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| Version of the Windows Phone operating system | |
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 Start Screen from Windows Phone 8 | |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
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| OS family | Windows Phone |
| General availability | October 29, 2012; 11 years ago |
| Latest release | Update 3 (Build 8.0.10532.166) / April 14, 2014; 10 years ago |
| Preceded by | Windows Phone 7 |
| Succeeded by | Windows Phone 8.1 |
| Official website | https://microsoft.com/windowsphone |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of January 12, 2016; users must upgrade to Windows Phone 8.1 in order to receive security patches and support after that date | |
Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Phone. It was publicly released on October 29, 2012. It was similar to Windows 8. It is unsupported as of January 12, 2016. The phone could be updated to Windows Phone 8.1 for security patches. The first update was leaked on November 2, 2012. Microsoft released the final version, Update 3, on April 14, 2014, just six days after Windows XP's end of support.