Download the update for windows phone 8. What is the point of the “Preview for Developers” program


We all remember that last winter, Microsoft company presented a beta version of its new mobile operating system- Windows 10 Mobile. Since then, several builds of this OS have been released, and not a single smartphone has frozen during installation new system from Microsoft.

Of course, childhood mistakes, such as broken fonts and installation freezes, are already behind us. It won't be long before your Windows Phone device alerts you that an update to Windows 10 Mobile is available. Today we will tell you whether it is worth switching to a new OS or not.

The upgrade process from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10, depending on the phone, takes on average about an hour with installation of all applications. At this moment the phone is getting very hot, I wash it Nokia Lumia 925 had to be cooled on the balcony. I did not experience any problems with the update, neither on the Lumia 535 nor on the Lumia 925.

After the transition, all applications and settings remain in place. The basic concept of tiles, which was in Windows Phone 7,8,8.1, has also not gone away. Eat main screen, it is also the desktop and there is a menu that appears on the right. If the concept remained the same, the interface changed significantly, the distance between the tiles decreased, a background appeared, transparency of the tiles, icons in the settings menu, a different type of buttons, notifications and tabs. All this made a new operating room Windows system 10 Mobile is much nicer than what we saw in Windows Phone 8.1.

The new OS, unlike Windows 8.1, is slower. This feels good when you don’t have the phone under review, but when you use it every day. We can assume that this is due to the fact that Windows 10 Mobile is still raw, but perhaps it is simply more demanding on the smartphone’s resources, since similar posts on the speed of the new OS.

Most applications on Windows 10 Mobile have been rewritten to take into account the new interface. Here we are greeted by a new calendar, a new, much more convenient alarm clock, as well as contacts and messages. The latter have integration with Skype and if you use it, then this should be a plus for you.

Microsoft is trying to get rid of the browser Internet Explorer by renaming it to Microsoft Edge. Unfortunately, on Windows 10 Mobile there is practically no difference between the operation of the two browsers. The only exception is that on my Lumia 925 Microsoft Edge runs much slower than IE, and even freezes on heavy sites. Unfortunately, in the case of Edge they did not present anything new, as people expected Google Chrome, so they continue to wait. Opera browser, which is present on Windows Phone much worse than that IE is the same in speed, so there is no competition.

Windows Phone 8.1 had a stylish and convenient MP3 player, in the top ten, they cut it out and added a new one - Groove. Microsoft did a great job here - the player quickly finds new files, looks great, has no delays during playback, and also easily allows you to create playlists. In a word, everything was done conveniently.

Contacts were not spared either. Now it's called "People". This is something like a hub where contacts from all connected accounts go. For example, for me it is Outlook and Gmail. In addition, Microsoft follows fashion and made round icons contacts that some people just find annoying.

Microsoft has made a new application store, which is not inferior in convenience to the same one Google Play. New shop A truly wonderful update that everyone has been waiting for so long.

One of the killer features that has been in Android for a long time, but appeared in a stripped-down form in WP 8.1, is the notification and navigation panel. In Windows 10, it was perfectly redesigned, now the notification panel is the same as in desktop Windows 10.

Ability to disable application permissions. This feature appeared in Android 6 and is now available in Windows 10 Mobile. You can now block applications from accessing certain smartphone functions. For example, access to a camera or GPS. This is very convenient, since previously you either agreed with the rules and installed the application or refused to install it.

Should you upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile right now?
If you have powerful smartphone, for example Lumia 640 and higher - it’s worth it. If you have a Lumia 4** or 520, 525,530,535, 620, 630 smartphone, then it’s unlikely. The update will not bring you joy, as the system speed will drop by 30%.

Speed ​​issues are the only reason to delay an upgrade. I hope Microsoft can make the new Windows mobile as fast as 8.1. You just have to wait a little, although in the case of Windows Phone 8 you had to wait one year for the update to 8.1. Otherwise, 10ka on a smartphone is an excellent system, thanks to which there will be more people using Windows 10 Mobile.

Update of the article from 04/16/2016.

I sold my Lumia 535, Lumia 925. Due to the fact that on the first Windows smartphone 10 Mobile works simply disgustingly and very slowly, and Microsoft refused to update the Nokia Lumia 925. Wait a minute, this smartphone cost 20,000 rubles in 2013 and such spitting is not permissible.

Yesterday Windows update 10 Technical Preview is not available to all Lumia smartphones, but only to selected models: 63x, 730 and 830. At Microsoft, this is a limitation due to some complex manipulations with drive partitions.


However, as we remember, at the presentation mobile version Windows 10 Joe Belfiore showed some innovations using the Lumia 1520 smartphone. Today it also became known that active XDA Developers forum member Jeremy Sinclair will install the update on this smartphone. This means that the restrictions are not at all so strict and there are no technical obstacles to installing Windows 10 on Lumia smartphones. We found the corresponding instructions on one of the Polish sites dedicated to Windows Phone.

Update instructions Lumia smartphones up to Windows 10.

For Windows installations 10 any model required Nokia smartphone or Microsoft Lumia, which runs Windows Phone 8 or 8.1 and has a memory card slot. In addition, you need a computer with the Windows Phone 8.0 SDK installed. You can download it.

1. Register as a Windows Phone application developer and install the application on your smartphone's memory card. This application will need to be hacked.

2. Download the application from the XDA Developers forum and install it on your memory card using the program.

More than a year ago, at the Microsoft Ignite conference, developers promised to add several useful features to Windows 10 Mobile. Among them was updating the phone via USB. Despite the fact that Windows 10 Mobile is virtually dead, Microsoft engineers kept their promise and still released the promised utility. Some time ago Over-The-Cable Updater became available for download.

How to update your smartphone to Windows 10 Mobile using a computer

The program supports phones running Windows Phone 8.1 and higher. It downloads the updates available for your smartphone to your computer, transfers them to the device and starts the installation process. In particular, OTC Updater can update devices to Windows 10 Mobile without any third-party applications like Upgrade Assistant. Today the utility installs only the most stable releases according to Microsoft mobile Windows- versions 1511 and 1607. OTC Update works on computers with Windows 7 and higher.

Smartphone requirements

  • The smartphone must be unlocked before connecting to the computer.
  • It is recommended to activate airplane mode on your device.
  • The smartphone must have Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile 1511 or 1607 installed. The utility does not work with newer versions of Windows mobile.
  • The device must not be running an update process. If it is already trying to install some updates, then wait for them to be installed.
  • The program cannot update smartphones that have not yet completed the first Windows setup process.
  • The device's battery must be charged at least 40%.

Contrary to information published by some sites, the utility does not install all available updates at once. For example, if you are upgrading from Windows Phone 8.1 to current version Windows 10 Mobile, you will still have to install several additional builds.

Instructions

  1. Download the installer from the official website.
  2. Run the downloaded file and select the folder where the program files will be unpacked. Please note that updates for your smartphone will later be downloaded to this directory, so make sure there are enough free space on disk.
  3. Double click on the file otcupdater.exe.
  4. Connect your smartphone to your computer and wait until the utility detects it and finds it available updates, download them and copy them to your phone.
  5. The smartphone will prepare updates for installation, after which automatically will reboot. You won't be able to defer the update.

Although OTC Updater is designed to corporate clients, it will definitely be useful for ordinary users.

Yesterday, April 14, Microsoft began sending out the Windows Phone 8.1 update to all developers. Below I will tell you how to become a developer in 3 steps and all the pros and cons of the update that I managed to notice.

How to become a developer in 3 steps

All Windows Phone 8 smartphones can be upgraded to Windows Phone 8.1
To do this, you will need your phone directly, the Microsoft account you were registered with when you first launched your smartphone, and the Preview for Developers application.
  • Download the application written above and install it.
  • If you did the student unlock, then go to the next one. point. Visit this site. Log in using your Microsoft account, the one with which your smartphone is registered. Allow me to use your account, agree to the rules. When the greeting comes, congratulations, you have done everything successfully.
  • Open the Preview for Developers downloaded above. If the application asks you to enter data, then enter it that you used on this site. Click Next and agree to all terms. In the next step, check the “Enable Preview for Developers” checkbox. If everything went well, you will see a window that says “Success”.
  • Go to Settings - Phone update - check for update. You must download 2 updates, 2 of which are Windows Phone 8.1

Pros and cons of Windows Phone 8.1

Below I will write my observations.

Pros:

  1. Applications can be transferred to a memory card
  2. A notification shade has appeared (see picture above)
  3. Improved keyboard that supports swype technology
  4. Ability to set backgrounds for tiles on home screen
  5. Ability to activate 3 rows of tiles on all Windows Phone 8.1 devices
  6. Added Do Not Disturb mode
  7. Updated store
  8. Cortana for English speaking users
  9. In-depth volume control: separately for applications and games, separately for calls and notifications
Minuses:
  1. Minor bugs in the developer version
  2. Added "Maps" - absolutely useless thing, because Here Maps, which is supported on Windows Phone 8.1, is much better and has more features.
I advise everyone to update. The pros cover the cons. One “biggest” disadvantage is the non-functioning store, but you can install applications via a computer from the official website. Perhaps I will write later how to do this if people are interested in this in the comments.

Almost all smartphone owners already Nokia Lumia updated your favorite gadgets to latest version mobile operating system from Microsoft. However, there are still those who have not yet done this for various reasons.

One of these reasons is that they simply do not know how to update Windows Phone 8.1 on their Nokia Lumia. And that's why I decided to write brief instructions, about how to upgrade to WP 8.1.

First of all, you need to go to the Finnish manufacturer’s website using this link. Then, look for your country and phone model name. Done? Great! If you see the following message next to your smartphone: Available, this means that the update is available and you can already download it.

If, however, you see the following inscription: Under testing - this means that the Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Cyan update is being tested and will soon be available for download, and you need to wait a few days.

So, suppose you saw that the firmware is available and you can download it right now, what should you do in this case? Turn on the Internet (Wi-Fi), go to the phone settings, then update the phone and click on the button: check for an update. After that, follow the prompts and update the device. At the same time, it is important to remember that your Lumia phone battery must be charged at least 50%.

OK it's all over Now. Now you know how to check for an update and also update Nokia Lumia to Windows Phone 8.1. And yes, after successfully downloading the update, in order to check if everything worked out for you, go to: settings, then additionally. There you should see the following inscription: Version software product Lumia Cyan.


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