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It is the successor to Windows Phone 8.1 [67] and replaced the Windows Phone brand, while Microsoft has since ceased active development of Windows 10 Mobile. Windows Phone 8.1 devices were eligible for upgrade to Windows 10, pursuant of manufacturer and carrier support. [68] Some features may have varied depending on hardware compatibility. [69]
Windows Phone 8.1 is the third generation of Microsoft Mobile's Windows Phone mobile operating system, succeeding Windows Phone 8.It was based on Windows 8.1.Rolled out at Microsoft's Build Conference in San Francisco, California on April 2, 2014, it was released in final form to Windows Phone developers on April 14, 2014 and reached general availability on August 4, 2014.
The HTC Windows Phone 8S has received the Windows Phone 8.1 update, but has not been updated officially further to Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (however, the latest 8.1 updates can be obtained via Microsoft's "Preview for Developers" app), despite its relatively better counterpart, the Windows Phone 8X, having received this latest update. [10 ...
This is a list of all devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. In addition to existing Windows Phone 8 partners HTC, Samsung and Huawei, Gionee, JSR, Karbonn, LG, Lenovo, Longcheer, XOLO, and ZTE signed on to create Windows Phone 8.1 devices in early 2014.
Windows Phone 7.8: Tango: February 1, 2013 Windows Phone 8: Apollo October 29, 2012 NT 6.2 Windows Phone 8.1: Blue April 14, 2014 NT 6.3 Windows 10 Mobile, version 1511: Threshold 2 November 12, 2015 1511 Windows 10 Mobile, version 1607: Redstone 1: August 16, 2016 1607 Windows 10 Mobile, version 1703: Redstone 2: April 24, 2017 1703 Windows 10 ...
Syncing content between Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 and Windows PCs or Macs is provided through the Windows Phone App, which is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. It is the official successor to Zune software only for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, and allows users to transfer content such as music, videos, and documents.
Instead, Microsoft released Windows Phone 7.8 as an update for Windows Phone 7 devices, which backported several features such as the redesigned home screen. Addressing some software bugs with Windows Phone 8 forced Microsoft to delay some enterprise improvements, like VPN support, until the 2014 release of Windows Phone 8.1.
Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update [145] also known as version 1703 and codenamed "Redstone 2", [146] is the third major update to Windows 10 Mobile and the second in a series of updates under the "Redstone" codenames. [147] It carries the build number 10.0.15063. The first preview was released to Insiders on August 17, 2016.