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Phone Link, previously Your Phone, is a syncing software developed by Microsoft to connect Windows PCs to Android and iOS mobile devices to view notifications, make phone calls, use mobile apps amongst others, via the PC. [5]
Software updates are delivered to Windows Phone users via Microsoft Update, as is the case with other Windows operating systems. [97] Microsoft initially had the intention to directly update any phone running Windows Phone instead of relying on OEMs or wireless carriers , [ 98 ] but on January 6, 2012, Microsoft changed their policy to let ...
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.
Windows Mobile is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDA). [1] Designed to be the portable equivalent of the Windows desktop OS in the emerging mobile/portable area, the operating system is built on top of Windows CE (later known as Windows Embedded Compact) and was originally released as Pocket PC 2000.
The Zune software is unavailable for Mac OS X, but Microsoft has released Windows Phone Connector, which allows Windows Phone devices to sync with iTunes and iPhoto. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] This has since been succeeded by the Windows Phone App , which is designed for Windows Phone 8 but can sync with Windows Phone 7 devices as well.
Office Update is a free online service that allows users to detect and install updates for certain Microsoft Office products. The original update service supported Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007. On 1 August 2009, Microsoft decommissioned the Office Update service, merging it with Microsoft Update. [50]
The Creators Update (named after the equivalent update to Windows 10 for PC), also known as Redstone 2, was first previewed on the Insider branch on August 17, 2016. [86] and began deployment on April 25, 2017. It features mainly minor feature additions, including an e-book reader within Edge, the ability to turn off the phone screen when using ...
Microsoft Software Updater (earlier Nokia Software Updater and Ovi Suite Software Updater) is a Windows [60] [61] utility launched in 2007, [62] that enables customers to update and recover their mobile device firmware [63] of a S40, S60 or Lumia device from any Internet enabled access point.