An Update on the Windows Phone 8X by HTC
Good news for owners of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC. After some concerns were raised by some customers regarding ongoing support for your phone, they got in touch to reassure us.
While the bad news is that you won’t be receiving GDR2, the good news is that you’ll be jumping straight to GDR3.
We’ve now updated the table below to reflect that.
We don’t have any timelines just yet, but you’re already looking in the right place to find out once we do. Keep an eye here each Thursday and as soon as we have more info on GDR3 for your Windows Phone 8X it’ll be here for all to read.
We don’t have any timelines just yet, but you’re already looking in the right place to find out once we do. Keep an eye here each Thursday and as soon as we have more info on GDR3 for your Windows Phone 8X it’ll be here for all to read.
We know how much you love to have the latest software on your phone and we love to get it to you. But, we can’t always get it to you as quickly as you’d like.
What we can do is keep you in the loop throughout the process. This weekly wrap is our way of doing that.
Stuff you need to know about software updates
Just as we don’t make the phones we sell, we don’t code the software that runs on them.
We do some testing to make sure they work as we expect them to, but that’s all there is to our part in the process.
Software updates are complicated, and there’s a lot of moving parts to take into account (enough to fill three whole blog posts). But that’s for us to worry about, not you.
We’ll do the hard work behind the scenes like chasing our suppliers and doing the testing.
The easy stuff is letting you know how we’re progressing, and that’s where this post and the table below comes in.
News from overseas
All the info we have on the updates we know about is below. Keep in mind though that this just for us here at Vodafone AU.
What happens overseas doesn’t apply locally, so that info on a UK release or news about Android 4.4 KitKat you read on the web won’t be coming to your phone straight away.
As soon as we hear news though, this is the place to read all about it. I’ll be back for you again next week so stay tuned if what you’re looking for isn’t here yet.
What’s in the labs?
Devices which are listed in bold type indicate a change from last week:
| Manufacturer | Model | Current | Future | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony | Xperia Z | 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 Maintenance Release |
Sony are preparing to submit this update to us for testing. |
| Xperia S | 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 Maintenance Release |
Approved. Scheduled for roll out by Sony on or before 16/09/13. | |
| Xperia SP | 4.12 | 4.1.2 Maintenance Release |
Sony have advised they are focusing on the next major update. Dates are yet to be confirmed. | |
| HTC | One X | 4.1.2 | 4.2.2 (Sense 5) |
HTC are preparing to submit this update to us for testing. |
| Windows Phone 8X | OS v10211.204 |
TBC | HTC have advised they won’t be releasing this update as they’re focusing on the release of GDR3. Timings for this update will be announced soon. | |
| Samsung | GALAXY Note II | 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 (HD Voice) |
In testing. |
| GALAXY Nexus | 4.1.2 | 4.3 | Samsung have confirmed their intention to supply this update to us, but have no ETA for delivery. | |
| Nokia | Lumia 820 | PR2.01 (LTE) |
TBC | Rolling out now. For more info see our support page. |
| Lumia 720 | PR1.0 | PR2.0 | Nokia have requested we test a new build of this update. We’re currently waiting for it to be delivered. |
We’re moving!
Over the last year we noticed that these posts generate some amazing discussion. In fact at times it gets to be a bit much for the basic commenting system to handle effectively.
With that in mind, we’d invite you to start a discussion in the Vodafone Community. It’s a great place designed from the ground up for conversations.
And, if you’re having any problems, our Help & Support Team can help you out right there too.