Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 could soon be sent out to those subscribed to Preview for Developers

posted by Alan F.

@wolfcallsputs

Feb 15, 2015, 3:54 PM

Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 could be coming to Preview for Developers soon

Last September, it appeared that the Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 update was going to start rolling out on October 8th to those subscribed to Preview for Developers. But that turned out to be one of those rumors that never comes true. Now, it looks as though the next Windows Phone 8.1 General Distribution Release is ready to be distributed to manufacturers.

Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 has been spotted in OEM official documentation. That means it is at the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) stage. At this point, we could see it sent out to those subscribed to Preview for Developers. Eventually, once the Lumia Denim firmware update is complete, GDR2 could be released to non-developer owners of a Windows Phone 8.1 model.

Some of the new features that the update will bring include video over LTE, an anti-theft feature and support for new languages like Bangla (Bangladesh), Khmer, Kiswahili and Lao. Since Microsoft has said that it would add an anti-theft feature in the middle of this year, that gives us a good idea when to expect this update to start rolling out to all Windows Phone 8.1 handsets.

source: NPU via WMPoweruser

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12 Comments

1. aco96

Posts: 244; Member since: Oct 12, 2012

I have WP 8.1 Update on Samsung ATIV S, but battery saver live tile doesn't snow battery percentage and there's no mobile data toggle for the notification centre. I've downgraded to official WP 8 GDR3 and then upgraded to official 8.1 GDR1, but I still have these problems. Is there any way to fix this?

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 5:46 PM 0

16. aniqtheboyz

Posts: 9; Member since: Sep 03, 2013

You must have this version to get it 8.10.14219.341

posted on Feb 16, 2015, 3:15 AM 1

22. aco96

I have 8.10.14157.200 :(

posted on Feb 17, 2015, 8:23 AM 0

2. sidhu129

Posts: 11; Member since: Feb 15, 2015

i just installed windows 10 Preview on my Lumia 1020 ;) Prretty much enjoying it!

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 6:48 PM 0

4. TerryCrowdey

Posts: 14; Member since: Dec 22, 2014

I'll bite. How did you do that?

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 7:23 PM 0

5. trnz007

Posts: 49; Member since: Feb 12, 2014

xda hack

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 9:47 PM 3

20. sidhu129

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

posted on Feb 16, 2015, 10:16 AM 0

21. aniqtheboyz

me too.... on my Lumia 520

posted on Feb 17, 2015, 1:08 AM 0

6. Alex123

Posts: 241; Member since: Oct 17, 2012

Great to hear that Khmer is added. It would be more enjoyable if Cortana comes along.

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 10:29 PM 0

9. tigermcm

Posts: 861; Member since: Sep 02, 2009

lol if this is coming out soon its only to hush those that cant get the tech preview

posted on Feb 15, 2015, 11:59 PM 0

10. Extraneus

Posts: 121; Member since: Jun 02, 2012

Or don't want... It's an alpha tech preview, remember? 99.99% of all users won't be interested in a half-baked OS that's even remotely likely to fry their phone. Any update to 8.1 will be welcomed by the vast majority of WP users.