The Nokia Lumia Black update has commenced its rollout in Italy, but Windows Phone 8 smartphone owners should remain patient.

According to Nokia, the Lumia Black update will be available for the Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 625, Lumia 720, Lumia 820, Lumia 920, Lumia 925, and Lumia 1020.

For the Lumia 520, the update has been labeled "Waiting for approval" for smartphone owners with mobile carriers 3 Italy, TIM, Vodafone, and Wind.

"Waiting for approval," per Nokia, has been defined as "undergoing final testing with Nokia, country or operator to achieve approval."

The Lumia 620 update will be available for TIM, Vodafone, and Wind subscribers, but the update is also on the "Waiting" stage.

TIM, 3 Italy and Wind are scheduled to release the Lumia Black update for the Lumia 625, however, the mobile carriers are "Waiting for approval." Vodafone customers are able to receive the Lumia Black update for the Lumia 625.

TIM, Vodafone, and Wind continue the "Waiting" trend for the Lumia 720 Windows Phone 8 smartphone.

The Lumia 820's update is "Waiting" from 3 Italy and Vodafone, however, it is categorized as "Available" for Vodafone customers.

While Wind and Vodafone have rolled out the Lumia Black update for the Lumia 920, 3 Italy and TIM are waiting for approval.

The Lumia 925's Lumia Black update is available for TIM, Vodafone, and Wind customers while 3 Italy is the sole mobile carrier "Waiting" for approval.

Finally, the Lumia 1020's update is available for TIM, Vodafone, and Wind.

To check if the Lumia Black update is available, Lumia smartphone owners can go to "Settings" and then click "Phone update."

"Nokia Lumia Black updates the imaging experiences on your Lumia and makes using the Windows Phone even more fluid," said Samuli Hänninen, vice president of software program management for Nokia's Smart Devices business, via Nokia Conversations.

The Lumia Black update features include the App Folder, which gives the Lumia smartphone owner the option to organize and personalize their Start screen. Nokia Glance screen 2.0 is also featured in the update and is able to monitor information in real time from calendar, emails, messages, outlook, or apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Whatsapp, to name a few.

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