14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just announced the availability of the new Mango OS flavor for all eligible Windows Phone devices on the market, via all wireless carriers.
Of course, this does not mean that the Mango software update is being sent to all Windows Phone devices out there, since there still are some currently “scheduling” or “testing,” but most users can get a taste of it now.
Some of the latest Windows Phone devices to receive the new update include the LG Optimus 7 smartphone in Spain at Telefonica, along with the Samsung Omnia 7 in Germany.
“Yesterday we began delivering the Windows Phone 7.5 update to LG Optimus 7 phones on Telefonica in Spain. We’re also now scheduling it for Samsung Omnia 7 phones on Deutsche Telekom,” Eric Hautala, general manager, Customer Experience Engineering, Microsoft, notes in a blog post.
“In addition, we’re now delivering Mango to 100 percent of eligible phones around the world, regardless of carrier,” he also notes.
Users who would like to learn some more info on the matter should head over to the Where’s My Phone Update? page on Microsoft's website, and will see which devices are currently “scheduling” or “testing.”
In addition to the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update, Microsoft and its partners are also delivering specific firmware updates for some of the handsets out there, and Eric Hautala has unveiled some more info on these as well.
“[W]e’re also sending out “firmware” updates to some phones around the world, so don’t be surprised if you see another update notification pop up on your phone in the coming days,” he notes.
“Firmware is software provided to us by handset makers that’s designed to do things like improve your phone’s performance, fix bugs, or even activate new features (if your phone hardware supports it).”
He also explains that the updates will be delivered to users depending on the handset model in their hands, wireless carrier they are on, or the country they live in.