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It seems this firmware update was not available in US and Canada yet. But now unlocked Lumia 950 XL in US and Canada is receiving this firmware update. Check below for the details of what this update brings. Lumia 950 in US and Canada is yet to receive this firmware update however till the time of this update.

Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are receiving a new firmware update. This firmware update takes the firmware version to 01078.00027.15506.020xx. The firmware update is not yet available for Lumia 550. Here are the major changes that this update brings.

Changelog:

Latest available firmware update for Lumia 950/950 XL is currently 01078.00027.15506.020xx. The availability of this update may depend on your network service provider. Few key highlights include:

  • Stability and performance improvements.
  • Improvements for SD memory card support.
  • Improvements for automatic display brightness settings.
  • Fix for a camera problem that was causing noisy images in low-light conditions for some users.
  • Fix for a 4K video problem that was causing stripes to show up while playing back recorded videos for some users.

This OTA firmware update is again network service provider dependent, so you may or may not receive it of you are locked to a carrier. So, it seems while Microsoft may push OS updates independent of the carriers, firmware updates may still be carrier dependent.

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