So wondering what the new updates mean to your phone and your windows experience? Let me run through the new features quickly.
Re-sizable tiles
Foremost of the update is that, WP 7.8 allows you to re-size the windows tiles to small, medium and large. So you can customize your home screen tiles.
Wi-Fi teethering
Wit this now your device can be turned into a Wi-Fi hotspot allowing you to share your mobile Internet connection over Wi-Fi with up to five other devices or computers.
Bluetooth sharing
Finally the option most of the windows 7.5 device owners wanted. Now you can share you can send files to other devices through the ease of Bluetooth.
flip-to-silence
Simply turn the phone face down and all your incoming calls and alerts will be muted. Might come handy during meetings right?
Camera Extras
Nokia’s camera app gets further added features. So you get Smart Group shot, Action Shot, Self-timer and Panorama mode. Clicking photos with Smart Group shot mode, takes five shots in one click and allows you to choose the ‘best face’ shot for each person in the photo. While the Action shot mode is nothing but burst shot clicking multiple pics continuously to capture action and movements.
Contact share app
lets you share and receive Business Cards by SMS
Nokia City lens
Nokia’s location-based augmented reality application. Using the phone’s camera viewfinder, Nokia City Lens provides an augmented reality overlay view of buildings and instantly highlights places of interest.
Also WP 7.8 updates gives improved pocket and child lock screen security option for your Lumia device.
So now you would agree that it’s an important update right? So if you are having a Lumia device running on WP 7.5
Go to Settings > Phone Update > “Notify me when new updates are found”.
When you get the notification, connect your phone to your computer via Zune for PC, or the Windows Phone app for Mac and get, set update.
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