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Sordid said:
Phew, after that 7403 update it's gone straight to giving me Mango :*)

A quick Google check shows this was a pre beta update which is weird but oh well. It also lead me to a forum post which pointed to this, which people are apparently using to force the Mango update. Worth a try for anyone who isn't getting the prompt!
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Thanks, it worked with this method. Updating now. :D
 
Updated. Impressed so far, the browser has been improved with the address bar on screen in landscape mode. Also very pleased by the addition of a battery saver option...but I can't seem to find a use your own ringtone option.

Anyone had any luck figuring out how you can use your own ringtones with Mango? Did they even include it in the update?
 
Speedymanic said:
Updated. Impressed so far, the browser has been improved with the address bar on screen in landscape mode. Also very pleased by the addition of a battery saver option...but I can't seem to find a use your own ringtone option.

Anyone had any luck figuring out how you can use your own ringtones with Mango? Did they even include it in the update?
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You have to use an app (like Windows Phone Insider) or sync your own custom ringtone with Zune.
 
Hmmm my Focus is 1.3

I wonder if I can get Mango by skipping the 1.4 update (using the force method above)

Anyone tried that before I venture forth?
 
After rolling back to NoDo and forcing the update, is there any way to copy photos from the Camera Roll folder Zune created in My Pictures back to the Camera Roll album on the phone?
 
Wrap-up

Windows Phone remains a breath of fresh air in an otherwise-entrenched mobile landscape. It’s fun to use in a way that iOS and Android are — to put it bluntly — not. Should “fun” be a deciding factor in a device that’s designed to keep you productive on the road? Yes, I’d argue it should; an entertaining, refreshing, visually-engaging user experience always keeps the phone in your hand, getting stuff done.

Sure, this is just a mild evolution of a platform that launched a year ago, but Microsoft has evolved it in all of the most important ways. By all appearances, they’re listening and they’re acutely aware of where the pain points lie. For the average user, I don’t think there are any showstoppers here anymore — the framework has now been fleshed out in full, and it’s up to third-party developers to recognize the opportunity and take advantage. There are still problems, of course — Mango is far from perfect — but this is the first version of Windows Phone that I can recommend without an asterisk.

With iOS 5 and Ice Cream Sandwich both around the corner, this platform still has an enormous uphill battle to climb to carve out its stake of the market — and with Microsoft’s lack of support for dual-core processors and LTE, they’re not going to win any all-out spec wars. But still, at no point while using this year-old hardware did I feel encumbered or out-of-date — in fact, I usually felt like the software was taking better advantage of the available processing power than the much more muscular Android handsets I’ve been testing over the last few months. Put simply, regardless of your preconceptions, Windows Phone finally deserves an honest look the next time you’re ready to buy a phone — particularly as we start to see new devices come to market over the next few weeks.
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This is my next: Mango review
 
Being an Android user, WP7 is looking more and more impressive by the day. Whatever Nokia handest they're working on will be probably mine, as long as it comes to Sprint. Mango looks really good.
 
Brettison said:
So I am confused. Can I update my focus with RTM or do I have to roll back?
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You'll have to roll back, because you're already on the RTM. I'm going back to 7.0 RTM as we speak ("lost" the NoDo backup) and then force NoDo and Mango with the method that was posted on WPCentral.
 
Regarding the forcing.. I'm stuck at the first step, checking for updates. Tried rebooting. Orange branded Omnia 7 here :(

Fourth time did the trick, doing the backup for 7403 right now :D
 
New thread for new news?



Biggzy said:
Successfully forced it, installing 7403 right now. Soon I too will be tasting the delicious mango.
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For me the update process went seamlessly from 7403 to 7720; I didn't have to do the same trick twice.
 
Klocker said:
been on step 7/9 to Mango 7720 for about half an hour now... oh boy
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Yeah... I'm still on that too. Hope I haven't fucked something up.

EDIT: Actually, I can see the progress bar moving slowly on the phone.
 
Sir Fragula said:
Yeah... I'm still on that too. Hope I haven't fucked something up.

EDIT: Actually, I can see the progress bar moving slowly on the phone.
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It takes quite a long time to update. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
Force mango? Yes. I think I will.

edit: It got all the way to the end of 7.0.7430.0 and failed. Oh, and look. My pre-nodo backup is gone. I certainly hope this didn't fuck me.
 
For those on Mango just recently,

Can you test something: Put earphones in the phone and then ring your number. Does the ringtone play through the earphones or only through the speakers?
 
Using pre-Nodo feels so weird. I hope that I can actually force 7392.

e: Yes, 7392 is here! Feels like I'm traveling few months back. All the excitement and waiting and frustration. Wheee!
 
Success for me as well. I did the force method and got 7392. Then had to do the disconnect internet step again and got 7403. After 7403 completed, it automatically began the update to 7720. Feels good. Now someone mentioned a Samsung specific update that disables the capacitive buttons upon playing a game. Does that exist?
 
Biggzy said:
Fingers crossed it happens to me.
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Went straight from 7403 to 7.10.7720.68 for me :D

Also, while I was "checking for updates" after 7403, the notification popped up on my phone. Is that a coincidence? I didn't notice it popping up while forcing 7403.
 
I just woke up to this. Plug the phone in and it prompt me to update (from beta 7012 build). It took about 5 mins and now phone is rebooting. Done!

If you removed all your music / video data, update will go much faster and then sync them all back when you done.

edit: it did 2nd update to remove all the beta stuff, took like couple mins. Now sync my stuff back to the phone.
 
Silly me, I needed to select all keyboards supported on my Focus and not what I am currently using. Thank you, Mr. Walsh.

7392 here, on to the next update baby.
 
SCHUEY F1 said:
So strange that they can't roll it out to everyone, but you can do the force method no problem.
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Think the reason is that if people experience problems with mango, then MS can immediately pull the plug and fix it.
 
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