Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Rolling Out As Developer Preview: Features Cortana, Live Folders
And Live Supports To Download Apps: As promised by the Redmond St., Seattle-based giant Microsoft Corp.(NASDAQ: MSFT) is rolling out its first Windows Phone 8.1 Update1. The update will come in the form of preview for developers. Although Windows 8.1 Update 1 is a fairly insignificant update, it is nonetheless welcomed by the Windows community, which ranks lower to the number of released OS to both Android and iOS.
Interested Redmond watchers may register for the Windows Phone 8.1 install via Microsoft's App Studio program, though MIcrosoft has exclusively released this roll out for developers. The Windows Phone 8.1 update will include virtual assistant Cortana and Live Folders to regions outside the United States. Earlier Cortana was used exclusively in the U.S.
Windows Phone 8.1 update hotly anticipated feature is 'Live Supports', which does not require users to download apps from Nokia to folders on the Home Screen. The Live Tile Interface active squares bit has been improved. The Windows 8.1 update 1 is open to users who have Windows Phones 8.1 at the current time. However, phones that run on Windows Phones by the end of 2014 is likely to be outfitted with the software.
NewoWin reports that there are two updates from Microsoft. Newo Win has had an exceptional track record of getting early breaking news from the Seattle-based tech titan. Update 1 is a preparatory software ahead of the update, while the 2nd update will be the actual Update 1.
AdDuplex, a Windows app ad network service provider found "that 11.9 percent of all Windows Phones connecting to its network run Windows Phone 8.1. That's a shockingly high percentage for an operating system that is available only in a small handful of low-end Lumia handsets, very few mainstream devices (yet), and phones configured in developer preview mode."
