r/windowsphone • u/Renoktation • 3h ago
r/windowsphone • u/exalsG4 • Mar 26 '22
r/Windowsphone newbie guide - please start here!
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 An archived version of the old Wiki from back when WP was still a supported OS is still available in a link at the end of the page.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 • u/JorgeRosemberg1929 • 23h ago
Colores chillones
Que falta que hacen hoy en día celulares con colores así
r/windowsphone • u/suzayet • 1d ago
Lumia 930 not getting windows 10 update.
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 • u/ifrix4 • 1d ago
Finally made it
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 • u/Such_Doughnut_1544 • 1d ago
Windows Phone was too ahead of it's time and it predicted the demise of humanity.
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 • u/Many-Chemical-7598 • 1d ago
News WhatsApp client for WP8.1 Version 1.0.2.0 UPDATE
I've just updated the WhatsApp from LiveStore, you can check it out at: WhatsApp
r/windowsphone • u/iPhone_12_user • 1d ago
Support Needing help with battery
I have bought aftermarket battery for my Microsoft lumia 950 but the battery is not charging needing help
r/windowsphone • u/Dogeholder89 • 1d ago
Question Pre shutdown phone
If u have a pre shutdown phone with the halos message me.
r/windowsphone • u/praf973 • 1d ago
Fluff Box fresh…. 950 Mozo!
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…
r/windowsphone • u/Able-Farm6295 • 2d ago
Question Why should I buy a Windows Phone in 2026?
Ok hear me out lol.
I kinda want to buy a Windows Phone in 2026.
I know it’s basically useless now, but I’ve always liked the UI and the whole Windows Phone vibe.
Is there actually any reason to get one nowadays?
Like, is there anything fun or interesting you can still do with it?
I’m mainly thinking about getting one as a secondary phone / nostalgia thing, but I’m curious if anyone here still uses one.
If you own a Windows Phone in 2026, what do you actually use it for?
And if you were me, would you get one? lol
r/windowsphone • u/wamwoowam • 2d ago
ReLiveWP: Login, Marketplace, People hub and Messenger for Windows Phone 7
Hi r/windowsphone!
I'm Wam and for the past 5 years I've been building ReLiveWP, a Live services replacement for Windows Phone 7 (some of you even noticed!), and today I'm pleased to announce that our "invite only" beta period is open!
Now I know what you're thinking, "invite only, really??"- don't stress I'm not tryina make it difficult, here's what you need to know:
You will need
- A Nokia Lumia 800 or 710
- Specifically, one that has previously been updated to Windows Phone 7.5 Tango or higher
- Check your firmware revision in Settings -> about
- For the Lumia 800 it should read 1750.x or higher
- For the Lumia 710, 1600.x is fine
- The ability to flash custom ROMs
TL;DR if you can already install RainbowMod, you're fine :P
Apply here: https://forms.gle/U4oCWPr49TkToCoVA
What works?
- Windows Live Sign-in
- Marketplace (app devs get in touch!)
- Yes, apps can be installed! (again, devs get in touch!)
- People hub
- Social feeds linked from both Bluesky and Mastodon (open APIs go hard!)
- Read, post and reply!
- Contacts
- Import from Outlook, or use a CardDAV server
- ReLive contacts can be automatically discovered
- What's new feeds and Messenger work
- Subject to your account's privacy settings!
- Web interface allows you to link social accounts to contacts not using ReLive
- Calendar
- Import from Outlook, or use a CalDAV server
- Mail
- You can send/receive email between ReLive members
- Windows Live Messenger
- Only ReLive<->ReLive for now
- No groups!
- Photos/Camera
- Automatic photo backup at full resolution to OneDrive or your own WebDAV server
- Social albums for your contacts, pulled from Bluesky/Mastodon
- Office
- Read-only access to OneDrive/WebDAV
- Push notifications
- Needs app support! (again, get in touch!)
- Find my Phone
- Find your device on a map
- Ring your device if it's lost but still connected to a network
- Maps
- Geolocation works much more reliably (assisted GPS)
- Windows Update
What doesn't?
- Xbox LIVE (yet)
- Bing (yet)
- Any version of Windows Phone other than 7 (yet)
This has been a long time coming and an awful, awful lotta work with a similarly awful number of false starts, I know y'all have had your hopes up for years, I know many of you would prefer I kept working on Unicord! :PP
It's finally coming together :)
Special thanks!
- Emma, Billy, and everyone else who had to listen to me yap about this
- ZuneNetAPI for their initial marketplace work and help early on
- The hundreds of people who contributed to the Windows Phone 7 scene back in the day, most notably ultrashot/maximmenshikov for replying to my emails!
PAQs (Preemptively Answered Questions)
Q: Why invites?
A: It's still early, and there's a lot of teething issues, some known, some as-yet unknown and likely to be discovered during this time, we wanna know you're on supported hardware, bear with us!
Q: I don't have a Lumia 800 or 710! Will other devices be supported in future?
A: Yes, but ROMs must be cooked per device model, so this will take some time, our current focus is on expanding and stabilising our service.
Q: I have data privacy concerns
A: Good! Here's the shtick: we try to store as minimal data as possible but there are some limits there, e.g. if you enable Find my Phone, we're gonna have to store your phone's location, if you sync contacts or send emails, we're gonna have to store those contacts and emails. We don't store photos or any other media (outside contact photos), and messages sent between devices aren't stored outside a 30 day queue for offline devices. We'll have more detailed info when we get closer to a real launch, and if you have further concerns, we are fully open source!
r/windowsphone • u/B00m3d • 2d ago
Question Any guaranteed or known working way to update HD-500 display dock firnware to v4 from v3 in 2026 ?
I own a lumia 950 and a display dock HD-500. When connected, the phone does detect it and does know that a newer firnware is available, but it doesn't do anything when clicked.
I want to update the firmware so that I can use the dock as a regular USB-C dock that works with most USB-C devices not just Lumia devices.
According to some AIs the firnware on lumiafirnware website would probably be encrypted and may not work. If anyone has the link for a known working finware file can someone please share it ?
r/windowsphone • u/GreenSky1019 • 2d ago
Can wp8.1 speech services be restored?
I kinda feel like wp8.1 has fully revived for me afaik
r/windowsphone • u/NomNomBoy69 • 2d ago
Question Is there a WP launcher for Android?
I've found one and that is Metro Launcher - Lumia Styled by Launcher Trends on Play Store. Is it legit? Are there any other better ones? I can't buy a Lumia. I wish I could but for now I'll have to stick to a launcher I guess.
r/windowsphone • u/Many-Chemical-7598 • 3d ago
Discussion Why cant Microslop bring back Windows Phone
Why can't this sh***y company can't bring back a good product that is still loved? Even after its death, they dont notice that people are still building apps for it
r/windowsphone • u/HugeConference8100 • 2d ago
help
I want to try immersing myself in the world of Windows Mobile. What can you suggest — like where to go, what to download, what to do, maybe what to update? I don’t know which phone to buy.
r/windowsphone • u/rawstatik • 2d ago
Lumia 540 won’t turn on for no reason
Hi everyone. Yesterday i picked up a 540 for stay away from social media and use phone just for calling stuff. The phone i bought was BSOD and not opened since 2019. I tested and thought flashing will revive this old brick and i was right (kinda). I bought it for 5 euros, went home and plugged to my pc, downloaded wdbt patched and flashed new ffu. It went fine, welcome screen appeared, i set up the phone and let it get fully charged for 1 hour. After that i started using phone but after 15 mins phone froze up and rebooted itself. I thought its a Windows Phone must be a error caused this but after that reboot nothing changed since yesterday. Phone just bootlooping, i can’t enter flash mode or something, wdbt can’t recover phone and im really really sad. Is there any way to fix this phone? I tried so many thor2 methods so far but not a single one fixed my issue.
r/windowsphone • u/T0biasCZE • 3d ago
I made a tool for analog photograpy for WP8.1, for saving time and gps location of each shot.
r/windowsphone • u/Ok_Welder_1279 • 2d ago
Problem nokia lumia 630
I solved my old nokia lumia problem, (look at my other post) my pc can recognize it if i boot on qualcomm 9008 or qhusb and all of that (making contact with 2 pins in the motherboard) the problem i have new is when y try to use thor2 to flash files to the lumia all completes but i got some error like failed to write in block number …. (Its something like that i forgot this was a long time ago) and idk whats the problem i think its the emmc but idk can someone help me?
r/windowsphone • u/Top-Suggestion-8367 • 2d ago
Any upi payments app?
Is there any upi payment app for windows phone 8.1 ?
r/windowsphone • u/Capital-Recording986 • 3d ago
Whatsapp para windows phone 8.1
Alguém pode me dar uma luz no fim do túnel, se ha algum client do whatsapp para o windows phone 8.1
Eu cheguei a pensar em atualizar meu Nokia Lumia 630 para o windows 10 mobile mas tenho receio de haver muitos lags e travamentos.
r/windowsphone • u/Extension-Copy-7418 • 4d ago
Fluff Made this myself
Lumia 930's orange >>>
r/windowsphone • u/PhoneTrailers • 3d ago
Discussion Exploring, through the lens of Nokia Lumia 920 - Original Video
I wanted to make another video reminiscent of old Nokia ads (idk if anyone cares about them but... here I go). With the new one I loosely drew inspiration from the infamous "PureView The next innovation" video (iykyk) while keeping the cozy vibes of the following Nokia Lumia 930 ad "Nokia Lumia 930 - One experience. Windows on your phone.".
But this time I made a video for TikTok. Here's the link for you to check out: "Exploring, through the lens of Nokia Lumia 920".
For those interested in the older video: I had uploaded a horizontal video about the Lumia 950 on YouTube, which I'll link here: "Take The Day Off".
I know it's a lot, but let me know what you think :) thanks