Nokia Refocus: An Innovation That Will Be Imitated

Nokia, one of the oldest surviving players in the mobile phone space, has in recent years changed its tune, and wisely so, by focusing on the mobile software part as much as the hardware. The 808 PureView marked the company's giant leap as far as the camera department was concerned with PureView Technology backed by a never-before-heard-in-a-mobile-phone 41 megapixel image sensor. Taking note of the fact that the weaker Symbian platform held it back, it was only a matter of time before the Finnish manufacturer brought out Windows Phone devices equipped with PureView tech cameras and the latest among them being the Lumia 1020 with a similar 41 megapixel image sensor.

Talking of camera software, there is a plethora of software that Nokia brought to the Lumia series to get the most out of their cameras. The latest one to arrive is Nokia Refocus, which works on the Lumia 920, 925, 928, and 1020 (and also the upcoming Lumia 1520 phablet), all as long as they are running the Amber software update.

Nokia Lumia Amber GDR2 Update "extras+info"

Nokia has already started rolling out the Amber or GDR2 update for its Lumia handsets running Windows Phone 8 and there is a good possibility that most of you might have already received it and running it. However, there is a likelihood that you may still not be able to access a few of the upgraded settings and may not see the words "Lumia Amber" anywhere as you would expect.

Well, fret no more, because help is at hand. In case you have upgraded your Lumia to the latest update, chances are that it is indeed the Amber update. To be able to access all the new settings, you can simply grab the latest version of the "extras+info" from here. A small 13 MB update will be installed that will instantly reveal the hitherto hidden settings such as glance, storage check, and Call+SMS filter. You will also be able to confirm that you are indeed running the Amber update by looking into extras+info, where it will display "Lumia Amber" under Software release.