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Last year, on their Lumia Twitter account, Microsoft officially stated that all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices will receive the highly anticipated Windows 10 update. However, as recently noted in their official Lumia Conversations blog, things won’t be as straightforward as people thought.
The post primarily concerns people who are still rocking first generation Lumia phones, including the Nokia Lumia 520 and 1020, among others. While Microsoft won’t go back on their promise and Windows 10 will hit the aforementioned devices, the OS update won’t include all of the possible Windows 10 features, as “certain features and experiences will require more advanced future hardware“.
There is a level of uncertainty as to what will be excluded from the Nokia Lumia 520 and other first generation Lumia phones Windows 10 Update. Some speculations suggest that some of the most anticipated features, such as the floating keyboard, the actionable notifications and the universal speech-to-text won’t be included. However, a recent report from Windows Central suggests that the Lumia Conversations blog post may be in regard to the different wireless carriers. In the report, Microsoft officials state that while all Windows Phone 8 flagship devices and the first generation of Lumia phones, including the Nokia Lumia 520, are eligible for update, the final decision will come down to the carriers.
Users will still have to wait for the new OS, but an official Microsoft Windows 10 Technical preview is planned to hit the Nokia Lumia 520 and other Windows flagship devices in the following weeks.