Yes, I am happy this morning. My Lumia 810 received an unofficial update yesterday, albeit a bit of an adventure to install. That’s right, GDR2/Amber has arrived for the 810, via a bit of Nokia magic and software. Here’s the basic run down of what the update included, and didn’t include.
The Good: Storage check is present and accounted for. This means a bit more control over the limited 8GB of internal storage. Data Sense is also on board for this update. This is huge for those that are running limited data plans or those that are throttled after a certain level of usage. It’s good to know where you sit and Data Sense performs that task perfectly. Other features included, though a bit less dramatic in performance are the Lumia Color Profile, which allows you to set the saturation level of your screen, Double Tap To Wake and Nokia Glance. Glance is a new ‘lock screen’ concept that displays a clock and your battery level when the phone is in sleep mode. Night mode takes it a step further by turning your 810 into an alarm clock.
The Bad: Sorry, Wi-Fi calling did not make an appearance with this one. It also seems that the camera is far from as sharp when shooting in darker scenes. It still works pretty well, but not quite as well as it did in the 1250, Portico, update. The other slight issue that I have seen is a bit more drain on the battery. I’m not talking the dreaded dead in four hours, but about a 10-15% decrease in overall life. With normal use, my 810 would usually be about 75% shot in 5-6 hours. Post update, I am running at 69% in the same time frame. Not a critical fault by any means, but something to watch for.
Overall, the 810 benefits quite a bit from the 1326 update. The additions of Storage Check and Data Sense make the update well worth the trouble of getting. For those that want to snag it without waiting for T-Mobile to push it out, you can find the somewhat easy process at Windows Phone Central’s Lumia 810 Forum.
Sent from my Nokia Lumia 810
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