First OS update for Windows Phone 8 codenamed

[George P Global Moderator]

Even though Windows Phone 8 has just launched across the world, information on the first OS update (initially referred to as Apollo+) was revealed just a week ago. The OS update is rumored to be announced this February during the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and it will reportedly consist of various small patches, fixes and additions to Windows Phone 8.

Windows Phone Central has now learned from a known and trusted source that this update is being referred to not as Apollo+ but ?Portico?.

The label is evidently keeping in the Microsoft tradition of Windows Phone OS codenames ending in -o, including NoDo (7.x), Mango (7.5), Tango (7.5 Refresh) and Apollo (8.0). We?re unsure if the name was chosen for its meaning, although the concept of a portico being an extension on a house certainly fits the idea behind the update, which is thought to augment the capabilities of Windows Phone 8.

Unfortunately not too much is currently known about Portico, potentially due to the flux of changing priorities with the development team as well as secrecy. The Verge recently stated that the update would include VPN support as well as enhancing Wi-Fi so that it can remain connected when the phone is in standby.

http://www.wpcentral.com/first-os-update-windows-phone-8-codenamed-portico?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter

[Shane Nokes]

Mojo feels left out :shiftyninja:

[George P Global Moderator]

Mojo feels left out :shiftyninja:

Something that good can't be used for what sounds like a minor update. Have to hold that for 8.5 or 9.0.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

please let it include greater Bluetooth SPP support so the pebble can work with it

[Shane Nokes]

Something that good can't be used for what sounds like a minor update. Have to hold that for 8.5 or 9.0.

I was referring to something other than a WP8 update.

What's the only version so far no one figured out the codename for? ;)