Update Process / Issues on WP8

[freypal]

Apologies for the ignorance here. I'm coming to WP8 from WP7 (Omnia 7 + Lumia 800) and just wondered how the update process works on WP8.

On WP7 I had to have the phone wired to the PC and updated through Zune which also stored backups of the phone as it updated.

On WP8 am I right in thinking all updates are done exclusively OTA, no wired updates? If so how are backups handled?

Also, there were a number of issues with updates on WP7 (I ended up resistor jigging my Omnia 7 due to gettin a bad bootloader via an update). Have these been ironed out in WP8? If an update is installed OTA then I guess this is a bit safer than potentially losing power on my PC and wrecking the update/phone... Any horror stories of bad WP8 updates so far?

Thanks!

 

[unnatixlr8]

you might get Spinning Cogs issue while updating wp8.. it's the only problem I have dealt while updating

 

[N_LaRUE]

To answer your questions concerning OTA, yes it's all OTA with WP8. No connecting to the computer for updates. I do recommend having your phone fully powered and preferably backup beforehand.

For you answer on backups this is the best information: Backing up your stuff | Windows Phone How-to (United Kingdom)

As for issues regarding updates to WP8. Some people have them, some don't. There's a few threads on here of people stating their issues after updates. Usually a hard reset fixes most issues but that means making sure you've backed up everything first.

 

[freypal]

Thanks for the info guys. I'd read about the spinning gears and that's pretty concerning. Is this really a widespread issue or is it more of a once in a blue moon deal? I also read a lot about it affecting the 920, is this also on the 1020?

In terms of updates completely bricking devices though, has there been any of that so far?

 

[N_LaRUE]

I don't think the latest phones suffer from the spinning cogs as much as the 920 did. I had the issue and had to send my phone in. There's software now to deal with that situation. If you own a Lumia.

http://forums.windowscentral.com/wi...ng-gears-cogs-bug-nokia-lumia-users-only.html

I think there's also a key combination but not sure how successful it is.

As for bricking devices, I haven't heard anything. People refer to the spinning cogs as being 'bricked'.

 

[freypal]

Perfect, thanks for the info!