Nokia Lumias to get first crack at Windows Phone 8.1 apps

Microsoft has completed work on software for its Windows Phone 8.1 platform, with Lumia smartphones running WP likely to get first crack.

 

In a series of tweets, Microsoft product definition and design team head Joe Belfiore also gave hints of several WP 8.1 apps, including a lock screen.

 

  

 

Belfiore also tweeted about a new lock screen app, which may spend "a couple weeks" as beta for 1GB devices:

 

 

However, he added it could be a while before a lock screen app would be made available for devices having only 512 MB RAM.

 

A separate report on Windows Phone Central said he also hinted at WP support for integration into social networks.

 

On the other hand, Belfiore mentioned app updates for Facebook and Skype, with Microsoft partnering with Facebook to remove bugs in its app.