Windows Phone Future Updates

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Purpose

The purpose of this list is to fully educate current and prospective owners about any features that are missing and will be added in a future update as confirmed by an official source. Hopefully this will avoid frustration and uncertainty since knowing is half the battle.

Missing Features

Copy & Paste (addressed in Update 2)
Custom ringtones (addressed in Update 4)
Turn-by-turn Navigation (addressed in Update 4)
Multitasking (addressed in Update 4)
Adobe Flash (doubtful)
HTML5 (addressed in Update 4)
Silverlight
Tethering
Video Calling (addressed in Update 4)
VoIP Calling
Smart Dialer
Mass Storage Mode
Bluetooth Transfer
Universal Search (to be addressed in Tango Build)
System Wide File Manager
On-device Encryption
VPN

Official Microsoft Request Forums

User Feature Requests
Developer Requests
Bugs & Features

Update History

Update 7.0.7008.0(February 21st 2011)

• Improvements to the way software updates will be delivered to ensure that the process keeps working smoothly.

Update 7.0.7390.0 - NoDo (March 22nd 2011)

• Copy & Paste
• Faster Apps & Games
• Improved Marketplace
• WiFi Improvements
• Microsoft Outlook improvements
• Messaging Improvements
• Facebook Intergration
• Camera Improvements
• Audio Improvements
• Other Performance Improvements

Update 7.0.7392.0 - Bug Fix (May 2011)

• Fix for Fraudulent third-party digital certificates

Update 7.10.7720.68 - Windows Phone 7.5 (Fall 2011)

• Custom ringtones
• Visual voicemail
• New speech commands
• Email & messaging - threads, conversationale view, linked inboxes
• People & social networking - groups, increased sharing, integrated Twitter and LinkIn, improved Me Card, history view
• Multitasking
• App Connect
• Improved Live Tiles
• Improved Marketplace
• Calendar
• Improved browser search
• Local Scout
• Mall maps
• Driving directions
• Camera improvements - picture sharing & tagging, persistent camera settings, redesigned Picture Hub
• Music & videos - playlists, smart DJ, Podcasts
• Skydrive
• Improved Office Hub
• Onenote to do list
• Improved Excel
• Redesigned Game Hub
• Networking - Wi-Fi hotspot, connect to hidden networks
• Manage phone from web

Update 7.10.8107.79 - Bug Fixes (Jan 2012)

• On-screen keyboard - Fixes an issue to prevent the keyboard from disappearing during typing.
• Email - Fixes a Google mail syncing issue.
• Location - Fixes a location access issue. With this fix, the Me feature in the People Hub sends anonymous information about nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers to Microsoft only if you agree to allow the Check In function to access and use location information.
• Security - Revokes digital certificates from DigiCert Sdn Bhd to address an encryption issue.
• Email threads - Fixes an email issue related to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. With this fix, when you reply to or forward a message, the original message is now included in your response.
• Voicemail - Fixes a voicemail notification display issue that occurs on some European and Asian networks under certain conditions.

Originally Posted by nicksti

Purpose

The purpose of this list is to fully educate current and prospective owners about any features that are missing and will be added in a future update as confirmed by an official source. Hopefully this will avoid frustration and uncertainty since knowing is half the battle.

Windows Phone 7 1.0

Cut, Copy & Paste - Early 2011
Multitasking - Sometime in the future
Adobe Flash - Sometime in the future
Custom ringtones - ? (said to be included in Early 2011 update)
Tethering - ?
Video Calling - ?
VoIP Calling - ?
Mass Storage Mode - ? (currently working with small regedit on your computer)
Bluetooth Transfer - ?
Universal Search - ?
Turn-by-turn Navigation - ? (said to be included in Early 2011 update)
System Wide File Manager - ?
On-device Encryption - Sometime in the future

edited some of your features

Originally Posted by nicksti

Purpose

The purpose of this list is to fully educate current and prospective owners about any features that are missing and will be added in a future update as confirmed by an official source. Hopefully this will avoid frustration and uncertainty since knowing is half the battle.

Windows Phone 7 1.0

Cut, Copy & Paste - Early 2011
Multitasking - Sometime in the future
Adobe Flash - Sometime in the future
Custom ringtones - ?
Tethering - (Working on Samsung models with a hack)
Video Calling - ?
VoIP Calling - ?
Mass Storage Mode - ?
Bluetooth Transfer - ?
Universal Search - ?
Turn-by-turn Navigation - ?
System Wide File Manager - ?
On-device Encryption - Sometime in the future

added one more myself...

Thanks. I will edit the post with any information I receive. I would like to avoid workarounds and hacks. I am not sure how to handle 3rd party apps either.

Stick Thread!

Some information on ringtones :

I'd probably remove system-wide file manager. I don't think that I've ever seen Microsoft even suggest that its coming.

Originally Posted by PG2G

I'd probably remove system-wide file manager. I don't think that I've ever seen Microsoft even suggest that its coming.

agreed. They may implement a limited file manager, but I seriously doubt we will ever get full File System access.

add VPN please

Can we get these organized by time of release? That way the ones on top are the ones that will definitely be released, and as you go we get into maybe territory.