HTC 8X not in GDR1 Dev Preview

[anon(5579515)]

Joe Belfiore just tweeted: "We're working with HTC to get Update 1 for HTC 8.x phones out. Remember, this is preview! Prob a few weeks"

8.x? I'm guessing the x represents S, X, and XT as a universal symbol for all HTC 8 phones? Joe would know whether to put an 8S, 8X, or 8XT...

 

[Victoroos]

Simple reason... they don't want to support the old versions (atleast priority wise) when they already have a high-end one due for release this month

.... I just want to use cortanaaaa

 

[PimpBot5001]

.... I just want to use cortanaaaa

^This.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

HTC 8S isn't getting 8.1 update because of 4GB of storage

 

[anon(5579515)]

HTC 8S isn't getting 8.1 update because of 4GB of storage

New phones like the 630 (I don't keep up with Lumias much, correct me if I'm wrong) are coming out with 4GB of storage and an SD expansion same as the 8S, so the idea what the 8S will not be getting 8.1 Update 1 due to storage is invalid. There actually seems to be no valid reason for it not to get the update due to hardware, so there's actually more hope than less. The storage, RAM, and processor specs are present in other phones, so they shouldn't have any bearing.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

New phones like the 630 (I don't keep up with Lumias much, correct me if I'm wrong) are coming out with 4GB of storage and an SD expansion same as the 8S, so the idea what the 8S will not be getting 8.1 Update 1 due to storage is invalid. There actually seems to be no valid reason for it not to get the update due to hardware, so there's actually more hope than less. The storage, RAM, and processor specs are present in other phones, so they shouldn't have any bearing.

The Lumia 630 has 8GB of storage and the 530 has 4GB. But as it'll possibly be coming with update one on board, that'd be a moot point.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

The Lumia 630 has 8GB of storage and the 530 has 4GB. But as it'll possibly be coming with update one on board, that'd be a moot point.

Remember some users also reported being unable to get WP 8.0 GDR3 even after a hard reset due to storage issues

 

[Feronix]

The Lumia 630 has 8GB of storage and the 530 has 4GB. But as it'll possibly be coming with update one on board, that'd be a moot point.

This.

Also, a reason that some Lumia models got an error with the GDR1 Update was because of storage issues as well. Apparently this had something to do with the install partition that users cannot access and so isn't related to general storage on the device itself?

 

[thrash994]

Did anyone get UK Cortana?

 

[Georgi Anastasov]

Do we have an exact release date on the update for our phones yet?

 

[MultiGielen]

Do we have an exact release date on the update for our phones yet?

Not yet. According to Joe Belfiore it can take weeks.

 

[anon(5579515)]

Not yet. According to Joe Belfiore it can take weeks.

I'm placing a wager on the beginning of September... Anyone with me?

 

[TGBmark1234]

I'm placing a wager on the beginning of September... Anyone with me?

Nope. I'm thinking that "weeks" was a synonym for "months".
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[Victoroos]

Did anyone get UK Cortana?

Nope..
That is why I really wanted the update...

 

[Victoroos]

Nope. I'm thinking that "weeks" was a synonym for "months".
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I would be great... But I'm afraid.. That indeed months seem correct... I'm still not sure whether the official 8.1 update will allow us to get 8.1.1

 

[henry.gray]

This is why htc should stick to android, is htc wp8.1 users will suffer, I bet when htcs upcoming phone is released it won't be long before they stop updates to that and claim it's a hardware problem.

 

[anon(5579515)]

This is why htc should stick to android, is htc wp8.1 users will suffer, I bet when htcs upcoming phone is released it won't be long before they stop updates to that and claim it's a hardware problem.

Even their Android offerings don't really have stellar support. Trust me, I've been there...

 

[Lukman Ali]

Even their Android offerings don't really have stellar support. Trust me, I've been there...

Yup, Namely with the One X, HTC only really support the One only.

 

[MultiGielen]

Nope..
That is why I really wanted the update...

Why do we need GDR 1 to use Cortana UK?

 

[Neyney10]

Why do we need GDR 1 to use Cortana UK?

cause cortana UK comes with GDR1.