Microsoft announces that will release a new Windows 10 for phones build on Friday, April 10 at 10AM Pacific Time.
The person in charge of the Windows Insider program, Gabriel Aul, made the announcement today in the latest episode of Windows Weekly.
This new build, according to the company, will support a wider range of Lumia devices with the exception of Lumia Icon and Lumia 930 — These handsets will be able to update to Windows 10 in later builds.
List of phones supported in the next build:
- Lumia 1020
- Lumia 1320
- Lumia 1520
- Lumia 520
- Lumia 525
- Lumia 526
- Lumia 530
- Lumia 530 Dual Sim
- Lumia 535
- Lumia 620
- Lumia 625
- Lumia 630
- Lumia 630 Dual Sim
- Lumia 635
- Lumia 636
- Lumia 638
- Lumia 720
- Lumia 730
- Lumia 730 Dual SIM
- Lumia 735
- Lumia 810
- Lumia 820
- Lumia 822
- Lumia 830
- Lumia 920
- Lumia 925
- Lumia 928
- 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 640 Dual SIM
- Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
According to Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul, the new user-interface is too small to support these devices and there is a number of bugs to be resolved, as such Icon and 930 owners will have to wait a bit longer. However, those users with a supported Windows phone, this Friday will be exciting, as for the first time they will be able to test what the software maker has been working on.
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