Some details emerge about future Windows Phone 8 update program for enthusiast users

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Getting updates on Windows Phone 7 and so far has been a mixed purse for consumers. On the 1 end, they're basically elementary, universal Bone patches in the form of CAB files, allowing fifty-fifty early on prototype phones to go on upgrading, years after release.

On the other end, they've been just awful due to the lack of carrier support in actually rolling them out to cease-users. The process is notwithstanding much improve than whatever Android has to offer simply it however pales compared to the iPhone in many ways.

Regardless, Microsoft is well aware of the problem and during the June Summit, Corporate Vice President on the Windows Telephone team briefly described the proposed method to "fix" this problem in the futurity. No, Microsoft is not forcing carriers to push button out the updates—something that carriers would not stand for, nor does Microsoft have the clout—but rather he mentioned a organization for "enthusiast" users to manually update their phones.

The program sounds a lot similar the electric current so-called "CAB method" whereby y'all simply patch the OS with Microsoft's ain software. The programme today though is a little "hacky" and not streamlined for normal consumers. The new programme is presumably different.

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Now at the site Windows Phone Italy, they claim to accept some inside information on the coming process. Details are scarce but here is what they've learned:

Only Windows Telephone viii.x devices will exist supported
You volition use Microsoft Account to login
Users tin become updates before their carrier has released them (or plans to in some case)
It'southward a "pull" method (equally opposed to 'push button')

The news is unverified by outside sources and Microsoft has not officially confirmed to the states the to a higher place details, but none of that should be particularly surprising, especially the part most needing Windows Telephone 8. That latter requirement is because the new Bone volition be better suited to engage with Microsoft'due south infrastructure to proceeds admission to these updates.

In some ways, this "news" is just recapitulating what we already know, every bit you tin can verify from Terry Myerson'due south voice communication beneath.

Questions remain of course on who gets admission, how to utilise, will all phones be supported (presumably they will) and all those other pesky specifics.

Our gut tells us right at present Microsoft is focused on simply getting Windows Phone 8 out the door and this "enthusiast update program" volition get detailed later on every bit it the beginning update nears.

Source: Windows Telephone Italy