Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers is now live

Information technology'southward finally here. Windows Phone eight.ane is now available to download for those in the Preview for Developers plan. Windows Telephone 8.one is the next big version of Windows Telephone that introduces new features like vocalization banana Cortana, a notification center, automatic app updates, VPN back up and much more than.

Even if you're not really a developer yous can join the Preview for Developers to get Windows Phone 8.one today. Every handset running Windows Telephone 8 in the wild now is capable of the upgrade. Here's how to get Window Phone 8.1.

To go Windows Phone 8.1 today you're going to demand to exist a developer. That doesn't mean you demand to actually understand a single line of code or how it works. Today anybody is a developer, then long every bit you can follow simple instructions.

Sign upward to exist a Windows Phone programmer at appstudio.windowsphone.com for free using the Microsoft account associated with your phone.
Go the Preview for Developers app from the Windows Telephone Store (QR code below).
Run the app and sign in with your Microsoft account.
Cheque for updates (Settings > Phone update > Check for updates) and download/install any that are bachelor. You'll have an update to download and install earlier Windows Phone 8.i shows up if you're downloading the Preview for Developers program for the first time.

That's the abridged version of joining the Preview for Developers program. Bank check out our massive guide to the Preview for Developers program if yous have any questions or want to see an expanded version of the instructions above.

That's it. You're at present enjoying Windows Phone 8.1 on your device. This volition work on whatever current handset running Windows Telephone 8. That means devices from the Nokia Lumia 920 to the Samsung ATIV S to the HTC 8X to the Lumia 1520 and everything in-betwixt will pick it upwards. Your OEM specific firmware remains untouched.

Await frontwards to much more Windows Phone eight.1 coverage throughout today and the rest of the week. We've got guides, tips, opinion pieces and much more coming your style.

We'll be doing our all-time to answer all your questions, but be sure to caput to the forums to inquire your fellow Windows Telephone 8.1 users if we can't go to your questions correct away.

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