What does the recent update to 8.1 do ?

0lddog

Yesterday I let my Nokia ( 625 ) update itself when prompted.

No crash, no drama ( for all I know nothing at all ) & after around 15 minutes and a couple a restarts it was all over.

Can anyone tell me what this update does for the phone ?

( I check for updates every few days so its not as if it was an old update )

Fingleberries

0lddog wrote: »

Yesterday I let my Nokia ( 625 ) update itself when prompted.

No crash, no drama ( for all I know nothing at all ) & after around 15 minutes and a couple a restarts it was all over.

Can anyone tell me what this update does for the phone ?

( I check for updates every few days so its not as if it was an old update )

If you are the 8.1 update, it probably added support for folders on the home screen.

theothernt

Any idea if you were running 8.0 in the first place?

...is your device in the Dev Preview programme?

GoodLord

Fingleberries wrote: »

If you are the 8.1 update, it probably added support for folders on the home screen.

what does that mean? how to create a folde on home screen?

cnocbui

Lots of things. Smaller and more tiles on the home screen. A pull-down notification panel to give quick access to functions like bluetooth, wifi, location. Gives you a separate FM radio app if the phone is equipped. Independent control of alert sounds and their volume so decreasing one so it's muted won't stop the phone from ringing, etc, etc.
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/how-to/wp8/basics/whats-new-in-windows-phone

theothernt

GoodLord wrote: »

what does that mean? how to create a folde on home screen?

It's not available to the general public yet.

GoodLord

theothernt wrote: »

It's not available to the general public yet.

the developer update?

GerardKeating

cnocbui wrote: »

Lots of things. Smaller and more tiles on the home screen. A pull-down notification panel to give quick access to functions like bluetooth, wifi, location. Gives you a separate FM radio app if the phone is equipped. Independent control of alert sounds and their volume so decreasing one so it's muted won't stop the phone from ringing, etc, etc.
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/how-to/wp8/basics/whats-new-in-windows-phone

Fingleberries wrote: »

If you are the 8.1 update, it probably added support for folders on the home screen.

That was already in the previous update, I got one the other day as well.

theothernt

GoodLord wrote: »

the developer update?

Yes, app developers get access to updates a couple of months in advance.

GerardKeating wrote: »

That was already in the previous update, I got one the other day as well.

If the OP is only running 8.1 now then they would not have the folders feature as it's party of 8.1 Update 1.

(to check which version you have, go to Settings > About and look for either "Windows Phone 8.1" or "Windows Phone 8.1 Update")

0lddog

Thanks for replies.

W.R.T phone :

Phone is unlocked ( ex CPW )

Already on 8.1

Not on dev preview

awec

Then I'd say it's just an update that doesn't bring any new features that you can see.