LumiaWOA

Version 2012
Release notes

LumiaWOA authors
11-25-2020
Revision history
Who When Description

Gustave Monce 11/25/2020 Initial version

New features
MTP Support for Windows 10 Desktop
You can now use MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) with Windows 10 Desktop. Please note that your phone
may only start to get detected after a few minutes and may not be accessible properly while locked.
NCSd support for Windows 10 Desktop
You can now use thor2, WPinternals and WDRT to interface with the device while in Windows 10
Desktop. Please note that your phone may only start to get detected after a few minutes and may not
be accessible properly while locked. Please also note that there is a chance you may only be able to see
the device for only one time after a successful boot. If you cannot get the device to show up, please
check if the NCSdPluginSvc is running in task manager, if it is, stop this service, watch out for
MtpUserService starting. If both NCSd and MtpUserService are started, you are good to go and you can
wait a few minutes.

HDMI/DP out support via USB-C

You can now use HDMI out / DP out with your device. The Microsoft HD-500 dock is also supported and
working fine. Please note that currently you may get issues under very specific circumstances when in
sleep, with the external display showing a solid blue color.

Additional accessories like the HP Elite x3 Lapdock are also confirmed working. External USB C touch
displays are also confirmed working.

Figure 1- Image Courtesy of @Tourniquet88

New battery management stack
The battery management stack has been updated in this release

Modern Standby support for Windows 10 Desktop

Modern standby is now supported. This mainly solves overheating issues reported in the past.

Notable features
[Talkman] Enhancements to Processor Power Engine Plugin support for MSM8992
The following has been enabled in the previous release:

- Processor Core Management for Cortex-A53 Cores

- Micro PEP functionality
- Qualcomm P States

Processor Core Management is disabled by default in this release. To enable it, proceed to the following:

- Set Windows Boot Configuration Data to have numproc=4 for the current OS entry
- Set the following flag in the registry:
o HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\QCPEP\Parameters
o EnableProcessorManagement
o DWORD (32-bit)
o 1
- Reboot the device

Breaking changes
Battery DRM checks are now effective
Some improvements may only be observed on genuine batteries as a result.

New driver release requires a new UEFI (2.12+ only)

If this requirement is not met, the device will crash when going to sleep, and may overheat a lot.

Bug fixes
The following have been fixed in this release:

Battery manager is unable to parse the Battery Provisioning data from the firmware
leading to poor battery performance
This issue has been fixed in this release.

MSM8992 users are prompted to reboot the device only when a black screen is shown
during setup, but a Bugcheck (BSOD) is shown instead
This issue has been fixed in this release.

Automatic Orientation is lacking animations

This issue has been fixed in this release.
Automatic Orientation may switch back to portrait randomly
This issue has been fixed in this release.

HDMI out via USB Type C is not available

This issue has been fixed in this release.

For a small portion of users, the device may not wake up back again after sleep
This issue has been fixed in this release.

Device thermals are high

This issue has been fixed in this release.

Battery DRM is not implemented

This issue has been fixed in this release.

Vibration motor may continue running in rare cases when the phone goes to sleep
This issue has been fixed in this release.

The WLAN driver may bugcheck (BSOD) when shutting down

This issue has been fixed in this release.

Installing Second party applications may fail on builds 20236 and 20241
This issue has been fixed in this release.

Known issues
[NEW] Device may crash on the very first boot if you lock it and unlock it
No workaround is available. This issue only occurs on the first ever boot.

Camera is not available in Windows 10 ARM64

No workaround is available.

Cellular support is hit and miss

No workaround is available. Cellular support is not actively worked on anymore and may be made an
optional component in a future release.

Device is not approved for emergency service compliance

No workaround is available. We recommend not using this as your primary means of communication.

Dual SIM is not supported

No workaround is available.
Windows Hello is not available in Windows 10 ARM64
No workaround is available.

Double tap to wake is not available

No workaround is available.
Extra Sensory / Activity tracking / Pedometer is not available
No workaround is available.

Enabling Windows Virtualization support may hang the device without EL2 startup
Disable Windows Virtualization platform in order to boot back up the device. No workaround is
available.

Windows Updates may fail when the user dual boots with an End of Life Operating
System such as “Windows 10 Mobile”
Disable dual boot functionality in order to update the device

Advanced settings for the Cellular page in Windows Settings may not be working on
builds lower or equal than 18363
No workaround is available

Microphone volume is low

No workaround is available

[Talkman] Processor management is unstable for Cortex-A53 and not functional for
Cortex-A57 cores on MSM8992
No workaround is available

Hyper-V support is not available

No workaround is available

X86 DirectX support is not available

No workaround is available

DirectX ARM64 support is unstable

No workaround is available

Graphical Glitches with shadows across the Windows Operating System

No workaround is available

Graphical Glitches with the acrylic effects across the Windows Operating System on OS
builds lower than 20200
No workaround is available. You can however use a newer Windows version.

SIM Lock support is not implemented

Won’t fix.

Resetting the Windows Operating System leads to unexpected behavior and may fail
No workaround is available

Phone Calls may not be provisioned by default on builds higher than 18363
Workaround is available: https://t.me/LumiaWOA_Announcements/115
SD Card boot support is not available
No workaround is available

Prototype devices have very limited support

No workaround is available

Text support is not functional on builds higher than 18363

No workaround is available

VoLTE is not supported

No workaround is available

VoWiFi is not supported

No workaround is available

[Talkman] GPU support may be glitchy with intermittent screen flashes on MSM8992
No workaround is available

Installing Second party applications may fail if the system date and time is not set
properly during OOBE or an internet connection could not be established during OOBE
No workaround is available. You can however run provisioning manually by running
\Windows\OEM\FirstLogon.cmd as administrator

NFC driver may unload unexpectedly on builds higher than 18363

No workaround is available

Performance is degraded on builds lower or equal than 18363

No workaround is available