Nokia today announced that it is beginning to roll out its Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade to Lumia smartphones currently running Windows Phone 7.5 as these will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 8. The Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 will all receive upgrade notifications during February.
With Windows Phone 7.8 installed, your Nokia Lumia gets even better.
The Start screen experience is completely refreshed with the ability to re-size your tiles: small, medium and large.
In addition, there are also new options available on your lock screen, such as having a daily background image from Bing; plus there’s improved pocket and child lock screen security.
Plus, there is increased language support, meaning even more people get to enjoy Nokia Lumia.
These new benefits, together with the new look Start screen, will make your Lumia feel like a brand new smartphone.
Once you receive your notification, you will need to connect your device to your computer via Zune for PC, or the Windows Phone app for Mac.
As usual, carriers will need to approve the update before they push it out to their users.
To make sure you don’t miss the update when it is released here, check that notifications are enabled by selecting Settings > Phone Update > “Notify me when new updates are found”.
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