Windows 10 Creators update official with build 15204 to 13 devices

Microsoft has sent out build 15204 out to fast ring Insiders. It only successfully brought up 12 of them, with some of one model getting stuck.

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Microsoft might be planning to roll out Windows 10 Creators Update to a lousy 13 phones

How dead are Windows phones? So dead that only 13 of them are apparently eligible for Microsoft's latest mobile platform update.

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Microsoft Lumia stock resurfaces at the Microsoft Store, snatched quickly

Microsoft left customers with a dearth of Lumia options, firmly indicating that it is out of stock of all them while still listing them on the Microsoft Store. The only option out of eight that was available as of January 2 was the AT&T-locked Lumia 950 in white for $298.99.

That was until January 6. Neowin reported that the Lumia 640 XL, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were back on the digital shelves, if only for a short time. Those sales are now also long gone and we’re back to just the AT&T Lumia 950.

Microsoft supposedly scheduled the end of Lumia distribution for December, but with another rumored first-party flagship launch months and months away, we have to ask: why now?

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AdDuplex: Alcatel Idol 4s with Windows 10 more popular than HP Elite x3

If you see people using a Windows phone these days, it’s likely that phone will be a Lumia 640 or Lumia 635.

So the data says from AdDuplex which has tracked movement on the Windows mobile scene. It continues to be mostly dominated by budget entries including the Nokia Lumia 635 and the Microsoft Lumia 640.

The data is taken from device entries into about 5,000 Windows phone apps running AdDuplex’s SDK on November 21.

Here are the top ten devices in circulation:

No. Device Share
1 Microsoft Lumia 640 26.2%
2 Nokia Lumia 635 22.0%
3 Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 3.9%
4 Microsoft Lumia 950 3.8%
5 Nokia Lumia 521 3.5%
6 HTC One M8 for Windows 3.4%
7 Nokia Lumia 920 2.8%
8 Nokia Lumia 735 2.8%
9 Microsoft Lumia 650 2.7%
10 Nokia Lumia 630 2.6%
N/A Other 26.4%

Once we whittle the population down to devices running Windows 10 Mobile software, we do see a little more high-end representation.

No. Device Share
1 Microsoft Lumia 640 20.2%
2 Microsoft Lumia 950 19.3%
3 Microsoft Lumia 650 18.5%
4 Microsoft Lumia 950 XL 6.1%
5 Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL 5.6%
6 Nokia Lumia 1520 4.7%
7 Nokia Lumia 735 4.0%
8 Microsoft Lumia 640XL 3.5%
9 HTC One M8 for Windows 3.4%
10 Nokia Lumia 635 3.3%
* Other 11.3%

One oddity to note is that while the months-old HP Elite x3 is stuck at #19 on the above list, the days-old Alcatel Idol 4s for Windows 10 has struck #16.

Windows Phone 8.1 remains the most popular version in use at a straight 80 percent with Windows 10 Mobile garnering 15 percent. In terms of manufacturer distribution of Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft takes the top spot, having made nine out of ten phones out in the market right now. Alcatel is second with 6.2 percent while HTC (the last effort it put out was that One M8) holds onto a surprisingly large 3.4 percent. BLU and other OEMs are tied at 0.5 percent.

Microsoft is aggressively sending updates out to its Windows 10 Mobile users and those packages have been installed. Build #1607 has reached 77.7 percent saturation in the US and 83.8 percent worldwide. #1511 has 9.9 percent of US users and 8.2 percent of users globally. A healthy proportion seems interested in the Insider builds, taking up 12.4 percent of the US space and 8.1 percent internationally.

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Forget December, as Lumia 950 XL production may have ended already

The uncertainty around Microsoft’s troubled Lumia smartphone family, as well as the Windows Mobile ecosystem on the whole (or whatever’s left of it), deepens, with 550, 650, 950 and 950 XL stock reportedly on the verge of worldwide depletion, production likely halted, and upgrades nowhere on the horizon.That’s right, it ...

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Source: Microsoft Lumia line to end in December

Microsoft has left rumors to fester on its commitment not only to its mobile software platform, but its mobile hardware line as well. As Lumia devices take a tumble in the price ladder and only Surface all-in-one PCs on the docket for launch next month, we figure this rumor would’ve ...

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Lumia 950 price tumbles again in UK, US

The Lumia 950 started life at the Microsoft Store in the UK at £449.99. Even with Brexit killing the Pound Sterling’s buying power, discounts have been cascading upon the phone as its popular reception chilled from cool to freezing.After dropping to £289 last month, the SIM-free Lumia 950 is now some 45 percent off its original price at an even £249. The price looks to be a ...

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Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update for carrier devices on the way

Last week, unlocked Windows 10 Mobile phones got the Anniversary Update. This week, the carriers’ phones get their turn.It started with AT&T’s Lumia 950 today getting the update to 14393.67. There’s no new firmware for the double-tap to wake feature, but ...

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For just a few more hours, the white Lumia 950 XL can be yours at $380

This might be a little hard to remember, what with all the recent and semi-recent price cuts and bundle deals on both the Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL from the Redmond-based tech giant and various ...

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Microsoft cements Lumia 950 price cut, starts new one for Lumia 650

Same great(?) taste, new lower price! Microsoft has done it once for the Lumia 950, it might as well do it again and tow the Lumia 950 XL along with it. It is about nine months post-release after all and AT&T has gotten pretty impatient.The Lumia 950 is now permanently $399, a $150 drop from its second price of $549. The Lumia 950 XL has made a similar slide to $499. ...

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Mozo cuts back on back covers for Lumia 950

Finland’s own Mozo is in the business of producing back covers, mostly for Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile devices. Sure, it does the odd iPhone case, but the Lumias (and mentions of Nokia) that pop up on the device list are just overwhelming.But Mozo confirmed to theWINdoze that it’s had to cut back on some of its more vibrantly-colored polycarbonate covers based on “the recent Microsoft news”. Yep, even the Nokia-esque covers are dying out in favor of the fancier leather and ...

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What’ll be in the Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update roll-out?

Windows 10 is getting updated as it has passed on its first year of release. Windows 10 Mobile? Not so much.We haven’t had the luxury of figuring out when the heck the update would come until recently — and what good is covering Windows 10 around without an update planned for Windows 10 Mobile?Well, Windows Central is confirming a piece of information ...

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AT&T Lumia 950 price collapses to $298.99

Microsoft has cut the price of the Lumia 950 several times in its nine months of existence. At its official partner carrier, AT&T, the phone is now down to half its original tag.You can get a Lumia 950 for $298.99 or $9.97 a month on AT&T Next (30 months). That’s $100 off the current price of an unlocked phone at Microsoft.Whether that gap will mean anything to you between getting ...

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Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL get both deep discounts and free Display Docks

As if to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt the beastly HP Elite x3 isn’t worth $1,000 (or even $800), Microsoft has just outdone itself with the latest North America-only Lumia 950/950 XL yard sale.We won’t get into all the ways the Windows 10 Mobile-running 5.2/5.7-inch duo is ...

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