We’re getting a few reports in today that Verizon has begun rolling out some tiny firmware updates for their HTC 8x and Lumia 822 smartphones. Indeed we fired up an 822 to be greeted with a small update that took less than 5 minutes to install.
So what’s news? Well, this appears to be a very, very small update meant to be a quick fix for some nagging issues. We say that only because your radio, firmware and OS versions will not change with these updates. That tells us that this is basically a firmware patch of some sorts, meant more for tweaks than new features.
On the 8X, it appears that you get some “quality improvements for languages” while on the 822, we really don’t know, though one of our readers in the forums suggests:
Improved automatic display brightness adjustmentUpdated proximity sensor parametersPerformance and stability improvementsEither way, if you have some free time, you might as well do that Settings > Phone Update task and see if you have one waiting too.
Update: Because it doesn't update the firmware, the Lumia 822 still cannot run the Storage Check app.
Thanks, Phong, Argenys and Will S, for the tips!
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snarkysnickerdoodle says: Very nice
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 6:59 pm - 1 day ago Reply
James8561 says: spelling error in the title. "our" should be "out"
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:06 pm - 1 day ago Reply
Daniel Rubino says: Doh! Fixed.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:08 pm - 1 day ago Reply SoundsLikeLife says: I'm losing all hope that Verizon will push out an update to turn on group mms.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm - 1 day ago Reply Glenver says: I had to get a different phone (not WP) and am very disappointed. I have to have both Verizon and group texting due to work. I have until the 8th to return it and have been watching this website like a hawk hoping that an update will come out for my 8X. My heart skipped a beat when I saw this article but it looks like more of the same...
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:11 pm - 1 day ago Reply SoundsLikeLife says: I just wish someone could provide some answers for why in the world Verizon did this.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:19 pm - 1 day ago Reply toddro6 says: http://forums.wpcentral.com/carrier-discussion-lounge/219185-verizon-group-messaging-arrive-end-2q-2013-a.html
this was the best answer I found this morning. Seems somewhat solid, I guess. Hoping sooner rather than later May though.
SoundsLikeLife says: Thank you! I really hope they deliver.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:54 pm - 17 hours ago Reply toddro6 says: you and me both. As summer gets closer and my friends get more into group texting, I get closer to my breaking point. I'm willing to wait another month.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 2:20 pm - 16 hours ago Reply winger46146#WP says: Downloading right now on my 822. Hoping this will let us use the lumia storage check.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm - 1 day ago Reply Daniel Rubino says: It won't, sorry Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:08 pm - 1 day ago Reply 
Koato8 says: Downloading now... Can't wait for the next major WP8 Update though, simple features like repeat alerts cannot continue to be absent for much longer.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:14 pm - 1 day ago Reply DavidinCT says: Downloading now...Thanks for the FYI...
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:26 pm - 1 day ago Reply senbobaggins says: I wonder does it fix the sms problem on the lumia 822.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:29 pm - 1 day ago Reply wescoerg says: Does this fix the missed call beeps that both phones suffer from?
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:31 pm - 1 day ago Reply mdscj4 says: What's wrong with the beeps?
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:44 pm - 1 day ago Reply 220SeaChaser says: It beeps even with the phone on silent. That's the problem.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:54 pm - 1 day ago Reply zekerrific says: ^This. It's pretty embarrassing how my 822 beeps at work when I miss a call. My office is pretty quiet and everyone turns and looks at me everytime it happens. Since I am the only WP user in the office, the unwanted beeps only confirm their iPhone and Android biases.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 12:55 am - 1 day ago Reply
WP7WasMyIdea says: Exactly!! When is that fix coming? Good Lord. How do we get in touch with someone who can actually do something about this?
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 5:35 pm - 13 hours ago Reply atvedge says: 5 min update took me 30 min. Now I'm wondering why I bothered.....no noticeable changes. Do these companies not know that change logs are supposed to be standard practice?
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:46 pm - 1 day ago Reply mdscj4 says: The amount of time the update takes also depends on how many data you have stored on your phone. Also, I did get a change log on my 8X
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:11 pm - 1 day ago Reply atvedge says: I have 3.5 gigs free, maybe I needed more? Thinking it was a small update, that should be more than enough. Not sure why I didn't get a change log. Care to copy/paste it?
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:16 pm - 1 day ago Reply mdscj4 says: I have 3.6 gigs free and it didn't change after the update installed. I believe the change log is noted in the article
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:22 pm - 1 day ago Reply atvedge says: It listed some possible updates, but I didn't see anything official....no big deal, I was just curious about it.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:35 pm - 1 day ago Reply edwmcc says: APN settings are now back for the 8x, which is good if you plan to use it on another carrier. MMS should now work.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:03 pm - 1 day ago Reply senbobaggins says: That's good. The L822 has had similar problems since portico, i must update mine and see if i can send sms
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:21 pm - 1 day ago Reply peterfares says: Add MMS APN button is back? Does it actually save the settings? The original ROM it was available but didn't save settings and after the update the button was gone.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:58 pm - 1 day ago Reply ssomzzz says: I'm having a real tough time upgrading my tmobile hd7 to 7.8 any ideas?
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:07 pm - 1 day ago Reply BKsInBarre says: This took me over 30 mins. to install..I was hoping it would cured the "other" folder. I have over 4gb taken with this stupid thing. At least it is down from 7.5 GB it was stealing.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:23 pm - 1 day ago Reply dbam987 says: Pretty happy that VZW is pumping out updates rapidly now. Maybe pushing WP updates is easier? Or am I dreaming? Still, would like the ability to have group MMS as several have mentioned here already. At least open up the WP API to have 3rd party support for handling text messages. That would be awesome to get something like the Handscent Text Messaging app that's on Android.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:56 pm - 1 day ago Reply
hopmedic says: Rapidly???
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:17 pm - 1 day ago Reply WP95 says: my phone seemed to always have stuttered whenever im trying to use it. hopefully this fixes it.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 9:00 pm - 1 day ago Reply Bryan Davis 1974 says: My battery life (according to Battery Sense) has been horrible. I started the update. I went from 48% battery to 70%. So I say something worked.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 9:18 pm - 1 day ago Reply willied says: It's taking quite a while for mine to update.
I wish they would add Group texting back in. Such a dumb decision to remove it. Please, Verizon, stop being so greedy.
Morpheus Phreak says: For the WP7 folks Nokia also has 8862 up on NCS, including for the AT&T 900. I didn't see news for this so figured I would mention it on an update thread.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:08 pm - 1 day ago Reply ExcaliburII says: Getting an update on my wifes 8x on Rogers in Vancouver right now...
Posted on Apr 29, 2013 at 11:12 pm - 1 day ago Reply valuxin says: Hm... it's strange, but have no update (located in Eastern Europe)...
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 4:17 am - 1 day ago Reply palaudawg says: No update yet (Texas)...
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 8:31 am - 22 hours ago Reply jamearl says: Update not available for me either. I'm in Eastern US.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 8:38 am - 22 hours ago Reply senbobaggins says: Not available in Europe yet, using L822
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 9:30 am - 21 hours ago Reply jjfergie says: It sure would be great if they could finally fix my arbitrary shutdown problem. It has gotten quite a bit worse since the update that was supposed to fix this.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 9:51 am - 21 hours ago Reply
jasqid says: Not update yet. Hope they fix the lag that is now apparent.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 10:00 am - 21 hours ago Reply Paulo1300 says: no update for me yet.. lumia 822 georgia
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 11:36 am - 19 hours ago Reply WhyFiNYC says: How 'bout you (VZW, natch) roll out the 928? So tired of rumors, waiting, more rumors. Just dropped my Trophy two days ago and got a nice spiderweb crack on the screen.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm - 17 hours ago Reply Silent Night says: Why is Nokia blasting ads for the 920 but I've only seen one for the 822. The 820 even has several ads. In my opinion the 822 should be the flagship phone. I went out and bought a class 10 64gb microsd card as soon as I got my Lumia 822. When I put it in it increased my phones memory to a whopping 80gbs! That is almost triple the Lumia 920! You can even remove the battery if the OS freezes! The only downsides to the 822 is the lower res camera and screen resolution. I am glad I sacrificed that for the 822 though. Nokia and Verizon need to show more support for this device.
Posted on Apr 30, 2013 at 2:30 pm - 16 hours ago Reply
Andr3sfc says: As an exclusive variant for them, it should be up to Verizon to promote the 822.
Posted on May 1, 2013 at 12:37 am - 6 hours ago Reply blasher4 says: Group text messaging! Come on damnit...I need this! Someone make it happen!
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