Mango went RTM

MielieSpoor said:
So Windows Phone 'Mango' officially went RTM yesturday. This is great news, now the wait starts for the SA Networks to release the update to us. I doubt that we will get the update in SA before the end of the year!

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_...ws-phone-mango-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
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On the bright side, we did get the NoDo update before alot of other countries. This is probably due to our SP's not actually being real partners so they probably don't get the choice to test or hold up the updates even if they wanted to...Hope that doesn't change for this one!
 
Got the new Mango beta on my phone last night!
It's really really awesome. The only thing I have noticed is a few stutters now and then, but it is beta :P
 
roguemat said:
Got the new Mango beta on my phone last night!
It's really really awesome. The only thing I have noticed is a few stutters now and then, but it is beta :P
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So you decided to get it. Its quite nice hey. The twitter integration works well. I've really been enjoying the mango beta. It also seems like more apps are appearing in the SA marketplace every day. I think the devs have to change the regions that the apps are available in.
 
eug said:
So you decided to get it. Its quite nice hey. The twitter integration works well. I've really been enjoying the mango beta. It also seems like more apps are appearing in the SA marketplace every day. I think the devs have to change the regions that the apps are available in.
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I did - legit way tho :P
Yeah presumably each app that is here is there because they did an update and at the same time it added us to the list.

I also love the little animation tweaks that they have made everywhere - and how it feels faster.
Most of all tho, the messaging is amazing. I love having facebook, live, and sms all in one place and being able to switch the send method so easily.
 
roguemat said:
I did - legit way tho :P
Yeah presumably each app that is here is there because they did an update and at the same time it added us to the list.

I also love the little animation tweaks that they have made everywhere - and how it feels faster.
Most of all tho, the messaging is amazing. I love having facebook, live, and sms all in one place and being able to switch the send method so easily.
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After I got the beta I got my dreamspark account and got a dev account, so it turns out I could have done it the legit way too. Oh well.

Ja, I'm still playing around to see what else is new. I'm also quite keen to see the new apps that use the new api's. There's a BBC news app that I saw that makes uses of some of the features, you can download the xap and check it out here.
 
I got some update today on my HTC Mozart, will link the version number when its done.
 
diegoa said:
I got some update today on my HTC Mozart, will link the version number when its done.
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It could be a firmware update. I read that there were some firmware updates coming out.
 
It's so infuriating - why is Apple the only one to do updates right, not via carriers! I guess it's inevitable when you have a multi-phone, multi-carrier system, but the software updates always get held up.
 
Wow, saw an "update available" notification on my phone. I almost thought I got Mango, but instead it was an HTC firmware update.
 
I also got an update available notification and excitedly downloaded only to find out 280mb later that it was just a security update :(
 
Was running the first and second betas but finally got the RTM two nights ago, loving it! No big change compared to Beta 2 but it's to be expected.
 
According to MS-South Africa, we will have it sometime in September.
 
AJKock said:
According to MS-South Africa, we will have it sometime in September.
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Based on how long it's taken me to be able to buy Windows Home Server 2011, I wouldn't count on it. It took four months from international release for it to get here... and I still don't actually have it. I've just ordered it.

I wonder how long it will take for us to see Nokia phones here. I'm due for an upgrade at the end of the year...
 
Someone sent me this list of new features

Out of the 500 new features released in the new OS here are a few of the more notable and impressive ones.
1. Full SkyDrive support (including shared folders)
2. Internet Explorer 9
3. HTML5
4. Hardware acceleration
5. Multitasking
6. Task-switcher
7. Twitter integration
8. Xbox LIVE Avatar accessories
9. Kinect integration
10. Skype
11. Application jump list
12. Application search
13. Redesigned Marketplace
14. Improved Marketplace search results
15. Streamlined app installation
16. Over-the-air podcasts
17. Silverlight + XNA
18. Improved panorama and pivot controls
19. TCP/IP sockets
20. SQL CE database
21. Live Agents
22. Deep Links
23. Multiple live tiles per app
24. Gyro
25. Motion Sensor
26. Instant-resume for apps
27. Power management (Battery Saver)
28. Parental controls (including M-rated titles)
29. Custom ringtones
30. Background audio
31. File download service
32. Alarm notifications
33. Redesigned Games Hub
34. Silverlight 4
35. Beta/private publishing on the Marketplace
36. Pinnable email folders
37. Email conversation view
38. Server search
39. Lync
40. Complex (alpha-numeric) passwords
41. Information Rights Management
42. Hidden Wi-Fi networks
43. App Connect (formerly Search Extras)
44. Quick Cards
45. Local Scout
46. Indoor maps
47. Photo translation – (take a photo of a anything written in a foreign language and your phone reads it back to you in english)
48. Image search
49. Improved virtual keyboard
50. Contact communication history
51. LinkedIn integration
52. Notifications
53. Calendar integration with Facebook Events
54. Facial recognition – (Take a picture of a group of people and lookup their contact details from linkedIN and facebook by identifying their faces online automatically)
55. People tags
56. Updated mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
57. Single track repeat
58. Improved drop-down media controls
59. Playback controls on the lock screen
60. Favorite places
61. Web Marketplace
62. Multiple file formats on SkyDrive, including PDF
63. Instant access to Bing under device lock
64. Emoticons
65. Photo auto-fix
66. Improved Marketplace search
67. Artist imagery on artist card
68. Related artists
69. Detailed now playing list
70. Toggle for full-screen video
71. Video scrubing
72. Game history
73. Achievement comparison
74. Xbox LIVE friends list
75. Xbox LIVE messages
76. Command bar integrated in all hubs, includes search button
77. Save camera settings
78. Vibrate-only alarm and new alarm sounds
79. Snooze options for reminders
80. Redesigned Pictures Hub
81. Redesigned Camera
82. Microsoft Points balance shown in the Games Hub
83. “Open IE9 tab in new/current tab” setting
84. Bing Maps auto-navigates to user’s location
85. Microsoft Office for Mobile updated to v14.5
86. Camera Roll moved to the main area of the Pictures Hub
87. Option to enable tap screen to take pictures
88. Password lock time interval
89. Zune HD-like shutdown experience
90. Animated Pictures Hub tile
91. Recent games list
92. Improved Avatar animations (changes based on message context)
93. Improved call screen
94. Quick Events
95. Sync Twitter followers to the People Hub
96. Pictures Hub live tile slideshow
97. Talking caller ID
98. Fast Async
99. Avatar Awardables
100. Game add-ons
 
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