For the similarly-named Windows CE-based operating system, see Windows Mobile.
Windows 10 Mobile
Screenshot of Windows 10 Mobile home screen
Developer
Microsoft Corporation
OS family
Windows 10
Working state
No longer supported
Released to manufacturing
November 20, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-20)[1]
General availability
March 17, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-17)
Final release
10.0.15254.603 (KB4535289)[2] / January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14)
Update method
Windows Update[3]
Package manager
XAP, APPX
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 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 was a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. First released in 2015, it is a 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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^"January 14, 2020—KB4535289 Update for Windows 10 Mobile (OS Build 15254.603)". Microsoft. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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