![]() Relative size of Windows Phone Start screen on 5", 4.7" (Lumia 625), 4" (Lumia 520), and 3.7" (Lumia 620) displays. Microsoft describe this as way of being able to "pin even more of the people, info and apps that matter to you" to the Start screen. This will give a theoretical maximum of six Live Tiles across the screen, in place of the current four (using small size Live Tiles). Support for higher resolution screens arrives in tandem with software updates for the Start screen and other key built in Windows Phone apps (email, People, Photos, and Music and Videos) that ensure they are carefully scaled to make the best use of screen space of 6 inch screens.įor example, the Start screen will add a third column of standard size Live Tiles. However, it is also possible that manufacturers may choose to use higher resolution screens on devices in the 4 to 5 inch range. The introduction of 1080p (1080x1920) support in Windows Phone 8 Update 3 is primairly designed to "pave the way" for future Windows Phone devices with 5 and 6 inch touch screens, such as the rumoured Nokia Lumia 1520. ![]() Todays news deals only with Microsoft's standard platform updates, which will be available to all Windows Phone 8 devices. However, the details of these updates have not yet been announced. Nokia, and, possibly, other manufacturers, will be delivering additional updates on top of Windows Phone 8 Update 3 (GDR3). More details are available in this flow story. Update: The app that facillitates the download of the Developer Preview updates is now available from the Windows Phone Store. The program, which is intended to allows developers to easily test their apps on the version of the platform, is only open to registered developers (those with a Dev Center account, an App Studio account, or a dev unlocked phone). From tomorrow, it will be possible for developers and other power users to download Windows Phone 8 Update 3, through the Windows Phone Preview Program for Developers. In addition to the consumer roll out of the update Microsoft is also fulfilling the promise it made at the launch of Windows Phone 8 to make updates available to developers ahead of the formal consumer release. Microsoft says the specific timing of the update depends "on a number of factors including your carrier and phone model". Windows Phone Update 3 is expected to start being delivered to consumers "in the coming weeks" and the update process will "continue over several months".
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