Where the hell is my Lumia Denim update for Windows Phone?

It's been a few months since Microsoft revealed its latest Lumia Denim update, which made its first appearance with the Lumia 730, 735 and 830. The update is expected to roll out for existing handsets in the fourth quarter of 2014, as per Microsoft.

Recently, the official Microsoft Lumia account confirmed on Twitter that Lumia Denim will "roll out soon following testing and carrier approval." Well, they failed to mention exactly when, but it's not Microsoft who is to blame here -- the update process for Windows Phone works in a different way.

Once the update is ready, it is sent to carrier partners who test the update on different smartphones, add their own logos and apps (bloatware), and make sure they work properly on the devices. Once the update is approved, it is rolled out to handset by carriers, not Microsoft -- at least for the carrier-branded handsets. Basically, it's your carrier who has control over your phone when it comes to updates. This is one of the reason why some carriers take a few weeks to roll out the update, while it takes months on some carriers like Verizon to push the update to its handsets.

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