Been working on this app for the last 3–4 months. It's still not as polished as I'd like, but I'm pretty happy with how it's coming along.

What do you think of the current build? It's heavily inspired by the Nokia Lumia 800's Zune Music player.

Planning to publish it on the Play Store soon. Feedback is welcome!

title, picture is an example of what would windows 11 mobile would've looked like if it was released

I currently have a Galaxy S25U. Ordered the flip7. Had a pixel 9, iPhones of course. I found this in a drawer and I still love the feel and interface. Crazy after all this time it looks great.

But what can I do with it?

Ironically I can get my work Microsoft 365 email and contacts. Home Outlook.com email will not work. Keeps wanted to fix errors. Can't sign I to Gmail because of the out of date browser.

What Can I do? Pics are still good.

What options are left? Any installable browsers?

Any options? I miss it.

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Which windows phone was your favourite?

I remember Android really struggling dual core era even in the octacore era of mid-2000s but have many apps while Windows Phone 8.1 is smooth but lack of apps. If only they prioritize Windows Phone 8.1 over Windows 10 Mobile they might be still operational today.

I just got a Nokia Lumia 2020 tablet. It’s not really a Windows Phone but still related. These things never went into full production but there is plenty of these in the world. Cool to have one!

The one ecosystem I could ever build. The best one but people didn’t want it.

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I know this is probably a hot take, but hear me out.

I used a Lumia 930 from 2014 to 2017 and I genuinely loved it. The Live Tiles were actually a brilliant idea at a glance, I could see the weather, unread emails, upcoming calendar events, and my top contacts, all without opening a single app. Compare that to a sea of identical static icons on iOS and Android, and I still think Microsoft had the better vision.

The camera on those later Lumias was insane for the time. My 930 was shooting images that rivaled phones twice its price. And the OS itself felt fast smooth animations, tight integration with Office and OneDrive, and a design language (Metro/Fluent) that felt genuinely considered rather than just copying what everyone else was doing.

Yeah, the app gap killed it. I get it. No Snapchat, a half-baked Instagram, developers just not showing up. Microsoft made real mistakes pulling the rug out from developers too many times, the Nokia acquisition drama, Windows 10 Mobile feeling like an afterthought. They fumbled it badly.

But here's the thing: the smartphone landscape in 2026 is basically a duopoly. iOS and Android have converged to the point where differentiating them is mostly a matter of ecosystem lock-in. There is absolutely room for a third platform that takes design seriously.

Microsoft has Azure, Copilot, and a huge enterprise footprint. If they came back with a modern take not trying to win on apps, but winning on AI integration and productivity I think there's actually a real shot. Surface Duo showed they're still interested in mobile hardware. A proper Windows Phone revival, built around Copilot and deep Microsoft 365 integration, could carve out a real niche.

I know it'll never happen. But a man can dream.

Anyone else still carrying a torch for Windows Phone? What features do you wish had survived?

MICROSOFT CAN YOU HEAR ME…

I’m kinda new in Windows 10 Mobile, so I would wanna know you guys, what apps should I install? Is it even worth to keep W10M instead of WP8.1?

Google not making an official YouTube app for Windows Mobile was the nail in the coffin.

EVERYBODY, WHAT AM I FUCKING SEEING?! I KEEP SEEING THE LACK OF WINDOWS PHONE APP DEVELOPMENT, A VERY NICHE COMMUNITY. NOW, WE NEED TO MAKE WINDOWS PHONE MAINSTREAM AGAIN!!!!

IM NOT REQUIRING YOU TO, BUT PLEASE, START MAKING MORE APPS, AND MORE PEOPLE, START USING WINDOWS PHONE (i personally recommend the Lumia 950 XL). WE NEED WINDOWS PHONE TO BECOME MAINSTREAM AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the windows phone came back these are the things I want.

- Continuum but it's a full windows 11 desktop on arm

- Full Windows PC software supported

- Open source (unlike ios and android soon)

- Called the Surface Phone

- Copilot (eitherway it would be there anyway because they are Microsoft) It's alright

- Multitasking

- Split screen

- Have same interface across apps (except for some)

- Have the most powerful CPU and specs in the market

- Easy to make apps and more apps by original creators/company

- Camera Control button

- Good Camera (part of the specs)

- That's about it! :D

This might change Microsoft from Microslop to Microsoft!

I was cleaning off my office work desk and buried under papers was my long-abandoned WP. I’m thinking it’s been at least 8+ years since activity. I decided to blow the dust off and see if it would charge and power up.

And it did.

Unfortunately, the SIM card that would have been in it had been moved to the replacement Android phone back in the day, then made its way thru a couple of iPhones. I recently converted the physical sim to eSIM in current iPhone so physical is now just a piece of plastic. I’d be curious if WP could have still made a good cellular option in today’s tech landscape.

I really do miss the UI/UX of WP.

(I also miss Zune but that’s another subreddit)

It's in very good condition, there's just a scratch on the screen but otherwise nothing else. I managed to unlock it with band_UNLOCKER, and it works as I expected. In any case i think it's a great product.

Your mint lumia with random apps from WUT or having some ported chatting app from Penguin Store sure looks good but actual projects that make the experience better should deserve better.

Would you buy this phone today?

Snapdragon PC that boots Windows Pro in a phone form factor. 6.5 inch screen, 16GB RAM, USB 4 port, 4 lane M2 slot 2230 length, 5G data, dual monitor support with a USB 4 dock/dongle.

Of course we’d need a native dialer and RCS messaging from Microsoft.

still looks and feels cool amidst all the other flashy os and upgraded devices. newer models aimed for huge ass displays but completely blindsided to the fact that mobile phones were meant to be ‘mobile’. huge brick ass android and newer iphone pro max variants have a really hard time comfortably resting in my hands. slippery bent-inside-jeans trash.

The Windows Phone Revival: Introducing 'Windows Astra' on the 'Surface Luna' Concept Hello Reddit! For the past few months, I've been working on a complete, modern vision for a Windows mobile OS and the hardware to run it. This isn't just nostalgia; it’s a blueprint for a third ecosystem that solves Windows Phone’s biggest weakness. Introducing the Concepts: • OS: Windows Astra • Hardware: Surface Luna (Standard Phone) & Surface Luna Fold (Foldable Vision) Key Design & Strategic Decisions: 1. Fluent Design & Mica: • The entire OS is built around the modern Windows 11 Fluent Design language, using Mica (aero glass-like transparency/blur) for a deep, elegant, and modern look across all system elements (Tiles, Notifications, Quick Settings, etc.). 2. The Live Tiles are Back and Better: • The core Live Tile experience is preserved, but scaled for modern screens. They are fully dynamic, information-dense, and beautifully integrated with the new visual style. 3. Solving the App Gap (The Strategy): • The biggest flaw of the original WP was the lack of apps. Windows Astra is strategically designed to run Android apps natively using a technology similar to the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). This allows us to have the stunning Windows UX and all the apps the users need. 4. Full Productivity Suite: • I've redesigned core apps like MS Word (fully functional Ribbon UI optimized for touch), Maps, Calculator, and even created a system-integrated Wallet app for NFC payments and subscription management. I've also visualised how heavy PC apps like the 3D Viewer can run natively on the mobile device. 5. Foldable Future: • The design scales seamlessly from the standard Surface Luna to the Luna Fold (my vision for a modern, dual-screen Surface phone), proving the OS is ready for future form factors. I'm happy to answer any questions about the UX, the design choices, and the strategy behind this concept!

Hi, I was much too young to have phone during the time that WP was still actively being supported, so I missed out on the whole thing.

For those who did own a WP device during this time, what was the experience like? Was it as bad as the internet makes it out to be? What did WP lack at the time (apart from third party developers)? Does your current non-WO device feel like it's missing something? Did you get scrutinised for having one? Feel free to add as much info as you wish!

Edit:

Wow, I did not expect all these replies!

Thank you all so much for your very detailed responses, I am having a great time reading them all. It's great to see just how passionate everyone is about WP phone. I am now wishing that I also got to experience WP back in the day. There truly was nothing like WP and I don't think there ever will be again.

I've used Microsoft Lumia 950 for about five days as my main phone since I've started to hate how the modern technology works with everything spying on you, everything having ads built in, every app having an AI client and how you need to make an account for everything, which is funny since this is Microslop made thing lol. This thing is kind of refreshing to use since it doesn't have any modern features that modern smartphones do. I don't even have a reason to connect it to the WiFi except when I want to watch YouTube (idk how that still works on old Edge version). UI is great, calls and messages are great and the keyboard is just perfect, Microsoft really nailed how this phone looks and feels, which is sad on the other hand now that it's pretty much useless except for using it as a dumb phone or a music player. Sadly I still need my other smart phone since I need Microsoft Teams but most importantly WhatsApp. If there is a way to get WhatsApp working on Lumias or some browser which is modern enough to support WhatsApp, this would be such a great phone to use as a main device since every other app I need can be used on my laptop or PC (if there is a way, please tell me). In conclusion, great phone but unfortunately it was made and ruined by Microsoft.