There looks to be a new update out on Windows Phone 8.1 for those in the Preview for Developers program. Yesterday's update to Battery Saver hinted at a new build (14203) for Windows Phone coming soon. It would appear that particular build is now rolling out. Time to check your phone for updates.
This new build is notable for enabling a 'real-time Live tile' for the Battery Saver app on Windows Phone 8.1. It also allows you to add Battery Saver to the Quick Settings found in the Action and Notification Center.
To check your phone right now for an update go to settings -> phone update -> check for updates. If you're enrolled in the Preview for Developers program, you should see an update. Look for the 8.10.14203.306 update to be available after checking.
We're still installing right now, but do let us know if you find anything else different in this build for Windows Phone.
Update: Below is what the improvements to Battery Saver look like. You get a real-time Live tile if you pin the app to your Start screen and you can now add it to your Quick Settings.
Thanks for the heads up Mark T!
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New Windows Phone 8.1.1 build 14203 available to download
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I downloaded the update of my Lumia 630 yesterday but at a percentage of 69% during preparing to install ,the installation stoped and was notify download was complete but unable to open . Please help me out
I use lumia 1320. I encountered that the update is taking too long. It's already took 5 hrs and not yet completed. What I need to do?
Hi,
the above critical update has been running more thean 24 hours, started at 18-dec-2014 07:20 GST and still running in my LUMIA 720.
The weels are keep on running.
I need to use phone, could you kindly resolve this issue.
best regards,
Venkat
This "critical update" has been going for an hour now and no sign of finishing, I can't use my phone a Nokia Lumia 925. #Gettingfedup.
After the last update occurs on my Lumia 635 power management problem. After 20 minutes of listening to music stock battery dropped by 37% !!! During a call about two minute phone consumed nearly 13% of the battery (while very strong heating up of the housing and the whole phone) but the strangest thing was that after the evening battery charge to 100% in the morning when it was only 71% (up to now, all-night standby mode consumes about 3 to 5%) Next - browsing for about 10 minutes with the use of a battery of 35%. Similar problems were at the penultimate update, which have been repaired the previous update, the latest led to the return of the problem.
After the last update occurs on my Lumia 635 power management problem. After 20 minutes of listening to music stock battery dropped by 37% !!! During a call about two minute phone consumed nearly 13% of the battery (while very strong heating up of the housing and the whole phone) but the strangest thing was that after the evening battery charge to 100% in the morning when it was only 71% (up to now, all-night standby mode consumes about 3 to 5%) Next - browsing for about 10 minutes with the use of a battery of 35%. Similar problems were at the penultimate update, which have been repaired the previous update, the latest led to the return of the problem.
I am having a HTC Windows phone 8s running Windows Phone 8.1 preview for developers. The phone updates show an update available, but it requires 620 MB space. My phone memory is around 4 GB, but almost 3 GB has been occupied by the System Files and remaining just dont get deleted even if i try to remove some from maps and emails.
Is there a way out?
Where is the data toggle... It is LONG overdue.
Hi, few days ago I updated to 8.10.14203.306, everything is working fine as mentioned in article except Battery live tile on my Lumia 635.
Does anyone have any idea what could be the issue and how it could be fixed?
I tried third party app, Battery +, its live tile is somewhat working but battery saver tile is not working, it is static as it was before this update.
Any idea how to fix it?
Thanks
I have this new update but the new battery saver settings are nowhere to be found! Using a Nokia Lumia 1520.
After updating to the recent build 14203, I cannot update my apps...they are shown in the store, but they stuck there pending forever....
Just reluctantly "upgraded" my 920 to an 830 yesterday. After getting the phone setup and on the developer preview, the search button no longer works. I shouldn't say doesn't work, it's more like it works every once in a while. Unfortunately I didn't play with the phone enough before putting the developer preview on it to see if it worked normally beforehand. Also, it seems that the Nokia Software Recovery Tool doesn't support the 830. Anyone else see something like this?
Thanks
Since I updated, I can't install any app update from the store...
When I find an update, it stucks there "pending"...forever...
keyboard error-cannot type more than one word after this update
Data connection should also introduce in action center as well.....
something which is must necessary for lumia device are as below:
1. powerful video player like MXPLAYER of android.
2. data toggle in notification center.
3. OTG
4. TILES MAY BE 3D TYPE OR MORE inovative.
thanks
Since this update, my calls are erratic. Some calls I can't hear through the ear speaker.. I have to use the big speaker to hear the person. Hmmm..
One thing I have noticed, when I would turn off my phone(close/lock) it used to make a clicking noise, now it doesn't. May not seem like much but it is very annoying. I keep checking my phone as I think it hasn't locked because I did not hear the click.
I'm currently based in India with a Lumia 625. I think it is currently the only device supporting 4G. Earlier the "Highest connection speed" was 3G. After the 14203 update,I now have an option to also switch to 4G.
Would get back if I find anything else with the new 14203 update. :)
still slow for me...i have L1020
is there are two critical updates for DP or only one critical update because i got 2 critical updates
Hope Facebook integration with messages and sharpness in photos (for lumia 520)...is fixed with this.
All the sudden my alarms don't work anymore after this little update. Reset them to different times and nothing goes off or message come up to snooze or anything.....
Has anyone else noticed that Lumia 920 in India has 4G option with this build, under data connection settings.
Well I did the update and it went smoothly (though slowly, as usual). However I left it for two hours to reinstall all the apps (i did check into some of my games a couple of times) but i came back after an hour of being out and two apps were installing but didn't seem to be moving and when i tried to run an app it just crashed. So i thought i would reboot. I now have an error that says "unable to find bootable option. press any key to shut down". dont know if this is a coincidence or if the update did it. I have tried all the recovery tools including the retail one and pheonix but nothing. in the words of victor meldrew I DO NOT BELIEVE IT!!!
My Lumia 525 is not able to update -_-
Ignore this post
Ok
I have observed 4G option in Cellular+SIM after updating my Lumia 920, India
More than hour I had to look at that rotating gears. Is there anyone who had the same problem?
I updated this morning
Wow! Thirty minutes install to have a live tile; battery saver option in notifications and time to install updates..... Ridiculous.
And bugfixes.
Yeah, maybe. I have to say my tint issue on my 930 seems better... Still, it exists.
Since the update that battery life on my 625 has increased by about say 40% well chuffed with it, i last charged my phone 11 hrs 42 mins ago & still got 13 hrs 10 mins left & still using my phone same as normal I'd say I've got say about extra 8hrs improvement .
Lumia 521 battery usage seems to have gotten worse. Yikes!
Did hard and soft reset and battery use still is worse than before update!
My Lumia 520 feels sluggish after this update. I know a soft reset or even a hard reset might be in order.
I didn't receive any update on my Lumia 525 :(
Have they added USB OTG support?
If yes, how's it? If know, don't bother.
Lumia 521 battery usage seems to have gotten worse. Yikes!
Lumia 925 has the same problem. I have 31% of battery after 6 hours!!! It was around 60-70% before this update.
Same here on my 925. Another thing is that all email stays in the NEW state and the numbers just keep going up.
Yep on my L1020 I'm getting wicked bad battery now...been reading reviews and seems only certain folks are experiencing this. Weird for sure. May try to hard reset it this weekend to see if it helps - from full charge, just in my pocket (exact same variables as before the update with area, reception, no new apps) and went from full to 30% in approx. 2 hours. So strange.
My wifes L1020 was updated and is not affected with the battery drain - thankfully lol or I'd never hear the end of it from her
Not sure if this is new or not, but when I pull down the Action Center, I now notice the live tiles "shrink" a little and then fade to black as the AC screen comes down.
Cortana uk got updated with roll a dice and flip a coin
i have met a problem it said :" :( your pc ran into........failed"
Motorola released the lollipop update on their phones so quick! And Microsoft still cannot give the denim update! Seems Nokia was way faster in releasing updates!
And you're comparing an OS update with a firmware update.
Are there 5 quick toggles now in Action center??
Um treasure tags still dont work with this update on lumia 1020 with cyan
they work fine with my cyan 1020.
Got it installed.
...
Just completed the update...All Apps are back to normal except Skype which is still "installing"...same thing happened last time I updated my phone...I had to re-install Skype. Does anyone know what's the issue here?
I have Lumia 1320 here in Pakistan!
I got the update, but I'm only getting 4 Quick Action buttons. Am I missing something? I have a 1020 btw.
Got update. Got Lumia 521. Got only 4 Quick Action Buttons.
My lumia 925 always had highest connection speed options as 2G and 3G. But after this update there is also 4G in the list. That is little weird.
Notification center not showing battery saver in Lumia 720
BATTERY sense live tile show the percent
Yippee just installed the update!
Absolutely brilliant on my 930. Having battery% on a tile is perfect. The % matches 100% the % shown in scroll down. Works very fluid and I hope the time sync issue has now been finally resolved.
Oh, and of course seems faster, more stable, more fluid, etc., etc., etc. ;)
i was expecting that they will add mobile data switch in the action buttons list in nodification center.
(upset)
How do I reinstall my WP Preview for Developers ? I am not getting any updates on my phone. I have OS version 8.10.14157.200. I was suppose to get two updates on my phone including this latest one. I don't know why I am not getting these updates. Someone please help.
Is the box checked for Enable Preview for Developer?
U in preview or what???
New feature added to update menu: select the time of firmaware update
Cortana's animations on the live tile are now smoother since the update.
Battery saver suddenly does not open after update. Says "an app update in the store may be required." But I already did that before the OS update :/ edit: although nothing was changed, it is working now.
Umm. Can someone help me out. How is it that in the images, the phone has 5 toggle buttons while I can manage to get only 4 ?
Newer phone model.
Only in big screen 1520
does it fix the blank tiles while operating the phone.?
What's the size of the update?
Where is the official 8.1.1 for all device? Why HTC One have 8.1.1, all other telephones 8.1? Why Microsoft? How long to wait? And where is"DENIM UPDATE"? You say 4-th quart! Now is 14 of Nov!?! What you waiting? All users to switch back to IOS or Android?
Just download Dev Preview and stop moaning!
wait, how do you get 5 toggles for action center?
That's available only in the big screen Lumia 1520
My Installation is stuck on the gears screen with no movement for the past hour.. suggestions anybody??
No issue - I was able to install the update on my Lumia 820.
~BS
its size?
Yup
How much MB is this update guys?
how come in picture of notifocation & action centre, its 5 icons/shortcut. i feels its limited to four only. if those can be increased, pls help me.
5 only on Nokia Lumia 1520!
Seems Microsoftier.
I laughed
Tetra Lockcreen doesn't work in this update :( this makes me sad....
works fine. just give it time to reinstall after the update.
I cant able to update..when its completed download ,it shows some error code like 8018830f
Known issue I think...
Anyone know when it will be released for those who aren't on preview??? Please share the info :'(
Bro jump to dev preview. It's easy and worth it
I would love to,, if I haven't purchased the extended warranty :P
It didn't break my warranty. India.
U in preview or what?
It doesn't break the warranty. Though, the Nokia care I go to, told me the warranty has been voided. And I'd extended the warranty. Try calling them first
works well in lumia 620 , I see are five columns action center , whether it wp 10 ?
5" screens and above only
Got a problem with battery saver in settings on my Lumia 830. I soft reset the phone multiple times, still the same problem. I can open the settings page of the battery saver. However, whenever I go to usage, it displays "loading data" and then crashes and jumps back to the system page.
anybody else has seen this?
After installing devp build 14203 on my L925,my three navigations buttons light is not glowing at all.
it is permananetly disabled after devprev update. is any one fascing same problem
Mine on l920 are on, check toggle in settings.
My phone says its up to date i cant see any update
Have you installed the Preview for Developers app?
Can 3rd party apps finally hand the ability for real time live tile???
Anyone else got the clock on the notification bar on screen all the time now.
Glance screen?
Nope. http://t.co/OG3EfY6DUP
It has been always on display for me since the 8.1 update...
Battery saver live tile shows two different percentages depending on the tile size. And neither matches the percentage in the notification bar. Lumia 925
Same here. I have no use for that battery saver live tile - the percentage indicator is in the notification window anyway....so why use up space with the battery % tile?
Hey guys, maybe I didn't realise, that my answer is one of these comments, but do anyone know, why there are 5 quick settings in the action bar on the picture of this article? Sorry for my bad english :D
It's for devices having bigger than 5 inch screens, the picture in the article shows a Lumia 1520
Cool. Checking for this update as we speak. I really like what they've done with the Battery Saver app!
How do you have 5 quick action icons? I only have 4...
Extra columns like the 1520
It seems to have fixed the dropped cellular signal issue that started after the last update on my Lumia 1020 with Rogers Wireless.
Previously it would go down frequently and sometimes come back on its on and sometimes I would need to go into flight mode then back to fix it.
Since the update I haven't had a dropped signal yet. *fingers crossed*
Nevermind, I spoke to soon.
Try installing a different SIM card (from a different network). You may just be in a low signal area that causes the phone to hop between distant base stations
i cannot download it on my HTC 8X. When update reach 3%, it stop and I must click dwonload back. ANd the problem happen again
Wow, the comments here. Calling engineers and developers "nerds" and knocking the development cycle. My lord, we were all on 8.0 less than 12 months ago. And now, if you are complaining about this update, it means you, like me, are sporting the Developer Preview. Of course, that means millions of people who are sleeping very well tonight, oblivious to the strum and drang that is keeping you awake.
Yes. I am POd about Xbox Music. I'm concerned that Denim has not come to my very recent phone while others are shipping with it. But enough of the name calling and childish, churlish comments. I do wish we had a definitive list of the changes or additions to this update. That would calm a few nerves. But frankly, with unlimited date an my phone I could just as easily be one of those saying "I don't care." Enough also with the "I wish I could stay with WP, but the phones that have a few additional features because they are a couple years ahead on the development curve are calling out to me." Fine. Do it. I would venture a guess that almost all of us have had some experience, good or bad with Android or iOS. As slick as the flexible, bendable iPhone 6 looks and how many more features it has, I won't be going back anytime soon. I was bored to tears with static, know nothing tiles. Got a battery Live tile now! Woo hoo! I ma honestly more interested in the changes under the hood and the preparations of what is coming next.
We seem to forget it is a phone. And one that has been updated at least 4 times in the past 10 months. My lord, when I pop open my HTC Titan to let the kids play some games, I am reminded of how jubilant we were to get some things! Wow! Different sized Tiles! Whouda thunk!?
Chill. Remember a Consumer Preview of both Windows 10 for desktop and Phone are just around the corner. With that, there will soon be announcements of new handsets. Then we can bitch anew about this that and the other that could not be squeezed into the development cycle.
Amen! Nicely said.
Glad to hear this fixes the date and time problems. Anytime I reset the phone recently the time and date where always wrong. It was only turning WiFi off and going from 4g to 3g got the time and date back automatically.
I'm guessing the real reason for this was a critical update and they managed to add in this live tile and phone update at the same time.
Did this break Tetra Lockscreen for anyone else?
No, just wait the re-installing thing, and restart.
After updating, that battery saver is not quite accurate to me. http://1drv.ms/1sK5x9G
Same here!
And the percentage of the battery from normal size tile is different from small size tile
Same here!
Even after soft reset?
Same here
Light doesn't shut down in battery saver....
Lol, spoke too soon. Yep yep, the battery saver has a neat live tile... :-)
Why didn't they put battery saver on the lock screen !? *sigh*
So another addition is when there's an app update, clicking on the notification takes you directly to "history" in the store now. :D
Got the update but can't see the live tile for battery saver... :-S
Restart your phone
Thanks... Got it now. I spoke too soon, lol
Check if you have the same bugs
I always get the 8.1 transition back after an update. But sometimes later they gone.
Added "Quiet Hours" to quick actions. Much wanted :) so many times I want to activate it just temporarily while people are annoying me. That's all I've seen. Aside from updates having a time setting.
:o no way! Awesome.
Yea! Its awesome because even if you just turn it on coz ur going to bed earlier it'll still turn off in the AM depending on the time you set. Another thing is Battery Saver has a switch to turn on "Battery Saver" which means once you plug in the charger it will continue to use the settings you chose. Before we only had the three bubble selections. Two very important features for me.
It was already there before this update hehe
Hmmm... Maybe. Maybe its battery saver that was missing
Quiet Hours has been in the notification options for a couple of months now. This update didn't add it...
Thanks. No more confirmations are necessary.
Did you all see the new option in 'phone update'? There is a 'Preferred install time' drop down box.
For percentage problems....soft reset is the solution
Battery drain seems to have increased. I could be wrong.
Increased here. This is why I puzzled what phone is in picture from MS that has 90% after 19 hours used.
Oops, when I turned on battery saver in notification center, battery jumped;
Okay, believe it or not. This fixed the "resuming..."-issue I used to have all the time. Apps reopen much faster without the superfluous "resuming". I only believe myself if it stays this way for a few days, but I've never had this after an update.
Fix Xbox video!
In phone update: Time update by houres....
I've got it
Thought this would fix my battery saver. It still does nothing when I try and open it. Cannot uninstall and in store it shows the context menu empty so I can't reinstall or update. Anyone else have the problem?
Change your Date/time to 2300 (year) and then opens Battery Saver. You will be able to uninstall it. Restart and after that take some link to the app and install it again.
I've also got problems on my 925 with battery saver after updating to 14203.
Even after a phone reboot the saver app crashes back to the startscreen.
I hope the battery drain reduces after a day or so since it's increased now.
At least this update hasn't trashed the wifi calling feature on my phone yet.
I'm good unless wifi calling quits like it did on the last preview update.
You can now put yoour own ringtones at notifications emails apps
Battery live tile now works. I thought there was something wrong yesterday with no percentage showing.
If you resize it does it also show different percentages??
I don't think the live tile is necessary. With one swipe down you see the same in action center
Lol I make battery live tile small and it says a lower percentage than when I make it bigger. What the heck???
Preferred time to install an update is new?
Yes!
Yes
First thing to do once I get home from my trip tomorrow! I hope there's some performance improvements as well. I can't take the stuttering on my 925 anymore.
My 920 is incredibly smooth & zippy since the update. Wonderful!!
Great news!! I factory reset my phone a couple of days ago and the stutters improved a bit, but aren't gone yet. Let's see after the update.
How do you get 5 buttons on the action center? Does that come with the new update or is it only for bigger phones?? I have the Lumia 925.
It's only for bigger phones, like the 1520
Awwww..... -925!
Only available on bigger screens like the 1520 and 1320, although I do think that 5-inch devices should support this, too.
Hopefully they can include it in a future update where the action center buttons scroll sideways. That's one thing I like from iPhone and android action center.
I've always thought that would be available from the beginning. Too bad Microsoft leaves these things out only for the sake of adding more features in future updates. The problem with those updates is that they always come later than sooner... Btw, I don't think the iPhone has this.
Has there always been the ability to change what app is used when you switch from a phone call to a video call in phone settings?
Yes, but is the only one
On the feedback page, there's an option to save crash statistics for the apps you make so you can view them later on PC. Was this already there or it's new? It's the first time I see it since I dev unlocked my phone quite a while ago
I have it on 8.10.14192.280, which is just below the latest update.
Maybe is accidental but now after soft reset the time was automatically corrected!!
am sure some will love this update but it is easier to just swipe down and check battery level instead of a live tile and wasting one of the quick action slot.
Exactly what I said when I heard of this. I don't need it on my live tile when it's in the action center. I wish I could turn it off in Battery Saver
It's useful if you want to quickly cycle through the battery saved settings but yeah that's about it. The live tile with the % is nice though but so very redundent.
The point of the real-time live tile update is to begin rolling out that ability for all apps. I'm assuming this is just a first step in that direction to test the stability and functionality of real-time live tiles.
Should fully charge the battery level to complete the entire installation, btw I'm charging my Lumia :P
I did this update but I can't found any thing different :)
Downloading now, but I'll be sending away my current 1520 in a day. Sad face.
Haha....so, my battery saver live tile is 43% when it medium size, and 41% when it is resized to small!
Fortunately, I have no use for that tile anyway.
The battery saver brightness issue has yet to be fixed either. So all in all, not much of an update.
Does this update include a fix for the security bug that was recently found?
Hi,
added:
1-Preferred istall time - Settings > Phone Update - Pic
2-More detail in extras+info - pic
Was half expecting a Microsoft logo on reboot as well tbh...
On Updates now there's an option to decide what hour do the update. In SIM settings now there are network settings, can't no more find the Nokia Network link in settings.
About the section 'Phone Update': it allows you to set a 'Preferred Install Time'!
My phone is STILL showing error 800706d9 on 1520. Freakin hate this $#%t. And I can't find what it means ANYWHERE ON THE NET!!! DAMMIT MICROSOFT!!
When is the denim upgrade available for Lumia 1520? I was told Nov. I'm getting impatient.
I heard December
Posted via the Windows Phone Central App for Android
Your not the only one waiting for throat update. I want that update like yesterday to start recording in 4K with an improved camera.
The earphone remote still doesn't work!!!!
Is this the Demin upgrade everyone is talking about? If so is it still not available to every Nokia Lumia user? Lumia 1520
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