Microsoft kicks off 2016 with a problematic Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.63 launch
Microsoft has promised that Windows Insiders get Windows 10 builds faster in 2016, and it's Windows 10 Mobile users who get the first release of the new year. It's a few weeks since the release of build 10586.36 and now build 10586.63 is available for those on the Fast Ring.
You might expect from the relatively small jump in version numbers that this is something of a minor update -- and you'd be right. But despite the somewhat trifling nature of the changes, this release is noteworthy for a fluffed launch.
A problem with the update staging meant that some Insiders were able to detect the update before it was fully deployed. Gabe Aul -- in a series of tweets that could serve as an argument in favor of increasing the character limit on Twitter -- explained that there had been a problem with the rollout which had since been rectified:
5/ We’re now resuming the update and it will roll out to #WindowsInsiders in the Fast ring today
— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) January 8, 2016
But what Windows 10 Mobile users will be interested in is finding out what is new. Being a minor update, there's not a great deal to get excited about -- and no release notes have been provided -- but a Microsoft employee shared details of the changes on Reddit:
- Typing on Polish keyboard in Outlook Mail
- Turn by turn directions over Bluetooth in car
- Battery usage with Iris Reco
- Reliability of quick actions settings page
- MS Band use with Cortana
Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.63 is available on the Fast Ring now, so get downloading.