Although
Microsoft had some
initial problems with its “pre-update” for first major Windows Phone 7
operating system upgrade, the company is now ready to move forward and deliver
the goods to customers. That means that WP7 users can now enjoy copy/paste,
faster multitasking, and a plethora of tiny tweaks here and there.
Here is
the full
changelog from Microsoft:
Copy
& paste. You asked for it—now it's
here. Just tap a word and drag the arrows to copy and paste it on your phone.
You can copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile
documents, and paste it anywhere you can type. To learn more, see Copy &
paste.
Faster
apps and games. Nobody likes to wait.
That's why we've whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up
and resume. It's all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love,
easier and faster.
Better
Marketplace search. We've streamlined
Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music.
Press the Search button in the Apps or Games section of Marketplace and you'll
see only apps or games in the results. Press Search in the Music section of
Marketplace to search just the music catalog.
Other
Marketplace improvements. We've improved the
stability of Marketplace while you download apps. We've also improved the
experience of downloading apps larger than 20 megabytes, upgrading from trial apps
to paid apps, using a credit card with an address outside the United States,
sharing links to apps via email, sorting Xbox LIVE games by release date, and
creating an Xbox LIVE account from within the Games Hub.
Wi-Fi
improvements. We now display your
phone's Media Access Control (MAC) address in Settings. (You might need this
info if you try to connect to a Wi-Fi network that uses MAC address filtering.
To learn more, see Connect to a Wi-Fi network.) We've also removed the limit on
the number of Wi-Fi profiles that you can store and reduced the time it takes
to start your phone if you've stored lots of Wi-Fi profiles.
Outlook
improvements. We've improved the
experience of viewing iPhone photo attachments you receive from a
non-Exchange-based email account (such as a Google Mail, Hotmail, or Yahoo!
Mail account), using the Global Address List (GAL) when connecting to Exchange
Server 2003 using Exchange ActiveSync, and working with email display names
that contain brackets (for example, "David Alexander [Contoso]").
Messaging
improvements. We've improved the
experience of receiving Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages if your
phone uses a PIN-locked SIM.
Facebook
integration. We've improved the
experience of syncing Facebook accounts.
Camera improvements. We've improved the stability of switching between camera and
video modes.
Audio
improvements. We've improved the
experience of using a Bluetooth headset to make calls when you're playing music
or videos.
Other
performance improvements. This month's update also
includes software from several phone manufacturers that improves the
performance of specific models. Naturally, if you don't have one of the
affected models, we won't install this portion of the update on your phone.
The
updates are being rolled out to customers now, and your phone will prompt you
when the update is available. You will then need to connect
your smartphone to your computer to complete the update.