Good news for Nokia Lumia fans as the Finnish company has begun rolling out the much-awaited Amber update.
Per reports, both the Verizon-exclusive Lumia 928 and the Lumia 920 are receiving the Amber update, which builds on Microsoft's GDR2 update.
"The Windows Phone GDR2 update together with Nokia's Amber update have together started rolling out to Nokia Lumia models. One of our loyal readers has just installed it on his Nokia Lumia 928 and some T-Mobile branded Lumia models are also receiving the update as well," reports Phone Arena.
According to WPCentral, the Amber update is available for the Lumia 920 in Denmark and India and the GDR2 update has apparently made its way to Australia, Sweden and Spain.
"We are getting reports from the Windows Phone Central faithful around the world that their Nokia Lumia 920s are starting to receive the eagerly-awaited Amber and GDR2 updates from Nokia and Microsoft. So far, we have heard from readers in Denmark and India who have received the Amber firmware update on their Lumia 920s. There is also word that Microsoft's GDR2 update has made its way to Sweden and Spain. Lumia 920s in Australia began seeing GDR2 earlier today, and we expect that others are en route as well," reports WPCentral.
Nokia recently announced that it will start pushing out the "Lumia Amber" update for its range of WP8 devices this week. We recently reported that the update would hit the Lumia 920 first and would be rolled out in August.
The Amber update was originally slated to release in July and bring several Nokia-specific app additions, including the Smart Camera app which debuted with the Lumia 925, to its portfolio of WP8 smartphones. Moreover, the Lumia 920, Lumia 925 and Lumia 928 will all get Nokia's Pro Camera app which is found on the recently launched on the Lumia 1020. This app lets users adjust shutter speed and exposure settings such as ISO.
The Amber update also brings the Nokia Glance Screen app (barring the Lumia 520 and 625). This app features a clock on the lock-screen and lets users double-tap to wake up the device. Moreover, the update also brings the flip-to-silence feature which mutes incoming calls when flipping the handset.
According to Nokia's recent announcement, the Amber update will first make its way to the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 models in "selected countries, along with Lumia 521, Lumia 810 and Lumia 928 in the US."
The update time will vary depending on the region, phone model and carrier, but the update is expected to reach all Lumia models by end September.
To check the availability status of the update in your country head here.
