It seems Xero(@qxerro) is on fire! He(or she) has been posting a number of tweets regarding windows phone in the past 12 hours. One of his latest tweet informs that Nokia Lumia 520 won't be getting full features of the GDR3 update due to some hardware incompatibility. He tweeted as "#Nokia #Lumia_520 is not going to have the taste of some GDR3 features due a hardware incompatibility."
We cannot say anything about the authenticity of the information. But we cannot fully neglect the tweet as we have witnessed several cases when Amber update(GDR2) was rolled out. When Amber update rolled out, Lumia 620 didn't get the FM feature due to some hardware incompatibility. Also double tap to wake up feature and Nokia pro cam were absent from low end phones like Lumia 520, 620 and 720 after the Amber release. It can happen same in the case of GDR3 update. Being the most cheapest(but the most popular) phone, Lumia 520 may lack some hardware which are present on the other phones meant for future updates.
If the news is true, it will be a great blow for Lumia 520 though it's the most popular Windows Phone on the planet. Recently we had seen that Lumia 520 has been a great success in the Indian subcontinent and because of this Windows Phone is the 2nd largest smartphone platform in India.
So what do our reader think?
Is the news fake/true?
Comment below on what you feel like.
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is 520...even gettin gdr3??i dbt
ReplyDeleteThe post is an older one. Lumia 520 will surely get GDR 3 update. If you want to try it, you can try it via preview of developers. If you don't know how to do it, contact us and we will help you. Also @qxerro didn't say that lumia 520 won't get update, but he said that some features will be missing in 520 like glance screen in amber
Deletehi i also have nokia 520. I tried to install rotation lock. which asked for gdr 3 update. there are couple of apps which ask the same update. my question is about "preview of developers" do i need to root my device to use the app.
Deletei hope 520 gets the gdr3 update..as the specifications of 520,620 nd 720 are similar but hardware varies
ReplyDeleteThe post is an older one. Lumia 520 will surely get GDR 3 update. If you want to try it, you can try it via preview of developers. If you don't know how to do it, contact us and we will help you. Also @qxerro didn't say that lumia 520 won't get update, but he said that some features will be missing in 520 like glance screen in amber
DeleteNo double tap to wake and glance screen for Nokia Lumia 520 with GDR3.
DeleteWhen will this update available
ReplyDeleteIt is also nice that glance screen in not coming for L520 in any updates..because than battery problem will arise...only need is some decent file manager...according to my experience L520 downloading spped reduces after gdr3 update..it shows H,H+ network in my L520 but not getting exact fruits of H+,it takes 5mnts to download 1mb file from store at H,H+ full strength network,i also reseted my phone after gdr3 update but nothing improvement in speed,
ReplyDeleteI have a Nokia Lumia 520.... installed da GDR3 update on it! Really awesome! and it has no problems like fast draining battery!
ReplyDeleteI got the GDR3(General Distribution Release 3) on my nokia Lumia 520.
ReplyDeleteThe features I got was
1)Screen Rotation
2)Driving Mode
3)Close Apps with multitasking option
etc.
I got this update in India as I am a developer.��
But what about your warrenty void?
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