Microsoft has started rolling out its latest Denim update to Lumia devices. The update brings new features from Windows Phone 8.1 as well as some Lumia specific features which are exclusive to Microsoft’s own devices.
For starters, the Lumi devices will get a Cortana voice activation which is available in the U.S. but will now also be available in China and the UK in “beta” and in “alpha” in Australia, Canada India, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The update adds improvements to the Cortana like natural-language scenarios, snooze times for reminders and being able to access Cortana in the car through the car-kit integration.
The Cortana will get active by simply calling out “Hey Cortana” when the phone is in idle state. Moving on the update will add live folders on start screen. Other features include the ability to create app folders and get fitness and health related information from the Glance screen. In addition, Internet Explorer is even receiving enhancements that enables fast browsing and better downloading speeds on mobile websites.
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“The owners of the Lumia Icon, Lumia 1520, Lumia 930 and Lumia 830 will also get an updated Lumia Camera, delivering images of the highest quality at the fastest speed with only milliseconds between shots. Lumia Camera also comes with great innovations such as Moment Capture and Rich Capture”
posted Microsoft in a blog.
Microsoft said that Lumia Denim update has started rolling out to a limited number of devices in selected markets and will continue to roll out in phases. The company will release the Denim update to all Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1 this month following partner testing and approvals.