14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier this week, United States wireless carrier T-Mobile started the delivery of the NoDo software update to its customers owning an HTC HD7 smartphone, with Dell following shortly with the same update for Venue Pro, and it seems that other wireless carriers around the world are pushing the software to their users as well.
Of course, this does not mean that the software update would arrive on all carrier branded Windows Phone 7 devices out there at the same time, but that things have been put in motion, and that it might not be too long before they would all receive it.
In a recent post on the Windows Phone blog, Eric Hautala, General Manager, Customer Experience Engineering, Microsoft, explains that the software update is already arriving on devices at many wireless carriers around the world, but that not all users might taste it right away.
“We’re happy to finally be making the copy and paste update more widely available. But remember that we deliver updates gradually to start,” he explains.
“So even if the status for your operator changed today to “Delivering update,” it could still take about two weeks or so before you see a notification on your phone that it’s available for download. We are taking the time to really scrutinize quality to make sure your update experience is great.”
Hautala also explains that some users might receive two updates on their devices, one of which would be the so called February update, or pre-NoDo, while the other would be the actual NoDo software, the one that brings copy&paste into the mix.
What should be noted, however, is the fact that these software update might not land on handsets right one after the other. However, both of them should be delivered to users in the near future, as the update status tracker on the company's website shows.
As you can see there, some wireless carriers around the world have yet to start delivering the software update, but it might not be too long before they finalize the testing or scheduling phases as well, so stay tuned for additional info on the matter.
In the meantime, we should note that Microsoft also apologized for delaying the release of this software.
“We didn’t set out to let you down. But it’s clear we did. Whether you’re someone who has followed our progress from the start, or are new to Windows Phone, you deserve the updates we’ve promised. My job is to get us on the right path and deliver them,” Hautala concluded.