WPCentral has posted 2 videos today showing the features of Nokia Bitter Sweet Shimmer in action. The device is a Nokia Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8 GDR3, the video comes from someone in there forum & there are a pretty good amount of features we been looking for , 1 that stands out is the ability to now close apps, also they seem to have added notification to the glance screen. WpCentral has a list of confirmed features in the upcoming update here they are below.
Features in GDR3 + Bittersweet shimmer that are now confirmed include:
- Custom sounds for text, voice mail, e-mail, and reminders (not seen in this build of GDR3)
- Restore over Wi-Fi when you reset your phone
- Huge amount of work on Bluetooth with various vehicles and devices
- Driving Mode
- Screen rotation lock
- ‘X’ to close out apps in multitasking
- Icon for multitasking apps
- General performance improvements
- 1080P Display support (for new devices)
- Support for new Qualcomm chipsets
Check out the 2 videos & let us know what you think, I for 1 am happy that they are addressing the concerns of their users.
Source: WPCentral
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