Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR 1) rolling out for Developer Preview users

Last week, Joe Belfiore of Microsoft made the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR1) official while also revealing Cortana’s arrival to China, UK, India, Australia and Canada. He also mentioned that this Update 1 (GDR 1) of Windows Phone 8.1 will be rolling out this week to Windows Phones with Developer Preview installed. It seems that the time has arrived and the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 has been rolling out to the devices registered with Preview for developers.

READ ALSO: Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 to bring Cortana to China, UK, India, Australia and Canada

This update for Windows Phone 8.1 brings in a lot of new features including Live Folders support, Live Store Tile, Cortana for many new countries and more. Read the article below to check the coverage of the new features that arrive with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR 1).

READ ALSO: Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 to roll out next week to developer preview devices, brings many new features

So, those of you who registered your Windows Phones with Developers preview, download the Update 1 right now and let us know what you think!

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Google to give Nexus devices customized cases through ‘Workshop’

Google is reportedly to launch a new tool called “Google Workshop”. Wondering what that is? Well, Google Workshop helps users get a customized cases for their devices, like the ones shown above, and that service is currently being confined only to Nexus 5 devices.

The news came out from Android Police who reported that users of devices such as Nexus 5 smartphones and Nexus 7 tablets are soon going to get the facility of customizing the back covers and cases  in a variety of colors and of various options of their own devices. Currently there are two options- MapMe and Moments – for the users to choose what their back covers or cases would be.

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Lumia Cyan update now available for Lumia 1320 in India and most of the world

by prakash rao Kancharla | Jul 29, 2014 | Smart phones, Updates, Windows phone | 0 comments

Nokia has started rolling out the most awaited Lumia Cyan update to Lumia Windows Phones since last week. So far, Lumia 625, Lumia 925 and Lumia 1520 have been the ones to receive the update. Today it is the turn of Lumia 1320. The page from the official Nokia website confirms this news and leaves the Lumia 1320 users at joy.

Below is the list of all the countries that are receiving Lumia Cyan update right now.

Read: Lumia Cyan update starts rolling out worldwide, starting today

The list of countries that are currently receiving the Lumia Cyan update for Lumia 1320 are:

Facebook to make Messenger app mandatory in smartphones

Facebook is all set to make its Messenger app mandatory for its iPhone and Android users in the coming few days. What this means is that, every user of iPhone or Android smartphone should compulsorily download the standalone Facebook Messenger app in order to continue messaging with their Facebook friends.

READ ALSO: Facebook Messenger 6.0 update for Android

Facebook first implemented this plan in Europe earlier this year, and after seeing the positive effect this change brought, the firm has now decided to expand the same plan to everyone.

With the implementation of this mandatory Messenger download plan,  users will no longer have access to messaging from the main Facebook app in their smartphones and they will have to depend on the Messenger app to chat with their Facebook friends.

Facebook did not notify this issue in a blog post. It rather is notifying its users directly. The firm contacted Josh Constine of TechCrunch with the following official statement.

“In the next few days, we’re continuing to notify more people that if they want to send and receive Facebook messages, they’ll need to download the Messenger app. As we’ve said, our goal is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile Messaging experiences. Messenger is used by more than 200 million people every month, and we’ll keep working to make it even more engaging way to connect with people.”

Considering the huge number of messaging apps available for smartphones these days, it is yet to be seen how Facebook thinks its Messenger, implemented this way, could succeed.

However, users of mobile web, iPad, feature phones, desktop and Windows Phone users can be able to access the messaging feature from the main app and are not prone to this forced usage of Messenger. For now.

READ ALSO: Facebook Messenger gains full iPad support for the first time

But the Android and iPhone users are soon expected to be forced into this. They are said to receive optional notices on their phones and Facebook will send an email to the people about this.

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How to hard reset Google Nexus 5

By performing a factory reset or a hard reset, all the data from the device will be wiped. However, any data stored in your Google account can be restored back to the device, all the apps and their associated data will be lost. So it is always recommended to backup your smartphone so that the necessary data is always safe.

READ ALSO: How to backup data from Android smartphone

This post will show how to hard reset Google LG Nexus 5 Android smartphone. Google Nexus 5 can be reset to factory settings using the Settings menu in the phone.

Reset to factory settings from the Settings menu in the Google Nexus 5:

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Microsoft takes down Siri with Cortana in its new Windows Phone 8.1 commercial

Microsoft shows a simple Siri vs. Cortana in its latest Windows Phone 8.1 commercial.  It compares the iPhone 5S  with Siri and the Lumia 635 with Cortana and shows how Cortana is much more capable than Siri as Cortana handles reminders -both people based and location based -  and gives traffic updates while Siri stays behind unable to do such tasks.

The commercial ends with Siri admitting “Now, that’s a smartphone” . While it slightly looks odd while Microsoft tries to compare iPhone 5s with Lumia 635, Microsoft focuses on pitting Siri against Cortana. Enjoy the video!

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Windows Phone 8.1 update 1 to include support for folders and interactive cases

While the Windows Phone 8.1 is still to be rolled out to most of the Windows phone models around the world, it seems that Microsoft is already planning to release update 1 of the Windows Phone 8.1. While most of the features this update brings are said to be for the manufacturers, there are also few changes that could be to the consumer side.

One of those is the native folder support, the feature which already iOS and Android platforms have, which allows users to segregate different apps into a folder.

READ ALSO: Native folders support coming for Windows Phone 8.1

The other feature that this Update 1 of Windows Phone 8.1 brings to Windows Phone is the support for interactive cases. Interactive cases are those which allow phones to wake up when the case is opened or they are also used to display information when the case is closed (like the HTC dot view case).

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