The Waiting Room (WP8.1 Dev Preview)

[phirefly]

I just got 1 update ready for my lumia 720 in india, is wp8.1 dr available now.... my phone is already updated to lumia black.......

I believe that happens when you change your region or keyboard.

 

[Vinit Yadav]

I believe that happens when you change your region or keyboard.

thnx for clarification, i did change my region, but if i update then wat will it do??? as i m already updated and now i hv my original region...

 

[jleebiker]

btw how can i get wp8.1 dev prev?

Please dear God let this be a joke...

If not...
All you need to know about the Windows Phone 8.1 'Preview for Developers' | Windows Phone Central

 

[index1366]

I am sooo eagerly waiting for the 3rd column of tiles, can anybody tell me if that's really coming to all our phones or just the 4.5'' and up? Many friends are asking me that stuff

 

[jleebiker]

I am sooo eagerly waiting for the 3rd column of tiles, can anybody tell me if that's really coming to all our phones or just the 4.5'' and up? Many friends are asking me that stuff

This has been asked and answered. Search is your friend.

 

[vikrant6]

I am sooo eagerly waiting for the 3rd column of tiles, can anybody tell me if that's really coming to all our phones or just the 4.5'' and up? Many friends are asking me that stuff

Yes all the phones are getting this feature...

 

[Vinit Yadav]

I am sooo eagerly waiting for the 3rd column of tiles, can anybody tell me if that's really coming to all our phones or just the 4.5'' and up? Many friends are asking me that stuff

its coming to all lumias, its said by MS....

 

[05Paris]

I'm afraid you should just go back to iOS, the Icon is just too much phone for you. If WP is such a struggle and all...

 

[Sandeep Aashish]

btw how can i get wp8.1 dev prev?

Daniel has written a wonderful article on that: All you need to know about the Windows Phone 8.1 'Preview for Developers' | Windows Phone Central

 

[index1366]

Thank you all, should've really used search before asking that, silly me .
Thank you anyway!

 

[cmgss]

I just got a update thourgh the dev prievew, but it was a small one. Definatly not wp8.1. Took like 30 seconds to download. But it also creashed my phone (stuck on the spinning gears). Anybody know anything about this?

 

[Faraaz96]

I just got a update thourgh the dev prievew, but it was a small one. Definatly not wp8.1. Took like 30 seconds to download. But it also creashed my phone (stuck on the spinning gears). Anybody know anything about this?

Its minor update... 8.0.xxxxx.155

 

[tk-093]

You like swype? I find it weird to use. I remember having to install gingerbread keyboard on my Android to replace the swype keyboard that Honeycomb/Ice Cream Sandwhich made default.

Not excited for this feature but Cortana absolutely

Heck yeah. I love, love, love it. I can type so fast and fluid (hehe) with a Swype style keyboard.

 

[tk-093]

I just downloaded a 2MB update. I wonder if it is the 8.1 upd*SLAP*

 

[henry.gray]

Once again, parts of updates are left out for pretty much everything outside of the US, who else finds this ridiculous? If this dev is going to be released release all parts of the update to everyone involved in the preview.

 

[SAM 77]

Well its the 10th here in Aus and nothing so far this morning.

Another 12 hours and I'll try again when all the U.S. is into Thursday.

 

[oditius]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the new Swype like keyboard. That has me uber excited... also Cortana and Action Center.

I loved Swype, if it wasn't for the 1520 being spec wise on top, I might have stayed with Android because of Swype.

 

[colinkiama]

I wonder if they finally made the landscape keyboard fit to the edges of the screen?

 

[Dustin Hodges]

Once again, parts of updates are left out for pretty much everything outside of the US, who else finds this ridiculous? If this dev is going to be released release all parts of the update to everyone involved in the preview.

Portions of the update are not left out. Merely, the region setting dictates what features are available once installed.

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Most Anticipated Features
1. Cortana
2. Quick Settings Bar
3. SD App Data Storage
4. IE Reading View
5. Enhanced HTML5 Video Player

Least Anticipated Features
1. Notification Center
2. *Enhanced HTML5 Video Player

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Glad it's here, but the controls are awful. Make it more like Video on W8, where the play button hovers in the middle and disappears, with the player position bar below it

 

[Aren Clegg]

the notification center looks awesome! Cortana looks great! Can't wait for storage sense and that parallax backgrounds!