phone, but I’m seduced by the month of autonomy…

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=512623050 Carlos Eduardo Castrejón Khour

i would get into it if it had a torch :/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Christian-Vásquez-Troncoso/100001489662391 Christian Vásquez Troncoso

yellow and cyan version are really nice. They resemble the Lumia 920

http://twitter.com/capricotwi04 Caprico

Simply beautiful! I like the idea of copying the N9 design on such a phone. Still think this kind of hardware keyboard is the best a simply mobile phone can have.

http://twitter.com/LPmathur Ayush Mathur

I am pissed of by these dual sim phones man,,,, when I saw the post and pic of this phone I quickly thought this is the phone I am looking for as I wanted a feature phone with whatsapp and which looks premium and have deadly battery.
But my hard luck, the single sim version not coming to INDIA. comon I can’t use whatsapp on that dual sim box! :(

Mike Smith

Where i buy single sim version black?? i want to eat it now lol..i want 4 in all colours please. better not be Q4 2013, i think they mean 2012.. hurry i want it yesterday

http://www.omreddy.com/ Mahesh

did they say that its not coming to india?

http://twitter.com/LPmathur Ayush Mathur

go to nokia india website and see all products. u will only see nokia 206 dual sim but no single sim. likewise asha 205 dual sim only, no single sim.
If u know, asha 305 was launched in india (it was dual sim) and still its single sim version asha 306 shows coming soon! Don’t know will it ever come.
Dual sim phones really sucks, no good speed, no whatsapp and other messengers compitible, no goog battery.

http://www.facebook.com/avishekpaul727 Avishek Paul

coolest phone in the world so cute..

http://twitter.com/incorporatedto incorporated.to

I totally agree with you there Avishek Paul :-D The Nokia 205 really is a beauty :-D

http://twitter.com/AnkitGelra Ankit Gelra

so many features…so little a price……like the back cover …so lumia like

http://www.facebook.com/aron.matic Aron Matic

Goddamn, I want to eat this phone so hard, would sell my Lumia 800 for it.

daskino

pretty will buy 2, one in each color, will it come to denmark?

Mike Smith

I want Single sim 206 please Australia first release black.:) Maybe next week wonder who stock first????

http://twitter.com/incorporatedto incorporated.to

Nokia 206. It is really a beautiful model. I love the design, features and colours. Perhaps for some it seems boring since it does not have a touchscreen or perhaps it is less a favorite as other brands, but still. I love Nokia for making these models, because I am still a (onyl 35 years old) user who is not clued to a touchscreen device. Nokia 206, I am really going to get me one as soon as they appear in the Nokia Shop, and I do love the colours, the yellow one for sure, pehaps the blue one too, as an extra? :-D

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