Windows Phone 9 (8.2) may be 6-8 months away. Major updates to have 6-8 months cycle now?

[calimike]

My friend info me that A Reddit user and Microsoft employee who goes by the the name BAADFOOD on Reddit, has spilled beans on timings of next major Windows Phone upgrade.

 

Please anyone can confirm BAADFOOD is Microsoft employee?

 

Source: Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/228flr/i_have_windows_phone_81_on_a_nokia_929_and_928_ama/

 

[greenwizard88]

Another tidbit baaaaadfood said was that WP9 was MAJOR. In reply to someone asking if it was major or minor. I'm hoping it'll be the convergence of the phone and laptop. Take your phone, plug it into a docking station, BAM laptop.

 

Here's to hoping. Oh well, I guess I should get WP8.1 first...

[AsherGZ]

Also the new Spotify apps for W8.1, RT and WP8.1 (universal app) is coming in the next two weeks and "you can snap it while playing Titanfall. Xbox One is getting backgrounds tasks in six months."

[rfirth]

I'm hoping it'll be the convergence of the phone and laptop. Take your phone, plug it into a docking station, BAM laptop.

 

It would be so easy for them to implement - they've already done all the hard work - and it would be HUGE. It would blow Android and iOS out of the water.

[vcfan]

But generally, XBOX, Windows, Windows Phone, (New thingy I can?t talk about) will have a 6-8 month cadence on releases including new features, and of course immediate bug fixes and security fixes.

 

what in the world is this new thingy???

[AsherGZ]

what in the world is this new thingy???

Hoping it's wearables!

[McKay]

Is it going to require entirely new phones and all the WP8 handsets out there will be updated to 8.8 and left in the dust?  :rofl:

[ctebah]

Another tidbit baaaaadfood said was that WP9 was MAJOR. In reply to someone asking if it was major or minor. I'm hoping it'll be the convergence of the phone and laptop. Take your phone, plug it into a docking station, BAM laptop.

Here's to hoping. Oh well, I guess I should get WP8.1 first...

Hasn't this been done already? And remember, any time Microsoft gets you to use one less device, that is potentially one less licence for them to sell.

[George P Global Moderator]

They want to speed up, that's clear, WP8.1 took longer for a number of reasons I think, like coders being sent to help the Xbox One meet it's release date which could have delayed it.

 

I expect at least one update to 8.1, like a GDR1 for it, before the end of 2014 for example.  WP9 should be next year along with Windows 9 if they don't change that version to like 8.2 or 8.5.

[AsherGZ]

The gist: http://www.wpcentral.com/anonymous-microsoft-employee-hints-windows-phone-82-reddit?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter

 

 

A Redditor claiming to be a 15-year veteran at Microsoft who works on the Windows kernel platform and has sat a few doors down from Satya Nadella in years past is showing off a bunch of features of Windows Phone 8.1 and hinting at what we can expect from Windows Phone 8.2, or whatever the next update is called.

 

We've already been up close and personal with Windows Phone 8.1 in both official and unofficial contexts, but for those looking to glean extra features, this is a good place to go. Take it all with a grain of salt, especially since the source doesn't work directly on Windows Phone, but he did just recently delete his Reddit account, which suggests this might get him in hot water. In any case, here are some of the key takeaways from the AMA.

 

Software update cycles are apparently going to be a lot faster, with feature updates every 6 - 8 months, and really major OS updates every year or two. The source suggested we won't see anything akin to a file manager until after Windows Phone 8.1, which is probably one of those major OS updates he's talking about. He expects Windows Phone 8.2 or 9 to launch in 8 - 10 months and that "OMFG you are going to pop a boner" when we see what's included.

 

There's apparently a password you can give out to Inner Circle so that they can get through your Do Not Disturb mode with text messages. So, if they say "knock, knock" in a message, for example, you'll get a ping on your phone even if you're set to mute notifications. You can also set DND to go on hiatus if an important contact calls three times in a row.

 

Though Skype is the only real video option for answering calls right now, we can expect support for other video services in the future.

 

The music app can now read downloaded music you own, create a playlists, and add Xbox Music to the same playlist seamlessly.

 

You won't be able to change the default SMS app until at least Windows Phone 8.2. Speaking of messaging, there's no more Facebook in the messaging hub, though one could imagine it being added later. A new Facebook app is being written by Facebook apparently, so that's something to look forward to.

 

Xbox One is adding background tasks and music in about six months, which is good news for anyone trying out the universal Microsoft-made Spotify app that is supposed to be launching in a few weeks.

 

The source hinted that they had an "interesting plan" on how to close the gap in search between Google and Bing, though it's an uphill battle with Google's brand recognition. Unfortunately, he couldn't go into too many details there.

 

Hit up the source below to dive into all of the information. He's an entertaining guy to listen to, if nothing else.

[Sandor]

The "employee" appears to be semi-literate.

[pack34]

The "employee" appears to be semi-literate.

 

It's supposedly an engineer posting on Reddit. Neither leads to a well worded piece of literature. 

[Ryster]

[  ] <-- big grain of salt