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style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Mobile" title="Microsoft Mobile">Microsoft Mobile</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Working state</th><td class="infobox-data">Discontinued</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Source model</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Closed-source" class="mw-redirect" title="Closed-source">Closed-source</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#RTM" title="Software release life cycle">Released to<br />manufacturing</a></th><td class="infobox-data">April 14, 2014<span class="noprint">; 10 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-04-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#General_availability_(GA)" title="Software release life cycle">General<br />availability</a></th><td class="infobox-data">August 4, 2014<span class="noprint">; 10 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-08-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Final release</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Update 2 (8.10.15148.160)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> / June 2, 2015<span class="noprint">; 9 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2015-06-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Final preview</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8.10.15116.125 / April 10, 2015<span class="noprint">; 9 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2015-04-10</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Update method</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Firmware_over_the_air" class="mw-redirect" title="Firmware over the air">Firmware over the air</a> and via <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Package_manager" title="Package manager">Package manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">XAP, APPX</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Platforms</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/32-bit" class="mw-redirect" title="32-bit">32-bit</a> <a href="/wiki/ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM architecture</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">Kernel</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_kernel" title="Hybrid kernel">Hybrid</a> (<a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT" title="Architecture of Windows NT">NT kernel</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commercial_software" title="Commercial software">Commercial</a> <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary software</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8</a> (2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a> (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.windowsphone.com/">Archived official website</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archive index)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Support status</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Unsupported as of July 11, 2017<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Windows Phone 8.1</b> is the third generation of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Mobile" title="Microsoft Mobile">Microsoft Mobile</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> mobile operating system, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8</a>. Rolled out at <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Build_(developer_conference)" class="mw-redirect" title="Build (developer conference)">Build Conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, California on April 2, 2014, it was released in final form to Windows Phone developers on April 14, 2014 and reached <a href="/wiki/General_availability" class="mw-redirect" title="General availability">general availability</a> on August 4, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-preview_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preview-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All Windows Phones running Windows Phone 8 can be upgraded to Windows Phone 8.1,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with release dependent on carrier rollout dates.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone 8.1 is also the last version that uses the Windows Phone brand name as it was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a>. Some Windows Phone 8.1 devices are capable of being upgraded to Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft delayed the upgrade and reduced the supported device list from their initial promise. Support has ended for Windows Phone 8.1 on July 11, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 was first rumored to be <i>Windows Phone Blue</i>, a series of updates to Microsoft's mobile operating system that would coincide with the release of <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a>. Although Microsoft had originally planned to release WP8.1 in late 2013, shortly after the release of its PC counterpart,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> general distribution of the new operating system was pushed back until early 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Instead of waiting over a year to add new features to Windows Phone 8, Microsoft opted to release three incremental updates to its existing mobile OS. These updates are delivered with corresponding firmware updates for the specific devices. The updates included GDR2 (<a href="/wiki/Lumia_Amber" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumia Amber">Lumia Amber</a>), which introduced features such as "Data Sense",<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and GDR3 (<a href="/wiki/Lumia_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumia Black">Lumia Black</a>), which brought support for <a href="/wiki/Quad-core_processor" class="mw-redirect" title="Quad-core processor">quad-core processors</a>, <a href="/wiki/1080p" title="1080p">1080p</a> high-definition screens of up to six inches, the addition of a "Driving Mode," and extra rows of live tiles for larger "<a href="/wiki/Phablet" title="Phablet">phablet</a>" devices.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The updated operating system's final name was leaked to the public when Microsoft released the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK to developers on February 10, 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it wasn't until Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/Build_(developer_conference)" class="mw-redirect" title="Build (developer conference)">Build conference</a> keynote on April 2, 2014 when Windows Phone 8.1 was officially announced, alongside the <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1_Update" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 8.1 Update">Windows 8.1 Update</a>. The final shipping code was released to registered users of the "Preview for Developers" program on April 14, 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-preview_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preview-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to the general public in subsequent months, the actual release date being determined by the devices' <a href="/wiki/Wireless_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless carrier">wireless carriers</a> and accompanied with firmware updates, including <a href="/wiki/Lumia_Cyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumia Cyan">Lumia Cyan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preview_for_Developers">Preview for Developers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Preview for Developers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "<a href="/wiki/Preview_for_Developers" class="mw-redirect" title="Preview for Developers">Preview for Developers</a>" program was initiated in October 2013 with the release of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Windows Phone 8</a> Update 3. The program was intended for <a href="/wiki/Software_developer" class="mw-redirect" title="Software developer">developers</a> and enthusiasts to gain immediate access to OS updates as they become available from Microsoft, bypassing wireless carriers and OEMs who test changes before including device-specific firmware updates.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Users of the "Preview for Developers" program do not void their warranty in most cases and can install any future firmware that is included with their carrier's official rollout of Windows Phone 8.1.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Windows Phone software updates delivered through "Preview for Developers" are complete, finished versions of the OS, as opposed to the <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a> builds in the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Insider" title="Windows Insider">Windows Insider</a> program, which are <a href="/wiki/Software_beta" class="mw-redirect" title="Software beta">preview versions</a> of the software that are intended for users to try out new features before the final release and may contain <a href="/wiki/Software_bug" title="Software bug">bugs</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 introduces a host of notable new features, most of which were unveiled in a preview released to developers on February 10, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Team_Blog_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Team_Blog-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cortana">Cortana</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cortana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Cortana" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Cortana">Microsoft Cortana</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cortana_WP8.1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Cortana_WP8.1.png/150px-Cortana_WP8.1.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Cortana_WP8.1.png/225px-Cortana_WP8.1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/Cortana_WP8.1.png 2x" data-file-width="237" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>Cortana on Windows Phone 8.1</figcaption></figure> <p>Cortana is a personal virtual assistant that was added in Windows Phone 8.1, and is similar to <a href="/wiki/Google_Now" title="Google Now">Google Now</a> and Apple's <a href="/wiki/Siri" title="Siri">Siri</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Cortana_(Halo)" title="Cortana (Halo)">Cortana</a> name derives from the <i><a href="/wiki/Halo_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Halo (series)">Halo</a></i> video game series, which is a Microsoft franchise exclusive to <a href="/wiki/Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>. Cortana's features include being able to set reminders, recognize natural voice without the user having to input a predefined series of commands and answer questions using information from <a href="/wiki/Bing_(search_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bing (search engine)">Bing</a> (like current weather and traffic conditions, sports scores, and biographies). </p><p>Cortana also uses a special feature called a "Notebook", where it will automatically gather information about and interests of the user based on usage and allow the user to input additional personal information, such as quiet hours and close friends who are allowed to get through to the user during these quiet hours. Users can also delete information from the "Notebook" if they deem it undesirable for Cortana to know.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows 8.1's universal <a href="/wiki/Bing_(search_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bing (search engine)">Bing</a> SmartSearch features are incorporated into Cortana, which replaces the previous Bing Search app which is activated when a user presses the "Search" button on their device.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This feature, which is currently in beta, was released in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in the first half of 2014 and in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> in August 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft has committed to updating Cortana twice a month and add features. The new features may include more "easter egg" replies, improvements in UI and better voice modulations.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Web">Web</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Web"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_Mobile" title="Internet Explorer Mobile">Internet Explorer Mobile</a></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 uses a mobile version of <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_11" title="Internet Explorer 11">Internet Explorer 11</a> as the default web browser. IE11 carries over many of its desktop counterpart's improvements, which include support for <a href="/wiki/WebGL" title="WebGL">WebGL</a>, normal mapping, InPrivate mode, Reading mode, and the ability to swipe left or right to navigate to a previous webpage and back. The updated browser also includes a new <a href="/wiki/HTML_video" title="HTML video">HTML video</a> web player with support for inline playback and closed captions,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>-style website live tiles, and the ability to save passwords. Furthermore, users can now open an unlimited number of tabs, instead of the previous maximum of 6.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If a user is logged in with their Microsoft account on both their Windows 8.1 device and Windows Phone, their tabs on IE11 will now sync automatically. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Apps_and_Windows_Phone_Store">Apps and Windows Phone Store</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Apps and Windows Phone Store"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="App_framework">App framework</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: App framework"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apps for Windows Phone 8.1 can now be created using the same <a href="/wiki/Application_model" class="mw-redirect" title="Application model">application model</a> as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Store_app" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Store app">Windows Store apps</a> for <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a>, based on the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Runtime" title="Windows Runtime">Windows Runtime</a>, and the file extension for WP apps is now ".<a href="/wiki/APPX" class="mw-redirect" title="APPX">appx</a>" (which is used for Windows Store apps), instead of Windows Phone's traditional ".<a href="/wiki/XAP_(file_format)" title="XAP (file format)">xap</a>" file format. Applications built for WP8.1 can invoke semantic zoom, as well as access to single sign-on with a <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_account" title="Microsoft account">Microsoft account</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a> now also updates apps automatically.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Verge_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Verge-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The store can be manually checked for updates available for applications on a device. It also adds the option to update applications when on Wi-Fi only. </p><p>App developers will be able to develop apps using <a href="/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language)" title="C Sharp (programming language)">C#</a> / <a href="/wiki/Visual_Basic.NET" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual Basic.NET">Visual Basic.NET</a> (<a href="/wiki/.NET_Framework" title=".NET Framework">.NET</a>), <a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B/CX" title="C++/CX">C++ (CX)</a> or <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a> with <a href="/wiki/JavaScript" title="JavaScript">JavaScript</a>, like for Windows 8. </p><p>Developers will also be able to build "universal apps" for both Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8 that share almost all code, except for that specific to the platform, such as <a href="/wiki/User_interface" title="User interface">user interface</a> and phone <a href="/wiki/Application_Programming_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Application Programming Interface">APIs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Any universal apps that have been installed on Windows 8.1 will automatically appear in the user's "My Apps" section on Windows Phone 8.1. </p><p>Apps built for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7 automatically run on Windows Phone 8.1, but apps built for Windows Phone 8.1 will not run on any previous version of Windows Phone.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Windows_Phone_Store">Windows Phone Store</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Windows Phone Store"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a> was redesigned in Windows Phone 8.1 to become more information-dense. App collections, which were previously visible in a different page, are now fully featured on the front column of the Store. There is also no more distinction between Games and other apps; both now show up in the app list, although categories for apps and games (such as "most popular games" or "most popular apps") are still separated. App ratings have been designed to match those of Windows 8.1, with horizontal bars added to indicate how many 5-star, 4-star, or 3-star reviews an app has received. App screenshots now no longer have their own page, but can instead can be viewed at the bottom of the app description page. Furthermore, the Windows Phone Store now includes a "My Apps" section under the three-dot menu which allows users to re-install any app they have purchased previously.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone 8.1 support ended on July 11, 2017. The Windows Phone Store on Windows Phone 8.1 was shut down on December 16, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-81StoreDown_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81StoreDown-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_and_revamped_apps">New and revamped apps</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: New and revamped apps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Battery Saver</b> adds the ability to track battery usage and determine profiles that will lower power consumption. In addition, the "Background Tasks" page, which allows a user to stop or allow an individual app from running in the background, has been moved from the Settings menu to Battery Saver. In addition to just being able to stop a background task from running, users can now set profiles which will prevent certain apps from running only if the battery level is below a designated percentage.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Storage Sense</b> lets users move files and apps between their phone's hard drive and a microSD card, and incorporates features previously available in the "Settings" section that gave users the ability to delete temporary files to free up storage and uninstall applications. </p><p><b>Wi-Fi Sense</b> automatically signs in Windows Phones to trusted available Wi-Fi hotspots. It also helps to share your own Wi-Fi credentials with your friends and contacts, but without the security compromise i.e. it only shares the WiFi connection without telling your friends the password.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Calendar</b> app now has a week view with current weather, similar to the features in the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook" title="Microsoft Outlook">Microsoft Outlook</a> calendar available to desktop users. The calendar further adds support for syncing Google Calendars with your Windows Phone.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Bing_Maps" title="Bing Maps">Maps</a></b> has been overhauled with support for aerial-view, 3D mapping and a dynamic compass. Local Scout, which has been removed from Windows Phone 8.1 in the United States due to the implementation of Cortana, has been moved to Maps. The map also shows nearby WiFi-hotspots, if any available, in your location.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Calling_and_Skype">Calling and Skype</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Calling and Skype"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dialer app adds a "Speed Dial" page, and calls from a single caller in Call History are now grouped. Clicking on the group will reveal individual call details such as the time and date the call was made. A button has been added next to each caller which allows unidentified callers to be added to a user's contact list or brings up information on an existing contact.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Users can now automatically upgrade existing phone calls to <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a> video calls from within the phone call UI, which has also been revamped with larger buttons. In addition to a large photo of the contact, text with the user's name and phone number now appear at the top of the screen instead of directly above the dialer. Skype calls can also be directly initiated from Cortana.<sup id="cite_ref-NDTV_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTV-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Multimedia">Multimedia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Multimedia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Music">Xbox Music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Video">Xbox Video</a> provide streaming services for movies, music, and TV shows, and are separated as opposed to being joined together in previous versions. Notably, Xbox Video now has built-in support for video streaming.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Verge_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Verge-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to separating its music and video streaming services, 8.1 also adds support for separate volume controls, audio and video transcoding, hardware acceleration, stereoscopic 3D, and the ability for apps to capture and record video independently of the operating system's built-in video recorder. Furthermore, built-in support for streaming through <a href="/wiki/DLNA" title="DLNA">DLNA</a> to monitors and television screens, referred to by Microsoft as <i>PlayTo</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is also included, as well as the ability to mirror display from a phone to a separate screen. Media editing tools have also been refined: apps for slow motion video capture, video effects, and audio effects have been added. Microsoft currently provides bi-weekly updates i.e. twice a month, to both of these apps. In August 2014, A2DP and AVRCP support was also added.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_8.1Update1_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral_8.1Update1-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stock <b>camera</b> app has been updated with a more minimalist design similar to that of the camera app on <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Verge_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Verge-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, users can now save high-resolution photos directly to OneDrive, instead of only having the option to upload the 5MP version of the image to the cloud.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multitasking">Multitasking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Multitasking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Building on improvements made in the third update to its predecessor, Windows Phone 8.1 adds support for closing apps by swiping down on them in the multitasking view (invoked by doing a long-press on the "back" button), which is similar to how multitasking operates on <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> and <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>. Pressing the back button now suspends an app in the multitasking view instead of closing it.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_tiles">Live tiles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Live tiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A third column of live tiles, which was previously available only to Windows Phones with 1080p and select phones with 720p screens, is now an option for all Windows Phone 8.1 devices regardless of screen size. Microsoft has also added the ability for users to skin live tiles with a background image.<sup id="cite_ref-NDTV_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTV-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the inclusion of Update 1, WP8.1 now lets users drag app tiles on top of each other to create folders of apps on the Start Screen. Each individual app within the folder can still appear as a Live Tile, and opening the folder simply expands it on the Start Screen so the user can rearrange and open apps.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Team_Blog_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Team_Blog-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social">Social</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Social"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Me" hub in Windows Phone 8.1 has been transformed from a single hub to update and maintain all social media accounts to a single hub to a viewer which allows users to view news feeds from social networks. When users click on a Facebook post, for example, they are instantly redirected to the Facebook app, instead of being allowed to like or comment on that post in the "Me" hub itself, a feature available in previous versions of Windows Phone. The Me hub's notification center for social networks has also been removed, as this feature is now integrated into Windows Phone 8.1's Action Center.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Supported social networks in the "Me" hub include Facebook, <a href="/wiki/Foursquare_City_Guide" title="Foursquare City Guide">Foursquare</a>, <a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, which has also been fully integrated into the Contacts Hub.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Threads," which allowed users to seamlessly switch between different chat services, have also been removed from the Messaging app, which is now solely for text messages. Other changes to the messaging app include the ability to select multiple text messages for forwarding or deletion.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Team_Blog_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Team_Blog-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lockscreen">Lockscreen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Lockscreen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 adds the ability for OEMs and individual apps to customize their custom lock screen themes even further by skinning the font and orientation of time, date, and notification text.<sup id="cite_ref-NDTV_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTV-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notifications_and_settings">Notifications and settings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notifications and settings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Action_Center" title="Action Center">Action Center</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WP8.1_Notification_Center.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/WP8.1_Notification_Center.png/150px-WP8.1_Notification_Center.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/WP8.1_Notification_Center.png/225px-WP8.1_Notification_Center.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/WP8.1_Notification_Center.png 2x" data-file-width="237" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>Windows Phone 8.1's Action Center</figcaption></figure> <p>A new notifications center known as "Action Center" has been added, and allows for the ability to change simple settings such as volume controls. The new notifications area's design allows the user to for example change wireless networks, turn Bluetooth and Airplane Mode on or off, and access "Driving Mode" from four customisable boxes at the top of the screen, while beneath these four horizontally placed boxes include recent text messages and social integration.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Apps can also send users location-specific notifications with the addition of a new geofencing API.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCentral_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCentral-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Keyboard">Keyboard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Keyboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Microsoft has added a <b>Word Flow</b> keyboard in Windows Phone 8.1 that, similarly to the <a href="/wiki/Swype" title="Swype">Swype</a> keyboard option available on <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> devices, allows users to swipe through letters to type. As the user swipes, the keyboard generates space automatically for the next word to be entered.<sup id="cite_ref-NDTV_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTV-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The keyboard was touted for its speed and accuracy, and brought fame to <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Research" title="Microsoft Research">Microsoft's research division</a> when fifteen-year-old <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_School_(Seattle,_Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeside School (Seattle, Washington)">Lakeside School</a> student Gaurav Sharma, using a <a href="/wiki/Nokia_Lumia_520" title="Nokia Lumia 520">Nokia Lumia 520</a> equipped with Windows Phone 8.1 and the "Word Flow" keyboard, broke the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Record" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Record">Guinness World Record</a> for the world's fastest typing on a mobile phone, which was previously held by a <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4" title="Samsung Galaxy S4">Samsung Galaxy S4</a> user, by eight seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This record was short-lived, which was subsequently beaten a month later by Marcel Fernandes, who finished a quarter of a second faster using the <a href="/wiki/Fleksy" title="Fleksy">Fleksy</a> Keyboard, a competing keyboard available on iOS and Android.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as Flesky relies on <a href="/wiki/Predictive_text" title="Predictive text">predictive text</a> algorithms rather than swiping gestures, it is fair to say that "Word Flow" remains the world's fastest "swipe" keyboard on a mobile phone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="File_system">File system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: File system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 allows apps to view all files stored on a WP device and move, copy, paste and share the contents of a device's internal file system. As a result of this change, multiple file explorer apps have been released on the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a> since the operating system's debut. Microsoft released its own file explorer app on May 30, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to these changes, SkyDrive has been completely rebranded to <a href="/wiki/OneDrive" title="OneDrive">OneDrive</a> across the operating system after Microsoft's settlement of a dispute over the "Sky" trademark with <a href="/wiki/BSkyB" class="mw-redirect" title="BSkyB">BSkyB</a>. Users are also presented with multiple options when a Windows Phone 8.1 device is connected to a computer via USB. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enterprise_improvements">Enterprise improvements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Enterprise improvements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 adds support for <a href="/wiki/VPN" class="mw-redirect" title="VPN">VPN</a> and Bluetooth 4.0 LE.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Verge_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Verge-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the release of Update 1, receiving or sending data through VPN when connecting to a Wi-Fi network and the Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network) 1.0 standard are also supported. </p><p><b>Apps Corner</b> is a kiosk mode that allows users to restrict usage to a select group of applications and boot straight into a specific app.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Team_Blog_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Team_Blog-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hardware">Hardware</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Hardware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Devices">Devices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Devices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Windows_Phone_8.1_devices" title="List of Windows Phone 8.1 devices">List of Windows Phone 8.1 devices</a></div> <p>Windows Phone 8.1 devices were manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Mobile" title="Microsoft Mobile">Microsoft Mobile</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Nokia" title="Nokia">Nokia</a>) and its hardware partners, including HTC, Gionee, JSR, <a href="/wiki/Karbonn" class="mw-redirect" title="Karbonn">Karbonn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Micromax_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Micromax Mobile">Micromax</a>, Samsung, <a href="/wiki/Alcatel_(mobile_device_brand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alcatel (mobile device brand)">Alcatel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lava_International" title="Lava International">Lava</a> (under both the Lava and <a href="/wiki/Xolo_(company)" title="Xolo (company)">Xolo</a> brands), <a href="/wiki/Cherry_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherry Mobile">Cherry Mobile</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blu_Products" class="mw-redirect" title="Blu Products">Blu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Gionee, JSR, <a href="/wiki/LG" title="LG">LG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lenovo" title="Lenovo">Lenovo</a>, Longcheer, and <a href="/wiki/ZTE" title="ZTE">ZTE</a> registered as Windows Phone hardware partners and were set to release Windows Phone products. <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> (under the Xperia or Vaio brand) has also stated its intention to produce Windows Phone devices in the near future, but this has not materialized.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During BUILD 2014, Microsoft announced two additional hardware partners - <a href="/wiki/Micromax_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Micromax Mobile">Micromax</a> and Prestigio.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hardware_requirements">Hardware requirements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Hardware requirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting with Windows Phone 8.1, several hardware buttons that were previously required on Windows Phone were no longer a requirement for device manufacturers, a move that was made in order to allow OEMs to develop devices that can run both WP and Android; the <a href="/wiki/HTC_One_(M8)" title="HTC One (M8)">HTC One (M8) for Windows</a> is an example of such a device. </p><p>WP 8.1 supports on-screen buttons that OEMs can use to replace the capacitive "back, "Windows", and "search" buttons that were required for devices running the OS prior to 2014. The new on-screen buttons can be hidden by swiping them to the side of the screen.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Phone device manufacturers were no longer required to include a physical camera button on the side of the phone. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Windows Phone 8.1 minimum device requirements </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a> <a href="/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)" class="mw-redirect" title="Snapdragon (system on chip)">Snapdragon</a> S4, Snapdragon 200, Snapdragon 400, or Snapdragon 800 <a href="/wiki/Multi-core_processor" title="Multi-core processor">multi-core processor</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minimum 512 <a href="/wiki/Mebibyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Mebibyte">MB</a> <a href="/wiki/Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">RAM</a> for WVGA phones; minimum 1 GB RAM for 720p / WXGA / 1080p </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minimum 4 GB flash memory </td></tr> <tr> <td>GPS and A-GNSS; GLONASS is supported if OEMs decide to include it </td></tr> <tr> <td>Support for micro-USB 2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with three-button detection support </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rear-facing AF camera with optional LED or Xenon flash, optional front-facing camera (both need to be VGA or better) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Accelerometer, proximity sensors, as well as vibration motor (magnetometer, gyroscope and ambient light sensors are optional) </td></tr> <tr> <td>802.11b/g and Bluetooth (802.11n is optional) </td></tr> <tr> <td>DirectX graphics hardware support with hardware acceleration for Direct3D using programmable GPU </td></tr> <tr> <td>Multi-touch capacitive touch screen with minimum of four simultaneous points </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Version_history">Version history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Version history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_version_history#Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone version history">Windows Phone version history § Windows Phone 8.1</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tom Warren of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> said that it is clear that the Windows Phone platform is being left behind by its competitors. Although the Windows Phone store has many apps, there are still less than the Android and iOS stores, and the Windows Phone apps equivalents are severely lacking. However, he commends Windows Phone for its ability to run smoothly across a wide variety of hardware and the thoughtful addition of features.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Phone_8.1&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="telephone icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg/28px-Telephone_icon_blue_gradient.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Compact" title="Windows Embedded Compact">Embedded <br /> Compact</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_CE_5.0" title="Windows CE 5.0">CE 5.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_CE_6.0" title="Windows Embedded CE 6.0">Embedded CE 6.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Compact_7" title="Windows Embedded Compact 7">Embedded Compact 7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Automotive" title="Windows Embedded Automotive">Embedded Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Industry" title="Windows Embedded Industry">Embedded Industry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pocket_PC_2000" title="Pocket PC 2000">Pocket PC 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocket_PC_2002" title="Pocket PC 2002">Pocket PC 2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_2003" title="Windows Mobile 2003">Mobile 2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_5.0" title="Windows Mobile 5.0">Mobile 5.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_6.0" title="Windows Mobile 6.0">Mobile 6.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_6.1" title="Windows Mobile 6.1">Mobile 6.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile_6.5" title="Windows Mobile 6.5">Mobile 6.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone 7">Phone 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">Phone 8</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Phone 8.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">10 Mobile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cancelled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cairo_(operating_system)" title="Cairo (operating system)">Cairo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Nashville" title="Windows Nashville">Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Neptune" title="Windows Neptune">Neptune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Odyssey" title="Windows Odyssey">Odyssey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Polaris" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Polaris">Polaris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10X" title="Windows 10X">10X</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Development <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_Windows_95" title="Development of Windows 95">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_Windows_XP" title="Development of Windows XP">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_Windows_Vista" title="Development of Windows Vista">Vista</a></li></ul></li> <li>Editions <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_XP_editions" title="Windows XP editions">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions" title="Windows Vista editions">Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_editions" title="Windows 7 editions">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_8_editions" title="Windows 8 editions">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_editions" title="Windows 10 editions">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_11_editions" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 11 editions">11</a></li></ul></li> <li>New features <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_XP" title="Features new to Windows XP">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_Vista" title="Features new to Windows Vista">Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7" title="Features new to Windows 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8" title="Features new to Windows 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_10" title="Features new to Windows 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_11" title="Features new to Windows 11">11</a></li></ul></li> <li>Removed features <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_XP" title="List of features removed in Windows XP">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista" title="List of features removed in Windows Vista">Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_8" title="List of features removed in Windows 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_10" title="List of features removed in Windows 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_11" title="List of features removed in Windows 11">11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_version_history" title="Microsoft Windows version history">Version history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_version_history" title="Windows Phone version history">Phone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_version_history" title="Windows 10 version history">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile_version_history" title="Windows 10 Mobile version history">10 Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_11_version_history" title="Windows 11 version history">11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions" title="Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions">Version comparison</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_Vista_and_Windows_XP" title="Comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP">Vista and XP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft_Windows" title="Criticism of Microsoft Windows">Criticism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_Windows_XP" title="Criticism of Windows XP">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_Windows_Vista" title="Criticism of Windows Vista">Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_Windows_10" title="Criticism of Windows 10">10</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing" title="Windows for Pen Computing">Windows for Pen Computing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Plus!" title="Microsoft Plus!">Microsoft Plus!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_PowerToys" title="Microsoft PowerToys">Microsoft PowerToys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_Essentials" title="Windows Server Essentials">Windows Server Essentials</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="List-Class article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/16px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/23px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/31px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions" title="List of Microsoft Windows versions">List of versions</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="List-Class article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/16px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/23px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Symbol_list_class.svg/31px-Symbol_list_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions" title="Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions">Comparison</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems" title="Comparison of mobile operating systems">Mobile OS comparisons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones" title="List of open-source mobile phones">Open-source mobile phones / OSes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Handset_Alliance" title="Open Handset Alliance">Open Handset Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Mobile_Alliance" title="Open Mobile Alliance">Open Mobile Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mobile_app_distribution_platforms" title="List of mobile app distribution platforms">Mobile app distributions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_app_development" title="Mobile app development">Mobile app development</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linux</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Linux_Kernel" class="mw-redirect" title="Linux Kernel">Linux Kernel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Active</b>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions" title="List of custom Android distributions">forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Android_Go" title="Android Go">Android Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wear_OS" title="Wear OS">Wear OS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMUI" title="EMUI">EMUI</a>/<a href="/wiki/HarmonyOS" title="HarmonyOS">HarmonyOS</a> (Linux kernel subsystem)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ChromeOS" title="ChromeOS">ChromeOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ChromeOS_Flex" class="mw-redirect" title="ChromeOS Flex">ChromeOS Flex</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KaiOS" title="KaiOS">KaiOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMD_Global#Smart_Feature_OS" title="HMD Global">Smart Feature OS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Kindle" title="Amazon Kindle">Kindle firmware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LuneOS" title="LuneOS">LuneOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maemo#Maemo_Leste" title="Maemo">Maemo Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tizen" title="Tizen">Tizen</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Defunct</b>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bada_(operating_system)" title="Bada (operating system)">Bada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firefox_OS" title="Firefox OS">Firefox OS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B2G_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="B2G OS">B2G OS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MeeGo" title="MeeGo">MeeGo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MontaVista" title="MontaVista">MontaVista</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MotoMagx" title="MotoMagx">MotoMagx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobilinux" title="Mobilinux">Mobilinux</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OpenEmbedded" title="OpenEmbedded">OpenEmbedded</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%85ngstr%C3%B6m_distribution" title="Ångström distribution">Ångström</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Openmoko_Linux" title="Openmoko Linux">Openmoko Linux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QtMoko" class="mw-redirect" title="QtMoko">QtMoko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SHR_(operating_system)" title="SHR (operating system)">SHR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OpenEZX" title="OpenEZX">OpenEZX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WebOS" title="WebOS">WebOS</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/GNU" title="GNU">GNU</a>/<a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Active</b>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fedora_Linux" title="Fedora Linux">Fedora Mobility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjaro" title="Manjaro">Manjaro ARM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PostmarketOS" title="PostmarketOS">postmarketOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PureOS" title="PureOS">PureOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailfish_OS" title="Sailfish OS">Sailfish OS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SteamOS" title="SteamOS">SteamOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubuntu_Touch" title="Ubuntu Touch">Ubuntu Touch</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UBports" class="mw-redirect" title="UBports">UBports</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobian" title="Mobian">Mobian</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Defunct</b>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maemo" title="Maemo">Maemo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mer_(software_distribution)" title="Mer (software distribution)">Mer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moblin" title="Moblin">Moblin</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/XNU" title="XNU">XNU</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IPadOS" title="IPadOS">iPadOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WatchOS" title="WatchOS">watchOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BridgeOS" title="BridgeOS">bridgeOS</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/QNX" title="QNX">QNX</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_10" title="BlackBerry 10">BlackBerry 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_Tablet_OS" title="BlackBerry Tablet OS">BlackBerry Tablet OS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft<br />Windows</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Tablet_PC_Edition" title="Windows XP editions">Windows XP Tablet PC Edition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone 8">8</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">8.1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_RT" title="Windows RT">Windows RT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Zircon_(microkernel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zircon (microkernel)">Zircon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fuchsia_(operating_system)" title="Fuchsia (operating system)">Fuchsia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FreeBSD" title="FreeBSD">FreeBSD</a>/<a href="/wiki/NetBSD" title="NetBSD">NetBSD</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita_system_software" title="PlayStation Vita system software">PlayStation Vita system software</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/OpenHarmony" title="OpenHarmony">OpenHarmony</a>/<a href="/wiki/HarmonyOS_NEXT" 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