I wanted to know if it would be possible to update windows phone 7 to windows phone 8 by force. Probably for the old wp7 it won?t be able to, but what about the newer phones like lumia 800. how much more different can the hardware be?
I wanted to know if it would be possible to update windows phone 7 to windows phone 8 by force. Probably for the old wp7 it won?t be able to, but what about the newer phones like lumia 800. how much more different can the hardware be?
I believe WP8 requires a multi (or at least dual) core to operate. WP7 doesn't - so even if you were able to strip the old o/s to put on 8 on an old phone, it would probably crash and burn right off the hop.
The best you can hope for is a 7.8 update with some new features.
I took a look at the youtube Microsoft presentation from the developers and that was one of the things they had touched on. Mind you, it might have been something like "Windows phone 8 will take advantages of a dual core processor".I haven't seen anything to indicate it requires dual core processors. Have you?
There are going to be single core Windows Phones for a few more years at least since they are trying to target the mid and low end markets and I don't think they are planning on keeping all of those phones at 7.5/7.8 forever.
I took a look at the youtube Microsoft presentation from the developers and that was one of the things they had touched on. Mind you, it might have been something like "Windows phone 8 will take advantages of a dual core processor".
Either one or two of the new WP8 phones leaked by HTC are not multi core. So yes, WP 8 will run on a single core. But to get it working on a WP7X device, you would need: 1) a complete reflash of the phone, and 2) new drivers to accommodate the new kernel. No problem with 1 for experienced users, but 2 will take a lot of work, and will be different for every device.I believe WP8 requires a multi (or at least dual) core to operate. WP7 doesn't - so even if you were able to strip the old o/s to put on 8 on an old phone, it would probably crash and burn right off the hop.
The best you can hope for is a 7.8 update with some new features.
Either one or two of the new WP8 phones leaked by HTC are not multi core. So yes, WP 8 will run on a single core. But to get it working on a WP7X device, you would need: 1) a complete reflash of the phone, and 2) new drivers to accommodate the new kernel. No problem with 1 for experienced users, but 2 will take a lot of work, and will be different for every device.
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Where did you see this? (Regarding the leaked HTC WP8 devices) My understanding is no launch WP8 device will run anything but a Qualcomm S4 Plus chip.