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[Nero3000]

Frig me, the last 5% of "preparing the install" for the second update is taking forever.

It was probably downloading the EULA. I hope you read it all.

 

[The Flash]

 

[stktt]

Gears!

 

[StudioTan]

Just woke up, phone is doing the first preparation update and taking it's sweet time to do it. The little bar has barely moved.

 

[Zeknurn]

It's too bad they killed the Vergecast because I would like to hear them completely dismiss any changes made in this update.

 

[jossueinacoma]

screen says " Were getting there.....and its worth the wait"

 

[maeh2k]

The new keyboard works really well.

I'd really like to see an in-depth comparison of the different shape writing algorithms of Windows Phone, Swype, Android 4.1, and previous research (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShapeWriter)

With a well chosen background, I'm totally okay with the new start screen customization. For now I've left my start screen completely unchanged. No image and two columns.

 

[Bullza2o]

Finally finished "preparing to install" and onto the gears now! I have to take a nap or do something in the meantime.

 

[stktt]

Hey, going from a 7.9 to an 8 is quite the accomplishment. The ecosystem has increased by an entire point over the past 18 months.

 

[MrGreencastle]

Cool. Updating my 920 now.

No Cortana in Canada... Why

 

[JaggedSac]

Damn, second update needs wifi

 

[Paganmoon]

it's alive! it's alive! have to reconfigure tons of shit though, mostly regiving permissions for some apps/mail accounts

 

[hwalker84]

Nice. You can automatically move all your installed apps to the SDCard. I was fearing i'd have to uninstall and reinstall.

In my brief usage I say to the WP team bravo, well done!

Spoiler

It's about damn time

 

[brotkasten]

Cool. Updating my 920 now.

No Cortana in Canada... Why

Because you guys don't speak American.

 

[PG2G]

Awesome to wake up to this. I was afraid I was gonna have to duck out of work and sit in a Starbucks for an hour

 

[stktt]

Awesome to wake up to this. I was afraid I was gonna have to duck out of work and sit in a Starbucks for an hour

At the rate these gears are spinning, that might still be a possibility.

 

[StudioTan]

Cool. Updating my 920 now.

No Cortana in Canada... Why

Have you tried changing your region?

 

[kazinova]

Awesome to wake up to this. I was afraid I was gonna have to duck out of work and sit in a Starbucks for an hour

Don't get too excited I'm at about 1 hour on the first update...

 

[Kinky John]

Switching region to US makes Cortana show up in the store according to someone on wpcentral. Good.

 

[hadareud]

Only 19 steps to go!

 

[frontieruk]

Don't get too excited I'm at about 1 hour on the first update...

25mins in 96% preparation I refuse to believe my shitty works internet connection downloaded a file that takes this long to prepare so quickly

 

[Sordid]

The pre update update took forever on my 920! It took less than 5 minutes on my parter's 8x.

Edit: Now I can't download the big update (error 80072ee2), looks like the update server is getting hammered.

 

[kazinova]

The pre update update took forever on my 920! It took less than 5 minutes on my parter's 8x.

Edit: Now I can't download the big update (error 80072ee2).

Same error here, what did you guys do?!?!? My work wifi might be the cause, not sure.

 

[StudioTan]

Switching region to US makes Cortana show up in the store according to someone on wpcentral. Good.

I'm going to try switching my region before doing the 8.1 update and see what happens. Still migrating data right now on the first update.

 

[brotkasten]

"WE'RE GETTING THERE…
…and it will be worth the wait."

Hey, Micropoo, how about you let me decide if it will be worth the wait, okay?! Damn pretentious hipster bunch.

25mins in 96% preparation I refuse to believe my shitty works internet connection downloaded a file that takes this long to prepare so quickly

It really does take a while.

 

[frontieruk]

w00t agreed to install 8.1 hurrah

 

[Ape]

I have an error on a phone PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED any of you guys get that?

Seriously, my phone just BSOD'd me.

 

[kazinova]

Seems like my work wifi was to blame, forgot to do the agreement accept page.

Downloading update 2.

 

[frontieruk]

I'm going to try switching my region before doing the 8.1 update and see what happens. Still migrating data right now on the first update.

I did that, so lets find out

 

[Paganmoon]

ok, most things reconfigured, had to restart one more time to get Glance to work again, but noticing just a tiny bit of flickering on the screen when I swipe from the metro interface to the applist, the text on the applist seems to flicker during the transition. other than that, omg, notification center... so good!

On a 1020 btw

Edit:
Password sync! so far loving this update

 

[JaggedSac]

I have an error on a phone PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED any of you guys get that?

Seriously, my phone just BSOD'd me.

What kind of phone do you have?

 

[Ape]

What kind of phone do you have?

920.

 

[hadareud]

"WE'RE GETTING THERE…
…and it will be worth the wait."

Hey, Micropoo, how about you let me decide if it will be worth the wait, okay?! Damn pretentious hipster bunch.

I said "I'll be the judge of that" out loud when that showed up.

 

[jossueinacoma]

setting up cortana now

 

[JaggedSac]

920.

Did it recover from it? You are instilling some fear in me.

 

[Ape]

Should I try a soft reset....

Did it recover from it? You are instilling some fear in me.

No, not yet. I googled the error and it's a Windows proper error. This is crazy lol.


The phone just has a blue screen, says 0% complete and then underneath says "If you'd like to know more, you can search online later for this error. PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED"

 

[Kinky John]

I'm going to try switching my region before doing the 8.1 update and see what happens. Still migrating data right now on the first update.

Changing region doesn't enable it, so I'm guessing you'd have to change speech/language too. There seems to be a bit of confusion on wpcentral, so I don't know if it'll work.

 

[StudioTan]

Changing region doesn't enable it, so I'm guessing you'd have to change speech/language too. There seems to be a bit of confusion on wpcentral, so I don't know if it'll work.

Yeah, I just changed all 3 to US to be sure and after a restart it's downloading 8.1. I guess I'll find out soon!

 

[Ape]

I did a soft reset, please please please don't brick....

 

[maeh2k]

Is the 'upgrade call to Skype video chat' functionality as utterly useless as I imagine it to be? That is, does the person you call also need a Windows Phone (which basically no one has)?

If that's the case (don't know how it would work any other way) then it's about as pointless as the Rooms feature of Windows Phone 8 that virtually no one can really use.

 

[JaggedSac]

Is the 'upgrade call to Skype video chat' functionality as utterly useless as I imagine it to be? That is, does the person you call also need a Windows Phone (which basically no one has)?

If that's the case (don't know how it would work any other way) then it's about as pointless as the Rooms feature of Windows Phone 8 that virtually no one can really use.

Can you configure Skype information per contact? Account name, email, number?

 

[hadareud]

Is the 'upgrade call to Skype video chat' functionality as utterly useless as I imagine it to be? That is, does the person you call also need a Windows Phone (which basically no one has)?

If that's the case (don't know how it would work any other way) then it's about as pointless as the Rooms feature of Windows Phone 8 that virtually no one can really use.

I'd imagine that it would also work if someone calls your mobile number via skype.

 

[Ape]

Apparently if you're outside the US after you change your settings Cortana is an app?

 

[Kinky John]

Switched to US settings and it looks like it's having to reinstall 8.1 (Cortana's there though).

 

[kazinova]

Second set of spinning gears. Getting excited for no reason.

Also, the wife has the same phone as me, so the Skype video upgrade is a killer feature for us.

Simple solution to wanting to use Rooms/etc. Convince people you know to switch. Done and done.

 

[Ape]

Ok phone saved after soft reset. Had the gears for a bit, thought the worst.

 

[brotkasten]

I love the new animations and transitions. The new Store is ugly, though.

 

[Anton Sugar]

"For the first time, Windows Phone 8.1 feels obvious. That is of course largely because it now works much the same as Android and iOS, but I could now hand my Lumia 1020 to my iPhone-wielding mother and she’d quickly understand how to use it."

Finally the OS becomes manageable for iOS users now that it has the same notification center that iOS didn't have until recently!

 

[Nero3000]

I dislike the lack of a top gutter and constant icons at the top. >_>

 

[hadareud]

Switched to US settings and it looks like it's having to reinstall 8.1 (Cortana's there though).

Nah, the gears come into action if you change language settings etc, it's not the full update again.

Not that it makes a difference from a time perspective.

Finally I get to watch some more gears and migrating action!