It has been a known fact that Nokia bundles its own software additions onto the Windows Phone build, which we call the device specific firmware. Likewise, Nokia will be releasing the Lumia Cyan update to its devices, to run on top of Windows Phone 8.1. This update brings more Nokia specific features on top of the default Windows Phone experience. After Amber and black, Cyan is the additive experience Nokia continues to provide on its Windows Phone devices. Some of the features added to Nokia’s firmware are enhancements to the Nokia camera app, updates to some photo apps and audio specific features for some devices.
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Firstly, it brings the enhanced Lumia imaging experience. This means a better camera interface, which now includes its own camera roll that supports all types of images from within the app, even the likes of cinemagraphs and refocus images. Then there are the easily accessible filters from creative studio, Nokia Storyteller video slideshow and more. The Nokia Lumia 630 and 635 also incorporate a “sensor core” which is much like the M7 from Apple, that has all the sensors that can record data for fitness. So, the bing fitness app could technically gather steps data and more from the sensor core.
Device specific enhancements include the new Dolby Surround Sound support for video recording on the Nokia Lumia 1520 and the newly launched Nokia Lumia 930, which incorporate the same set of HAAC mics for stereo recording. Also included is the Miracast support on the same devices, which is surprisingly a Nokia specific feature. All these enhancements are currently Nokia specific while the previous exclusives like double tap to wake, Here Drive+ are now available for Windows Phone, so it’s only about time when all the features are ported over. We will bring you a video of these features soon, so hang on until then and let us know what you think of these additions in the comments section below.