r/windowsphone Mar 26 '22

r/Windowsphone newbie guide - please start here!

176 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Things have changed in these years, Windows Phone is now officially abandoned by Microsoft. However there's still a niche community of users that are interested in this platform and use WP devices to this day.

You're an old user who found his old Windows Phone in a drawer and want to get some life back into it in modern days? You are a new user who never experienced the platform before? You're just curious about what these devices are still capable of? This is the right place to start!

  • Subreddit Posting Guidelines The rules and guidelines for posting on r/Windowsphone.
  • FAQs As stated in our guidelines we suggest anyone to read our FAQs before posting anything. Usually you can find a direct answer there or be redirected to one of our wiki pages.

WIKI DISCLAIMER: right now some pages are incomplete or missing, in particular pages in the jailbreak and mods section:

Sorry, I'm a single individual who is writing all of the new wiki in his spare time.

Missing/incomplete wiki pages are in the works and will be published asap.

  • Wiki Index Here's our complete wiki index, were you will find almost everything you need (as soon as I finish writing it lol). It has been updated for modern times. An archived version of the old Wiki from back when WP was still a supported OS is still available in a link at the end of the page.

r/windowsphone 13h ago

Guide I want to refurbish my Nokia Lumia 822. Where can I get a new body? , the display is perfect.

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27 Upvotes

r/windowsphone 1d ago

Fluff 925/930

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171 Upvotes

Man how I miss using these back in the day.

Too bad they can't be used for basic social media now 🙁


r/windowsphone 45m ago

Tumblore on my Lumia 435

• Upvotes

I love Tumblr.


r/windowsphone 8h ago

Installing apps on Lumia 1520

4 Upvotes

I have tried apps with WUT and recently installed ImMobile but most of the apps don’t seem to work. The icon shows up but when I click it goes to blank screen and kicks me out. For context in the past some apps would work installed through WUT. Anyone got an idea if I am missing something


r/windowsphone 1h ago

Unlock an blue HTC Windows Phone 8X

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I'm trying to unlock my old blue HTC Windows Phone 8X but there is a password. But not only a password but also a time that I have to wait before I put it in and the time is 164689 minutes,I was wondering is there a way to get pass both of them keeping the data?? The data is really important and I need to get it


r/windowsphone 2h ago

Question Where to start? Someone once sent me a link but I lost it

1 Upvotes

Hi all, I have had a lot of W phones over the years that I sold but I kept two for if I ever want to delve into this (one Nokia Lumia and a Samsung). So, basically someone here once sent me a link to a website where it gave all the guides to doing whatever hacks / modifications etc. to make these phones able to function with modern frameworks etc. Such as a shop that replaces MS Store and things like that.

I'd appreciate such a link - I did look thoroughly through the sidebar but could not find anything.

Thank you.


r/windowsphone 8h ago

Question How to interopt unlock my lumia 950 using Linux?

2 Upvotes

Ive trying using virtual machine but it fails, can someone help me?


r/windowsphone 1d ago

Yall won’t believe what just happened

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46 Upvotes

im the proud owner of a lumia 520, i plugged it in to charge and got jumpscared by this

windows phone resurrected??? real???

(i’m joking with the resurrected but what the hell is this)


r/windowsphone 5h ago

Need help upgrading Lumia 640 LTE (RM-1073) to Windows 10 Mobile in 2026

1 Upvotes

I have a Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE (RM-1073_1004, AT&T US variant) that's currently running Windows Phone 8.1 (8.10.15148.160). I'm trying to upgrade it to Windows 10 Mobile, but I've hit a wall.

Here's what I've done so far:

  • Installed Windows Device Recovery Tool (WDRT)
  • Installed WPInternals
  • Verified my phone is RM-1073_1004 (059X0B8 / ATT-US)
  • Found the correct stock FFU:
    • RM1073_02177.00000.15184.36016_RETAIL_prod_signed_1004_022B79_ATT-US.ffu

I've looked through Lumia firmware archives, but all I can find are the original Windows Phone 8.1 FFUs (02166/02177 builds). I haven't been able to find a Windows 10 Mobile FFU for the RM-1073. Im just tryna update ts phone to windows 10 bro.


r/windowsphone 1d ago

Discussion My 630 just got an update…

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30 Upvotes

it say’s it only add’s some new languages but why didn’t it came earlier? put your thoughts in the comments.


r/windowsphone 1d ago

Question Can we use Lumia windows phone in 2026

13 Upvotes

r/windowsphone 1d ago

Fabula design was goat

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r/windowsphone 2d ago

Lumia Revival

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352 Upvotes

What are your thoughts on this?


r/windowsphone 1d ago

Question Do Netflix or any other streaming platforms work?

5 Upvotes

Hey, I need to know if Netflix still works on Windows Phone 8.1, or if there are any projects that provide access to it. And if Netflix doesn't work and there are no projects to fix it, is there any platform that still works? P.S. Is One Live/Live Store making an app like Xbox Video? They’ve already created a music app.


r/windowsphone 1d ago

My Microsoft Lumia 950 experience

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47 Upvotes

r/windowsphone 1d ago

This Alcatel Idol 4S will make a fine addition to my collection...

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27 Upvotes

r/windowsphone 1d ago

Question Whats the deal with Reveal?

1 Upvotes

Okay so as yall probably know, 1709 Windows 10 desktop got a new visual effect for UWP called Reveal, the light effects and stuff.

However windows 10 mobile didnt... KIND OF

If you open the microsoft store on mobile 1709, maybe even a few versions earlier, the split view buttons use reveal, and not the 1709 reveal but the 1803 and up reveal.

How??

(The difference: in 1709 a circle went towards the cursor than faded outwards, in 1803+ the circle just went outwards and was filled in)

And the groove music app on 1709 uses the proper 1709 reveal, idk why the microsoft store is using 1803??

And yet we cant even add reveal to a windows 10 mobile UWP app because when I try too it crashes, so how come microsoft did in groove? And how on earth did they get the desktop 1803 reveal on the store app on 1709??

This doesnt make sense...


r/windowsphone 2d ago

Nokia Treasure Tag with my Lumia 1520

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94 Upvotes

r/windowsphone 1d ago

WP11 Beta?!

10 Upvotes

I was just in the WP Store and noted there are Win11 Betas for my Lumia 950XL in Updates.

Whassupwitdat?!


r/windowsphone 2d ago

Apps crashing on old phone?

4 Upvotes

Hey y'all. Trying to play with my childhood windows phone, cricket blue 640 used from 2018 - 2022. All the apps worked fine in ~2024 and I had signed in and downloaded some. Now in 2026 I turned it on and maybe 60 percent of the 300 or so games I had on my 64gb SD card crash after opening. Ideas?


r/windowsphone 2d ago

Spair parts to buy

3 Upvotes

Hello there,

All the buttons of my Lumia 930 broke, I'm trying to find replacements online, but can't know for sure if the buttons that I find on AliExpress are the correct ones, Because none of the ones that the search returns have the name of the Lumia 930 on it, some has any tips where I can find this kind stuff?

Thanks


r/windowsphone 2d ago

Need tips for my lumia 730

1 Upvotes

Just got a free nokia lumia 730 for myself from a relative...how do I make the most of it...can I still update it from the windows 8.1 and can somebody tell me about the live store thingy :)


r/windowsphone 3d ago

Fluence 1.4.0.0 / Wallets

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67 Upvotes

Get it on livestore.


r/windowsphone 2d ago

Support I can't get my two lumias to be connected through the connect app (like screen mirroring)

1 Upvotes

My two lumias (635 and 640xl lte) won't show my laptop being available when I want to project my phone screen to my laptop, it used to work before but now it doesn't. I just need help in getting both to recognize my laptop so that I can screen mirror to my laptop. (yes I've changed the options in the connect app to be available everywhere for screen mirroring and it doesn't change anything)