Forcing the Windows Phone 7.8 update: Camera button not required but patience is

If you've checked your Windows Phone 7.five device for the 7.viii update with no success, you may want to try to force the process, but as we did with other Windows Telephone updates like Mango.

This is a little different than downloading and installing Windows Phone 7.8 manually, which we reported on earlier. With this method y'all're basically tricking the Microsoft servers to recognize your Windows Phone and initiating the update early on. Think of it as cut in line (and Microsoft is okay with this, no worries).

The other benefit with this method (versus the CAB i) is it means you are getting the official carrier/OEM update that usually includes the firmware too. If using just CABs you are updating the OS only not any device specific software. That'south non a bad affair but information technology's really non ideal.

How to

Forcing requires patience and the power to disconnect your estimator from the internet. Brand sure you take the Wifi and your data connexion turned off on your Windows Telephone and connect to Zune. Go to settings and cheque for an update and as soon as y'all click the "Update" link in the settings you'll need to disconnect from the internet.

Permit Zune come back and tell you that it can't check for an update right now, reconnect to the internet and you should see that an update is now available. Timing seems to be cardinal and it may take you a few tries to get things just right (took me six tries). From at that place you follow forth with the update wizard and your Windows Phone is updated.

If this trick doesn't work, it likely means that the update files for your device aren't out at that place on the servers yet to be installed. We were successful in forcing the update on the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 but couldn't go the HTC HD7S to update. When all was said and done, the Windows Phone version ended up being vii.ten.8858.136.

Interesting note on the seven.8 update is that it provides support for devices without a camera button. More than than likely this is for future depression-stop devices like the Alcatel One Touch where the lack of a camera button will keep production costs down. You may see this in a smaller update that installs before the vii.8 update goes through.

Stride past step instructions to strength the Windows Phone vii.viii update

Connect your Windows Phone to a PC and launch the Zune software
Click on Telephone > Settings > Update. Let the software to tell you lot whether an update is available. If so, skip this guide. If not go along to the next footstep.
Time to force the update. Click another push button (any of the options above or below the word Update). Then click the Update button again, and this time disconnect your estimator from the internet after 1-2 seconds. Do this by pulling out the Ethernet cable, disabling Wi-Fi, etc. If it says your phone is already upwardly to appointment, you didn't disconnect chop-chop enough and demand to try this step again.
Wait thirty seconds or so and Zune should display a notification that an update is available.
Now reconnect to the internet and go on with the update process through the Zune software.
Depending on what OS build you lot are starting with, you may exist prompted for several OS updates
Let the phone update and wait. The terminal Bone build is 8858. If you lot are getting just 8779, y'all'll want to repeat 1-iv above
You may also be prompted to install a firmware update at the very end, follow through with this
Celebrate! The whole process, including backup could take up to lx minutes. Check that you are on build 8858 to encounter if you are done.

What if this method just doesn't work?

This won't piece of work for every Windows Phone out in that location, merely those that are officially designated for the 7.8 update, so your feel will vary.

If you lot don't get the update, it can mean one of two things.

Your software update is literally non on Microsoft's servers for your phone/carrier. Effort again in a few days.
Your update may never come up.

On the second betoken, nosotros're not too confident generation 1 devices or Sprint's Arrive will ever "officially" get this update, which is why try as they might this method will never work. For you lot folks, y'all'll have to practice the more tricky manual CAB method.That will exercise the chore merely apparently it won't include any firmware. C'est la vie.

Let u.s.a. know in the comments if you lot've had success with the forcing trick to get the update.

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