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Windows 10 Mobile is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on November 20, 2015, and was made generally available on March 17, 2016. In October 2017, Microsoft announced that it would pause the active development of Windows 10 Mobile, and future development will be limited to maintenance releases and security patches. The last feature update is the Fall Creators Update, which reached end of support on January 14, 2020. Development for Windows 10 Mobile has completely ceased since then.
| Release | Release date | Latest release | Supported until | |||
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| Version | Name | Codename | Version | Release date | ||
| 1511 | November Update | Threshold 2 | November 12, 2015 | 10586.682 | November 14, 2016 | January 9, 2018 |
| 1607 | Anniversary Update | Redstone | August 16, 2016 | 14393.2551 | October 9, 2018 | October 9, 2018 |
| 1703 | Creators Update | Redstone 2 | April 25, 2017 | 15063.1868 | June 11, 2019 | June 11, 2019 |
| 1709 | Fall Creators Update | Feature2 | October 24, 2017 | 15254.603 | January 14, 2020 | December 10, 2019 |
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The original version of Windows 10 Mobile, also known as version 1511 and codenamed "Threshold 2", is the first major release of Windows 10 Mobile. It carries the build number 10.0.10586. It was released to the public on November 12, 2015.
The update reached end of service on January 9, 2018. [1]
| Preview versions of Windows 10 Mobile, version 1511 | ||
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| 9941.12498 [2] [3] | Fast and slow ring: February 12, 2015 | This is the first public Windows 10 mobile pre-release build. It includes various changes from the operating system's predecessor, Windows Phone 8.1. The changes include an updated Start Screen where the wallpaper is displayed behind translucent tiles rather than within them and Live Tiles that can has a new tall size option for apps that support it. This feature would be removed in subsequent builds. [4] Further changes to the Start screen includes app list redesigned with wallpaper as background, recent installed apps being shown at top, and the ability to search for apps though a prominent search box rather than a search button. [5] [6] Other changes include changes to the general user experience, including the ability to expand notifications, actionable notifications, [7] Action Center with additional settings toggles and same design across Windows 10 devices. The keyboard has been updated to contains virtual pointing stick for text selection and a voice input button. [5] With this build, notifications can be synchronized between other Windows 10 devices. Furthermore, pressing and holding on any toggle in Action Center takes the user to respective settings of that option [8] When shutting down the device the OS displays a reminder of coming calendar events on screen [4] [6] [9] Security features for this build include device encryption option. New apps included in this build include a new file explorer app, [10] an Alarms app, adding world clock, timer, and stopwatch modes, [11] and a calculator app with a built in unit converter, [12] The web browser rendering engine of Microsoft Edge is hosted in Internet Explorer, with the intention of Internet Explorer being replaced by Microsoft Edge in later builds. [13] The system's default camera app is now an updated version of the Lumia Camera app. Other apps include the photos app with OneDrive synchronization, collections and automatic photo enhancements, and the universal Sound recording app. The operating system also introduces the universal Settings app ported from the PC version. [4] [6] |
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| 10.0.10052 [14] [15] [16] | Fast ring: April 21, 2015 | |
| 10.0.10136 [17] [18] | Fast ring: June 16, 2015 | Microsoft introduces the Reachability feature for 5" devices and above, allowing users to press and hold the Windows button for entire screen to slide down fore easier reach topmost UI elements. Battery Saver now displays detailed information on an application's battery usage concerning lighting up the screen, running the processor or transferring data [19] The settings app offers Split-view when in landscape mode on higher-res displays, offering a UI almost identical to that on the PC [20] "Project Spartan" web browser adds the following features: InPrivate mode, secure sites – marked with a badge, full-screen videos, a "Save as" option for web images to convert files into .png or .jpg images [21] (in later betas, and released Windows 10, this app is branded as Microsoft Edge) Other changes include 3G only setting for highest connection speed, more improvements to Cortana, the ability enable and disable OneDrive backups for individual applications, Digital video stabilization, and VPN Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP) and Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol (SSTP). This build also has several minor UI changes, including the All Apps letter 'jump' buttons are ALL CAPS instead of lower case, search box replacing the search button at the top of the all apps list Internet Explorer Mobile is removed from this build. |
| 10.0.10149 [22] [23] | Fast ring: June 25, 2015 Slow ring: July 8, 2015 | "Project Spartan" is now branded as Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge gained option to view a website as "desktop" or "mobile". The browser's address bar moved to bottom of the screen This build brings updated icons and visuals (including visual controls). Flashlight toggle is added as a quick action in the Action Center. [24] Quiet hours now has to be enabled from Cortana's notebook. Option for hiding notification panes on the lockscreen has been added. Finally, download limit on 3G networks removed. The Photos app now shows albums (Camera roll, screenshots, saved photos);it also gained support for opening .gif files. Automatic camera roll back up is now enabled from the OneDrive application. The built-in camera application now supports Face detection [25] This build also adds support for HTTP Live Streaming. |
| 10.0.10166 | Fast ring: July 10, 2015 Slow ring: | This build finally removes the legacy Windows Phone 8.1 app store leaving only the Windows 10 version of the store app. Consequently, the Windows 10 store app loses the beta label. |
Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update, also known as version 1607 and codenamed "Redstone 1", [29] [30] [31] [32] is the second major update to Windows 10 Mobile and the first in a series of updates under the "Redstone" codenames. [31] [33] [34] It carries the build number 10.0.14393. The first preview was released on February 19, 2016. It was released to the public on August 16, 2016. [35] [36]
The update reached end of service after the release of build 14393.2551 on October 9, 2018. [37]
| Preview versions of Windows 10 Mobile, version 1607 | ||
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| 10.0.14267 [38] | Fast ring: February 19, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14267.1004 [39] | Fast ring: February 24, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14283 [40] | Fast ring: March 10, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14291 [41] | Fast ring: March 17, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14295 [42] | Fast ring: March 25, 2016 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.14322 [43] | Fast ring: April 14, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14327 [44] | Fast ring: April 20, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14328 [45] | Fast ring: April 22, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14332 [46] | Fast ring: April 26, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14342 [47] | Fast ring: May 16, 2016 Slow ring: |
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| 10.0.14356 [48] | Fast ring: June 1, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14361 [49] | Fast ring: June 8, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14364 [50] | Fast ring: June 14, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14367 [51] | Fast ring: June 16, 2016 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.14371 [52] | Fast ring: June 21, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14372 [53] | Fast ring: June 23, 2016 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.14376 [54] | Fast ring: June 28, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14379 [55] | Fast ring: June 30, 2016 | |
| 10.0.14383 [56] | Fast ring: July 7, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14385 [57] | Fast ring: July 9, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14388 [58] | Fast ring: July 12, 2016 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.14390 [59] | Fast ring: July 15, 2016 | |
Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update [60] also known as version 1703 and codenamed "Redstone 2", [61] is the third major update to Windows 10 Mobile and the second in a series of updates under the "Redstone" codenames. [62] It carries the build number 10.0.15063. The first preview was released to Insiders on August 17, 2016. It was released to the public on April 25, 2017.
The update reached end of service after the release of build 15063.1868 on June 11, 2019. [63]
| Preview versions of Windows 10 Mobile, version 1703 | ||
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| Version | Release date(s) | Highlights |
| 10.0.14905 [64] | Fast ring: August 17, 2016 | With this build, narrator has been improved in regards to using common keyboard navigation in tables. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O for focusing on the address bar is also added to Microsoft Edge. New system sounds and ringtones are added. |
| 10.0.14915 [65] | Fast ring: August 31, 2016 | Manually dragging MP3 or WMA files to the device's "Ringtones" folder either from a PC or downloaded from within the device will allow the media to be available for use as ringtone or alarm. |
| 10.0.14926 [66] | Fast ring: September 14, 2016 | The same snooze feature from PC is available on mobile, along with the performance improvements in text-entry heavy sites. The Wi-Fi settings page from the PC makes its way to Mobile, set to replace the legacy Windows Phone 8.1 based Wi-Fi settings page. However, as of now, the legacy Wi-Fi settings page also remains as a temporary fallback. |
| 10.0.14931 [67] | Fast ring: September 21, 2016 Slow ring: | The Windows Feedback Hub app has been updated to include a dark mode that can be set by the user or automatically based on system theme, a settings page, and author's name in the details section of feedbacks. Other app updates include Windows Maps, which introduces the ability to check traffic for the commute route between home and work. The user can also see recently viewed traffic cameras for a particular rout. Finally, the app also includes a dark mode, which can be set by the user or automatically based on the system theme. The UWP Skype app also received an update to allow users to send SMS from their PC and relay it through their Windows Mobile device. Messages sent on Windows 10 Mobile will be visible on the PC and vice versa. This build also includes support for USB Audio 2.0 out of the box. [68] |
| 10.0.14936 [69] | Fast ring: September 28, 2016 | |
| 10.0.14942 [70] | Fast ring: October 7, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14946 [71] | Fast ring: October 13, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14951 [72] | Fast ring: October 19, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14955 [73] | Fast ring: October 25, 2016 |
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| 10.0.14959 | Fast ring: November 3, 2016 | |
| 10.0.14965 | Fast ring: November 9, 2016 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.14977 [76] | Fast ring: December 1, 2016 |
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| 10.0.15007 [77] | Fast ring: January 12, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15014 [78] | Fast ring: January 19, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15025 [79] | Fast ring: February 2, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15031 [80] | Fast ring: February 9, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15043 [81] | Fast ring: February 24, 2017 Slow ring: |
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| 10.0.15047 [82] | Fast ring: March 3, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15051 [83] | Fast ring: March 8, 2017 Slow ring: | |
| 10.0.15055 [84] | Fast ring: March 10, 2017 | |
Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update, [85] also known as version 1709, is the fourth major update to Windows 10 Mobile and the third in a series of updates under the "Redstone" codenames. It carries the build number 10.0.15254. Despite sharing the same version number with the PC version of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ("Redstone 3"), the update is still part of the "Redstone 2" branch. The first preview was released to Insiders on April 14, 2017. It was released to the public on October 24, 2017.
The update reached end of service after the release of build 15254.603 on January 14, 2020. [86] [87]
| Preview versions of Windows 10 Mobile, version 1709 | ||
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| 10.0.15204 [88] | Fast ring: April 14, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15205 [89] | Fast ring: April 19, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15207 [90] | Fast ring: April 24, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15208 [91] | Fast ring: April 28, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15210 [92] | Fast ring: May 4, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15213 [93] | Fast ring: May 11, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15215 [94] | Fast ring: May 17, 2017 | |
| 10.0.16212 | All rings: June 1, 2017 | Accidental Release |
| 10.0.15222 [96] | Fast ring: June 8, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15223 [97] | Fast ring: June 13, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15228 [98] | Fast ring: June 28, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15230 [99] | Fast ring: July 13, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15235 [100] | Fast ring: July 26, 2017 |
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| 10.0.15237 [101] | Fast ring: August 2, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15240 [102] | Fast ring: August 9, 2017 Slow ring: |
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| 10.0.15245 [103] | Fast ring: August 25, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15250 [104] | Fast ring: September 12, 2017 | |
| 10.0.15252 [105] | Fast ring: September 15, 2017 Slow ring: | |