Windows phone 8 gdr2 update begins rolling out to htc. Htc one m8 factory unlocked smartphone with 32 gb memory, nanosim support and 5. Unlocked htc 8x getting windows phone gdr2 right now neowin. Beginning its journey as a flagship for windows phone 8, the htc 8x is now over three years old. Htc 8x on receiving end of new update, fixes gdr2 lag. Some users of the unlocked htc 8x are experiencing freezing problems after microsoft released the gdr2 update, this was first rolled out htc 8x gdr2 update causing freezing problems. The htc 8x, also known as the windows phone 8x by htc, features a slick design, 4. Both the gdr2 and lumia amber updates have started rolling out, but are not yet available for all devices. While only unlockedunbranded handsets are receiving it now, we hope it wont be. Q my htc 8x didnt get gdr2 update windows phone 8x by htc. Gdr2 wifi issues htc 8s as others have reported wifi does not auto connect after the lock screen has been active.
If you are a proud htc 8x owner, you would be happy to hear that the windows phone 8 gdr2 update has started rolling out for the unlocked version of the device, as expected. Tmobile us pushing out gdr2 os update for htc 8x today. The verge has received reports that gdr2 is making its. This summer, sprints lineup of windows phone 8 devices increased from zero to two. My 8x still havent got the gdr2 update blessing in disguise. One of those handsets was the windows phone 8x by htc. The windows phone 8 software is enjoyable but doesnt seem to offer much. Fm radio returns to windows phone with the gdr2 update. Htc windows phone 8x lte windows phone 8 gdr2 ota firmware. Htc 8x updates, are we still getting gdr2, or are we waiting like vodafone users.
Official htc 8x gdr2 thread windows central forums. The gdr2 update was only rolledout for the unlocked htc windows phone 8x, with mobile operatorbranded versions having yet to receive the latest windows phone 8 upgrade at the time of writing. Hipstamatic oggl wont work well with htc 8xt due to it missing a piece of software. However select verizon wireless devices can be updated using the htc sync manager software. Device is plugged in and the battery is fully charged.
Firmware now available for the htc 8x via the windows. On my unlocked phone htc 8x bought about a month ago, there was another new update prompted after updating to portico. Slcd2 capacitive touchscreen, 8 mp camera, wifi, gps, bluetooth. The windows phone 8 software is enjoyable but doesnt seem to offer much over its android or ios rivals. You can recover a phone to the latest official software version. Flash original rom for bricked htc 8x after updating gdr2 hello guys, yesterday i tipped wmpu for the way to flash original rom for the bricked htc 8x. Whats new in the gdr2 and lumia amber windows phone updates. Windows phone 8 gdr2 update rolling out for htc windows. The htc 8x was the first windows phone 8 device to pick up the gdr2 update, but it was a moment to forget since some of the htc 8x owners actually reported that their smartphones started to lock up and end up as completely unresponsive once the update had been installed. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality. Htc germanys official facebook page has announced that the gdr2 update is now rolling out over the air to both the windows phone 8x and 8s. Htc windows phone htc 8s, htc 8x, htc one m8, htc 8xt, htc titan 2, htc radiant, htc radar. While gdr2 for the 8x got pushed back, and that was because of an extra firmware update that htc fel.
Windows device recovery tool updated and now supports htc 8x. Htc windows phone 8x smartphone windows 8 wifi bluetooth. Htc windows phone 8x lte 16gb pm23300, microsoft windows phone 8 apollo, qualcomm snapdragon s4 msm8960, 1. Your rooted android phone can jailbreak an iphone with checkra1n. The htc 8x is a smartphone running the windows phone operating system from microsoft. In this roundup we tackle some commonly reported windows phone 8 problems and. Its the software still that may be the big barrier for windows phone adoption as the platform still trails behind popular rivals ios and android in some key areas. Aside the name change and some bug fixes, microsoft has expanded the list with supported models that can be reflashed to windows phone 8. Winphoneviet ran into the same issue and contacted htc, who were kind enough to send them an original rom for the htc 8x, in both asian. Htc windows phone 8x lte windows phone 8 gdr2 ota firmware upgrade 3030. Latest wp8 update kills some htc windows phone 8x units. If your bootloader or device software has been modified, you may run the risk of damaging your device by installing the ruu.
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