NEW YORK: Microsoft has opened up its Windows 10 Technical Preview to more phones, after its initial list back in February had been extremely limited.
The software giant’s Gabe Aul said in a blog post that its builds-for-mobes list was preliminary. “As Windows Insiders I wanted to give you the visibility even though it’s not 100 per cent locked,” he said.
Unsurprisingly, a saunaload of Lumia models have now been lobbed on the pile.
A larger set of phones are now on the list, because – Aul explained – Microsoft has almost solved its so-called “partition stitching” function, which would apparently allow Redmond “to re-size the system partition dynamically” and thereby open up the build to more mobes.
Aul, however, was steadfast about keeping planned shipping dates for new builds secret. He said:
We feel great here about the partition stitching code and current builds, but we likely still have at least one more week of engineering to do to ensure we get a great build for the expanded list of devices.
Aul also warned that if a bug is spotted in a specific device, then it will subsequently be plucked out of the list, which looms large below:
Lumia 1020
Lumia 1320
Lumia 1520
Lumia 520
Lumia 525
Lumia 526
Lumia 530
Lumia 530 Dual Sim
Lumia 535
Lumia 620
Lumia 625
Lumia 630
Lumia 630 Dual Sim
Lumia 635
Lumia 636
Lumia 638
Lumia 720
Lumia 730
Lumia 730 Dual SIM
Lumia 735
Lumia 810
Lumia 820
Lumia 822
Lumia 830
Lumia 920
Lumia 925
Lumia 928
Lumia ICON
Microsoft Lumia 430
Microsoft Lumia 435
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM DTV
Microsoft Lumia 532
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
Aul promised that Microsoft’s testing of the partition stitching code would allow the firm to “support A LOT more phones for the next flight.”
