T-Mobile HTC 8X Portico OS Update is now live, being delivered

T-Mobile and HTC have had quite a back and forth recently regarding the Windows Phone 8 "Portico" update (build 10211) Nosotros outset heard about the 8X update merely a few days ago and the original intent was to roll it out yesterday, Dec 19th. Merely at the last infinitesimal, we received discussion that T-Mobile was halting the rollout due to some final infinitesimal "tweaks".

The fear of course was that this could stretch into weeks as Microsoft, T-Mobile and HTC work to fix whatever information technology was property up the update. Luckily, the delay at present looks to be have been only 24 hours every bit T-Mobile and Microsoft have just at present thrown the switch, delivering the update to customers.

The information comes via T-Mobile'southward official support forums where their moderator delivered the news:

"Expert news everyone!  We're releasing the update today!

I can definitely understand some of the sentiment in some of the above posts, you lot deserve to have a properly working device. This is why we wanted to ensure nosotros did everything we could for a smooth update. Thank you over again for your patience."

The update is now live, having begun at 1PM ET.

The Windows Phone 8 OS "Portico" update brings numerous fixes and new features to the table, include improved Bluetooth pairing, stability improvements, new Messaging features, decline-call with SMS, keep Wi-Fi alive and preferred Wi-Fi HotSpot selection. You can come across the full changelog here.

In improver to the new Os, users volition besides have a new firmware installed during the update process, which should take around thirty minutes. Users can get the notification delivered to their phone by going into Settings --> Telephone Update and manually cheque for the files.

No word on Nokia'south Lumia 810 and that update though we presume it's not too far backside.

Cheers, Jeremy A., for the tip!

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