More frequent updates may mean more frequent restarts, however
Microsoft ended 2015 with a cosmic aligning
of sorts: all Windows 10 PCs and phones
were aligned around a single build. It
released a preview build of version 10586.29
on 4 December to Windows 10 Mobile
Insiders, and now all eligible Windows 10
PCs and phones can upgrade to this build
directly from Microsoft. Although Microsoft
has not pushed Windows 10 Mobile to
existing Windows 8.1 phones yet, virtually all
of its new Lumia 950 (reviewed on page 30)
and Lumia 950XL phones (pictured) have
been upgraded to Windows 10
In announcing the new build, Microsoft’s
corporate vice president of engineering
systems Gabriel Aul said that more frequent
updates were in the works. “As our partners
and Microsoft ship new Windows 10 mobile
devices and existing devices are upgraded
to Windows 10, all of our users will start to
see more updates coming through Windows
Update,” he says. “These will be addressing
feedback we receive from our Windows
Insiders and Windows 10 users.”
If Microsoft increases the tempo of its
rollouts, Windows Phone owners will receive
new features and bug fixes more frequently
than before. That’s a feature Android users
have long prized in the Nexus line. Windows
10 Mobile phones purchased from carriers
will still ship with carrier apps installed, but
at least they’ll otherwise be pure Windows
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