Windows Phone

Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Written in	C, C++[1]
OS family	Windows
Working state	Unsupported
Source model	Closed-source
Initial release	NA: November 8, 2010 EU: October 21, 2010 PAL: October 21, 2010
Latest release	Windows 10 Mobile / March 17, 2016
Available in	25+ languages[2]
Package manager	Zune Software, Windows Phone App, Windows Phone Store, xap on Windows Phone 8 and later
Platforms	Qualcomm Snapdragon (based on ARMv7)
Kernel type	Monolithic (Windows CE) (Windows Phone 7) Hybrid (Windows NT) (Windows Phone 8)
Default user interface	Graphical (Metro UI)
License	Commercial proprietary software
Official website	www.windowsphone.com

Windows Phone (formerly Windows Mobile) is a discontinued operating system from Microsoft for mobile phones. It's still less popular than Android and iOS.^[source?] The last version of Windows Phone, which is Windows Phone 10 is unsupported since December 10, 2019, while Windows Phone 10 version 1709 is unsupported since January 10, 2023 (for paid Extended Security Update (ESU) programs).

1. ↑ Lextrait, Vincent (February 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.0". Retrieved February 12, 2010.
2. ↑ Petersen, Palle (June 20, 2012). "Windows Phone 8 announced today: will support 50 languages". Microsoft Language Portal Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
3. ↑ Burns, Chris (August 29, 2012). "Windows Phone 8 launch date tipped for October". SlashGear. R3 Media LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

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