Windows Phone 7.8 rolling out to overseas Nokia Lumia 800 models now

posted by Alan F. / Dec 16, 2012, 10:49 AM

Windows Phone 7.8 rolling out to overseas Nokia Lumia 800 models now

The Nokia Lumia 800

According to a Windows Phone blog based in the Netherlands, a Nokia Lumia 800 they own has received the long awaited Windows Phone 7.8 update. It is unclear whether this is rolling out to carrier-branded models at the same time, although we would tend to doubt it. The update came from Zune desktop software and was broken down into four parts starting with a Nokia update to Windows Phone, 7.10.8773, which continued with software version 7.10.8779.8, then 7.10.8783, and lastly to 7.10.8858.136. The "8858" update for the Nokia Lumia 900 was spotted in Nokia's servers the other day.

The update can be noticed immediately with a Windows Phone 8 style splash screen and resizable Live Tiles. Other changes expected include a Bing lock screen image of the day, new wallpapers and twenty new themes with different colored accents.

If you own the device, or any of the other Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7.5 models, you might want to check to see if the update is waiting for you by connecting to Zune. Let us know if it has arrived by leaving a comment in the box below.

source: WP7.nl (translated) via WMPoweruser

Windows Phone 7.8 has arrived for the Nokia Lumia 800 via Zune

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35 Comments

1. rihel_95

Posts: 305; Member since: Mar 21, 2012

Hoped for WP8, but atleast NOKIA is not among the companies who leave out the old phones.

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 10:52 AM 12

2. Nadr1212

Posts: 741; Member since: Sep 22, 2012

Tots (totally) dude

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 11:07 AM 3

6. Pedro0x

Posts: 271; Member since: Oct 19, 2012

It is mobile from October 26th 2011, this is not an old mobile. So basically this mobile had 1 year support, wow. And it only got WP 7.8 which is light years from jelly bean.

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 1:41 PM 2

13. ogy_dogy

Posts: 453; Member since: Jun 29, 2012

and how many android devices (percentage please) are running even jellybean 4.1? please do not compare wp support with android support...

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 4:34 PM 2

19. wassup

Posts: 565; Member since: Jun 23, 2011

why? because most Android devices atleast see 2 major upgrades as opposed to the 800s 1? (if you can call a new launcer a firmware update)? please, MS dropped the ball on the WP7 phones, how do you know they won't do the same to the current WP8?

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 7:37 PM 0

20. Shubham412302

Posts: 581; Member since: Nov 09, 2011

only the flagships recieve updates most of the phones do not recieve sgs, sgs+, htc ov, s xperia sola, xperia u and many other are on the same android version which it was shipped on....... samsung updates only s2, s3, note, note 2 only frquently,,, others recieve updates too late

posted on Dec 16, 2012, 8:39 PM 2

31. Pedro0x

Posts: 271; Member since: Oct 19, 2012

Well they are not couting in rooted mobiles and I have a 2,5 old mobile (SGS1) and I am running on android 4.1.2 and can flash android 4.2 so I still have support.