Microsoft release Windows 10 mobile 10512 for Windows Insiders

At the beginning of July Microsoft released 10166 of Windows 10 mobile and since then we haven’t had anything for the phone as Microsoft have been focusing on the desktop release. Now that Windows 10 is out for the PC they are refocusing on mobile.

Today Microsoft have released build 10512 for Windows Insiders to test, this build comes from the TH2 branch (Threshold 2) which is the code name for the next major update to Windows 10 due later this year. This build seems feature complete as Microsoft focus on bug fixes and testing the upgrade process.

Here are the improvements via the Windows Blog:

• General improvement in overall stability and performance.
• You can now set the Lock screen and background image from within the Photos app.
• We fixed an issue where apps installed on SD cards weren’t working after a reboot.
• We have improved Latvian and Chinese inputs.
• We have made improvements to the Kid’s Corner tile layout.
• We have improved reliability of Data Sense notifications.
• Modified Shape Writing algorithm to be less aggressive in suggesting contact names over common words.
• Resolved an issue where Camera would not launch when the phone was locked.
• We fixed an issue where notifications for incoming text messages weren’t appearing.
• We fixed an issue where the touch screen wouldn’t be responsive after ending a phone call on some devices.
• And we fixed an issue where folder tiles have obviously overlapping text.

There is also a large list of issues with the build which is surprising considering there time since the last build. Things to watch for a Mobile Hotspot does not work, Movies & TV doesn’t work and neither does two factor authentication:

• Mobile hotspot doesn’t work in this build. When sharing the Internet from your phone using Mobile Hotspot, devices will fail to get a valid IP address from your phone and will show no internet access.
• Two-factor authentication for your MSA with a phone number doesn’t work in this build. If you reset your phone and go through the first run experience, you won’t be able to input more than 2 characters for validating phone or text authentication. If you have a secondary email for two-factor authentication – you can choose that. As a workaround, add secondary email for two-factor authentication.
• Some phones might spend a long time in the post update migration experience – just let the phone sit and it should complete this migration.
• Apps that use background audio such as Groove, Podcast, Pandora, etc. will crash when launching after receiving an app update from the Store. Rebooting the device will resolve this issue.
• Some phones with a large number of tiles pinned to the Start screen may get stuck in a state where the device shows “Loading…”; the device will need to be reset or rolled back to Windows Phone 8.1 using Windows Phone Recovery Tool.
• Some apps may fail to update through the Store with the error code 0x80073cf9; uninstalling the application and reinstalling it will resolve this issue.
• The Movies & TV app will not work in this build (video playback is currently broken).

So this build is certainly not ready for your daily machine but it is ok for testing.