Tuesday 3 May 2011

Windows Phone 7 update stalls on Samsung Omnia 7

news Microsoft has said it is to have more technical problems with its Windows 7 Phone update.
Microsoft began pushing its first big Windows 7 Phone patch over a month ago, but some - as owners of Samsung Omnia 7-ers - still waiting.
Microsoft has admitted that it has stopped sending updates to Samsung Omnia 7 phones.
Microsoft began rolling out their NoDo update for Windows 7 Phone over a month ago, and even set up a tracking page, so users can keep an eye on when their carriers would be pushing the update to their devices.
Photo credit: SamsungMicrosoft's Michael Stroh, who writes the Windows blog, acknowledged Thursday that the company has stopped sending updates to Samsung Omnia 7 phones.
But while most Windows 7 Phone users now have received their updates and Microsoft's tracking page is blank-blessed some Windows 7 Phone customers are still waiting.
They are the same phones were useless, or \bricked \\ u0026quot;, when Microsoft began rolling out the so-called NoDo update in February.
According to comments in Microsoft Windows Phone Blog, the company has temporarily suspended updates to the Samsung Omnia 7 units due to a technical problem with the update package on the phone model.
The team discovered a technical problem with the update package for this model, Stroh wrote in answer to questions posted on the Windows phone blog.
In addition, Microsoft confirmed some Samsung Focus customers have not received updates, and the company looks at the situation.
His response was first reported by WinRumors area.
The NoDo update to Windows phone is actually the second update, Microsoft has released Windows 7 Phone, the first was an update that, in itself, was intended to enable smoother updates for the devices. In this case, found the owners of a Samsung device's units bricked by the update, even though Microsoft claimed that the update worked just fine for nine out of ten users. Microsoft shows that testing a new service pack for the Samsung Omnia 7 is almost done, and hopes to CV shipments soon. Gartner: Windows 7 Phone will overtake me ... Microsoft finally starts Windows Tel ... Microsoft: Windows 7 Phone update failed ... Galaxy S Gingerbread Update \pace ....
Stroh said Microsoft is working to resolve the issue.
Work on fixing and testing package is almost finished, and the team hopes to resume shipments update soon, wrote Stroh.
When I know more about the timing, I'll pass it along.
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