Build 10536: So Far So Smooth

[Jason Gilbert]

Hey 830 owners:

I put Build 10536 on the AT&T 830 last night. Upgrade process took a while, plus I did a hard reset immediately after the install. It's smooth, very smooth. Almost as smooth as 8.1 (I had stayed on 8.1 for last build do to the mobile hot spot issue). The lock screen is still a little glitchy, with a slight hesitation when you unlock. Also, it doesn't seem to do a good job remembering which apps to put on the lock screen. But everything else is just fine. I initially got an error on the Windows store that wouldn't let me download updates. (error code 0x80073Cf9) I made sure that I was properly logged in and then restarted the phone and it cleared up. It then proceeded to download A LOT of updates (40+). So be warned, it will need some time to itself (preferably on a wifi connection) once you get everything set up.

Bottom line? It's nice, and so far is well-suited to being used as a daily driver.

P.S. Yes, Netflix works on this build. Hooray!

 

[costas60]

Does Glance work with this build

 

[camaroz1985]

It worked on the last build was just "hidden" had to find it in the store or on sysapp pusher and then open it with the "open" button in the store.

I installed last night as well. I didn't do a hard reset after the update (did for every past update, but wanted to see how this one would do without it).

Running fairly smoothly and seems more refined than the last update. I still get the start screen "Loading..." issue, but nearly as much as before. Not sure if it is related but my camera orientation seems to be stuck in the landscape orientation. Nothing I do seems to work to free it up.

Overall I think the OS is coming along well, but is definitely not ready for RTM. I think this update can be used as a daily driver, but I have been fine with working through the issues since 10166, so I may be a little more tolerant than most.

 

[pmhgeneral]

Are any of you able to make start screen tiles? You know when you put one tile on top of another thank it makes a folder with the two in it. Could someone please check for me before a do a hard reset thanks.

 

[TheSuperShoe]

I've installed it on my RM-983 too, but I had been using the previous build. This time, the upgrade doesn't seem to need a hard reset (like I had to do before). I did have an issue with the last build were my phone would stop accepting any kind of input for up to 2 minutes and a soft reset would not fix it (but the phone was still working). I'm going to give it a couple weeks to see if this has been resolved.

Are any of you able to make start screen tiles? You know when you put one tile on top of another thank it makes a folder with the two in it. Could someone please check for me before a do a hard reset thanks.

Pinning a new tile seems to take it 10 or so seconds after pressing "pin to start" to actually pin it. I have no issues making folders though.

 

[Derekor]

No problems at all on this build!

 

[camaroz1985]

Battery life seems pretty terrible.

 

[Jason Gilbert]

Glance: Yes. I still can't figure out where the controls are for it (I'd rather just turn it off), but it works fine.

 

[Jason Gilbert]

Are any of you able to make start screen tiles? You know when you put one tile on top of another thank it makes a folder with the two in it. Could someone please check for me before a do a hard reset thanks.

Yep, works for me. I have noticed that sometimes when I pin something to the Start screen it takes a minutes to show up.

 

[Jason Gilbert]

Update: I've Been using it for a few days, and it continues to be trouble-free trouble-free. A few specific notes:

-Battery life is decent. Perhaps not quite as good as stock 8.1, but I can get through the day with moderate usage.
-Some random rebooots (1-2x/day). No real pattern to it.
-Some "resuming", but less than most recent W10 builds.
-New photos app is really nice. OneDrive backups occur automatically and quickly. Still have to try twice to attach a photo to a text sometimes.

Finally, I've been using the Skype messaging app for my SMS/MMS needs. It works just fine, including toasts/replying from toasts. (I haven't tried any video messages or phone calls.) The only problem is that the tile refresh seems sluggish.

 

[Rafa mbz]

You think the final w10 will be perfect in 830 ?

 

[Bagzton]

I'm more concerned about apps running in the background. How's that faring?

 

[Jason Gilbert]

I'm more concerned about apps running in the background. How's that faring?

Not bad until you get a bunch of them going. Edge seems to be most likely to crash when there's too much going on (I'm still not convinced that allowing Edge to have a bazillion open tabs is the best choice), and sometimes the tiles take a few seconds to refresh when you go back out to the start screen.

 

[Jason Gilbert]

You think the final w10 will be perfect in 830 ?

Nothing is ever perfect. But I recently complained about some of the smoothness issues in a previous build in another post, so I feel like I should provide some honest updates about how this one is going. Overall I'm pretty happy with it.

One criticism I had of W10 vs. 8.1 is that I still don't feel like we have a lot of new features for mobile. It looks nice, and I understand the usefulness of moving to universal apps, but like I said elsewhere, the dirty little secret is that WP8.1 was already pretty good in terms of its features and W10 is about bringing those features to desktop systems more than upgrading the mobile experience. In fact, there are few things that I think were better under 8.1 (like the process of putting individual tiles for each email account on the start screen).

 

[costas60]

just updating now
will see how I go

 

[camaroz1985]

Glance: Yes. I still can't figure out where the controls are for it (I'd rather just turn it off), but it works fine.

Use SysAppPusher to open Glance in the store. Then you can click open on the store page and you will be able to change settings or turn it off. It is hidden but you can get to it.

 

[TheSuperShoe]

I started having the issues I had before (where inputs would stop working except touch screen and the phone wouldn't load anything). But I did a recovery to the "leaked" denim firmware using WPRT and upgrade back to 10. Since it's a fresh install, I won't comment on performance for a couple of days, but I can say that glance screen now shows up in Extras and Lumia Camera 5 does have the message of "There's a better camera.." when it's started. I'll let you know if I see anything else.

 

[ashram]

I started having the issues I had before (where inputs would stop working except touch screen and the phone wouldn't load anything). But I did a recovery to the "leaked" denim firmware using WPRT and upgrade back to 10. Since it's a fresh install, I won't comment on performance for a couple of days, but I can say that glance screen now shows up in Extras and Lumia Camera 5 does have the message of "There's a better camera.." when it's started. I'll let you know if I see anything else.

it's amazing how much better the 830 became overnight!

 

[ShaneRay]

I'd like to see some reports on how the 830 is fairing after 10+ days running this build.

Although the previous build initially ran fine on my 830, severe stability issues started to show up after 10 days or so. I had to roll back to 8.1

Based on a few comments I've seen elsewhere, I have a feeling that's still the case. I've taken a pass on this build so far...

 

[costas60]

it's amazing how much better the 830 became overnight!

Strange that
I had the same result
turned it off overnight and it works a lot better now