It has consistently extended the Windows Insider program to allow its user base to test out new features and now the firm is looking to expand that again with a new “release preview” ring. Finally, the company has listened to people’s wishes and created a website where the users can find details for all previous updates and when a new update will be rolled out, the page will be refreshed.
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Insiders subscribing to the Release Preview ring will be getting the latest updates, application updates and driver updates that apply to the Current Branch. “If you would like to try the latest update experience out on your device – you can use Windows Device Recovery Tool to go back to Windows Phone 8.1 and then re-enroll your device into receive Windows Insider Preview Builds”.
Windows 10 Mobile running on a Lumia 940XL. Microsoft has also updated the Narrator to support multiple languages as well as added some improvements to the reset experience of the device whenever encryption is activated – be it by the user or enterprise policy.
Rudy Huyn, who’s now one of the top Windows Phone developers and the man behind several popular apps on the platform, is criticizing Microsoft Garage for focusing so much on iOS apps and bringing them out before rolling out a Windows 10 Mobile version.
This apart, Microsoft has also announced the introduction of a new ring to the Windows Insider Program named Release Preview ring and applies to both PC and Mobile.
When you opt for the Fast Ring, you accept risks. The Slow ring will get updates with the most egregious bugs squished, but users on that ring can still expect to get builds with some bugs in them. The Slow Ring takes a more conservative approach, with “less risk” to devices. These are the users who will be granted first access to preview builds for upcoming software updates.
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More news about the Windows 10 Mobile update and the new Insider groups should be made available soon. The Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.107 should also be coming your way, but you will have to wait a little longer.
