How to revert back to WP8 - Nokia Software Recovery Tool questions

[Dan TheMan86]

Hello everyone. I tried searching this but all I could find was one thread with 4 posts in it, and not much information. I am trying to revert back to WP8 on my Lumia 920. I honestly liked WP8 a lot better than 8.1 and I'd rather not answer any questions regarding my opinion on that.
I have downloaded the Nokia Software Recovery tool and I am having trouble using it. It is not detecting my phone when plugged in through USB. I have read about the Nokia Care Suite, but I cannot find that file on Nokia's website. I downloaded what I thought was the Care Suite, but I think it is something for non-WP8 phones (maybe symbian phones??).
Anyway...is there a thread devoted to instructions on how to revert back to WP8?
If I am unable to do this, I may consider forking over $70 and buying an off-contract Lumia 520. Please help!! Thank you

 

[ashokpun]

It's not possible to get back to the previous version. 😞

Sent from my Nokia Lumia 520 using Tapatalk

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Not even when using Recovery Tool or Care Suite on a Nokia device??

 

[Dan TheMan86]

http://forums.windowscentral.com/wi...er-preview-restore-old-wp8-nokia-devices.html

 

[anon(8657436)]

Not at all possible! Unless you made a backup with the Nokia Software Recovery Tool.

 

[I3unny]

http://forums.windowscentral.com/wi...er-preview-restore-old-wp8-nokia-devices.html

Try the way given here.. It would surely work

 

[Dan TheMan86]

I can't get the recovery tool to detect my phone...what gives??

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Or is that thread an elaborate trolling?

 

[Dan TheMan86]

It finally detected my phone and I am installing 3051.xxxx which should be Nokia Black, right?

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Am I going to lose all my contacts that weren't already attached to my SIM?? Or do those get saved to my "hotmail" account?

 

[lee kwan kin]

Latest Nokia recovery tool is 1.1.3...downgraded my 1520 from 8.1 back to 8.0...battery drain fast even off background apps (no cortana) now happy with my battery performance

 

[I3unny]

Am I going to lose all my contacts that weren't already attached to my SIM?? Or do those get saved to my "hotmail" account?

they will be surely sync with your hotmail

 

[I3unny]

It finally detected my phone and I am installing 3051.xxxx which should be Nokia Black, right?

Yea I think its Nokia black.. Can u tell me the size of the update that you are installing?

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Its 1gb or so sized file. It already finished downloading and I am reverting to a backup I created on APril 14th before updating to 8.1

I'm hoping it won't install 8.1 again.... Fingers crossed.

If so, I will have to go with the "Clean Slate" method

 

[I3unny]

Its 1gb or so sized file. It already finished downloading and I am reverting to a backup I created on APril 14th before updating to 8.1

I'm hoping it won't install 8.1 again.... Fingers crossed.

If so, I will have to go with the "Clean Slate" method

Lol.. Gl bro, hope it don't install wp8.1 again

 

[I3unny]

Latest Nokia recovery tool is 1.1.3...downgraded my 1520 from 8.1 back to 8.0...battery drain fast even off background apps (no cortana) now happy with my battery performance

Just other than battery.. Do you like using wp8 after using wp8.1??

 

[Dan TheMan86]

The phone reverted to Nokia Black and not WP8.1. Now I just have to figure out how to get to the latest firmware update that allows you to disabled the windows keys vibrations etc.

But yeah, WP8.1 was horrible to be honest. Destruction of the Me hub, battery life, Music Hub, IE11 defaulting to mobile versions of websites even after manually selecting desktop version. Just too many things to list. I think even when 8.1 becomes public I'll stick with 8.0. MS messed up big time on this one.

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Looks like I can't update to the latest WP8.0. Which firmware version is the one that allows you to turn off windows keys vibrations?

 

[anon(8657436)]

It was named as Lumia Black and BTW you should check your "touch" app for updates using sysApp Pusher. Also check for any system apps listed under nokia in the app for updates.

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Under "Touch" there is no setting for Windows Keys as there was before. Very odd... I've installed the SysApp Pusher and there is nothing for touch!! What the heck??