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Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumi...

Registered Member
Rareshb
Posts: 1

When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Does anyone know when is the release date for 7.8 update ??

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7thSense
Posts: 167

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Microsoft are now working on finishing Windows Phone 8. After that work will continue with Windows Phone 7.8. So I bet not even Microsoft knows when it will be released. We will all have to wait for the official announcement.
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Counsellor
roshanzune
Posts: 57

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

What changes can be expected in WP7.8?
Will WP8 based apps be backward compatible with WP7.8?
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Professor
JackMerson
Posts: 337

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

For now, it was said that there will be a new start screen.

And some new apps that doesn't require Windows Phone 8 hardware will probably be available for the Windows phone 7.5/7.8. I can be either right or wrong.
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KennyKB
Posts: 253

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Apps written for WP8 will not be compatible with WP7.8.
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Advisor
dahaka7
Posts: 16

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

I think its gonna take a long time, not before next year probably as MS recently started taking requests for added features to WP 7.8, which means its still far away from finished.

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Registered Member
nahlekkerdan
Posts: 2

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Its january 2013 now and when is the 7.8 update now for lumia 800 why taking so long ??? For lumia 800 holland
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Professor
vvaino
Posts: 592

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

 

Hello @nahlekkerdan,

 

There is a good reason to expect it's just around a corner to come to us. For example in Finland if you buy a new Lumia 800, it comes with wp 7.8. So let's be patient!

 

-vvaino

#SwitchToLumia
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Advisor
sleepywhispers
Posts: 14

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Just read that o2 says the update will be released at the end of january
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nicu_psi
Posts: 1

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Its january 2013 now and when is the 7.8 update now for lumia 800 why taking so long ??? For lumia 800 romania, unlock version
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Registered Member
G2G2
Posts: 2

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Yeah, we have been waiting way too long for this update..... please do not make me switch to another phone brand Nokia!!!!

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Registered Member
Rakhi4110
Posts: 1

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Guys... I received 7.8 update for my Lumia 800 today :smileyvery-happy: I was informed that the update is available when i visited Nokia Care for some other issue. When i asked them why my zune didnt show me any updates?, they told me that it is not available through Zune. But, it can be updated at the nearest Nokia Service Center. :smileyhappy: Try your luck. Am from India.. Not sure about other countries though.. !!

 

Few features which i found in this update was

i. Resizable tiles

ii. Bluetooth enabled for file sharing

iii. Squared tiles for notifications in Whatsapp and other apps, which were previously circles.

 

Havent explored completely ...

 

Regards,

Rakhi

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Advisor
sleepywhispers
Posts: 14

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

I already posted saying it was being released at the end of this month but will depend on the carrier as to when you get it
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Counsellor
garym114
Posts: 112

Re: When will be available the update 7.8 for lumia 800 ??

Don't know about the 800 but it is soon for the 900 on AT&T

Story out today from wpcentral.

http://www.wpcentral.com/att-lumia-900-windows-phone-78-update-nokia

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