Microsoft would be installed on the mobile device Andromeda OS
Mobile platform Windows 10 Mobile is already isolated in its development from the rest of the system 10, but another year and a half will get support from Microsoft.
To new Microsoft mobile devices will be installed universal OS Andromeda. Existing Windows phones will not be able to updated.
The lifetime of Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft intends to continue supporting the operating system Windows 10 Mobile next year and a half, reports Windows Central. After this period, the project will be closed. On their new mobile device the company will begin to install another OS, so far known under the code name Andromeda OS.
The new OS should be sufficiently modular to fit any form factor, so the need for a separate system for mobile devices like Windows 10 Mobile will disappear. However, existing Windows phones will receive an upgrade to Andromeda OS.
Interestingly, at the same time with Microsoft, Google is also working on the new OS, codenamed Andromeda, which presumably will combine Android and Chrome OS into a single platform.
Development branch for feature2
Previously, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 Mobile development has gone in the new branch, codenamed feature2. Windows Central says that this is a minor, according to the company, innovation, was to isolate Windows 10 Mobile from other systems of the Windows family 10. This was the first step to the closure of the project.
According to Windows Central, feature2 branch was created specifically to continue to support legacy chipsets ARM over the next fifteen years. Support includes bug fixes, security updates and adding new features for enterprise editions.
In addition, Microsoft will backport to Windows 10 Mobile API new Universal Windows platform (UWP), which are implemented in these updates, desktop Windows 10 as Redstone and 3 Redstone 4. Bakertowne necessary because Windows 10 Mobile feature2 is a by and large Redstone 2, and this situation will continue until the end of its existence.
Bakertowne API will provide work on Windows 10 Mobile applications created for Redstone and 3 Redstone 4, which will make the OS more viable in the remainder of her term. After bakertowne stop, fast OS will lag behind other members of the family Windows 10. As a result, the smartphones like the Lumia 950 and HP Elite x3 will lose the support of applications.
Mobile platform Windows
Windows 10 Mobile is the version of Windows 10 for mobile devices with a screen diagonal of not more than 9 inches. The OS was released in February 2015, Its distinctive features were the ability to sync content from your PC, connect your device to a big screen or use it as a PC, with mouse and keyboard, as well as application support UWP.
The total share of Windows-based smartphones on the regional market is small by 99.6% of the new devices runs Android or iOS. Currently, about 80% of all smartphones that are running Windows, use Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1, and only 20% installed Windows 10 Mobile.
In July, the media reported that Microsoft will stop supporting Windows Phone 8.1, but the official announcement wasn’t made. Devices running Windows Phone 8.1 can upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile.
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