Windows Phone 7.5 OS Features


Windows Phone 7.5 codename "Mango" was announced in February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress.

Windows Phone 7.10.7720 (Mango)

 Release Date : 27 Sept, 2011

Features :
  • Dynamic Live tile information
  • Twitter and LinkedIn integration in the People hub.
  • Organize contacts by groups which can also be pinned on the start screen.
  • Contact cards now include all the contacts conversation history (SMS, emails, MMS, Messenger, etc.)
  • Facebook Places check-in support.
  • Threaded email conversations support.
  • Outlook tasks support.
  • Facebook events integrated into the calendar.
  • Built-in voice-to-text/text-to-voice functionality, which will allow for hands-free texting or chatting.
  • Server search for Exchange.
  • Information Rights Management support for emails and Office documents.
  • Visual Voicemail
  • Bing Vision, Bing Audio / Music, Bing Local Scout, Bing Quick Cards.
  • Skydrive and Office 365 documents sync (PDF also supported).
  • Excel Mobile now supports adding additional macro functions.
  • Microsoft Lync support via downloadable app.
  • Added "To-Do" option when editing OneNote pages.
  • People / Groups gallery with Skydrive and Facebook sync.
  • Photo auto-fix - automatically improves sharpness, brightness, etc.
  • Video sharing via MMS, Facebook, Skydrive, and email.
  • Integration with the People Hub.
  • Quick access to the Camera Roll.
  • Pin any album to Start, including Facebook albums.
  • Zune SmartDJ mix support.
  • Artist picture now displays on lock screen when music is played.
  • Ability to control video aspect ratio during playback.
  • Single music track repeat without having to pin it on the start screen.
  • Podcast downloads / subscriptions over the air (US only).
  • Open / play media content by voice.
  • Ability to create and save playlists.
  • Revamped Marketplace UI and search.
  • Settings are now saved when the Camera application is closed.
  • Support for front facing camera.
  • Touch focus and capture—Tap any spot on the screen to focus there and take the shot.
  • Review pictures above the lock—Snap a photo when your phone is locked, then take a peek at it above the lock. You’ll only be able to get to photos you just took—better for security.
  • Changes for portrait orientation—Now, when you take a picture in portrait orientation, you’ll see it in portrait orientation when you review it.
  • Redesigned Games hub with integrated 3D avatar and avatar customization.
  • Friends and achievements now integrated in the hub.
  • Fast Async for multiplayer games.
  • Hardware-accelerated rendering.
  • Support for HTML5 audio and video playback.
  • Background HTML5 audio playback.
  • Geolocation support.
  • New JavaScript engine.
  • New UI with URL bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • URL bar is now available in landscape mode.
  • Removal of Find on Page feature
  • Moved the "tabs" button to a menu item under the application bar.
  • Voice commands are now disabled when the device is locked.
  • Complex (alpha-numeric) PIN support.
  • Internet sharing
  • Battery saver: phone automatically disables power consuming services and applications running in the background if the battery is low.
  • The "People" tile has been reworked and is animated differently than before.
  • Search icon and quick jump list added to the application list.
  • Support for 16 new languages: Czech, Danish, Hungarian, Dutch (Netherlands), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), Japanese.
  • East Asian handwriting recognition.
  • Support for new languages and emoticons in on-screen keyboard.
  • Hidden WiFi network support.
  • Qualcomm MSM7X30 and MSM8X55 support.
  • Programs menu will have alphabetical options similar to the people functionality
  • Power off now requires a swipe down gesture after holding down the power button for a few seconds.
  • Removal of "soft-on" alarm feature
  • Modification of alarm sleep interval
  • Third-party application multi-tasking and fast application switching.
  • Support for background tasks and services/agents.
  • Expanded live tiles that can be updated without network connection and can have two sides which flip periodically.
  • App Connect: third-party applications can integrate with Bing search, have multiple live tiles, and can have push notifications that link deep ("Deep Toast") into various parts of the application directly.
  • Optional 32 bit color support for Silverlight applications with hardware dithering.
  • Silverlight 4 support.
  • Silverlight + XNA support in the same application screen.
  • Raw camera feed access for third-party applications.
  • New sensor API combines compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer.
  • Improved Listbox control with better scrolling performance.
  • Improved WebBrowser control with IE9 rendering engine and system-wide cookies access.
  • Clipboard API.
  • Hardware-accelerated video decoding in the MediaPlayer control.
  • TCP/IP and UDP sockets support.
  • Embedded database with LINQ (based on SQL Server Compact 4.0 engine, but without direct SQL execution).
  • Background file transfer agent.
  • Generational garbage collector.
  • NEON/SIMD support for XNA applications.


Windows Phone 7.10.7740

 Release Date :  2011

Features :
  • Fixed email issue in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
  • Fixed voicemail notification issue.


Windows Phone 7.10.8107 (Refresh)

 Release Date :  2011

Features :
  • LTE support
  • Bugfixes
  • Fixed keyboard disappearing bug
  • Fixed location access issue


Windows Phone 7.10.8112

Release Date :  2012

Features :
  • Initial release for AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 & HTC Titan II.


Windows Phone 7.10.8773.98 (Tango)

Release Date :  28 Jun, 2012

Features :
  • New wallpapers
  • Letter indexing
  • Better media messaging
  • More reliable notifications
  • Ability to send ringtones via MMS
  • Export and manage contacts to SIM card
  • Support for low-cost devices with 256 MB RAM and low clock CPU.
  • Attachment download with Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server
  • Faster numeric PIN response
  • Location awareness icon
  • Minor improvements and changes


Windows Phone 7.10.8779.8

Release Date :  2012

Features :
  • Fixes an issue with app purchases in some regions.
  • Changes default sync times for email.


Windows Phone 7.10.8783.12

Release Date :  2012

Features :
  • Provides support for phones without physical camera buttons.
  • Provides other Windows Phone improvements.


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