Developer | Microsoft Mobile |
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OS family | Windows 10 |
Working state | No longer supported but can be cracked |
Released to manufacturing | November 20, 2015[1] |
General availability | March 17, 2016 |
Final release | 10.0.15254.603 (KB4535289)[2] / January 14, 2020 |
Update method | Windows Update[3] |
Package manager | XAP, APPX,APPXBundle |
Platforms | ARM 32-bit,[4] ARM 64-bit |
Kernel type | Hybrid (Windows NT) |
Preceded by | Windows Phone 8.1 (2014) Windows RT (2012) |
Succeeded by | Microsoft Launcher via Android 10 in Surface Duo (2020) |
Support status | |
Version 1511 November Update: Unsupported as of January 9, 2018[5]
Version 1607 Anniversary Update: Unsupported as of October 9, 2018[6] Version 1703 Creators Update: Unsupported as of June 11, 2019[7] Version 1709 Fall Creators Update: Mainstream support ended on December 10, 2019 Extended support ended on January 14, 2020[8][9] |
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Windows 10 Mobile is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft Mobile. First released in 2015, it is the successor to Windows Phone 8.1, but was marketed by Microsoft as being an edition of its PC operating system Windows 10.[10][11]
Windows 10 Mobile aimed to provide greater consistency with its counterpart for PCs, including more extensive synchronization of content, Universal Windows Platform apps, as well as the capability, on supported hardware, to connect devices to an external display and use a desktop interface with mouse and keyboard input support (reminiscent of Windows on PCs). Microsoft built tools for developers to port iOS Objective-C apps with minimal modifications. Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones are eligible for upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile, pursuant to manufacturer and carrier support.[12] Some features vary depending on hardware compatibility.[13]
Windows 10 Mobile was designed for use on smartphones and phablets running on 32-bit ARM processor architectures.[4] Microsoft also intended for the platform to be used on ARM tablets with screens 9 inches or smaller in size, but such devices were rarely commercially released. Windows 10 Mobile entered public beta for selected Lumia smartphones on February 12, 2015.[14] The first Lumia smartphones powered by Windows 10 Mobile were released on November 20, 2015, while eligible Windows Phone devices began receiving updates to Windows 10 Mobile on March 17, 2016, pursuant to manufacturer and carrier support.
The platform never achieved any significant degree of popularity or market share in comparison to Android or iOS. By 2017, Microsoft had already begun to downplay Windows 10 Mobile, having discontinued active development (beyond maintenance releases) due to a lack of user and developer interest in the platform, and focused on serving incumbent mobile operating systems as part of its software and services strategy. Support for Windows 10 Mobile ended on January 14, 2020. As of November 2021[update], Windows 10 Mobile had approximately a 0.01% share of the mobile operating system market.[15]
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