Windows Phone

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mobile operating system smartphone operating system

Windows Phone is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones, featuring a distinctive tile-based user interface and integration with Microsoft services.

Aliases (8)

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mobile operating system → smartphone operating system →
appStore	Windows Phone Store →
architectureSupport	ARM →
browser	Internet Explorer Mobile → Microsoft Edge (in later builds of 10 Mobile family) →
category	discontinued Microsoft operating system →
developer	Microsoft →
discontinued	true →
feature	Cortana integration (in later versions) → Kid’s Corner (in some versions) → Me Hub → People Hub → Rooms and Groups (social integration) → background tasks → lens apps for camera → lock screen notifications →
firstReleaseDate	2010 →
firstReleaseVersion	Windows Phone 7 →
integratesWith	Bing → Microsoft services → Office Mobile → OneDrive → Outlook.com → Skype → Xbox Live →
kernelType	hybrid kernel →
license	proprietary software →
majorRelease	Windows Phone 7 → Windows Phone 7.5 Mango → Windows Phone 7.8 → Windows Phone 8 → Windows Phone 8.1 →
marketPosition	competitor to Android → competitor to iOS →
notableDeviceLine	HTC 8X → Nokia Lumia → Samsung Ativ S →
notableHardwarePartners	HTC → Huawei → Nokia → Samsung →
operatingSystemFamily	Windows →
platform	.NET Compact Framework (early versions) → Windows Runtime (later versions) →
predecessor	Windows Mobile →
primaryProgrammingLanguages	C# → C++ → XAML →
securityModel	sandboxed applications →
sourceModel	closed source →
successor	Windows 10 Mobile →
supports	Bluetooth → Exchange ActiveSync → Live Tiles → Microsoft account sign-in → NFC (in later versions) → Wi‑Fi → multitasking → multitouch →
targetDevice	smartphones →
updateDistributionMethod	over-the-air updates →
userInterface	Metro design language → tile-based interface →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Microsoft Mobile → Microsoft Mobile ("Windows 10 Mobile") → Nokia Lumia → Nokia Lumia ("Windows Phone 7") → Nokia Lumia ("Windows Phone 8") → Nokia Lumia ("Windows Phone 8.1") → Nokia Lumia ("Windows 10 Mobile") → OneNote → Trident →	operatingSystem
Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 7") → Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 7.5 Mango") → Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 7.8") → Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 8") → Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 8.1") →	majorRelease
Candy Crush → King Digital Entertainment → Minecraft → Nokia Lumia ("Microsoft Windows Phone platform") →	platform
Symbian ("Windows Phone (in Nokia strategy)") → Windows Mobile → Windows Mobile ("Windows Phone 7") → Windows Phone ("Windows 10 Mobile") →	successor
LG Mobile Communications → Nokia Devices and Services business →	operatingSystemUsed
Vine →	availableOnPlatform
Windows 10 ("Windows 10 Mobile") →	edition
Windows Phone ("Windows Phone 7") →	firstReleaseVersion
Windows →	hasEdition
Nokia PureView camera technology →	operatingSystemEcosystem