Nokia’s Amber update for Lumia phones.

All you need to know: Nokia’s Amber update for Lumia phones.

Nokia has released the Amber software update for its Windows Phone 8 Lumia devices. According to Nokia, the update will begin rolling out in August.

Users of Lumia 920, 820, 720, 620, 520, 928, 822, 521 and 810 will get a notification on their smartphones when the update is ready to be installed.

So what will the Lumia Amber update offer?

Better camera features with better low-light photos, improved auto focus, enhanced noise filter. This is across Lumia devices. Nokia is also bringing its Smart Camera mode to all Windows Phone 8 devices (Lumia 925 is the device that shipped with Smart Camera app).

The Nokia Smart Camera mode comes with the following options:

Best Shot: Let’s users choose the best image from 10 frames.
Action Shot: Users can add multiple frames to an image in order to add a sense of motion to their photo.
Motion focus: Motion blur in the background. The option allows users to change the various degrees of motion blur from low to high.
Change Faces: Choose difference faces from different frames. Helps users ensure that people looks less weird in pictures.
Remove objects option: Let’s you get rid of photo bombers.

Glance Screen: Shows the clock in lock mode and the battery status as well. However, this is not available for Lumia 520 and Lumia 625— which will be released in India in the coming weeks. The option of Flip to silence phone is another feature that the update adds.

FM Radio: The Amber update finally brings FM Radio to the Lumia devices as well. It is not available on Lumia 620.

The update also comes with Storage Check which means that when you start to run out of space on your phone the device will alert you and you can delete them. The update will also see a new version of Nokia’s HERE Maps.