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Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones are eligible for upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile, pursuant to manufacturer and carrier support. [12] Some features vary depending on hardware compatibility. [13] Windows 10 Mobile was designed for use on smartphones and phablets running on 32-bit ARM processor architectures. [4]
Microsoft Software Updater (earlier Nokia Software Updater and Ovi Suite Software Updater) is a Windows [1] [2] and OS X [3] (though the Mac version is only in Beta) [4] based application launched in 2006, [5] that enables customers to update and recover their mobile device firmware [6] of a S40 or S60 or Lumia device from any Internet enabled access point.
Later, Microsoft confirmed that low-end devices with 512 MB of RAM (including the Nokia Lumia 520, which represents 24.5% of all Windows Phone devices sold), [84] would also get the Windows 10 upgrade, but reaffirmed that not all of its features would be supported on these devices.
Fourth generation (Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2) Models: Lumia 540 [60] Lumia 640 [61] Lumia 640 XL [62] Date announced April 2015: March 2015: Highest supported operating system version Windows 10 Mobile (1607) Windows 10 Mobile (1703) Upgradeable to Windows 10 [27] Yes Yes Yes Physical specifications: Lumia 540: Lumia 640: Lumia 640 XL ...
The Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL shipped with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 (through the Lumia Denim software package), and both phones are upgradable to Windows 10 Mobile. [15] Initially in the United States, the Lumia 640 and 640 XL were offered with a free one-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365. [16]
The device shipped with Windows Phone 8 preinstalled and was upgradable to Windows Phone 8.1 Now this device is included on the Microsoft list of Windows 10 Mobile upgrade, it can be upgraded through the Windows Insider program too.
Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update [145] also known as version 1703 and codenamed "Redstone 2", [146] is the third major update to Windows 10 Mobile and the second in a series of updates under the "Redstone" codenames. [147] It carries the build number 10.0.15063. The first preview was released to Insiders on August 17, 2016.
It is the successor to Windows Phone 8.1 [67] and replaced the Windows Phone brand, while Microsoft has since ceased active development of Windows 10 Mobile. Windows Phone 8.1 devices were eligible for upgrade to Windows 10, pursuant of manufacturer and carrier support. [68] Some features may have varied depending on hardware compatibility. [69]