Not long after Microsoft announced the first Windows Phone update yesterday, owners of the Samsung Omnia 7 have spoken up about issues with the update.
The update, meant to prepare the devices for the larger March update which will enable copy/paste as well as CDMA support among other features, is experiencing completion issues on the Focus and Omnia 7, leading to bricked devices.
For its part, Microsoft is now suggesting pulling the battery and turning the phone back on, or performing a hard reset should the battery pull not work. Microsoft will then notify affected users in three days to download and apply the update again and is warning against applying the update before being prompted. Before the update can be applied, Microsoft is also recommending updates to the Zune software on PC and the Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac OS X to ensure a smooth process.
This is gotta be the beginning of the end for this phone OS. Good thing nokia jumped in on it now. Wotta black eye.
I think it’s more a Samsung issue than a WM7 one. No mention of HTC problems, plus Samsung’s track record with updates is checkered at best.
[…] on March 4, 2011Windows Phone 7 SeriesFollowing up on the previous Windows Phone 7 update that caused issues for Samsung owners, the latest update that was meant to fix the previous issues is now causing more […]