AT&T sitting on Samsung Tango updates for Windows Phone. Here's how to get it now.

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Samsung has the Tango update but AT&T is not pushing it

Although AT&T itself is non pushing out whatsoever Tango-8773 updates for its current Windows Phones, the OEMs evidently have it on tap, or at least Samsung does.

Nosotros've had isolated reports that the Focus S was getting 2 Bone updates (some are reporting new firmware, we're still at 2103.eleven.10.ane). However, whenever George Ponder or I would plug in our Focus Due south devices, information technology was always reported back to us that nosotros had the latest update (7740).

The fob is to rig the system—basically use the same trick many of you lot did for Mango where you lot put your telephone into Airplane way (disable all radios), plug into Zune and bank check for an update. You lot and so navigate away and go back to "Check for update" but equally before long as it starts to look (about 2 seconds) yous impale your cyberspace on your PC. Now you await about 30 seconds and an update will be shown. For more info on how that works, read our tutorial here.

You demand to do that at to the lowest degree twice—in one case for 8112 and once more for 8773 (Tango)—but yes, it does work and information technology'southward officially from Samsung. We manually installed 8107 back in the day, so our phone was already on that OS version. The bulk of yous will need to upgrade to 8107, so presumably it volition get to 8112 or 8773.

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The changelog for Windows Phone 8112/8773 on the Focus S

Then why is this happening? We tin can only speculate that Samsung has delivered the update to AT&T but the carrier is either holding it, withal evaluating it, non releasing it or maybe they're waiting on HTC and Nokia to practise a universal roll out. Honestly, your guess is equally skillful as ours.

Nosotros as well take heard this works for the Focus Flash and perchance the Focus 2 (we manually installed Tango on our Focus 2 and so can't really verify). In other words, for all of you Samsung users who are on AT&T (and even non-branded versions), feel free to try this method to take hold of some updates.

We'll proceed you lot posted if anything official happens in the meantime.

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Ask Windows Key: Volition there be a Surface Duo 3?

Welcome to the 10th episode of Ask Windows Central, a show where we answer our community'south most asked questions around Microsoft, Windows, Surface, Xbox, and the full general tech industry. In today's episode, we answer questions about Windows xi, Surface Duo, Your Phone, and more!

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The AT&T version of Surface Duo is now getting Android xi

Later a very long wait, the original Surface Duo is now eligible to receive its over-the-air OS update to Android 11. Hither is what is new and fixed with the biggest update notwithstanding for Microsoft'south first dual-screen Android device.

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