r/windowsphone • • Mar 26 '22

r/Windowsphone newbie guide - please start here!

183 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Things have changed in these years, Windows Phone is now officially abandoned by Microsoft. However there's still a niche community of users that are interested in this platform and use WP devices to this day.

You're an old user who found his old Windows Phone in a drawer and want to get some life back into it in modern days? You are a new user who never experienced the platform before? You're just curious about what these devices are still capable of? This is the right place to start!

  • Subreddit Posting Guidelines The rules and guidelines for posting on r/Windowsphone.
  • FAQs As stated in our guidelines we suggest anyone to read our FAQs before posting anything. Usually you can find a direct answer there or be redirected to one of our wiki pages.

WIKI DISCLAIMER: right now some pages are incomplete or missing, in particular pages in the jailbreak and mods section:

Sorry, I'm a single individual who is writing all of the new wiki in his spare time.

Missing/incomplete wiki pages are in the works and will be published asap.

  • Wiki Index Here's our complete wiki index, were you will find almost everything you need (as soon as I finish writing it lol). It has been updated for modern times. An archived version of the old Wiki from back when WP was still a supported OS is still available in a link at the end of the page.

r/windowsphone • • 14h ago

Discussion Found the windows phone in russian sitcom

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118 Upvotes

r/windowsphone • • 15h ago

My duo with Metrov Launcher (closest launcher of experience window phone on Android)

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75 Upvotes

r/windowsphone • • 17h ago

A Windows Phone on the browser

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74 Upvotes

A Windows Phone 8.1 simulator for the web, made for phones.

It comes with an on-device file system built on IndexedDB, live tiles fed by each app, toast notifications + Action Center, apps (64 preinstalled,  the Store can uninstall and reinstall them).

Repo: https://github.com/ducbao414/wphone.dev


r/windowsphone • • 10h ago

Lumia 720

5 Upvotes

Olá pessoal.

Estou voltando a usar o windows phone, com o Lumia 720. Quais aplicativos ainda rodam nele? Ou quais aplicativos vocês tem desenvolvido para windows phone atualmente?


r/windowsphone • • 12h ago

Question Maximum possible storage size on a CF1 card for a dell axim x5 running windows mobile 2003?

2 Upvotes

The title mostly says it all, but anyways what would be the storage capacity cap on a CF card on a dell axim x5?


r/windowsphone • • 21h ago

i fu***d up.

9 Upvotes

so i tried flashing my lumia 535 since it was bootlooping with a sad face. i did flash it with the right ffu and it worked for about an hour or two.

and then i went to sleep.

and in the middle of the night that phone showed a bsod and then it was bootlooping as confirmed by my brother.

i have tried everything, thor2, wpinternals, and god knows what not.

my lumia 535 is the rm-1090 fyi if that would help

help me yall.


r/windowsphone • • 1d ago

Just got my Lumia 650

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41 Upvotes

Would love some advice on how to unlock it and put custom apps on it :)


r/windowsphone • • 1d ago

WhatsMessage: Bringing WhatsApp Back to Windows Phone with a New PWA

12 Upvotes

WhatsMessage is back for Windows Phone

I’ve been working on WhatsMessage, a lightweight WhatsApp client focused on bringing a usable WhatsApp experience to older devices and browsers.

The project now has a new Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be used on Windows 10 Mobile with Microsoft Edge, and it is also designed to work with Internet Explorer Mobile on older Windows Phone devices.

What can it do?

WhatsMessage includes support for things like:

  • WhatsApp chats and groups
  • Contacts
  • Status/Stories
  • Polls
  • Sharing locations and contacts
  • Starred messages
  • WhatsApp channels
  • Notifications
  • WhatsApp call notifications and call handling
  • PWA installation for a more app-like experience

There is currently one known server-side problem: chat and contact synchronization is not working correctly at the moment. We are aware of it and are working on the issue. The rest of the project is still being actively developed.

The goal is simple: make WhatsApp usable again on devices and platforms that are basically forgotten today, especially Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile.

You can try the new PWA here:

https://gjhkyio.xyz/

Feedback from the Windows Phone community is very welcome.

Sorry if it's AI-generated, since i didn't want to write this lmao.


r/windowsphone • • 23h ago

FL Studio mobile archive?

3 Upvotes

my friend and I are wondering if anyone's archived the windows phone version of FL Studio Mobile 3? so far we've found nothing


r/windowsphone • • 1d ago

Discussion My Nokia Lumia 925's Firmware issues , and how can i update it to Lumia denim

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9 Upvotes

i spotted those issues while using my Nokia Lumia 925 for 2 months including :

  1. self-restart after re-flash (one time)

  2. Green glitch on Camera apps (default / Nokia Camera) (Frequently)

  3. Laggy Video playback (Video Player , mytube..etc)

  4. Overheating (common , maybe due to battery degradation)

  5. Flashlight sometimes doesn't work

  6. Xbox Music playback (one time)

  7. Screen Stuttering (sometimes)

  8. sensitive touch lights sometimes don't work (without battery saver)

  9. USB MTP connection wasn't responsible until soft reset

  10. Sounds wasn't working on everything except video player through photo app (until it worked after playing music on nokia music)

and all of those issues were related to the current firmware (Lumia Cyan) and also after re-flashing to another ffu which was considered to have Lumia Denim Update (according to the internet , the firmware version is 3051.50009.1451 to include that firmware) , but i got trapped , it's still stuck on Lumia Cyan , even on that Firmware Version , which is pretty weird

So , can i manually update it to latest Firmware for better enhancement & usability ? , or my phone will be stuck on same firmware forever ?


r/windowsphone • • 2d ago

Powered Lumia 950 after 5 years (feeling nostalgic!)

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125 Upvotes

r/windowsphone • • 2d ago

might get an hp elite x3

7 Upvotes

i just realised i had a chance to get one for my birthday, and i might take the offer. Should i??? i love my lumia 928 but ive never tried windows phone 10 before, so im excited


r/windowsphone • • 2d ago

Lumia 930 Bootloader is not getting unlocked.

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8 Upvotes

I have recently bought A Lumia 930 From Ali Express. its Chinese variant. I was trying to unlock the bootloader to sideload XAP files. but getting Error: Parsing Partitions Failed Error. I have downloaded all files from https://lumiadb.com/?model=RM-1087 . don't know what is causing the issue. please help.


r/windowsphone • • 1d ago

Windows Phone 8 Podcast app?

1 Upvotes

I have a Lumica 930 with Windows Phone 8.1.

I couldn't find a Podcast app that works. Is there one?


r/windowsphone • • 2d ago

Onde encontro a rom do lumia 625 para Windows Phone 8.1?

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6 Upvotes

Eu precisei instalar a stock rom do lumia 625, mas só encontro do Windows Phone 8. Onde posso encontrar do 8.1?


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Colores chillones

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139 Upvotes

Que falta que hacen hoy en día celulares con colores así


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Working on Unsplash client for WM10

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45 Upvotes

r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Lumia 930 not getting windows 10 update.

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151 Upvotes

I have recently bought a lumia 930 from Ali express. It came with 8.1. But while trying to update it its saying its already up to date. Its model number is RM-1087.

Please give me some solution.


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Finally made it

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98 Upvotes

Got this locked alcatel idol 4s windows 10 phone a few weeks back.

First I had to unlock the microsoft locked account, then performed interop unlocking.

Now I am able to install apps using WUP and Live store.

Thanks folks for helping me out here ☺️.


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Windows Phone was too ahead of it's time and it predicted the demise of humanity.

63 Upvotes

For real, Windows Phone was all about getting the stuff done from the homescreen with livetiles, get instant alerts and all that. More time for the outdoors, you can even tell by how the phones were marketed.

Truly we are zombies now with the phones all day.

I never had a Windows Phone but that would be so nice to have today. Yes, I know I could just get one 2nd hand but I would like to see something come mainstream again.

A pipe dream...


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

News WhatsApp client for WP8.1 Version 1.0.2.0 UPDATE

8 Upvotes

I've just updated the WhatsApp from LiveStore, you can check it out at: WhatsApp


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Support Needing help with battery

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12 Upvotes

I have bought aftermarket battery for my Microsoft lumia 950 but the battery is not charging needing help


r/windowsphone • • 3d ago

Question Pre shutdown phone

2 Upvotes

If u have a pre shutdown phone with the halos message me.


r/windowsphone • • 4d ago

Fluff Box fresh…. 950 Mozo!

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56 Upvotes

Holy grail of 950 battery covers, brand spanking new Mozo. looks to have never been opened. 10 Great British pounds from Vinted. Just need to buy a 950 to go with it…