Nokia Lumia 800 Tastes Its First Software Update

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has just started to push out a software update for the newly launched Nokia Lumia 800, in an attempt to resolve some of the issues the handset was delivered to shelves with.

Running under Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Nokia Lumia 800 was the first handset to mark the company’s departure from Symbian. Five years from now, Nokia will be selling only Windows Phones.

Lumia 800 was built on the same appealing design as the Nokia N9 (which runs under MeeGo) and already received prestigious awards, but it seems that there are issues that affect users' experience, and that Nokia is determined to resolve them.

“Over the course of the next two weeks, starting today, a new update for the award-winning Nokia Lumia 800 will be rolled out in the countries where the phone has been made available,” the handset vendor announced.

As soon as they install the new software, users will benefit from a variety of performance and usability enhancements. The release notes show the following:

- Charging improvements
- Voicemail notification improvement
- Replying to mail improved for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users
- Improved display switching in bright light
- Improved audio quality.

Nokia also notes that the update will not be available for all users at the same time, since the number of simultaneous downloads has been limited.

However, the update process should be completed in all markets in two weeks’ time. Users interested in applying the update will be able to download it via the Microsoft Zune software.

According to Nokia, this is only one of the software updates it plans for the mobile phone. Apparently, the company is determined to make sure that the device can deliver a great experience to its users.

“A further update is planned for early 2012 to deliver more improvements to the software. There’s more information on the update process on the product support pages,” Nokia states.