Nokia Starts Tango Update Rollout for Lumia 710 and 800C, Brings Internet Sharing

It appears that Nokia has started to push the Windows Phone Tango update for Lumia 710 and 800C in some regions. 

As much as we liked both smartphones, neither allowed users to tether their 3G connection, which is why the Finnish company promised it would correct this in a future update.

Windows Phone Tango, also known as Refresh, brings the long-awaited Internet Sharing capability to these two smartphones, allowing users to share their Wi-Fi connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices.

Last week, ROM build 1600.3029.8773.12111 for Nokia Lumia 710 was spotted in China. This update promises support for 256 MB devices and MMS enhancements. 

It also includes several bug fixes and overall improvements. Three new applications, SportsTracker, News and Creative Studios, will be pre-loaded as well.

At that time we thought that the update will be immediately pushed in China, but it looks like the rollout of Windows Phone Tango for Lumia 710 and 800C has just started.

According to the folks over at Nokiapoweruser, several updates for localized versions of the Lumia 710 and the Chinese 800C model have been recently spotted on NaviFirm, which indicated that a rollout was imminent.

So far, Nokia Lumia 710 users living in Belgium, the Netherlands and Vietnam have been able to download and install the Windows Phone Tango update and enable the Internet sharing capability.

In addition, Chinese customers who purchased the Lumia 800C are also receiving the update. 

However, this is an entirely different version of Lumia 800, so those who bought the standard variant which is available outside China will have to wait a bit longer until Nokia makes the update available.

While Nokia continues to rollout the update in the following weeks, more countries will get the Windows Phone Tango upgrade. Keep in mind that this is available for download via Zune Desktop software.

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