Microsoft on Wednesday resumed the roll-out of its first Windows Phone 7 update to Samsung phones.
The software giant suspended updates to Samsung devices last week after a glitch prompted the update to fail for certain users. Microsoft on Wednesday apologized for the bug and said that its "engineering team has pinpointed and fixed problems that were preventing a small percentage of Windows Phones from installing the February software patch," but offered few other details.
Microsoft started rolling out the platform update last month, but users soon started posting on the Microsoft forums about errors or being unable to install. Microsoft later said that "90 percent of people who received an update notification have installed the new software patch successfully," though it did not reveal how many of its Windows Phone users had already received the update.
"We're continuing to dispatch the update to other Windows Phone models," Microsoft said Wednesday. "As has been the case, the software patch is being sent out on a rolling schedule. You'll see a message on your phone when it's available."
The update "is designed to improve the software update process itself," Microsoft said last week. "So while it might not sound exciting, it's still important because it's paving the way for all future goodie-filled updates to your phone, such as copy and paste or improved Marketplace search."
It is not the larger update Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer promised at CES. That will add two components: cut and paste; and improved app performance when loading and switching apps. Customers can expect to see apps and games that load even faster, he said.