Update 2:30 AM ET: We have secondary confirmation that these images and features are authentic. More information at the end of the article.
Later this year, towards the November time frame, Microsoft is rumored to be releasing Windows Phone 8 General Distribution Release 3 (GDR3) along with alleged new firmware from Nokia named “Bittersweet shimmer” (originally reported by the site Nokiapoweruser). The OS update will once again enable new hardware features like advanced Qualcomm processors and 1080P display resolution, but it will also have numerous enhancements for current devices. The release will coincide with the availability of Nokia’s Lumia 1520 with a 6-inch display.
Tonight, a poster in the Windows Phone Central Forums with the handle xs2k has posted alleged screenshots running Windows Phone 8 OS Build 10484, supposedly taken from a Lumia 920 developer device picked up on Craig’s List.
Windows Phone Central has not been able to verify the authenticity of the screenshots but it does match what our inside sources have revealed to us off the record.
Supposed screenshots of Windows Phone 8 GDR3 and Bittersweet Shimmer
The device appears to be a Lumia 920 with firmware based from India and there are four screenshots posted so far, including the one used in the lead simulated photo (note: that is not the actual alleged device). The four screenshots include Extras + Info (two pages of information), multi-tasking window and screen orientation lock.
System settings in GDR3, including Screen Rotation, Driving and About
In regards to the multitasking window, it is now evident that users would be able to close out applications by tapping a visible ‘X’ in the upper right hand corner. In addition, the app’s name and icon are listed below. We have heard from our sources that the app’s icon will be added to the multitasking window in addition to the ‘X’, lending credence to the authenticity of those screenshots. To further the story, we have also heard that GDR3 is going out to "trusted Microsoft sources", hinting that the release is nearing completion as far as development.
The fourth and final capture is that of the orientation screen lock where users will be able to toggle a switch to disable auto rotation. Some of these features, including screen orientation lock, were revealed earlier in August on Reddit and later confirmed by the Verge.
GDR3 Driving mode
The person who posted the images to our forums, xs2k, has also mentioned the Driver Mode and silent NFC (no confirmation message) as being present, though a screenshot was not provided at the time. However, more screenshots are expected to posted relatively soon in the same forum thread.
Update 2:30 AM ET: Windows Phone Central has learned of some additional features found in GDR3 through an additional source, unrelated to xs2k, that can be found below:
Additional Features in GDR3
- Custom sounds for text, voice mail, e-mail, and reminders
- Restore over Wi-Fi when you reset your phone
- Huge amount of work on Bluetooth with various vehicles and devices
Update 3 AM ET: More screenshots, including Driving Mode posted
Source: Windows Phone Central Forums; Thanks, John, for the tip
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Screenshots of Windows Phone 8 GDR3 and Nokia’s Bittersweet Shimmer surface
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WP developer develop which is already available in any OS like symbian,Android ,BB, iOS. And said WP are different .WP have alot of limitation then why you make this OS.Nokia made handset that have better camera but we are here to buy any camera or smartphone what rubbish.Nokia Symbian phones are better than WP.
I hope my Nokia Lumia 720 will be included with this update.
hmm.. on the top of the phone is written at&t but the manufacturer of the phone is india :p
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321206400404?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Thank God! I think many, many of us figured this was pretty basic and should have been included long ago.
pray to god it supports wpa2enterprise wifi connections
i really like my WP but am giving up all hope of any upgrades. this is beyond stupid. i'll be ready for an upgrade by then
Im excited about the ignore calls and text, Bluetooth is a big must,
Nokia will speed up the update processes
Reading some of these commends just remind me how old I am and how some of you lack a common sense of history. Hope I don't offend anyone...lol. This fight between google, Apple and MS. I just remember that at one time there was a company called,Netscape and program called word perfect. MS was so behind, but MS was so persistent that today there is no Netscape or word perfect. Just saying.
How is having an orientation lock on wp8 practical when we don't have a quick way of accessing it when ever we need it, like a control center?
Why Microsoft didn't release the update from the most important , to less important . Like , notifications center first , then other stuff . Glance , and other things in GDR2 were less important . Do they realize that ?
OMG CUSTOM TEXT SOUNDS!!!!! OH MY F'IN GAWD.....>!!!!!!! FINALLY.
GDR3? I don't even have GDR2...
Finally! A notification center.
Wait...
Glad most needed features for me are here.
Rotation lock
Custom sounds for text, voice mail, e-mail, and reminders
Close (X) out of apps in multitasking view
Restore over Wi-Fi when you reset your phone
October will be 3 years for WP and here we are still discussing missing features...
Does anyone here have any idea when will GRD3 will roll out for 8X !
I really want it.
AT&T is obviously waiting and bundling GDR2/Amber with GDR3...and maybe WP8.1...or WP8.2.
Anyone agrees with me that rotation lock should be placed somewhere accessible, like the volume panel (called up by pressing volume key) or in a notifications centre?
Seriously.. An at&t 920 with indian firmware?? Was the photo taken in France then?
Also.. I hate that cross button.. Its so ugly..
CUSTOM SOUNDS YESSS!!
Don't care about anything but screen lock. I've been waiting for so long for this feature! I hope these screenshots are real. I do like the 'X' to close open apps too
Glad to see these features are coming even if they took awhile
Hmm, this stuff is getting complex... =[
First post so I hope I won't be yelled at. I've been debated in which phone to upgrade to I just saw on Engadget that the 1020 received a price drop to 199. I just wanted to know will it be receiving gdr3 and 8.1?
All Windows Phone 8 devices will receive GDR3 and be upgraded to 8.1
Word, thank you.
Can't wait to get this on my AT&T L920 in 2015!
Rotation lock is not important to me. But I'm glad that everyone who considers it such an essential basic feature can finally breathe easy. Now, closing apps from multi-tasking screen... this is awesome. No more pressing back, back, back, back, back.
This is awesome! Can't wait for this update to come around!
Aww what about notification center....thank God for different text tones been waiting on that forever
So... It took 2 years for a giant company like MS to enable orientation lock, the 'close' bar in mutitasking, and custom sound?
I don't say that I'm not happy with WP OS. But, they're basic feature on a smartphone. And they took it sooo long to implement it.
I'm not really sure I care, I spent a good 3 months excited about the release of amber, and to be honest now that I have it its pretty pointless, fm radio still isn't available, and if glance is turned on, it stays lit up the whole time the phone is charging, so it is just left off in my case.
FM radio is available on my phone, unfortunately it's not available on all WP.
I actually like that Glance stays on when charging as I use a Qi charging pad on my nightstand and it has an alarm clock look with the red digits.
SWEET! GDR3! Wait, I still haven't received GDR2 from AT&T. Well I guess I could always upgrade from a 920 to a 1520. :D Woot! Bring on the 6 inch screens!
They could be trying to get the update out before Christmas to use as a marketing tool. After this update, if it has these features, it will go a long way in steering some potential people to windows phones as Christmas gifts and what not. It may be a "minor" update, but it could go a long way.
I still waiting on GDR2! AT&T Nokia Lumia 920
Custom text tones?!?! Yes!!!! It only took two years! :P
i still didnt get fuckin' gdr2 for my 620
I can see close button for multitasking task
waiting for this
So great!
Please Microsoft, do not let this be true. If you put the control of orientation lock in the Settings you will just become a laughingstock. An orientation lock switch should be able to reach directly without having to leave your current application or state.
Have you heard of something called a control panel which you can reach by pulling the top of the screen? Here you can place shortcuts to features on the phone that can be turned on or off. The screen orientation lock is also a natural detail to place here. A free tips from me is also that we can place the last incoming messages, etc.
I am a dedicated Windows Phone users but I'm getting really tired of having to wait for the full natural functionality that existed for a long time on iOS and Android. Are you guys at Microsoft surprised that user mass is so low for your platform? What is it that takes so long for such a natural funktionality?!?!?!?!
Another thing. The ability to turn off applications from fast app switch should also have been there for a long time. When you (Microsoft) creates this funktionality, make sure to design it so it looks neat. The x that appears is totally misplaced as it looks on the pictures.
I'm hoping that with the 8.1 update we'll see a quick settings menu.
I think this being added in GDR3 is just a preempted addition and that a quick setting menu would be a major addition that won't come in a GDR.
Microsoft needs people like you!
If I only could get GDR2 Amber first...
@Ice usually security fixes, patches, etc to prevent ROM deployment by opening up the boot loader. Nothing the user can see.
Yes to email attachments
Turn off calls and text: finally I can use my awesome camera without being bothered by people.
Rotation Lock ! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay !!!
Auto Rotation is driving me nuts !
Oh yea , Since we are talking updates , Does Anybody know what a Bootloader updated does excactly ? I got an update for my 8X (GDR2) about 3 weeks ago & the only thing changed is the Bootloader Version number .
X looks iOS-ish
Hmm i hope in the multitask screen, we can close apps by either swiping up or by the "x" button! ios 7 already got this feature...
Great features for a minor update!But still no custom sound for notification! WP has only one standard sound notification...crazy when I'm with other friends with WP too...
Actually I think that comes with the customization of all tones. It should open all the non customizable tones to customization.
If this is really a minor update, imagine the features we're going to get in a much bigger update, like the 8.1 or Blue... :D
They are super slow with features, but if they don't implement the concept that that one developer put on YouTube then they are as stupid as some of up thought! By Jack Daniel,
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=T6_sPuqWobQ
I'm a huge fan of restoring over Wi-Fi. No idea why it wasn't already included.
That's a lot of interesting new features-- I'm definitely looking forward to GDR3 now. I was initially dreading it because I saw the enabling of 1080p and quad core as a death knell for my 1020's status as cutting-edge, but the additions of all these features for existing phones has assuaged that fear. Sure, it took a while for them to show up on Windows Phone, but I'll take what I can get, and it's not like I had things WAY better before switching to WP in the first place (considering I switched from an ancient Blackberry Torch, lol).
I thought it said GDR2 dang it false alarm.
I agree with many making the comments that it took iOS and Android a few years to get to where there are. The point now is that many of the ideas is in place now because of iOS and Android. If you really notice, most of the requests are not something brand new. They area features of other OSs. So MS doesn't have to come up with new ideas. They just need to come up with a new way to use the ideas already in place by the other OSs. I am not suggesting copying them but take those concepts, like notification center, reminders etc and make them unique. No one is asking Microsoft to create the wheel for everything in an OS. We are just asking them to use the wheel and put different grooves on it to make its own. Like Firestone, Goodyear or Michelin. I don't think that we are out of software ideas for OS by any means but at the same time, each OS can have 80% of shared features and 20% that make them unique. Same ideas but done/approached in a different ways.
I am a Windows Phone fan and don't have any plans to go anywhere for a long time. But there are a few features out of iOS that I truly miss. I don't care how the features are approached in WP8 as long as they arrive, I would be very happy.
1. When I am at home, there is certain spot that I automatically place my phone. If i go to a different room or upstairs and someone calls/text/emails and I miss it. I have no notification/beep that alerts me. This missing feature has really been a hindrance. My mom , on multiple occasions now, has called after I get off work and wanted to come over to see the kids but sometimes I miss the call, and by the time i realize it, it has been too late into the evening and she can't come over. My kids end of missing time with grandma. I know, trivial but important for me and my family. I try to make an conscience effort to look at my phone regularly but I shouldn't have to. If there was a feature that make the phone been every 5 minutes or so until I checked what I missed, it would be a great. My mom ends up saying, "you didn't pick up or call me back", every time. Everyone has different reasons for wanting a specific feature in another OS and that one is big for me.
2. The Search button on the bottom right. How come i cannot search APPS or Contacts or emails or text message on top what what it already does? That would be huge for almost every windows phone owner.
3. The next request may be complicated but here it goes. I live in SC. If I am driving from Greenville to Charleston, using Here Drive to take me there. During my drive, What if I could say, Show me all the X businesses along the way. Starbucks, McD or a specific gas station or malls. Lets say I chose for the Starbucks and McDs along the way and as I am driving, they show up on the map as POIs. I click the POI and it guides me to it, and then I can get what I want from there and continue driving again. Right now I have to stop navigation, search for those locations to do that.
4. Here is another map related one. I am driving along using here drive, and all of a sudden it starts to rain. Right now, I have to stop navigation, open up weather app and get an idea of how much rain to expect along the routed path. What if here drive has weather radar included so I can see the Green rain on the Here Drive it self and know how much rain I have ahead of me and see if it is just light rain or a big thunderstorm ahead.. (it doesn't have to be just rain of course, it just rains here alot). This would allow the user to see if the storm cloud is a small one and the user can just drive through it in a few mins or it looks like alot of bad weather for a while on the route.
5. The WiFi and time and battery and cellular icons on the top of the phone. They should be visible longer on the home screen as well as visible while using many apps. Or the option says " keep status bar active" or something. Right now, with the 1020, as soon as i get to the home screen the status bar goes up within a second or two and only the time shows. there is about a 1/2 of inch of wasted space on top of the screen. All the apps could default up just a bit to fill in the blank space.
6. Speaking of the status bar on top of the phone. What if i tapped the WiFi connection icon and it turned it off and on? If i tapped the time, it would do 12/24 hour format? With the battery, either put the % next to it or if i tapped it, it would change from battery icon to the % status? Cellular icon, What if it could let you change it from LTE to 4G or 3G to save battery?
7. In multitasking, I like the X on top right of every open app, but how about also a "close all" option on the bottom of all that unused space. I believe WP8 currently supports 8 multitask apps. What if this was also a choice thing? some may only want up to 4 to save battery, some may want more than 8 or even unlimited. Me, I actually want the option to not support multitask, so I would love to turn this off. I can't remember the last time hit the back arrow to go back to a previously used app. So for me, If i have an app open and I hit the home button, Close the app. This will definitely conserve my battery. If I am in an app, and I hit the back button, it takes me to the previous screen of that app. and If i hit it enough times, it just takes me back to the home screen, not previously opened apps.
OK that's all I got for now. Again, these are just my ideas that would benefit me and probably many others but not all.
So when are we gonna get that alleged settings drawer???
Will "gdr3" and "windows phone blue" be available for Lumia 720?
GDR3/WP Blue will be available for ALL WP8 devices. But the Bittersweet Shimmer will be like Amber, Lumia-series only.
Thnks :)
I'm taking this with some grains of salt until confirmation but if all this proves to be true, I'm impressed...Microsoft has apparently finally started to implement the requested features that are in the top votes of UserVoice...after 2 years!
I wonder if the inclusion of some of these features in GDR3 instead of 8.1 isn't more in an attempt to prevent the foreseeable wave of people leaving the platform if Nokia is extinct, by showing that Microsoft cares about their requests after all...
I would just prefer the swipe down gesture to close Apps in multitasking mode.
If MSFT release GDR3 before Nokia can deliver me GDR2 I'll be truly mad.
Here is thing. A consumer can be mad all they want. they can punch a hole in the wall, throw the phone at the TV, whatever. But none of that will get the update to you phone any faster. That is a fact. The only minimal impact you can have, and I do mean minimal, is you can sell your phone and jump ship to another phone OS. that is another fact.
YES!! They're finally fixing Bluetooth. Maybe AT&T will actually deliver this update before 2015.
Custom sounds for text, email, vmail... Sniff... I think im going to cry... I've been missing this since leaving BB 3 years ago.
Ditto
How about fixing live tiles, Bing wallpaper, notifications or anything related with background processing and push that seems not to work since WP7. Can't MSFT do the basic right before adding gimmicks? Drive Mode? Who gives a sh*t about that? Fix the ridiculous calendar and email UI, fix Xbox Music and Video. For Gods sake, can I edit a number before calling? That would be great.
I would personally prefer if we could close the multitask tabs by swiping down the screen, but oh well...
And just a question: since we can now close application tabs, does anyone have a clue if we will have a limit to the number of open apps (as of now) or not? I mean, since we will be able to close tabs now, I think a limited number will be no longer necessary
It's still necessary. Users shouldn't have to close apps if they don't want to, the OS still needs to handle this.
You got a point there, but I still think that a limited number is a cripple. The OS can remove apps opened for a long time (if we could set it to), but I like the perception that I can go back to an app that I left open 2h before without it being closer unwanted. Like in iOS, for instance
+920
What i wanted for so long! WiFi before restore & auto answer incoming call & text through bluetooth.So deliriously happy! Yaay for GD3 & Bittersweet Shimmer. Wonder which or all of the software features will be coming to my 920?
Custom notification tones was supposed to be in GDR2 as well. I hope its true but I'll believe it when I see it.
Custom message sounds? Give me a media volume slider and my wish list is all but complete!
Some love for more serious problems like email attachments would be better.
People rejoicing over such superficials as custom tones and orientation locks makes me sick. Feels like hippie culture is back! :P
I agree. Smartphones ceased existing when Palm stopped making Treos and Apple made the iPhone. They became mediaphones and have taken so many steps backward for serious users. That's why BB is still around, much to people's surprise.
Concerning email, how about making it possible to edit or delete content when forwarding or replying? That's even more crazy than the attachment problem.
And forwarding the attachments. And syncing drafts.
Email is just a mess on WP!
Maybe it's because people just go to the Office Hub to attach documents to emails that's why they're excited about other things more?
Wake me up when u can finally attach more than one document per email.
Yes, you're right so I just do a work around by sending multiple emails. How many years did it take iOS and Android to get features? WP8 is not even one year yet. Meantime the work arounds works fine for me. But just go on sleeping or better still go use some other OS.
I'm introducing a new OS. It will have a beautiful UI and gestures controls. And you would be able to see all your weather updates, news, blogs etc, customise it with different appealing colours and sounds.
But some irrelevant features like calling and messaging will take about an year to update.. All the morons who want these features, "go use some other OS"!
I think it was just last year iOS added the ability to add a photo from within an email.
Whoot! Change sms tones!? FM radio. My god! What are they gonna do next!? o.O ! :)
Couldn't even get Amber. Only got GDR2. I thought that I would get updates immediately unlike Android.. But that's not different much... And I lost my faith after Microsoft bought Nokia. I think I won't get Amber. I can't understand why they didn't release GDR2+Amber but only GDR2... In Amber information site, Amber is said to be released in my country, but I only got GDR2. That's why I dont have faith. Sad.
What on earth are you raving like a madman about! If you're using Nokia, you get the Amber update AND GDR2 together. If on the other hand your device is NOT a Nokia, you will never ever, ever at all get Amber because Amber is just for Nokia phones running WP8 however you will still get GDR2.
People seem to forget that when ios and android first came out they were not fully functional platforms and did not have all of the wonderful features right out of the gate. It took them years to get there and I am sure they still don't have many of the features, super techie people want. Expect windows to get there in one fell swoop is unfair and unrealistic. We are not all born already knowing how to walk and talk, it something that develops over time, through stages and it is the same thing here with this is.
Completely agree. It takes time to do these things. People are impatient. Lol.
Nice - maybe ATT will have released the freaking GDR2 update for 920 by then....
They can skip it for all I care. I'm really not excited for GDR2 because it doesn't include custom notification tones. I know I'm just one opinion but custom tones is the only feature I really want.
F-YES!! finally custom sounds!
Love these improvements, yet still can be better.
Wish closing the apps was done by swiping up instead of that X, just like the iOS 7 it would be easier and faster, will also remove the ugly X from the card view.
No screen shots for a notifications center which makes me loosing hope to see it before the 8.1 release. Hope someone can contact the guy to see if there was more info, even make a video review.. Why not!?
I kind of think they need to do the X now. They had the chance and Apple came in took the same idea and took it one step further with the swipe up to close. How MS released the task manager without a way to close apps is beyond me but a good feature to add regardless. They could make it like win 8 where you drag to the bottom to close.
Been waiting for rotation lock FOREVER, can't wait =D
Will it allow you to send attachments from your email, and not just pictures like we're teenagers, without going thru the office hub?
Now hold your horses. We got FM radio and this time text tones. Lets not get ahead of us, next year... maybe... :D
+1520!
I don't understand how the hell can a smartphone OS ignore such base qualities that make a mutimedia phone truly a smartphone!
Clearly, a lot of WP8 users are teenagers! (Oh wait! even they don't use emails these days to share pictures!)
If I am not mistaken didn't iOS just last year get the ability to email pictures by attaching them in the email? Perspective is important.
They expectiing people turn on driving mode manually?
If you read, in one of the pictures it says you can set driving mode automatically turns on when you connect your phone to a device.
I hope there are more GDR3 devices coming other than the phablet.
Nokiasoft announces first gdr3 handset this Month and comes out late Oct. Or Nov. And at&t will have gdr3 by Feb. 2014.
I would like that. The source of your information is....?
I'm assuming Cesar is being facetious due to his dissatisfaction with the time frame for AT&T's GDR2 rollout, even though Nokia has publicly stated that all devices would receive it by the end of September. AT&T isn't even close to being late yet.
Yeah I'm just assuming
Great! Let the whining cease!
It's that one update I'll be waiting for. I'm a person who loves locking his screen orientation, as I use the phone while resting often. And the custom ringtones for SMS? FINALLY! :3
What exactly is "restore over WiFi"?
When you reset your phone, during the setup, when you enter your Microsoft Account credentials it asks you if you want to restore your settings and whatnot from SkyDrive (provided you backed it all up). Usually that goes over data connection, since you cannot reach wifi settings and activate it. I suppose this takes care of that issue. But that's just my guess :D
Fanboy defense is strong here. This kind of delays has convinced me to ditch Nokia for g2 or z1. Their photos should be comparable to 920 and runs a real os system
I had Android before WP7 and while Android does have some features WP doesn't have, WP has features that Android doesn't like stability and efficiency. For example, I got 4 hours of battery life on my HTC Evo with the stock battery, I get 18 on my Lumia 928 with the stock. I had to get the extended battery on the Evo which increased weight beyond what anyone would consider acceptable today to make the phone usable as a mobile device. That's my experience with Android.
What about Notification Center and separate media/ringtone volumes?!!!
Separate ringtone and media is already there. I posted several times before, but on my Lumia 928 my phone ringer is at 15, media through the phone or headset is at 10 and media through Bluetooth is at 30.
Att should just wait and give us both gdr updates at same time, that would be a really nice treat n gdr2 ain't all that anyway
Exactly! Outside of the music update GDR2 doesn't really excite me. If custom tones are in GDR3 then bring that on!
Legendary GDR3 :D
i want BETTER ie. i cant open some links. for example on websites where you have to hold mouse to open menu, i cant do that on my windows phone
You know, with the Nokia phablet incoming, I really hope Microsoft will address some of the burning issues with Windows Phone. I've watched Galaxy Note 3 demo and I must say it's pretty impressive. Not the operating system, the capabilities of the S Pen and everything. Correct me if I'm wrong but phablets were originally imagined as note taking devices, right? The emphasis is on the stylus and doodling on the screen with it... That being said, if Microsoft fails to open up the OS a little bit more, to allow a concrete file explorer, open sharing of stuff, etc., Windows Phone phablet would be of little use. I'm sure there is a way to open the OS up without jeopardising the security. We don't need all those gimmicky stuff like Smart Stay/Awake/Scroll/Cook/Take-a-dog-for-a-walk, but some solid pen support, more liberty with files (and folders) would be great for a phablet...
This is not an ode to Android, don't get me wrong, or Samsung, for that matter, I'm just pondering it all, since I'm considering a phablet for my future job as a freelance journalist. OneNote is ok but it's pretty basic, and Office on Windows Phone is even "more" basic than that. I mean, just try to increase the font more than once. :) I love and adore Windows Phone, I really want to see it conquer the world. It is...after all...Windows. True multitasking and file management, that's Windows, and that is what Windows Phone needs :D
Att will get it first lol!!
I thought Bluetooth 4.0 was coming with GDR3? Can anyone in the know confirm? I'm so looking forward to syncing my FitBit directly when this appears...
It's coming earlier, the Bluetooth v4.0 is available on GDR2.
Eh? I've got GRD2... Where can i see if its got BT4.0?
Just asked Nokia on Twitter and response is... "The Nokia Lumia 920 supports Bluetooth 3.0 and we cannot comment if it can support version 4.0 unless officially announced by Nokia."
Excellent news! Now considering I'm on EE network in the UK, not hoping to get it before Spring 2014! :-\
Where is SAMSUNG？Where is iSAMSUNG‘s DGR2？it's updating is too slow !
If they would finally add an option to install our apps on the sd card, that would be Great... Every thing would be Perfect on my htc 8s but because of the lack of internal storage i cant use my phone as i'd liked to. Games? Pff no way... My 16 gb sd cad is starting to get use less on this phone
Yes to install apps on SD card!
Can someone clarify this? It is said that the device is based in India and yet the mobile network is T-Mobile. How is that even close to possible? I hope it is not a hoax! Another thing is that if all this is true, gdr3 would definitely be coming by the end of September with the 1520 release. So we can get to see it then right? Instead of waiting till November to find out?
The phone is currently on T-Mobile USA even though the rom seems to be from India. It's a developer unlocked phone.
Okay got that.
Bittersweet shimmer? Aptly named considering recent developments.
It's a Crayola crayon colour, just like Amber.
Indeed. Sure it's a colour but it couldn't be more apt given the possible scenario by the time this gets released.
I agree! I love WP but it has been 2years if include Wp7. These are basic features and should have not been left out frm the beginning or at least should've been added by now. MS has to start thinking ahead or else WP will always be late to the game.
Its odd the network connection is shown as t-mobile but there is no t-mobile carrier in India. And the mobile operator code shows the connection to be a Vodafone connection.
The phone is currently on T-Mobile USA even though the rom seems to be from India.
and still no file manager :(
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3365632-add-file-manager-to-windows-phone
Nobody wants a file manager. This isn't 1998. There's about 0.0001% of the population that would need or regularly use a file manager. (and they'll all probably comment after this)
I know it's hard to believe, but there are still some of us that want to use our "smartphones" for doing serious work. If I want to send an email with an attachment that isn't a fucking photo, how else do you propose I accomplish that without a file manager? This is just one example.
serious work (in a phone) = sending email.
lol dont make me laugh
It was one example, moron. Next time I will spend my entire week thinking of all possible reasons for a file manager, spend another two days carefully crafting my thoughts, and then post it here for your approval.
I hate file manager. The phone should be smart enough to handle things elegantly.
i only need the cabapility of a file mnanager bundeled with bluetooh transfers... das all i ask... send files via bluetooth, via whatsapp via other sharing methods.... jus standard access to files for sending... dats all i ask... dont need root access!!!!
Didn't see anyone mention it so I will... Can we please add the ability to print from the phone?!?!?!? Ok, thank you.
Applaud that man
excellent addition especially restore over wifi now i need some similar experience to windows 8 for closing apps swap down would be a better choice than X
putting away my high expectation for a 620 user like me would be good since we missed some of the new features from GDR2.
What features did the 620 miss besides the radio?
The double-tap to wake
Only 820, 1020 and 92x got the double tap to wake afaik. And you do get the super sensitive touch after the update, right?
Yup, anyway I'm wondering why I couldn't set the ISO setting to 800-3200, did I miss something or it's 620 that missed the feature?
I believe it's the same with all the low memory lumia devices.
Absolutely agree. I am the biggest WP evangelist in my group of friends, got all of them to swap or get Nokia Lumias, but damn, its getting hard to maintain the enthusiasm...look at how long it is taking them just to give us a properly working Facebook app. I mean, really. Rotation lock...
Agreed...Got quite a few people on WP, but lately I've been recommending Android ONLY because WP is not yet ready for them. Missing way too many features and apps, they won't be happy.
Still waiting for AT&T GDR 2. :-(
GDR3 looks to be the update I have been craving. Kudos to MS and the WP team. We asked and they delivered. Custom ring tones, addressing Bluetooth issues, screen orientation lock, tapping x to close apps - awesome. Here's hoping we get a new desktop sync client with all the bells 'n whistles soon.
I hope I can use the actual Skype sound for Skype Messages.
Slow down, still aint got gdr2...
Sad to think that someone could get fired over this.
Settings structure has to be fixed. Or no one in a shop would understand how to use a windows phone.
Custom SMS and email tones, at last! Does that also mean assignable? So I can give a specific contact a specific tone? I hope so!
Is not it already available in people hub... At least the Ringtone?
Yes the ringtones are assignable, I think he's talking about texts.
"Restore over Wi-Fi when you reset your phone"
Hallelujah ;-)
Finally, this is what I've been waiting for as backups are worthless to me at the moment. My phone always picks the wrong APN settings during setup and they have to be correct during setup to restore.
Looks awesome what about the unification centre ?
Finally, someone who can spell centre correctly :D
Thanks i think lol
With 1520? That mean it's pretty close. And this one haven't even got GDR2 yet. :(
meh, not the stuff that make me switch just yet
i want some sort of integration with windows8 + quick access to those gazillion settings + a notification center
This seems to fix alot of the top wanted features...
just a quick setting menu, and it would be great
They should have use swipe down as a way to close apps from the multitasking screen. Or up. Still this is a welcomed feature.
These are definitely big improvements! :) Glad to hear about them... especially custom notification alerts and rotation lock.
However, am I the only one getting really annoyed by the overly chaotic settings listings? Alphabetize them, categorize them or SOMETHING to put them in a logical flow!
True, very true! Settings are messy.
Agreed. Settings should be optimized. Not to mention that each time Nokia updates something in settings, it changes position and ends up at the bottom. And now that we have glance and everything out there, it gets kinda messy and frustrating.
A hold to unpin and move/drop would work nicely. Users can prioritise as to their needs.
Settings menu is quite annoying, they need to be able to sort by "most used" or alphabetically.
If its true then must come before Dec end.
I am going to sound like a hater but IS THAT IT? Are you SERIOUS?
I want
What the eff? You close an app by pressing that UGLY & AWFUL Designed button? Wow Microsoft I"M TRULY disappointed with your progress. If it hadn't been for Nokia you would've lost this race.
Get your things together because I'm not the only one sick of your "relentless activity".
I want Video and Audio sharing via apps like we chat and WhatsApp.
*sigh*
Some people.
Some valid points. I would love a RGB slider customization tool where we can create and share accent colours. I would also love if we could backup our home screen layout. This would comes in handy when we buy or reset our device. Just click restore home screen and all apps would install automatically to their previous location.
That would be cool, although I change my layout often.
Do you change it up completely? I sometimes Change around a few apps but not my go to apps.
its an GDR update not 8.1 update
Well, I'm not :)
Custom text messaging tones! FINALLY!! Can't wait for GDR3 now. Thanks Microsoft! ;)
As for me i think i would be ok after gdr3 as Most of the features i want would have been addressed. Though fm transmitter would be another feature i want them to consider
You can't just add FM transmitter with a software update, your phone would need that hardware inside.
The L920 has the hardware, this phone has almost "everything",Nokia put everything they could which were possible at that time , The OS is the problem.
Is it called Bitter Sweet because Microsoft is buying Nokia? (I read somewhere that its a crayon color but still they could have chosen yellow ochre or something else :P)
I think you read that here.
Yellow ochre would be close to amber in the color chart so I think that's why they went with Bittersweet Shimmer which is on the pink side of the color palette.
I read about "notification center" before. Is it really coming with GDR3? That alongside the rest of these mentioned features would make for a really nice update. :D
I doubt it.
Probably 8.1.
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