• Windows Phone 7 Update Bricks Samsung Phones

    Windows Phone 7 Update Bricks Samsung Phones

    Samir Makwana, Feb 22, 2011 1618 hrs IST

    Several users face issues with the patch released by Microsoft

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Earlier today we reported about Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 update that was released to update the phone's software. However, within hours of its release, many Windows Phone 7 device owners reported that the update bricks the phone - makes it non-functional. Tom Warren of WinRumors noted on his blog that Samsung Omnia 7 owners who applied the update were left with phones that either didn't boot up correctly or suffered from Samsung backup issues.

Microsoft has released new update for Windows Phone 7 on phone updater. The recent update is meant to make the phone ready for the major one that is expected to release in March. However, instead of that this measly update gives number of errors to Windows Phone 7 devices users and made number of WP7 based Samsung phones non-functional.

Microsoft's Windows Phone Support Twitter account acknowledged the issues faced by the number of users and suggests taking the devices to the store for getting it fixed. Officially, Microsoft hasn't acknowledged the issue but the support team stated that the Windows Phone team is looking into it. 

Note: We tried updating Windows Phone 7 based HTC Mozart on Windows 7 but Zune Driver error threw back. Apparently, the update was successfully implemented on MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.


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(7) Comments
Anonymous
,Bangalore, on Feb 22, 2011 06:47 PM
I was able to update my HTC Mozart without any problem using Zune.
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abhinavk
,Jaipur, on Feb 25, 2011 01:52 AM
These problems only occur with Samsung Omnia 7 handsets having two specific firmwares.
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S S
,Mumbai, on Feb 22, 2011 06:49 PM
AAhhhh Its in keeping with the Microsoft tradition. lol
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abhinavk
,Jaipur, on Feb 25, 2011 01:51 AM
Well. no. its in keeping with samsung tradition. Samsung and updates; they hardly go together.
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Anonymous
,Ville, on Feb 22, 2011 10:24 PM
FYI it's a Samsung Omnia specific issue.. nothing to do with MS / WP7 or other devices.. thanks for the extensive research on the subject!
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Ravi Shanker
,Coimbatore, on Feb 22, 2011 06:20 PM
'resent' ~ really techtree? Proof read much? From what i read of wpcentral,it doesn't brick the Omnia 7. Its just that Omnia 7 owners will be out of luck when the NoDo update hits unless this issue is resolved!
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Ravi Shanker
,Coimbatore, on Feb 22, 2011 05:58 PM
"resent' ~ really techtree? proof-read much? From what i read on wpcentral it doesn't brick the phones but gets stuck at 100% http://wpcentral.com/samsung-omnia-7-having-problems-zune-update
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