r/windowsphone • u/Mega320 • 13h ago
News I somehow updated this
I wasted 5 hours of my life trying to update this Lumia 735 to Windows 10 Mobile AND IT UPDATED BY ITSELF (It is currently updating W10M to the newest build)
r/windowsphone • u/exalsG4 • Mar 26 '22
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!
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.
r/windowsphone • u/Mega320 • 13h ago
I wasted 5 hours of my life trying to update this Lumia 735 to Windows 10 Mobile AND IT UPDATED BY ITSELF (It is currently updating W10M to the newest build)
r/windowsphone • u/wowplayn0w • 7h ago
I recently got a nokia lumia 735 second hand wich was bricked but i was able to install the ffu again to get it working again but after opening the lumia selfie app it crashed and wont boot, not even after reflashing the ffu.
the only thing that happens now is that after the nokia logo appears the screen turns black and i have to press power + volume down to restart it with no success, anyone have any idea on how to fix this
with reflashing i mean that i somehow got it back to the 2 arrowscreen but now i can only get it to the lightingbolt wich windows recovery tool and internals cant seem to find
Update: while leaving it plugged in for some time it now shows a charging symbol for 1 second, the seller did give me 2 batteries so im testing the other one now to see if thats the issue
r/windowsphone • u/Aarquebus • 19h ago
Hi all, I recently purchased a movistar version htc leo on Windows phone and it’s all in Spanish. Unfortunately, I can’t get to connect to any of the stores, because they’re probably shut down anyway, but I was wondering if there was a way of sideloading apps on it and how exactly would I go about getting these? There doesn’t seem to be an archive?
r/windowsphone • u/TH_LetGoMyLegos • 13h ago
Hello, I was just wondering if there was an app like Musixmatch that adds live lyrics support for downloaded songs in the Xbox Music app? I mainly bought a Windows Phone to download my music and just enjoy the old experience of it, so it would be great to get something similar to work again. It's too bad Musixmatch was shut down cuz it seems so awesome to have it work with the stock app. If anyone knows, let me know, thank you!
r/windowsphone • u/aarsyravimusic • 1d ago
I was bored with Android, as I had been before. Windows Phone is more personal and fun. So I bought the new Nokia Lumia 925.
r/windowsphone • u/MDXZFR • 1d ago
Yes, this is the real photography phone ever existed up until today. I have been using several "photography phones" before like Pixels, Xiaomis. Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the last of em I bought before jumping to the real camera (Sony a7C II).
Xiaomi 14 Ultra with 1-inch type sensor sounds very interesting but in reality, the photo quality is not quite good if not bad for pixel peepers like me. What's the problem? The image processing and the AI. Bad denoiser, bad AI generation, over sharpened everything. (I know you can get better photos out of the sensor with modded Gcam xmls + root but that's different story).
Lumia 1020, it's photo quality is comparable with my Sony a7C II's RAW. Jpeg isn't that good but the RAW is chef kiss. The details like sharpening is perfect, noise pattern is so good like film grain. Don't quite remember how good it is when I used it back in 2013 since I didn't shoot Raw.
The negative side : slow shutter speed but still fun to play around, and dynamic range isn't on par with current gen sensors. Imagine new Lumia 1020 with latest 1-inch sensor with the same/perfected image processing algorithm? Glad I bought this back 😎
r/windowsphone • u/JabbaDuHutt69 • 1d ago
r/windowsphone • u/Classic_Force8667 • 22h ago
Alguém sabe fazer o desbloqueio do bootloader do Lumia 720 de forma remota usando o AnyDesk? Eu preciso de ajuda para desbloquear o meu Lumia.
r/windowsphone • u/Forward_Bake2773 • 23h ago
I have an HP Elite x3 running Windows 10 Mobile, and I've unlocked it using Interop Tools.
I want to know if there's any way to change the IMEI through the registry, Interop Tools, or another method on Windows 10 Mobile.
Has anyone successfully done this on the HP Elite x3? If so, please share the method or relevant guides.
Thanks!

r/windowsphone • u/Sprite_Dragon • 1d ago
Its here! TailStreamr for WP8.1!
It's the same TailStreamr from iOS you know and love but for Windows now too.
You can download the appxbundle here: https://tailstreamr.tailmuncher.org/
NOTE: The app is still in development. It will likely crash many many times and have a few bugs here and there, so just try restarting the app is all I say for fixes. Sorry for the inconvenience.
r/windowsphone • u/SAR1- • 1d ago
r/windowsphone • u/the_ssarb • 1d ago
Hi fellas, i got myself in a pickle here. Ive been off windows phones for at least 3 years now, so most if not all of my knowlege about them is covvered in a thick layer of rust. I need to clone a 950 into another 950, excluding the device identifiers. So i unlocked the bootloader on the target, did a backup of efiesp, mainos and data of the source and flashed them on the target. One of the mods i have done to the source 950 is the enabling of the bootanimation (this is relevant for the point i wanna make). The target 950 gets stuck in the splash image after the boot animation but before the final windows logo splash, gets stuck there for 5 or so minutes then reboots. Is there a way i can make this clone work on the target. To be fair the source is a single sim and the target is a dual sim, but i am sure the amount of time i have spent when setting up the source phone is greater than troubleshooting this thing. On another note i have successfully restored a 630 dual sim backup on a 635 years ago, so i dont see why the 950 would have an issue with it
r/windowsphone • u/Huge-Size-2186 • 2d ago
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Some day i droped my nokia on
Concrete sice than it dosnt open the camera anymore
r/windowsphone • u/Pitiful_Charity_1087 • 2d ago
Nokia Lumia 930 wallpaper had souls unlike modern smartphone, very nostalgic for me
r/windowsphone • u/Personal_Heart_8701 • 2d ago
A few months later, I'm back in the Windows Phone community!
Back in January or February, I wrote a post about my Lumia 535. But two months later, it died:(
With my birthday approaching, I wondered what to get next—another Lumia, or something different?
In the end, I decided to try something else... an iPhone 4S (yes, I’m still a fan of older Apple tech).
Still, every now and then, I’d think back to my Lumia and miss it.
About two weeks ago, I decided to get another Lumia. I started looking through listings—and was, to put it mildly, shocked by the prices for the 600 and 900 series. I didn’t really want another 535, so I settled on a 430. It suits my needs, though it turned out the seller had included a dead battery that gave off a terrible chemical smell 😱
I immediately set out to find a replacement battery—which turned into quite an ordeal—and placed an order. Now, the Lumia has a fresh battery.
And that’s that—that’s the whole story.
r/windowsphone • u/Atti_alsu • 3d ago
The current President (back then the prime minister) of Finland Alexander Stubb was as a guest in a comedy show called Putous in 2014. During his acting he pulled out a Lumia 1020 from his pocket to read a text the character he was impersonation had gotten.
r/windowsphone • u/ThiagoAraujoReal • 2d ago
Another major step forward for Unison! Version 2.2.50 builds on the 2.1 line with new messaging capabilities, contact integration, keyboard shortcuts, and a substantial refactor focused on making the app faster on Windows 10 Mobile.
This release is all about improving the everyday experience: sharing messages, managing favourites, connecting with contacts, and making navigation feel much more responsive on mobile devices.
💬 Forward Messages (Preview). Forward text messages and media captions to other chats. The destination chat opens automatically after sending.
📤 Share to Unison. Added Share capabilities, allowing content to be shared directly with Unison conversations.
⭐ Favourite Tabs (Preview). A dedicated favourites experience with contact visualization.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts (Preview). Press Esc to close media viewers, or use Ctrl+V to paste images, audio, and documents into an open chat.
👥 Group Join Messages. Newly added group members now appear in the conversation timeline, with improved participant name resolution when phone number information is available.
📇 Contact Integration (Preview). Receive contact cards, start conversations directly from contacts, and add contacts to the Windows People app when their phone number is known.
🔔 Smarter Notifications. Toast titles and group author names now resolve contact display names more reliably, avoiding raw identifiers whenever a name is available.
📱 A Faster Mobile Experience. A major refactor of navigation, lists, and synchronization targets faster cold starts and quicker chat opening on Windows 10 Mobile.
⚡ Improved UI Responsiveness. Urgent dispatcher handling and a UI stall watchdog help identify and address interface freezes.
🎨 Legacy Shell Polish. Refined the WhatsApp Legacy mobile StatusBar, added mandatory delete-chat confirmation, and improved chat list context menus across PC and Mobile.
🌐 Localization Updates. Missing resource keys have been synchronized with en-US, including Brazilian Portuguese translations for the new features.
🏗️ Continued Service Extraction. Connection, history, alias resolution, and persistence responsibilities continue moving out of the compatibility client into dedicated services and façades.
🧩 Improved Architecture. New dedicated interfaces handle message forwarding, clipboard media, and group-join participant resolution.
⚠️ Message forwarding currently supports text and media captions. Full binary media re-upload is not included yet.
⚠️ Group member names may remain unresolved when phone number information and known aliases are unavailable.
⚠️ Background notifications still rely on the existing broker and journal name mapping. Background socket handoff is not yet implemented.
Important: Install the new APPX as an update to preserve your linked WhatsApp session. Uninstalling Unison clears the linked session.
Thanks to everyone testing Unison on Windows 10 Mobile and reporting navigation, performance, and contact-resolution issues. Your feedback helps keep this project moving forward!
Credits
Download
WinArchive: a Microsoft Store replacement with software update, and a web store.
Metrostore: another Microsoft Store replacement. Apps are installed by hand.
GDrive (Unison / WinArchive / Metrostore):
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nI6Xez…zj7dTbyL1XqV4X4iOMUoHcC?…
Unison 2.2.50 — continuing to bring WhatsApp Multi-Device to Windows 10 Mobile, with desktop support where it matters.
r/windowsphone • u/AdeptnessHaunting524 • 2d ago
r/windowsphone • u/BradleyTime • 2d ago
I have been using my Alcatel Idol 4s for a good while and have considered using it as a daily driver. However I wish to know if T-Mobile still supports it in its 4g network
r/windowsphone • u/mayconus • 3d ago
Download link: https://www.metrostore.my.id/2026/08/instagram-beta.html?m=1
📱 Insta10 Beta — Main
Updates and Improvements
🎨 Interface and Navigation
• Refined design using authentic Instagram fonts and icons.
• Improved colors, spacing, text fields, and buttons.
• Better positioning of action buttons in Reels and the video viewer.
• Verified badges now appear next to usernames.
• Comments can now be dismissed by tapping outside the panel.
🏠 Feed and Playback
• Pull to refresh with smooth animations.
• Feed options: For You, Following, and Favorites.
• Improved loading and organization of suggested content.
• Fixed videos overlapping post headers.
• Image and video preloading for smoother browsing.
• Fixes to repost loading and pagination.
🔐 Login and Accounts
• Fixed the login screen briefly flashing when opening the app with a saved session.
• Automatically returns to the login screen when Instagram ends the session.
• Improved session restoration and account switching.
• Fixed an issue where pending verification on one account affected another account’s login.
• Preserved saved accounts and device recognition.
• Added native Facebook login integration, pending full validation with linked accounts.
💬 Direct Messages and Stability
• Improved message synchronization and real-time connection handling.
• Requests from the previous account are canceled when switching accounts.
• Better handling of Instagram’s rate limits and required pauses.
• Stronger protection of sensitive information in diagnostic logs.
🪟 Windows 10 Mobile
• Fixed black images caused by WebP compatibility issues.
• Improved Lumia compatibility and stability.
• Live Tile support displaying feed posts.
• Updated ARM package: 2.1.1.14.
r/windowsphone • u/rmfq • 3d ago
But I was only able to install 3 of my purchased games, which include 2 of the 6 I really wanted to restore for nostalgia's sake (Redcon and Radiant). The other 4 are Robotek, Radiant Defense, The Chess Lv.100, and the advanced dictionary with no ads. 😔
To answer the 'how?': I logged into my 2015 Hotmail account, and my purchases from 2016 appeared in My Library. This was my last hope to recover the apps I couldn't find on Telegram, Discord, or the Internet Archive, which were only 2 of 6 by the looks of it, I'll keep searching. (Sorry, wrong last picture, I meant to show Error Code: 0x80073CF0, my bad. My phone is a Lumia 640 xl and already has interop tools and cmd injector.
r/windowsphone • u/WebNo7581 • 4d ago
How to make my lumia 610 better in 2026 with some websites that support Pocket IE9? Can you please help me find some cool websites with stuff like games, videos, images or wallpapers, music, etc... so if you know one of these that are built for old devices, lemme know please! And thank you.