How to force Windows Phone Update without Hack

Updated: 11/26/11
7720 Update Unlocks option under settings: Internet Sharing
Confirmed Phones: HD7

Phones confirmed to benefit from the tutorial above to date including Mango & 7720.
- HTC Arrive
- HTC HD7
- HTC Surround
- HTC Trophy
- HTC Mozart
- LG Quantum
- Samsung Focus
- Samsung Focus 11/16/11
- Dell Venue Pro

Phones Reported not to work:
- Omnia 7

v 7.0.7392.0 is the version before the multi-part Mango Update.

Request: If you're successful doing this with other phones help others by posting the make/model.
And a big thank you to everyone who has been providing feedback. :)

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A quick tutorial (my first) on how to force the T-Mobile HTC HD7 to recognize the update.
Hope this helps.
I was able to get the update this way on two phones.
Details about the Update can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/whats-next.aspx

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[jeffmparker]

Hi, I did this with my HTC HD7, and now that I need to talk with the supplier about another issue, they say that my warranty is voided because I forced the update. To me, this is utter bull. What do others think?

[thr33folds]

@jeffmparker Your warranty shouldn't be void if you did this. Basically you will only be able to do the update if your device is "ELIGIBLE" for this update. If Microsoft and T-Mobile + HTC didn't make it available for your phone then you wouldn't be able to use this technique to update. It will just say you're up to date.

All this does is force your phone to display the "update available" message sooner by using zune check as the over the air notification sometimes takes longer.

[thr33folds]

@jeffmparker I have t-mobile for example and i've done this on three devices and they all work fine. Some people when experiencing problems sometimes roll the update back and try again or hard reset if something really messed up. Doing this should not void the warranty as you are using MSFT tool to check for updates for the phone.

[DnBPrkOvrRace]

htc mozart unlocked, still no internet sharing update :/ my old htc trophy has internet sharing and im using the same sim from that help?

[thr33folds]

@DnBPrkOvrRace The sim shouldn't be the factor that let's you update or not. The carriers send out the updates to phones in waves. The method above usually forces the notification if that update is available to your phone. According to WinRummors - it should be already available.

[thr33folds]

@DnBPrkOvrRace I am not sure why you haven't been able to get the update. The SIM usually isn't a factor (other than connecting you to a carrier.) I know there's an update after that 7720 to fix keyboard issues - but it's also not showing me it yet nor has anyone I know gotten the update. Do you know anyone with a Mozart that has the update you're trying to get?

[ronnieseek]

**IMPORTANT INFO FOR SAMSUNG OMNIA 7 USERS!!**

Don't force update! Just be patient because an official mango update it undergoing testing! Just google "official samsung omnia 7 mango update now in testing" and its on the WMPoweruser website.

Please like so everyone can see this! ^_^

[lucasm316]

@bkfilipi no i followed the instructions exactly, but I had to try it many times before it worked.

[DnBPrkOvrRace]

@thr33folds still no update :( synced everyday to zune too :/

[thr33folds]

@Alexboooom sorry to get back to you so late.

You are supposed to hit disable when the computer is searching for an update. If done correctly - instead of getting the error that there is no internet and can't check - it will tell you there's an update available.

[Alexboooom]

ok...i went from 7004 to the 7740.16 simply by entering update..no errors..nothing..:-D

[Alexboooom]

@thr33folds hey pal...thnx for the precious info which soon i'm gonna give a try...i would only like to ask u sth that i don't get with zune...i have to disable the adapter only when the ''an update is available'' comes up...right?? not every time i go to linking and back to update f.e, if i still get no update...uh? only once when the available update is shown..correct?? thnx in advance!!!