
Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Since shortly after Windows Phone first appeared Microsoft have very helpfully been keeping users around the world updated as to the status of update rollouts through their Where’s My update website . The reason this is helpful is that once Microsoft have signed off on an update it then has to pass through two additional testing stages before consumers can install it on their handsets. The first stage is with the handset manufacturers who check that the update is compatible with their handsets and any bespoke software they have installed. Lastly it goes to the mobile networks who run the same tests. If any problems are found the company has to go back to Microsoft and work on updating either their own software (which is more likely) or figuring out what it is in the Windows Phone update that’s causing them problems. While it is extremely unlikely that problems will be found these two additional testing phases can drag out an update rollout for several months with some mobile carriers (Telefonica, you know who you are!) delaying updates the longest. Thus the website has been extremely useful for a great many people
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