Windows Phone will get THIS huge Microsoft update soon
MICROSOFT confirms it is bringing Windows 10 Creators Update to Windows Phone, just a few days after the new software launches on PCs.
Windows Phone may not be dead quite yet.
Microsoft's much-maligned mobile platform is about to get a major upgrade that could see it start to claw back some of the market share it has lost over the past few years.
That's because Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 Creators Update is set to rollout to mobile devices on April 25th.
This is just two weeks after the public release of Creators Update on PC devices, which is set to start on April 11th.
Microsoft confimred the news in a Windows blog post, stating that, "Windows Phone will follow the same phased approach, with rollout scheduled to begin April 25."
However the company did add that the availability of the update may vary depending on a number of factors.
This includes what specific device you have (with older devices not able to support the new update), where you live, what mobile operator or service provider you're with, and if you have any specific installed software.
The use of "scheduled" also suggests that the rollout may yet still get delayed if the update is not ready to set live on April 25th.
Windows 10 Creators Update is set to bring a number of useful new additions and upgrades for mobile devices.
This includes an upgrade to the Microsoft Edge browser, which has now become the main e-reader in Windows 10.
The Cortana voice assistant has also received a number of updates to become smarter and more in-tune with other apps.
This and more all support the Microsoft Continuum feature, which is designed to allow users to work smoothly flexibly across different devices using the same programs and apps.
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Windows Phone has endured a tough few years, falling far behind the likes of Android and iOS as consumers switch their attentions elsewhere.
The platform now makes up just 0.3 per cent of all smartphones sold across the world in the last three months of last year, according to recent Gartner figures.
The company does not reveal how many Windows 10 Mobile devices it ships each year, but its latest earnings call stated that a revenue group entitled "More Personal Computing" dropped some five per cent year on year due to “lower phone revenue”.
Microsoft recently downgraded work on its Windows 10 Mobile platform recently in favour of focusing on building other new hardware instead.
This could include the long-rumoured Microsoft Surface Phone, following the recent success of the Surface Book and Surface Pro devices.
Hopes were recently raised after company CEO Satya Nadella recently hinted last month that a possible new Surface Phone could be "the ultimate mobile device”.
However rumours last month from a supposed former Microsoft employee claimed that the device will “probably” only be released in late 2018 or 2019.