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Windows Phone 8
Version of the Windows Phone operating system
Windows Phone 8 Start Screen
DeveloperMicrosoft Corporation
OS familyWindows 8
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed-source
General
availability		October 29, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-29)
Latest releaseUpdate 3 (Build 8.0.10532.166) / April 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-14)[1]
Update methodFirmware over the air
Package managerXAP, APPX
Platforms32-bit ARM architecture
Kernel typeHybrid (NT kernel)[2]
LicenseCommercial proprietary software
Preceded byWindows Phone 7 (2010)
Succeeded byWindows Phone 8.1 (2014)
Official websiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Support status
Unsupported as of January 12, 2016 [1]
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Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Phone mobile operating system from Microsoft. It was released on October 29, 2012, and, like its predecessor, it features a flat user interface based on the Metro design language. It was succeeded by Windows Phone 8.1, which was unveiled on April 2, 2014.[3][4]

Windows Phone 8 replaces the Windows CE-based architecture used in Windows Phone 7 with the Windows NT kernel found in Windows 8. As a consequence of this, Windows Phone 7 devices cannot run or update to Windows Phone 8, and new applications compiled specifically for Windows Phone 8 are not made available for Windows Phone 7 devices. Developers can make their apps available on both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices by targeting both platforms via the proper SDKs in Visual Studio.[5]

Windows Phone 8 devices were manufactured by Microsoft Mobile (formerly Nokia), HTC, Samsung and Huawei.[6]

  1. ^ http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/10/14/announcing-our-third-windows-phone-8-update-plus-a-new-developer-preview-program.aspx
  2. ^ Jo Foley, Mary (June 20, 2012). "Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 finally gets a 'real' Windows core". ZDNet. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Microsoft begins sharing Windows Phone 8.1 with developers". The Verge. Vox Media. February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Windows Phone 8.1 includes universal apps and lots of feature updates". The Verge. Vox Media. February 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Rubino, Daniel. (October 29, 2012). Overview and Review of Windows Phone 8 Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Nokia, Samsung, HTC, and Huawei will have first Windows Phone 8 devices Archived April 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. The Verge. June 20, 2012

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