Officially announced at Nokia World 2013 in Abu Dhabi, the Lumia Black update is combination of Microsoft’s latest GDR3 update for Windows Phone OS together with Nokia’s own tweaks and features specially for Lumia Windows Phone 8 family.
Previously, the update is only available (pre-installed from the factory) on Lumia 1520 and Lumia 525 since they were released after Nokia World. However, Nokia Lumia 925 and Lumia 1020 users in Malaysia are now able to download the new update for their devices as well. Here’s a quick glimpse on several new features that Lumia Black update brings to Lumia devices:
As for other Windows Phone 8 devices in Lumia series, the update is still waiting for approval before they can be deployed according to the list on Nokia’s official website. We’ll keep you updated if there are any changes to the list next time.
[Thanks for the tip, pitpunpitlah!]
