Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 rolling out to Developer Preview users

Microsoft is rolling out the Update 1 release for Windows Phone viii.1 Developer Preview versions, as Microsoft promised they would exercise last week.

WPCentral has received a number of tips from readers who accept installed the Developer Preview version of Windows Phone viii.1 on their smartphones, telling usa that they have a new update to download.. These reports are collaborated by similar reports in posts in our message lath forums.

One tipster send us the screenshot of his update, shown above, which shows the versions numbers of what looks like two dissever updates: 8.x.12400.899 and eight.10.14147.180. It would appear that the latter version numbers is in fact Update 1.

As we have reported before Update 1, also known equally German democratic republic 1, adds a few new features to Windows Phone 8.ane. The biggest feature is Live Folders, which allows users to dynamically create folders on the Offset screen. Other new features include the Apps Corner, SMS merge and forwarding and much more. It should besides add Cortana support for the UK and China, and India, Australia, and Canada residents can cheque out the Us version of Cortana officially for the first time.

What do y'all retrieve of Microsoft releasing Update for Windows Phone 8.i Developer Preview users and if you are ane of them, what practice you think of the new features and improvements.

Cheers to all of our readers who tipped us!

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