Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone 8 | |
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Windows Phone 8.1 start screen (with apps from the Windows Phone Store ) |
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developer | Microsoft Corporation |
License (s) | Microsoft EULA |
First publ. | June 20, 2012 |
Current version | Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 (8.10.15148.160) (April 11, 2015) |
Kernel |
NT 6.2 (Windows Phone 8.0)
NT 6.3 (Windows Phone 8.1) |
Architecture (s) | POOR |
compatibility | Windows Phone 7 |
Languages) | multilingual |
Others | Development discontinued. Support for Windows Phone 8 discontinued on January 12, 2016 Windows Phone 8.1 support ended on July 11, 2017 |
www.windowsphone.com |
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 or Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 is an operating system for cell phones from the US company Microsoft . It belongs to the series of Windows Phone systems of the manufacturer and is based on the same Windows NT - kernel as the in-house operating systems Windows 8 ( Microsoft Windows 8.1 ) and Windows RT . Windows Phone 8 was introduced on June 20, 2012 at the Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco . On July 16, 2014, Microsoft released the Windows Phone 8.1 update.
The operating system is the last published Windows Phone system from Microsoft, received support until July 2017 and was replaced by Windows 10 Mobile .
Features (selection)
The operating system has the following features, among others:
- Live tiles
- Notification center
- Personal assistant named Cortana
- Internet Explorer 11
- Office Mobile + OneDrive
- Digital wallet
- Vehicle mode
- Children's corner
- App corner
hardware
- Multi-core processor support
- Screens with HDTV - resolution up to Full HD
- Support for microSD cards
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
For developers
- Support for native code (programming in C / C ++ )
- Direct purchase (in-app purchase)
- Integrated Voice over IP (VoIP)
For companies
- Device encryption (based on BitLocker technology)
- Support for UEFI and sandboxing of apps
- Remote maintenance (remote management)
- Company hub and apps
- VPN
personalization
- The home screen supports three size formats for the live tiles .
- Wallpapers for live tiles on the home screen
history
Version number | Release date / version name | New or improved features | |||
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8.0.9903.10 | October 29, 2012 (code name: "Apollo") |
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8.0.10211.204 | 01/29/2013 Windows Phone 8 GDR1 (code name: "Portico") |
system
Applications
communication
Internet Explorer 10
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8.0.10327.77 | 07/19/2013 Windows Phone 8 GDR2 (code name: "Apollo +") |
system
Applications
communication
Internet Explorer 10
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8.0.10512.142 | 10/14/2013 Windows Phone 8 GDR3 |
system
Applications
Personalization option
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8.10.12397.895 | 07/16/2014 Windows Phone 8.1 (code name: "Blue") |
system
Applications
Cortana
Personalization option
Windows Phone Store
Internet Explorer 11
Games hub
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8.10.14234.375 | 05.12.2014 Windows Phone 8.1 Update (GDR1) |
system
Applications
communication
Cortana
Internet Explorer 11
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8.10.15148.160 | 04/11/2015 Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 (GDR2)
(For some Windows Phone devices) |
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10.0.15063.xxx | 03/17/2016 Windows 10 Mobile | ||||
Legend:
Older version; no longer supported
Older version; still supported
Current version
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Note : A complete list of changes and version numbers can be found in the official Windows Phone update history .
Mainstream support for Windows Phone 8.1 was maintained until July 11, 2017; extended support is not planned.
Update to Windows Phone 8.1
All end devices that were delivered with Windows Phone 8 can in principle be updated to Windows Phone 8.1. However, not all manufacturers provide the official update. In the case of Huawei devices , the update is only possible through Microsoft's Preview for Developers itself, which can also be installed by normal users. The update has been released for the Lumia range developed by Microsoft Mobile itself , the Ativ S from Samsung and HTC 8X.
Update to Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft has announced an update to Windows 10 Mobile for all Lumia devices. It was subsequently restricted that not all devices receive this update. All devices with at least 8 GB of internal memory and 1024 MB RAM should receive the update, devices with 4 GB of internal memory are left out, as this space is not sufficient for Windows 10. These promises were broken when it was released, only some of the devices receive the update.
compatibility
operating system
It is not possible to update devices running Windows Phone 7 . However, it is possible to upgrade from Windows Phone 8 to Windows Phone 8.1. You can also upgrade from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile .
Apps or applications
Apps (applications) for the previous version Windows Phone 7 can for the most part also run on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1.
Since April 2014 it has been possible to develop apps that also run under Windows 8 and vice versa. This is made possible by the Windows Runtime ( WinRT ) runtime environment . With this, apps that were created for the Windows 8 touch interface (including updates) also run unchanged on Windows Phone smartphones. The compatibility with smartphone and / or tablet / PC has since been marked with small icons in the Windows Phone Store .
Availability and market shares
Global market shares of smartphone operating systems according to Gartner (4th quarter 2015) | ||||
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operating system | percent | |||
Android | 80.7% | |||
Apple iOS | 17.7% | |||
Windows Phone | 1.1% | |||
Blackberry OS | 0.2% | |||
Other | 0.2% | |||
Windows Phone 8 was shipped to smartphone manufacturers at the end of September 2012. The first model to be shown was the Samsung Ativ S on August 29, 2012 in Berlin. The two Nokia devices Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 have been available since November 5th. HTC released the HTC 8X on November 5th . In the second quarter of 2013, Windows Phone's global smartphone market share was 3.7%. In individual markets, including Germany and Mexico, Windows Phone achieved higher market shares of up to 12% by February 2013. At the end of 2013, the market share in the five largest European markets (Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain) rose to 10%, while the global share fell to 3% in the fourth quarter. In Germany, too, the market share fell to 7.1% in the second quarter. By the second quarter of 2014, the worldwide number of units (8 million) and the market share (2.7%) continued to decline. In the third quarter of 2015, sales at Microsoft decreased from 9.3 million devices (third quarter 2014) to 5.8 million.
Devices with Windows Phone 8
Device names | Manufacturer | Available in the EU | Available outside the EU | Available in Germany, Austria or Switzerland | Upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile |
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Acer Liquid M220 Plus | Acer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Acer Liquid M220 | Acer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Archos 40 Cesium | Archos | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
TrekStor WinPhone 4.7 HD | TrekStor | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Nokia Lumia 435 | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 520 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 525 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 530 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Microsoft Lumia 532 | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Lumia 535 | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 620 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 625 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 630 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 635 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Lumia 640 | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 720 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 730 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 735 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 820 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 830 | Microsoft Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 920 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 925 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 930 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 1020 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 1320 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Nokia Lumia 1520 | Nokia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HTC Windows Phone 8S | HTC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
HTC Windows Phone 8X | HTC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Samsung Ativ S | Samsung | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Huawei Ascend W1 | Huawei | Yes | not specified | Yes | ? |
Huawei Ascend W2 | Huawei | Yes | not specified | Yes | ? |
Era Windows Phone | Fly | Yes | Yes | No information | ? |
Yezz Billy 4 | Yezz | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Yezz Billy 4.7 | Yezz | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Yezz Billy 5S | Yezz | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Yezz Monaco 47 | Yezz | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Prestigio Multiphone 8500 Duo | Prestigio | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Prestigio Multiphone 8400 Duo | Prestigio | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
Lava Xolo Win Q900S | XOLO | Yes | Yes | No information | ? |
Allview W1 I (previously Impera I) | Allview | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Allview W1 S (previously Impera S) | Allview | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Nokia Lumia 521 | Nokia | No | Yes | No | No |
Nokia Lumia 810 | Nokia | No | Yes | No | No |
Nokia Lumia 822 | Nokia | No | Yes | No | No |
Nokia Lumia 928 | Nokia | No | Yes | No | No |
Nokia Lumia Icon | Nokia | No | Yes | No | No |
HTC One (M8) for Windows | HTC | No | Yes | No | No |
Samsung ATIV SE | Samsung | No | Yes | No | No |
Canvas Win W121 | Micromax | No | Yes | No | ? |
Wind W4 | Karbonn | No | Yes | No | ? |
REDMOND | UCALL | No | Yes | No | ? |
Kruger & Matz Soul 2 | Kruger & Matz | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Joe Belfiore: Announcing Windows Phone 8. In: Windows Phone Blog. Microsoft Corporation, June 20, 2012, accessed June 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Windows Phone 8 GDR 3 Update: Official changelog (update) accessed on October 14, 2013
- ↑ Microsoft announces first update for Windows Phone 8.1. WPArea, July 30th. 2014.
- ↑ Windows Phone 8.1 'Update 1'- Internet Explorer is being optimized in many places. WPArea, August 3, 2014.
- ↑ Windows 10 Mobile Update for older devices will be rolled out WindowsArea, March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Entry in Microsoft's Support Center regarding Windows Phone support, accessed on June 8, 2014.
- ↑ [1] accessed July 4, 2014
- ↑ How to install Windows Phone 8.1 now ( memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ https://twitter.com/lumia/status/532914535263641600
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.golem.de/news/windows-10-mobile-microsoft-bricht-upgrade-versrechen-1603-119879.html
- ^ Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's Windows Phone 8: There's good news and bad news. In: All About Microsoft. ZDNet, June 20, 2012, accessed on June 29, 2012 (English).
- ↑ https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Universal-Apps-fuer-Windows-und-Windows-Phone-2160982.html
- ↑ Smartphones: Android increases market share to over 80 percent. zd.net, February 19, 2016, accessed February 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Jan Kluczniok: Microsoft: Windows Phone 8 is ready. In: netzwelt . September 17, 2012, accessed September 18, 2012 .
- ↑ Surprise before the IFA. August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
- ↑ connect.de http://www.connect.de/news/nokia-startet-verkauf-vom-lumia-920-und-lumia-820-1437149.html
- ↑ René Hesse: Windows Phone HTC 8X is now available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Report at mobiflip.de, November 5, 2012.
- ↑ Market researcher: Windows Phone explodes. Newsticker at heise.de, August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Dominic Sunnebo: Record share for Windows phone. kantarworldpanel.com, February 9, 2013
- ↑ Windows Phone cracks 10 percent mark in Europe. Newsticker at heise.de, January 7, 2014.
- ↑ Emerging markets cement Android's supremacy. Heise-Newsticker, February 13, 2014.
- ↑ Windows Phone is losing market share in Europe. In: derStandard.at. October 29, 2014, accessed December 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Android runs on almost 85 percent of all smartphones. Golem.de, August 1, 2014, accessed on August 2, 2014 .
- ↑ Windows Phone sales collapse dramatically. In: derStandard.at. October 25, 2015, accessed December 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Windows Phone Archos 40 Cesium in the practical test. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ TrekStor WinPhone 4.7 HD product page. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 18, 2015 ; accessed on December 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b MWC: Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 come at a competitive price. Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Microsoft Lumia 535. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Nokia Lumia 620: smart, inside and out. Retrieved September 12, 2012 .
- ↑ Nokia Lumia 820: WP8 nice touched. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 9, 2012 ; Retrieved September 12, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nokia Lumia 920: Exclusively from EE. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 13, 2012 ; Retrieved September 12, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nokia Lumia 925. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 6, 2013 ; Retrieved May 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nokia Lumia 1020 test , videonerd.de
- ↑ a b HTC introduces two Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Retrieved September 20, 2012 .
- ↑ Samsung introduces the first Windows Phone 8 device. Retrieved September 12, 2012 .
- ↑ http://winfuture.de/news,78640.html
- ↑ Russian OEM Fly announce the Era Windows Phone for only $ 112 , accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://wpvision.de/yezz-monaco-47/ (WPVision.de)
- ↑ http://de.prestigio.com/catalogue/MultiPhones/MultiPhone_8500_DUO
- ↑ http://de.prestigio.com/catalogue/MultiPhones/MultiPhone_8400_DUO
- ↑ http://winfuture.de/news,82875.html
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Product page of the Lumia 928 ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ http://wpvision.de/micromax-canvas-win-w121/ (WPVision.de)
- ↑ http://wpvision.de/karbonn-wind-w4/ (WPVision.de)
- ↑ http://wpvision.de/ucall-redmond/ (WPVision.de)
- ↑ http://wpvision.de/krger-matz-soul-2/5671-krger-matz-soul-2-technische-daten-%7C-datenblatt.html (WPVision.de)