With the Windows Phone 8 Amber Update rolling out to select Nokia Lumia devices slowly, the Finnish company has answered questions about what people should expect.
According to Nokia, it has been confirmed the Windows Phone 8 Amber Update will be available for the Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 720, Lumia 820, and the Lumia 920.
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"An important question indeed. When the software update is 'waiting for approval', it is still being processed in the final testing. 'Coming soon' is better for you, as we then already have approved the software and are doing just the final tweaks before releasing it," wrote Nokia Conversations' Ian Delaney.
As Latinos Post reported, Nokia has defined the term "waiting for approval" as undergoing a final test with either the specific country or mobile carrier before approval. The definition for "coming soon" means the update has been approved but is in "final pre-release checks."
In regards to why the Windows Phone 8 Amber Update was not released in one massive rollout, Nokia explained the delay was caused by "quality standards."
"To ensure the software update meets our quality standards, we're running multiple tests with various country variants and operators. We make the updates available to you as soon as we complete testing. With Lumia Amber we expect to have the update arriving in all Lumia Windows Phone 8 phones by the end of September. Be patient - it's coming!"
Nokia also commented on whether all Nokia Lumia smartphones will get the "double tap to open" and "flip to silence" features.
Due to limitations on certain Nokia Lumia hardware's specifications, the two aforementioned features will not be on all Lumia devices.
The "double tap to wake up the phone" feature will not be supported on the Lumia 520, Lumia 520T, Lumia 521, Lumia 620, Lumia 625, Lumia 720, and Lumia 720T.
Meanwhile, the "flip to silence" feature will be on all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices.
Finally, the Nokia Pro Camera app will only be available for the Lumia 920, Lumia 925, and Lumia 920. The camera app will not be featured in devices lower than the Lumia 920.
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