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Windows Phone 7

  • 7.0.7004 initial version of the Windows Phone 7 OS
  • 7.0.7008 improve update process for future update
  • 7.0.7390 "NoDo" added CDMA support, Copy and Paste, fast application startup, and deeper Facebook Integration
  • 7.0.7392 revoke of fraudulent certificates
  • 7.0.7403 intermediate update required for updating to Mango

Windows Phone 7.5

  • 7.10.7720 "Windows Phone 7.5" codename "Mango" was announced in February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress. The update was formally announced in New York on May 24, 2011, when Microsoft gave an in-depth preview of the update, shortly before which Steve Ballmer had disclosed that there would be over 500 features. Although the OS internally identifies itself as version 7.1, it is marketed as version 7.5 in all published materials intended for end-users.[1][2]


Microsoft started rolling out Windows Phone 7.5 to both the United States[3] and International[4] markets on September 27, 2011. The first phones that came pre-loaded with Windows Phone 7.5 were released in the last quarter of 2011.

Messaging and social integration

  • Dynamic Live tile information
  • Twitter and LinkedIn integration in the People hub.
  • Groups: organize contacts by groups which can also be pinned on the start screen.
  • Contact cards now include all the contacts conversation history (SMS, emails, MMS, Messenger, etc.)
  • Facebook Places check-in support.
  • Windows Live Messenger and Facebook Chat integration.
  • Threads: all messaging communication organized in a single thread (Messenger, SMS, MMS).
  • Threaded email conversations support.
  • Outlook tasks support.
  • Facebook events integrated into the calendar.
  • Linked email accounts: multiple email accounts can be combined and linked into one inbox.[5]
  • Built-in voice-to-text/text-to-voice functionality, which will allow for hands-free texting or chatting.
  • Server search for Exchange.
  • Information Rights Management support for emails and Office documents.
  • Visual Voicemail [6]

Search/Bing

  • Bing Vision: barcode, covers, posters, products scanning, and OCR text translation.
  • Bing Audio / Music: Shazam-like audio recognition.
  • Bing Local Scout: "around me" business and POI locator.
  • Bing Quick Cards: product/media information, reviews.
  • Bing Search: indoor maps (US only), image search results, third-party app integration.
  • Bing Maps: turn-by-turn navigation, voice guidance.

Office

  • Skydrive and Office 365 documents sync (PDF also supported).[7]
  • Excel Mobile now supports adding additional macro functions.
  • Microsoft Lync support via downloadable app.
  • Added "To-Do" option when editing OneNote pages.
  • Removed ability to edit Office documents from versions older than Office 2007.[8]

Photo management

  • People / Groups gallery with Skydrive and Facebook sync.
  • People tagging in the photos with Skydrive and Facebook sync.[9]
  • Photo auto-fix - automatically improves sharpness, brightness, etc.[9]
  • Pictures tile is now animated.
  • Video sharing via MMS, Facebook, Skydrive, and email.[9]
  • Twitter integration—Tweet your pics![9]
  • Integration with the People Hub.[9]
  • Quick access to the Camera Roll.[9]
  • When you choose a photo from within an app, you can now pick from online albums on Facebook or SkyDrive, not just pictures saved on your phone.[9]
  • Pin any album to Start, including Facebook albums.[9]

Multimedia

  • Zune SmartDJ mix support.
  • Artist picture now displays on lock screen when music is played.
  • UI change of the media controls on the lock screen.
  • Ability to control video aspect ratio during playback.
  • Single music track repeat without having to pin it on the start screen.
  • Podcast downloads / subscriptions over the air (US only).
  • Open / play media content by voice.
  • Ability to create and save playlists.

Marketplace

  • Revamped Marketplace UI and search.

Camera

  • UI changes (new icons + added arrow icon on the lower left of the viewfinder to indicate camera roll).
  • Settings are now saved when the Camera application is closed.
  • Disable/enable shutter sound.
  • Support for front facing camera.[10]
  • Touch focus and capture—Tap any spot on the screen to focus there and take the shot. (This varies according to hardware—some phones will have tap-to-capture but will still automatically center focus.)[9]
  • Review pictures above the lock—Snap a photo when your phone is locked, then take a peek at it above the lock. You’ll only be able to get to photos you just took—better for security.[9]
  • Changes for portrait orientation—Now, when you take a picture in portrait orientation, you’ll see it in portrait orientation when you review it.[9]

Games

  • Redesigned Games hub with integrated 3D avatar and avatar customization.[11]
  • Friends and achievements now integrated in the hub.
  • Fast Async for multiplayer games.[12]

Internet Explorer 9 Mobile

  • Hardware-accelerated rendering.
  • Support for HTML5 audio and video playback.
  • Background HTML5 audio playback.
  • Geolocation support.
  • New JavaScript engine.
  • New UI with URL bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • URL bar is now available in landscape mode.
  • Removal of Find on Page feature[13]
  • Moved the "tabs" button to a menu item under the application bar.

Security

  • Voice commands are now disabled when the device is locked.
  • Complex (alpha-numeric) PIN support.

Other changes

  • Internet sharing[14]
  • Battery saver: phone automatically disables power consuming services and applications running in the background if the battery is low. Also predicts time remaining on battery.
  • Ringtone manager with custom and downloadable ringtones.
  • The "People" tile has been reworked and is animated differently than before.
  • Search icon and quick jump list added to the application list.
  • Support for 16 new languages: Czech, Danish, Hungarian, Dutch (Netherlands), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), Japanese.
  • East Asian handwriting recognition.
  • Support for new languages and emoticons in on-screen keyboard.
  • Hidden WiFi network support.
  • Qualcomm MSM7X30 and MSM8X55 support.
  • Programs menu will have alphabetical options similar to the people functionality[15]
  • Power off now requires a swipe down gesture after holding down the power button for a few seconds.
  • Removal of "soft-on" alarm feature[16]
  • Modification of alarm sleep interval[17]

Development API changes and additions

  • Third-party application multi-tasking and fast application switching.
  • Support for background tasks and services/agents.
  • Expanded live tiles that can be updated without network connection and can have two sides which flip periodically.[18]
  • App Connect: third-party applications can integrate with Bing search, have multiple live tiles, and can have push notifications that link deep ("Deep Toast") into various parts of the application directly.
  • Optional 32 bit color support for Silverlight applications with hardware dithering.
  • Silverlight 4 support.
  • Silverlight + XNA support in the same application screen.
  • Raw camera feed access for third-party applications.
  • New sensor API combines compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer.
  • Improved Listbox control with better scrolling performance.
  • Improved WebBrowser control with IE9 rendering engine and system-wide cookies access.
  • Clipboard API.
  • Hardware-accelerated video decoding in the MediaPlayer control.
  • TCP/IP and UDP sockets support.
  • Embedded database with LINQ (based on SQL Server Compact 4.0 engine, but without direct SQL execution).
  • Background file transfer agent.
  • Generational garbage collector.
  • NEON/SIMD support for XNA applications.

Post Windows Phone 7.5

  • 7.10.7740 fixed email issue in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and voicemail notification issue.[19]

Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh

  • 7.10.8107 Windows Phone 7.5 Consumer Refresh, added
  • LTE support
  • Fixes keyboard disappearing bug
  • Fixes location access issue
  • Other bugfixes.[20]
  • 7.10.8112 Windows Phone 7.5 Consumer Refresh 2 (CR2) Initial release for AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 & HTC Titan II.

7.10.8773 "Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh"[21] codename "Tango", added

  • Better media messaging
  • Send ringtones via MMS
  • Export and manage contacts to SIM card
  • Support for low-cost devices with 256 MB RAM and low clock CPU. [22]
  • New wallpapers [23]
  • Letter indexing
  • More reliable notifications
  • Faster numeric PIN response

7.10.8779

  • Location awareness icon [24]
  • Minor improvements and changes [25]


Also confirmed are 23 additional markets[26] including; Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Estonia, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam. This update will also include a Skype application. The Nokia Lumia 610 and ZTE Orbit,[27] introduced at Mobile World Congress in 2012, are the first phones to run the Tango update.

Windows Phone 7.8

Windows Phone 7.8 (codename Apollo[28]) is the next major version of Windows Phone 7 of year 2012, like as previous major version Windows Phone 7.5 (codename Mango) from year 2011. The expected release date for this update is in Q3 2012. Update will be delivered to all Windows Phone 7.x devices. In the future will be sold alongsite Windows Phone 8 as low spec Windows Phone.

  • New start screen UI with customizable sizes of the tiles, as found in Windows Phone 8
  • New unspecified functionalities from Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo) is the next generation of Windows Phone, as officially confirmed by MS at an MSDN seminar in August 2011 and previewed at Microsofts 'sneak peek' at Windows Phone on June 20, 2012. The expected release date for this version is in Q4 2012.

Devices will be launched by four companies, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung and HTC. All devices will be based on dual or quad core System on Chips from Qualcomm (Snapdragon S4 Plus). Current Windows Phone 7.x devices will not be able to run or update to Windows Phone 8 and new applications compiled specifically for Windows Phone 8 will not be made available for Windows Phone 7.x devices.[29]

Features

The following features were confirmed at Microsoft's 'sneak peek' at Windows Phone on June 20, 2012

  • Transitions to core components from Windows 8, including kernel, file system, drivers, network stack, security components, media and graphics support
  • Support for multi-core CPUs of up to 64 cores
  • Support for 1280x720 and 1280x768 resolutions
  • Support for MicroSD cards
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Background multitasking
  • NFC support added, including payment and content sharing with WP8 and Windows 8 machines (NFC is partially supported in Tango update, e.g. ZTE Orbit)
  • Native code support (C and C++), simplified porting from platforms such as Android, Symbian, and iOS
  • Simplified porting of Windows 8 apps to Windows Phone 8 (compatibility with Windows 8 Metro apps)
  • Carrier control and branding of "wallet" element is possible via SIM or phone hardware (Orange will be first)
  • Nokia map technology (Navteq maps with offline mode, turn-by-turn directions)
  • Native 128-bit Bitlocker encryption, Secure Boot
  • Remote device management of Windows Phone similar to management of Windows PCs
  • VoIP and video chat integration for any VoIP or video chat app (integrates into the phone dialer, people hub)
  • In-app purchases
  • Firmware over the air for Windows Phone updates
  • Minimum 18 month support of Windows Phone updates to WP8 devices


In February 2012, the tech-news site pocketnow.com claimed to have been shown a Microsoft produced video for internal use where Joe Belfiore, senior vice-president and Windows Phone manager, revealed a number of features in Windows Phone 8.[30] About half of these was confirmed at Microsoft's 'sneak peek' at Windows Phone on June 20, 2012. Listed below are features from the video that have not yet been officially confirmed by Microsoft.

  • Zune desktop integration scrapped in favor of new, unnamed syncing app
  • Deeper Skydrive integration, including ability to sync data such as music collections (confirmed by MS as part of Live wave 5 update)
  • Xbox Companion app will get Windows 8 partner client
  • App-to-app communication and integration
  • Camera app now supports "lenses", which allow third parties to skin and add features to camera interface
  • DataSmart tracks and reports usage via app and live tile
  • Gives preferential treatment to WiFi, can automatically connect to carrier-owned hotspots
  • Proxy server will compress websites in Internet Explorer 10 up to 30 percent
  • Support for proprietary, custom built apps to be deployed behind company firewalls

See also

References

  1. ^ Devereux, William (July 27, 2011). "Windows Phone Mango officially branded 7.1, marketed as 7.5". Anything But iPhone. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  2. ^ Foley, Mary Jo (July 27, 2011). "Microsoft gives Windows Phone developers a refreshed (non-RTM) Mango build". ZDNet. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  3. ^ http://mango.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-schedule-usa.aspx
  4. ^ http://mango.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-schedule-world.aspx
  5. ^ Matthew Miller (2011-06-20). "Hands-on with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango technical preview". zdNet. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  6. ^ Richard Adhikari (2011-05-24). "WP7 Visual Voicemail". TechNewsWorld. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  7. ^ Vincent Nguyen (2011-06-20). "Windows Phone 7.1 Mango Technical Preview". SlashGear. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  8. ^ Adam Z Lein (2011-08-28). "Why Windows Phone Mango Can't Edit Older Office Documents". Pocketnow. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k What’s new in Pictures + Camera for Mango
  10. ^ Amar Toor (2011-08-25). "Microsoft: front facing cameras, Skype integration coming with Mango update". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  11. ^ Bonnie Cha and Jessica Dolcourt (2011-06-20). "Hands-on with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango technical preview". cNet. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  12. ^ Microsoft Fast Async service to bring multiplayer gaming on Windows Phone
  13. ^ Is Find on Page feature being removed from IE9 Mango?! - Microsoft Answers
  14. ^ Sean Buckley (2011-08-24). "Mango teaches Windows Phone to share, probably still needs carrier permission". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  15. ^ Adam Z Lein (2011-06-21). "The Ultimate Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Preview". PocketNow. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  16. ^ "Samsung Focus Alarm Now Too Loud?". 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  17. ^ "Mango Changed my Alarm Snooze interval???". 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  18. ^ "Additions in the Windows Phone SDK 7.1". Msdn.microsoft.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  19. ^ Tom Warren (2011-11-17). "Windows Phone Update". winrumors. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  20. ^ Tom Warren (January 4, 2012). "Windows Phone update rolling out, fixes disappearing keyboard and location privacy bugs". The Verge. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  21. ^ "Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh & 60% more Opportunity!". Microsoft (via Channel9.com). March 2012.
  22. ^ Daniel Rubino (April 2012). "Nokia readies Lumia 710 Tango OS update for China". WPcentral.
  23. ^ Daniel Rubino (July 2012). "Some new undocumented features of Windows Phone Tango". WPcentral.
  24. ^ Daniel Rubino (July 2012). "Some new undocumented features of Windows Phone Tango". WPcentral.
  25. ^ Aviraj Ajgekar (May 2012). "HTC Mozart: Windows Phone Update from 7.10.8107 to 7.10.8112.7 to 7.10.8773.98 to 7.10.8779.8 !!". Aviraj Ajgekar Blog.
  26. ^ Joe Belfiore (February 2012). "Get Ready for 60% More Potential Customers". Microsoft.
  27. ^ Terry Myerson (February 2012). "Windows Phone at Mobile World Congress 2012". Microsoft.
  28. ^ Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 is developed under codename Apollo
  29. ^ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsofts-windows-phone-8-finally-gets-a-real-windows-core/12975
  30. ^ "Exclusive: Windows Phone 8 Detailed". Pocketnow. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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