Not only that but the company specifically stated the Windows 10 would be the next version of Windows Phone. It now seems that's exactly what's happening, as with its announcement of Windows 10 Microsoft claimed that the OS would work on screen sizes ranging from four to 80 inches. Windows Phone 10 or just Windows 10?įor a while we've been seeing reports that suggest Microsoft may look to ditch the divide between its smartphone platform and the one it uses for tablets and PCs - rolling them all into one tidy bundle called Windows 10. We also may have heard about one of the first Windows Phone 10 handsets- the Microsoft Lumia 940. Hopefully it will be opened up to the general public soon though. Microsoft has also created an app called ' Phone Insider', which appears to let Microsoft employees test out the new OS. While we might not see a final build of Windows Phone 10 for many months yet it looks like Microsoft is starting to prepare for a launch, as according to WinBeta it's been sending builds of Windows Phone 10 out to select partners, though apparently it's an old version with little in the way of new features. That's now looking almost certain as Windows 10 has been announced and is expected to launch this year and it seems that this will be the basis for Windows Phone 10. More recently a leaked document mentioned dates of between Q2 and Q3 of 2015, which covers April-September and that's just for a preview build, so the final release might be even later.

Windows Phone 10 release dateĮarly rumors pegged Windows Phone, but that's been and gone and we're still on Windows Phone 8.1. We're scouring the web everyday to bring you all the latest on Windows Phone 10 and we'll be constantly updating the information below to give you the best picture of what's to come. Now we've got Windows Phone 8.5 out of the way we can get back on the Windows Phone 10 trail. It's also worth noting that while we list this as a Windows Phone 8.5 feature it's entirely possible that it may end up in Windows Phone 10, especially as so little has been said about Windows Phone 8.5. All that's really known so far is that there will seemingly be some potentially quite substantial changes to the Start screen interface in Windows Phone 8.5, but there's no word yet on what form those changes may take. It looks like there might be such a thing as Windows Phone 8.5 in the works, but details are slim on the ground. It's been confused with the ninth iteration of the platform before, and it's important to make a distinction between the two. Before we get our teeth in Windows Phone 10 we need to visit the rumors surrounding version 8.5.

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