Nokia Lumia 920 Update: Windows Phone 8 Enhancements Released Includes Battery Management, Bluetooth Connectivity

An update for the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 has been released.

The update for the Windows Phone 8 devices come following Latinos Post reported on the Nokia Care US tweet stating Microsoft will be releasing a software update this month.

@jhaggett @mikemacias @kenosando Microsoft will be releasing a SW update this month. We'll announce from here when available. ^GS

— Nokia Care US (@NokiaCareUS) December 14, 2012

 Nokia Care US did note at the time that the update will be for US customers only, however, the new update also affects users from Canada.

According to Nokia, the following update will enhance:

- Enhancements in Messaging

- More efficient and reliable Bluetooth connectivity

- More efficient and reliable start-up sequence

- Enhancements in imaging performance and battery management

- Additional platform updates and enhancements

As for Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 users outside of the AT&T and Rogers carriers, "Rest assured, we are working with Microsoft and our operator partners around the globe to ensure the highest quality software updates for our family of Lumia smartphones. Together with Microsoft, we aim at beginning to deliver these updates to other markets in early February 2013," stated Nokia."

Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 users will be notified of the update by an over the air notification.

To accept the update, users must have their battery charged fully, connect to Wi-Fi for the update to begin, and await the update to complete that is timed at 30 minutes.

To manually check for the update, the following must be performed:

1. If Wi-Fi is not on prior to checking for updates, select dismiss and turn on Wi-Fi. (If Wi-F is on, this notice will not appear and the phone will begin downloading the update.)

2. Phone will download updates and prepare to install.

3. Update is ready to install. Select Install.

4. Wait as the update installs.

5. Update is all done. Select Done.

6. Restart your phone.

7. In Settings > About, confirm Software Version is now 1232.5951.1249.0001

Related Articles: 

For the reviews round up of the Lumia 920, click here. 

For the drop test results of the Lumia 920, click here. 

For the comparison of the Lumia 920 vs. iPhone 5, click here.

For the Lumia 920 vs. Lumia 620, click here. 

For the Lumia 920 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3, click here. 

For the Nokia Lumia 920 Apps: Windows Phone 8 Best Rated Apps Recommendations, click here.