Microsoft adds Double Tap To Wake to Lumia 950 and 950 XL
Microsoft has released a new firmware update for its flagship Lumia 950 and 950 XL handsets. This firmware brings one of the most sought feature, Double Tap to Wake. The firmware update with the build 01078.00053.16236.35xxx is available for many users across the world.
Apart from double tap to wake, the update brings various improvements for Wi-Fi, Cellular, and Bluetooth Connectivity, camera and audio quality improvements. Here’s the full changelog:
- Wi-Fi connectivity improvements, including fixes for Wi-Fi connection dropping randomly and Wi-Fi scan occasionally not returning any results.
- Support for double tap to wake enabled.
- Bluetooth connectivity improvements.
- Stability and reliability improvements.
- Camera improvements, including improved image and video quality, improved Auto-focus and fix for a problem that was causing slow motion capture to skip frames for some users.
- Cellular connectivity improvements, including fix for a problem that caused occasional network loss for some users.
- Audio quality improvements, including fix for a problem that caused voice call audio to get scrambled for some users.
The time at which Lumia users will receive the update may depend your on phone model, region or network service provider. Microsoft has said that starting today, the update shall be available to the first batch of Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL devices and others will gradually receive the update.
To check if you have received the update, you can go to Settings > Update & security > Phone update > Check for updates.
