If rumors and leaked images are to be believed, Microsoft is planning to introduce new Cortana powered speakers in partnership with Harmon Kardon and other partners. A report on MSPU indicates clearly that this Cortana powered speakers are not far away.

Those who are on latest Insider build, Redstone 3 may have noticed a section called “Devices” in Cortana. Actually, Microsoft is working on an app called “Cortana Device Setup” which will further control the devices by Cortana. The app may be available in the upcoming RS3 Insider builds.

From the above Image, we can see a “Buy Now” button on Cortana, which now redirects to a Microsoft Page. You can check yourself if your PC is running on the First Insider Build of RS3. In future when the speakers are out, we can control them from here. As of now, we don’t have any Cortana Powered device. But take a look at the Screenshots below.

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From the above Screenshot, we can understand that something is being cooked in the background by Microsoft and will soon come to light. And the app also contains some voice commands for Skype, Music, Reminder, Weather.

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All these leaked Screenshots are pretty Interesting. It’s not far when we have a Cortana Powered Device in our hands. How many of you are excited to see this and wanna try a Cortana Device. Let us know in the comments below.

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Microsoft Watcher Brad Sams had come up with a new post showcasing the animation features of Project Neon. In the post, he has showed a new icon for OneDrive. The new icon may probably indicate files available through OneDrive, but which are not available locally.

Image courtesy : ONMSFT

Microsoft was in plans for making OneDrive available offline since last October. And was discussed the same on Ignite Conference in a session for One Drive. The company has promised that offline support for OneDrive will soon become available for Windows 10. Microsoft is calling this feature as “On-Demand Sync”. This may soon arrive in the upcoming builds of Redstone 3.

How many of you are waiting for this feature? Let us know in the comments below.

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First Let us see the device types supported by Windows 10 Version 1607

The minimum hardware requirements for these devices:

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOWS 10 MOBILE

SoCs that support Windows 10 Mobile Version 1607

Official Variants from this SoC with higher Clock Speed are also supported.

SoC with Windows Phone that can be updated to Windows 10 Mobile.

RAM requirements – Already Microsoft has confirmed that the minimum amount of RAM for a mobile to get updated to Windows 10 Mobile is 1 GB. See the table for different display and RAM requirements.

Minimum Storage is 8 GB Internal Memory.

So these are the minimum requirements for Windows 10 Mobile Version 1607. Fortunately all Windows Phones running on Version 1511 is eligible to get updated to Version 1607. Probably along side with PC Microsoft will release this update on July 29th as of now.

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR PC

Processor

Devices that run Windows 10 for desktop editions require a 1 GHz or faster processor or SoC that meets the following requirements:

• Compatible with the x86 or x64 instruction set.
• Supports PAE, NX and SSE2.
• Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW for 64-bit OS installation.

Memory & Storage

Devices that run Windows 10 for desktop editions must meet the RAM requirements.

For both 32 bit and 62 bit OS architecture minimum Memory should be equal to or higher than 2GB.

For 32 bit architecture the minimum storage is 16GB and for 64 bit architecture minimum storage is 20GB.

So these are the common minimum requirements for Windows 10 Anniversary Update which comes out on July 29th. Are guys keen on this update. Let us know in the comments.

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The update is not included in the Windows Update History Page. Though Microsoft Support page has something to say.

“This update makes stability improvements for Windows 10 Version 1511 servicing stack. If you are installing a servicing stack update package for the first time, the package for the x86 version is 5 MB and the package for the x64 version is 11 MB.”

Let us know if something has improved in your PC

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Now lets take a recall.. About Microsoft’s strategy on Windows Phone Update.

Windows Phone 7.0

Windows Phone 7 is the first major Mobile OS from Microsoft.  Windows Phone 7 was succeed by their internal OS Windows Phone 6.5. Devices with x1x runs on WP7. And they got updated up to Windows Phone 7.8. Devices like Lumia 510, 610 etc was running WP7.8 and that was the end for these devices. They were not get updated to at least Windows Phone 8.0

Windows Phone 8.0

WP8.0 was the first major update from WP7.0. There also Microsoft surprised us by all the possible ways. Not a single device which runs WP7.0/WP7.8 was eligible for this update. Update was all meant for new devices. WP8.0 Starts with devices x2x. Devices like Lumia 520, 620, 720 was running WP8.0 outbox.

Windows Phone 8.0 Update 2: Windows Phone Update 2 also called as Lumia Amber was a small update from WP8.0. This was the default OS for Lumia 625,925,928 & Lumia 1020. With this version Nokia started to name their Firmware in alphabetical order with name of Colors. Lumia Amber was the First one. The famous “Glance Screen” Option was introduced with this version of OS.

Windows Phone 8.0 Update 3: Windows Phone Update 3 or also called as Lumia Black was another update from WP8.0 Update 2. This was the default OS for 525, 1320 and Lumia 1520.

Windows Phone 8.1 OR Lumia Cyan

Any Windows Phone user will say that Windows Phone 8.1 was the major update for the whole Windows Phone OS. It was also called as Lumia Cyan. It totally changed the way how the OS looks like. Windows Phone 8.1 brings many new features including notification bar. Fortunately all devices running WP8.0 was eligible for the update. Devices with x3x comes with WP8.1 outbox. Microsoft also started “Preview For Developers” with WP8.1. An earlier version to “Windows Insider”. With Preview for Developers app an user can test the early beta version of the OS before the general public release. WP8.1 gets a warm welcome among Windows Phone users.

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 OR Lumia Denim: This was a small update from Windows Phone 8.1. Many new devices came with this deafult OS. Devices like 730, 830, 735 and Microsoft Lumia 535 came up with this version. Not many visible changes come up with version. This is the version on now majority of Windows Phone devices running. i.e, all the devices that are not eligible for Windows 10 Mobile.

OS version: 8.10.14141.167, 8.10.14147.180, 8.10.14157.200, 8.10.14176.243, 8.10.14192.280, 8.10.14203.206, 8.10.14219.341 or 8.10.14226.359

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 OR Lumia Denim

WP8.1 Update 2 was also called as Denim. This was the default version for x4x series devices. Lumia 640 & 640XL comes outbox with this version. This Update 2 was not widely released for all devices. Only device like Lumia 830, 930 received this update. This is the update what we are asking for. Update 2 has brought some useful changes. Let’s see what Update 2 has brings:

OS version: 8.10.15143.154 or 8.10.15148.160

Official Change Log:

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Microsoft has released Windows 10 Mobile officially to older devices on March 17th. And more than 60% of Windows Phone devices does not make eligibility to update to W10M. All the 512MB RAM devices and some star studded devices including Lumia 1020 and 920 was omitted from the update for every one’s surprise.

Now Microsoft Brazil has updated its product page and shows a Lumia 635 with 512 RAM is upgradable to W10M. We don’t think it as a mistake as Lumia 630 with 512 is opted out for update by Microsoft Brazil. 1GB RAM Lumia 635 is not available in Brazil.

Earlier another OEM from Microsoft called BLU also claimed that one their device will be updated to W10M despite of getting omitted from Final eligible list. Things are getting really messed up for Windows Phone users now.. What do you think about this claim from Microsoft Brazil.

Check the Microsoft Brazil’s Lumia 635 Product Page here

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Alcatel’s Idol Pro will feature a 5.5″ FHD Display with latest Snapdragon sensation S820. And if reports are to be belived Idol Pro will feature a 4GB RAM with 64GB ROM. It may or maynot feature a fingerprint sensor.

Here are the full Specs we have now:

• 5.5-inch Full HD
• Snapdragon 820
• 4GB of RAM
• 64GB internal storage
• 21/8 MP camera
• Continuum for phone support
• 3000 mAh battery

These are the details we can give now. With the given specs we can say that Idol Pro 4 is indeed a beast. We are not sure which all carriers will take this and to which all countries will it come. We will keep update once we have more information on this.

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• Backup

Before doing any update keep in mind that you have backed up your important data. We don’t know how our device will react to the new update. If something has gone wrong we should reset the device. So it is better to back up all your data to a safer place. Backup can be done in two ways for Windows Phone.

One Drive

One Drive is the cloud based storage system from Microsoft. An average Windows Phone user should have at least 15GB of capacity on cloud. So backup all your stuffs to One drive. Here’s how to do it –

Head to Settings – Backup

There you can see three options:

apps+settings – If the backup is off turn back up on. Settings & apps backup. this will help you to backup the settings you were using once you have reset the device. Goto manage backups and check when is the last backup your device has done. If its a longer interval then click on backup now and wait until the backup is completed. It will take some time according to your internet connection.

text messages – backup the text messages to one drive if you think you can’t miss that and its very important. Get into that menu and turn backup ON and click backup now. Wait until backup is completed.

photos+videos – for many people problem arise here. Particularly those who are having a very slow internet connection. Many of us will be having a plenty of photos and videos in our device and backing up all these to cloud is a bit difficult. But those who are having a good connection head to photos+videos and turn backup ON and press backup now.

External Source

Now we are done with backup in cloud. Those who don’t want to backup things in cloud can backup it to an external source.

That is backing up your device to a Personal Computer. Only personal stuff can be backed up here. i.e., Photos, Videos & Music. Copy all these to PC by connecting the device via USB Cable.

All these are a precautionary taken if something has happened to the update and then you may have to reset the device.

• Make enough room for your update

This is a very important thing to do before you update your device.

If there is not enough space in your device the update will fail in between. So to make sure your device has enough space head to Settings – Storage Sense. Check the Free Space on your phone. Make sure you have at least 2.5 GB of free space before you download the update. If its less than that there’s a high chance to fail the update. So move the apps, photos, videos and music to SD Card and make sure you have enough space to download the update. Keep in mind this is very very important.

UPGRADE ADVISOR

Upgrade Advisor is a new tool introduced by Microsoft to help the customers with Windows 10 Update.

So here’s What an Upgrade Advisor can do:

Update Advisor can help check if an update is available for your phone and free up space to get you started. It connects to the network to check for new updates, then helps you free up space for updates by recommending files that you can move to an SD card or OneDrive to make room for the update. After the update is completed, you can move the files back to your phone.

With the Update Advisor app, you can:

• Move songs, podcasts, pictures and videos to your SD card.
• Move songs, podcasts, pictures and videos to OneDrive.
• Delete songs, podcasts, pictures and videos from your phone.

So make sure you have update advisor in your device.

These are the things you should do before the update.

How to update the device

Here we discuss how to update the device after the rolling out of the update. All devices will not show the update right after the announcement. Your device will only check for updates in regular intervals. So in order to get the update right away head to Settings – Update – Check for Updates.

WHEN WILL MY DEVICE GET THE UPDATE

This is an important question for all Windows phone users. Even if Microsoft starts rolling out the update today we are not sure which all devices will get the update.

Here’s the primary list of device that is possibly be updated to Windows 10 Mobile today:

Lumia 430
Lumia 435
Lumia 532
Lumia 535
Lumia 540
Lumia 635 (1 GB RAM)
Lumia 640
Lumia 640 XL
Lumia 735
Lumia 830
Lumia 930

And also there’s something related to Carrier. Vodafone Italy and some other carriers have published the devices eligible for update and when they will get the update. We will discuss this later after the announcement.

Stay Calm and wait for the Biggest Announcement..!! Excited about this.. Let us know in the comments.

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Now from the Blog Post notes Microsoft is hinting at the RTM Build of W10M. It advises Insiders to update to this build from WP8.1, so Microsoft can test the upgrade path that customers will be taking from WP8.1

From Microsoft Blog:

“If you’re a Windows Insider who is willing to help test the upgrade path that most customers will be taking from Windows Phone 8.1 – you can use the Windows Device Recovery Tool to go back to Windows Phone 8.1 and then download the Windows Insider app from the Store and jump into either the Slow or Release Preview rings to pick up Build 10586.122 for your phone. Make sure to send feedback on any issues you encounter through the upgrade process or after the upgrade completes. We appreciate Insiders helping us test out the upgrade from Windows Phone 8.1 to help ensure our customers have a great experience.”

But yesterday we have reported a leak of a higher TH2 Build bringing the OS Version to 10586.164. We are not sure is .122 is the RTMed Build or will they again release cumulative update to bring the OS to .164. Anyway the app list bug is still not fixed on 10586.164. So they may be trying to fix this with another cumulative update before GR of W10M. We are also not sure 10586.164 will be pushed to Insiders.

Its all in the hands of Microsoft..

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But we are getting some reports on the RTM Build of Windows 10 Mobile.. If reports are to be believed 10586.122 may become the RTM Build. We will discuss this in detail on another post. We can look what are the issues fixed in this build.

Here are the fixes included in this release:

• Improved Kanji input experience while using Continuum.
• Improved the speed in which thumbnails appear for portrait videos.
• Improved Internet Sharing on select mobile network configurations.
• Fixed an issue in Microsoft Edge that prevented Word Flow input on some sites.
• Fixed an issue that previously prevented the option to “Close all Tabs” in Microsoft Edge from closing all open tabs.
• Improved IMS registration on select mobile network configurations.
• Fixed an issue where adding your MSA during OOBE would fail and prevent the account from being re-added after the failure.
• Improved the email sync experiences when connecting to Wi-Fi networks with a captive portal.
• Improved data connection profiles for dual SIM devices.
• Updated background processing of multiple changes to improve battery life of devices.
• Improved quality of video record to SD memory cards.
• Improved video recording audio in some cases.
• Improved overall OS reliability, including reliability of the Start screen, app updates, and the Windows Feedback app
• Improved Alarm reliability.

So what do you think about this Build.. Let us know in the comments..!

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