Microsoft
ends support for Windows Phone 8.1
Marking an
end to its challenging three-year journey, Microsoft has ended all support to
Windows Phone 8.1 and millions of devices running on this operating system.
According to
a report in the Verge on Tuesday, nearly 80 percent of all Windows-powered
phones are still running Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, or Windows Phone
8.1.
"All of
these handsets are now officially unsupported, and only 20 per cent of all
Windows phones are running the latest Windows 10 Mobile OS," the report
noted.
When Windows
Phone 8.1 update was announced for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating
system, it was seen as the company's biggest effort to compete with the Android
and iOS, but it did not turn out successful.
It is
rumoured that Microsoft is having new Windows 10 mobile handsets in the works.
It already has mobile extension of Microsoft's desktop OS and successor to
Windows Phone 8.1 still kicking.
"While
Microsoft still supports Windows 10 Mobile, it's not clear what that support
will include in the future. Microsoft is adding a number of features to the
upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for PCs, but the company has not
extended these to the mobile version in testing," the report said.
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