Nokia "Black" Update for Windows Phone 8

Users with select Nokia Lumia handsets now have access to a new firmware update called "Black" that updates your device with new capabilities. But what is this mysterious "Black" update, and which phones can already access it?

Nokia "Black" is a firmware update that accompaniesWindows Phone 8 Update 3. If you recall Windows Phone 8 Update 2 (then called GDR2), you may recall that it was accompanied by another Nokia firmware update called "Amber." I wrote about those releases in Lumia 1020: A Peek at GDR2 and Amber, and of course provided a broader overview of GDR2 in my Complete Guide to Windows Phone 8 GDR2.

So what's happening with "Black"?

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