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[46] [47] [48] Although marketed as a converged platform, and as with Windows Phone 8, using a Windows NT-based kernel, Windows 10 Mobile still cannot run Win32 desktop applications, but is compatible with software designed for Windows Phone 8. [49] Similar to Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 10 has used UEFI with ACPI protocol as its bootloader.
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps [1] (formerly named Windows Store apps, Metro-style apps and Modern apps) [2] are applications that can be used across all compatible Microsoft Windows devices. They are primarily purchased and downloaded via the Microsoft Store , Microsoft's digital application storefront.
While praised for its innovative approach to transforming a smartphone into a desktop-like device, it was seen as limited by the small library of UWP apps and the absence of support for traditional desktop applications. These constraints, along with the decline of the Windows 10 Mobile platform, contributed to its lack of widespread adoption. [5]
Windows UI Library (WinUI codenamed "Jupiter", [3] [4] and also known as UWP XAML and WinRT XAML) is a user interface API that is part of the Windows Runtime programming model that forms the backbone of Universal Windows Platform apps (formerly known as Metro-style or Immersive) for the Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Phone 8.1 operating systems.
UWP apps do not run on earlier Windows versions. Apps that are capable of implementing this platform are natively developed using Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, or Visual Studio 2022. Older Metro-style apps for Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, or for both (universal 8.1) need modifications to migrate to UWP. [4] [5]
Syncing content between Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 and Windows PCs or Macs is provided through the Windows Phone App, which is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. It is the official successor to Zune software only for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, and allows users to transfer content such as music, videos, and documents.
Action Center is a notification center included with Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. It was introduced with Windows Phone 8.1 in July 2014, and was introduced to the desktop with the launch of Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. [1] The Action Center replaces the charms in Windows 10. [2] [3] [4] The Action Center was replaced ...
Messaging (also known as Microsoft Messaging, and as of recently, Windows Operator Messages) is an instant messaging Universal Windows Platform app for Windows 8.0, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. The mobile version allows SMS , MMS and RCS messaging.