Many people have been waiting for the NODO Windows Phone 7 update to no avail, especially AT&T Samsung Focus users. Carriers have been testing and testing and leaving users chomping at the bit for the new update. The people who have done many hacks for Windows Phone 7 have come up with an update tool that installs NODO today. Chris Walshie from ChevronWP7, created a simple tool to update your Windows Phone 7 device without any timing things involved such as disconnecting internet. He used the Windows Phone support tools, which Microsoft released yesterday to make this happen.
Here is what he wrote
All you need to do is run the ChevronWP7.Updater.exe console app and follow the prompts.
Make sure you select the RIGHT language for your device. To double check what your default language is, go to Settings > Keyboard and if your selected language is displayed in the Console app, you’re good to select it. If it isn’t in the list, DON’T flash it just yet.
Now, download the following files.
Windows Phone Support Tools
ChevronWP7.Updater
Once you’ve installed the support tools and extracted the ChevronWP7.Updater.zip to the desktop, plug your phone in and wait 30 seconds.
Now start ChevronWP7.Updater.exe (this should kill Zune) and follow the prompts.
If you’re updating from Version 7004, you need to run the Updater TWICE, this needs the preUpdate before we can flash NoDo.
Again, if your language isn’t in the Chevron updater, DON’T attempt to update your phone. Some of the applications won’t work otherwise.
My install is almost done so no doubt that this is working.
There is apparently a warning from Microsoft going around that states that this update may put your phone in a state that prevents it from updating to future releases. So if you are not prepared to buy a new phone then you may want to wait!
