W10M release dates? Answers inside...

[jgch]

Sometimes the only way to get a new version of Android is to buy a new device.

Correct! But right now, MSFT has not proofed the situation is a different one for Windows Mobiles.

 

[Pete]

And the fact that Windows 10 mobile is available on the Insider program for pretty much all Lumia (and some other) devices isn't proof at all then?

When things moved from Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8, everyone had to buy a new handset. That's not the case any more.

I'm not sure what you're trying to point out here.

 

[georg_t_turbo]

Couldn't deny myself the joke:
Windows 10 mobile release will come in April - as new April hoax/joke
Ok personal I call a Lumia 950XL as my own, so I have nothing to complain.
I understand that Microsoft needs from time to time something to say to the press, so a "maybe announcement" comes quickly over the lips.
But it isn't ok to play with the believes of people, this gives hope, which is very fast destroyed, that kind of game shouldn't be played - no matter how serious the company is neither the company label.

 

[jgch]

And the fact that Windows 10 mobile is available on the Insider program for pretty much all Lumia (and some other) devices isn't proof at all then?

The released product is the proof. It's my business phone, so I don't want to play with beta versions.
So the fact that one (sometimes rumored) release date after the other slipped and the fact that NO release date has been announced by MSFT, does not make me feel confident. I still can imagine that the drop one or the other phone from the list (as they did in the past already).

Again, MSFT hyped Win10 almost a year ago. And appart from betas, we have no proof, that WM10 will be eventually released.

 

[slooksterpsv]

... Perhaps Android- and IOS-users have the same feeling about their manufacturers; I don't know. One thing is for sure; if something "great" don't happens soon there will be a united escape from the MS mobile system.

That's the problem with Android is the fragmentation for manufacturers to release devices with no intent of updating them. Consider the Blu Selfie (just as an example, I do enjoy Blu though); it came out with amazing cameras, good storage, good RAM, great processor, etc. When it was first released I considered purchasing it. Alright, Android 4.4.2, 5.0 was due to be released (or was already I think), guess what? $300+ phone, never got upgraded past 4.4.2. This was a brand new phone and 5.0 was either released or released shortly after the Selfie was released. So what happens? They come out with other phones, still on 4.4.2 but no updates. Even some of the Lollipop ones probably won't get marshmallow, like the Vivo 5.

Whats the point? Security is an issue, since most patches are included with updates and certain updates have to be pushed by the manufacturer, the security isn't as good as it should be. The only way to get a guaranteed updated device is to go with Google's flagship products. LG was pretty good about upgrades until they started a huge line. Samsung is following a similar pattern, great phones, only their best get updates, the rest, they're starting to ignore. Huawei, HTC, etc. They're all starting to follow the trend for Android.

What about iOS? 2 devices after 1 is released (2 years generally) is all you'll get for iOS OS upgrades. I think its starting to follow more of a 1.5-2 year area.

What about Microsoft (Nokia) now? Most of their devices are planned upgrades, as long as they are running Denim. That's a huge range of devices. I had a 920 with Verizon (returned it 4-5 years ago), it goes all the way up to Cyan. I'm sure people are running the insider previews of Windows 10 on it. Granted it won't get it where it's only Cyan. Anyways, I'd rather have a device that can last me a while instead of questioning what the manufacturer is going to do. That's my personal opinion though.

 

[theefman]

What about Microsoft (Nokia) now? Most of their devices are planned upgrades, as long as they are running Denim.

Since Microsoft has not published a definitive list of devices that will be officially upgraded this is a big assumption to make. Especially considering that all WP 8/8.1 devices probably have officially been EOL for a while, hard to imagine they will be getting updates.

 

[slooksterpsv]

Since Microsoft has not published a definitive list of devices that will be officially upgraded this is a big assumption to make. Especially considering that all WP 8/8.1 devices probably have officially been EOL for a while, hard to imagine they will be getting updates.

You know what, I hadn't considered that. You're absolutely right. I was going off the Insider Preview support. Hmm... =/ - I like the idea of convergence with support like older PCs get. Their EOL is still currently 1GHz CPU and 1GB RAM.

 

[TechJunkie81]

W10 Mobile will be released on February 31st of Never.

 

[jgch]

W10 Mobile will be released on February 31st of Never.

You haven't stated the year :wink:

 

[mikepalma]

W10 Mobile will be released on February 31st of Never.

If you ever get trouble at work for missing a deadline, just give the w10 mobile as your example...

 

[vEEP pEEP]

March 2nd 2016....using WP 8.1...... do dee do....

 

[ML10]

I'm going to strap a nuke to my phone soon

 

[Tomasklp]

Ok. Thats it. My 640xl goes to black bottom. Had it of waiting, going to buy iphone 6...

 

[unuzerounu]

I just switched to a Windows phone a few weeks ago, having been on android ever since my second smart phone. (First one was HTC Touch Diamond lol)

Personally I am amazed at how brilliant day-to-day experience of WinMo is. Sure, it seems that specs are always at least a couple generations behind, sure I can't play Hearthstone or Vainglory on a windows phone, sure I need to pay to have access to all my google music library but my switch, and as a die hard android ******, this has been nothing short of great.

It just feels awesome, just having to unlock the screen and having all that relevant information right there, available at a glance, on beautifully animated live tiles. Until now I never knew just how stale and lifeless an Android home screen can be, no matter what widgets you use.

I also love all the contextual and always relevant shortcuts. Like you would be in some part of some settings entry and there's a tiny link at the bottom that says "related settings" I can't tell you how useful I find this. It just seem so much easier to navigate the WinMo system.

I've hardly ever used windows mobile 8, or 8.1 so I can't make an opinion on that. I had a L630 for a week and immediately fast ringed it and updated to .107. I even tried .1002 but that didn't turn out all that well. Then I traded that and a little extra cash for a mint condition L735. Now running build .1004 for a few days now and my experience has been almost flawless. Not one random reboot, maybe just a couple of app crashes, battery has been better compared to .107.

I dunno, hope I did not bore you to sleep by now, but with all the commotion about MS not delivering, I wanted to share an outsider's view. I am happy.

 

[lum5]

Thanks for the review brother

 

[prakash]

Microsoft has failed to keep their word on December update for WM10.
Now they have posted a blog post promising an early 2016 update with eligible devices and their batch list..

There are some surprises in the list.. There are total 4 batches

Batch 1 (deviceUpgradeState = 1)

XDE
Phi
Money Penny
HTC One? (M8) for Windows
Lumia 1520
Lumia 830
Lumia 930
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM DTV
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Batch 2 (deviceUpgradeState = 2):

Lumia 1020
Lumia 1320
Lumia 520
Lumia 525
Lumia 526
Lumia 620
Lumia 625
Lumia 630
Lumia 630 Dual Sim
Lumia 720
Lumia 822
Lumia 920
Lumia 925
Lumia 928
Lumia ICON

Never (deviceUpgradeState = 3)

4.7
40 Cesium
7 Mozart, 7 Mozart T8698, 7 Pro T7576, 7 Trophy, 7 Trophy T8686
Allegro
Allview Impera I, Allview Impera M, ALLVIEW-IMPERA_S
Alpha Luxe, Alpha Neon, Alpha Style, Alpha View
Andi4L Pulse
Ascend [UMTS AUS/LA, C3], [UMTS+CDMA China, C2], [UMTS+CDMA, C1], Ascend H887L, Ascend W2
ATIV Odyssey, ATIV S, ATIV S Neo, ATIV SE
Billy 4, Billy 4.7
BP30
Bush
Canvas Win 092, CANVAS Win 121
Dream W473
E8
FPT Win
FZ-E1
Go-W10
Griffe W1
GT-I8350, GT-I8350T, GT-S7530, GT-S7530E, GT-S7530L
Haden
Harley Davidson
HD7, HD7 T9292
Insignia 500 Win
IQ400W, IQ500W
Iris Win 1
IS12T
Ixion W5
L930i
Lancet
LG-C900, LG-C900B, LG-C900k, LG-E900, LG-E900h, LG-E906
Liquid M220
Lumia 505, Lumia 510, Lumia 530, Lumia 530 Dual Sim, Lumia 610, Lumia 610 NFC, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Lumia 810, Lumia 820, Lumia 900
Madosma
McLaren(codename)
MegaFon SP-W1
Mimosa
Minuet
MultiPhone 8400 Duo, MultiPhone 8500 Duo
MWP-47, MWP6885, mwp6985
NANA E260T
Noir W1
Nokia 510, Nokia 610, Nokia 610C, Nokia 710, Nokia 800, Nokia 800C, Nokia 900
Nova WIndows
Omnia W
OMNIA7
ONE TOUCH 5040X
Onix 4
PI39100, PI86100, Q8150W
Radar, Radar 4G, Radar C110e
Radiant
S606
SGH-i667, SGH-i677, SGH-i917, SGH-i917., SGH-i917R, SGH-i937
Soul 2
SP4
Storm W408, Storm W510
T7575, T8697, T8788, T9295, T9296
Tania
Test Code
TFG M1010
Thunder 340W, Thunder 450W
TITAN X310e
Titanium Wind W4
Ultimate
USCCHTC-PC93100, USCCN859
V965W
Venue Pro
W1
W10
Win 400, Win HD, Win HD LTE, Win JR, Win Jr LTE, Win Q900S, WIN8258
Windows Phone ? Internet 7, Windows Phone 8S HTC, Windows Phone 8X HTC, Windows Phone 8XT HTC
WinJoy, WinPhone 4.7 HD, WinWin
WPK1
X310e

Limited Set (deviceUpgradeState = 4)

Lumia 635
Lumia 636
Lumia 638
Lumia 730 Dual SIM
Lumia 735
Microsoft Lumia 430
Microsoft Lumia 435
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM DTV
Microsoft Lumia 532
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM DTV
Microsoft Lumia 535
Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 735

Now the surprises:
Mainly Lumia 820, one of the best midranger is included in batch 3, i.e., never getting the upgrade.. Don't know what is the reason..

Other surprises :
Despite of 1gb ram and snapdragon 400 processor Lumia 635/636/638 are included in minimal feature batch. at first Lumia 535 was considered in the first batch and now moved to 4th one. 730, 735 are also included in minimal feature list..

Lumia's best mid rangers 520,620,630,720 has been included in second batch.

 

[lum5]

Almost all the things are finally coming now pausing the video while recording this is the one of the most needed feature...❤ now needed selection of video quality according to our need like 240 360 480 720 1020 etc.. And one imp thing WiFi direct

 

[john24ssj]

That list is rather odd as BLU WIN HD LTE is getting the windows 10 upgrade as told by both BLU and Microsoft.

 

[unuzerounu]

Now they have posted a blog post promising an early 2016 update with eligible devices and their batch list..



...edited...

Mind sharing the link for the source of this information?

 

[Karthikeyan C]

send me the Microsoft link for this batch list and where you fine word never in windows blog for L820?