Hands on with the 7.8 OS update for AT&T's Nokia Lumia 900

Although Microsoft has not yet said anything official on the Windows Phone seven.8 Global Rollout, we are expecting devices to be begin getting updates around Jan 31^st.

As we reported yesterday, Nokia has uploaded their OS update for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 (review), ane of the nigh high profile devices of 2022. Nosotros decided to have it for a spin.

The update is what it was rumored to be: new Tile options and a few other additions. There are no surprises here, folks.

Other new features include:

New Accent colors, matching Windows Telephone viii, bringing the total to 20 + i
Bing Wallpaper of the day, which will motorcar-update your lockscreen paradigm. Sadly developers to non take admission to this, meaning we don't wait 3^rd party 7.8 apps to have this characteristic.
New boot screen with updated WIndows Phone logo
New Part logo, though OneNote is non a seperate app like in WP8

At that place is no Wi-Fi keep-live feature, no SMS-phone call reject and Internet Explorer as far as we can tell is exactly the same. In addition, Office and Zune Music were not updated to either current version or with their rebranding.

The oddest thing is how AT&T opted to take the "look" of the 7.viii match 7.5, meaning on a fresh install you lot can't even tell at that place are unlike Tile sizes. Users volition substantially have to detect this new change on their own.

Although we may sound a bit downwards on 7.viii, we will emphasize that 1 of the biggest "experiences" with Windows Phone 8 is those new Tiles and Accent colors. If y'all call back about it, it'south the number one thing you collaborate with on a daily basis. In other words, although this update is light on new features, the ones included will go a long way in making your phone "feel new". That'due south only from our personal feel.

AT&T has non given an official appointment on this update for the Lumia 900 or other Windows Phones, though seeing as the update is waiting on Nokia'southward servers we believe AT&T volition be i of the commencement carriers to deliver to users.

Stay tuned for more.

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