Official 8.1/Cyan for the Icon?

[arbyjr]

I wonder if the price going back up to "normal" instead of free could be a good sign that cyan could be rolling out very very soon...

 

[Indistinguishable]

I wonder if the price going back up to "normal" instead of free could be a good sign that cyan could be rolling out very very soon...

Verizon usually works those extra subsidy deals with the OEM for a set period of time.

So that agreed upon period likely just ended. Nothing really worth reading into.

 

[arbyjr]

Verizon usually works those extra subsidy deals with the OEM for a set period of time.

So that agreed upon period likely just ended. Nothing really worth reading into.

I understand, but I'm still gonna be wearing my lucky underwear for this week...

 

[DavidinCT]

Maybe Verizon is waiting for the Windows 9 announcement (maybe a Windows phone 9, or Windows 9 for phone, or what ever the pluck they will be calling it) as they might announce WP9 as well during that...

Too bad we cant get a stream...it is next Tuesday....

 

[Indistinguishable]

I honestly don't think we need to speculate anymore. Tcman88 has stated that it's due to exclusivity with the HTC One. The deal was along these lines: Verizon gets the HTC One with Windows for *period of time* before AT&T as long as they wait to release Windows Phone 8.1 on the rest of their WP8 line. That's it.

 

[Kieta]

I understand, but I'm still gonna be wearing my lucky underwear for this week...

All week???? :unhappysweat::sweaty::eck: LOL

 

[Kieta]

I went back to 8.1 yesterday so I'm back to relying on this thread and WPC to announce when "Verizon is now rolling out 8.1 on ICON and 928 devices". <----That felt good just typing it. Plus it'll stop me from checking for updates a zillion times a day.

 

[fiveaces01]

Comical...really? This happens everytime one of the major carriers gets exclusive rights to the intro of a new phone and the timing of OS and/or firmware updates coincides with that new device launch (which always already has the latest greatest updates. You will get the update when they have sold enough HTC One wp's. And not a day sooner. DP anyone?????

 

[MikeSo]

Comical...really? This happens everytime one of the major carriers gets exclusive rights to the intro of a new phone and the timing of OS and/or firmware updates coincides with that new device launch (which always already has the latest greatest updates. You will get the update when they have sold enough HTC One wp's. And not a day sooner. DP anyone?????

As has been talked about a so many times, it's the Cyan part that is the crucial one. Most of us here have the Preview for Developers already (or had it, at least).

Now that MS owns the Lumia line I hope they just start providing the firmware as well...

 

[awilliams1701]

That doesn't explain T-Mobile's lack of Cyan update though. Currently AT&T has it exclusively. Either AT&T is at fault, or both T-Mobile and Verizon are at fault for some reason, or I don't know what.

I honestly don't think we need to speculate anymore. Tcman88 has stated that it's due to exclusivity with the HTC One. The deal was along these lines: Verizon gets the HTC One with Windows for *period of time* before AT&T as long as they wait to release Windows Phone 8.1 on the rest of their WP8 line. That's it.

 

[MikeSo]

That doesn't explain T-Mobile's lack of Cyan update though. Currently AT&T has it exclusively. Either AT&T is at fault, or both T-Mobile and Verizon are at fault for some reason, or I don't know what.

T-Mobile just doesn't care. Not much more complicated than that.

 

[anon(8503161)]

Ack this stings. Microsoft now rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 for Lumia 930 | Windows Phone Central

 

[stonetipapps]

I can't wait any longer...need to get SensorCore into a new app. I got an Icon so I could test this stuff. I'll just have to do the backup/NSRT route tonight.

 

[MikeSo]

I can't wait any longer...need to get SensorCore into a new app. I got an Icon so I could test this stuff. I'll just have to do the backup/NSRT route tonight.

Why? SensorCore doesn't work on the Icon until Cyan. I don't understand what you mean.

I want SensorCore badly. Lost my Fitbit yesterday , and with SensorCore I can just use the Icon for the tracking instead... Come on Verizon. The 930 has Cyan and now official Update 1.

 

[Neil Hinkle]

Microsoft pushing out Lumia Cyan update for more Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developer users | Windows Phone Central

Anyone else feeling hopeful?

 

[KeegdnaB42]

Well the good news if Microsoft is going to have the DP bug fixed before Verizon gets their act together, at least none of us will have to roll back

 

[feeked]

It's officially Fall and we still don't have 8.1.

MICROSOFT SAID IN THE SPRING THAT IT WOULD ROLLOUT THROUGH THE SUMMER.

 

[Kieta]

Microsoft pushing out Lumia Cyan update for more Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developer users | Windows Phone Central

Anyone else feeling hopeful?

Slightly...I mean there's only one ICON, on one network. So you would think the testing phase would be minimal but who knows.

 

[anon(7901790)]

It's officially Fall and we still don't have 8.1.

MICROSOFT SAID IN THE SPRING THAT IT WOULD ROLLOUT THROUGH THE SUMMER.

Microsoft never said when the roll out would be completed, it just said that it would roll out in the summer. As for those of us on the US carriers that have not pushed out the update...that is not Microsoft's fault. Also, Verizon is not the only US carrier to not push out the update. T-Mobile, Cricket, and Metro PCS haven't pushed it out either.

 

[Kieta]

Microsoft pushing out Lumia Cyan update for more Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developer users | Windows Phone Central

Anyone else feeling hopeful?

This also means I'm back to checking for updates 63 times a day. Jeez. lol