What is Windows Phone 8?
{{Infobox OS version | name = Windows Phone 8 | logo = Windows Phone 8 logo and wordmark (purple).svg | family = Windows Phone | screenshot = Windows Phone 8 en.svg | caption = Start Screen from Windows Phone 8 | GA date = October 29, 2012; 11 years ago | release_version = Update 3 (Build 8.0.10532.166) | release_date = April 14, 2014; 10 years ago | preceded by = [[Windows Phone 7]] | succeeded by = [[Windows Phone 8.1]] | website = https://microsoft.com/windowsphone | version of = [[Windows Phone]] | developer = Microsoft Corporation | support_status = Unsupported as of January 12, 2016; users must upgrade to [[Windows Phone 8.1]] in order to receive security patches and support after that date }} '''Windows Phone 8''' is the second generation of the [[Windows Phone]]. It was publicly released on October 29, 2012. It was similar to [[Windows 8]]. It is unsupported as of January 12, 2016. The phone could be updated to [[Windows Phone 8.1]] for security patches. The first update was leaked on November 2, 2012. Microsoft released the final version, Update 3, on April 14, 2014, just six days after [[Windows XP]]'s end of support. == Development history == On June 20, 2010, Microsoft revealed the new Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo). It was the first for Windows Phone from Microsoft, and it was released in 2012, Windows Phone 8 was changed by Windows CE, after the first release for [[Windows Phone 7]]. Windows Phone 8 was based on Windows Phone 7, the successor is Windows Phone 8.1, released in 2014. There were two supported platforms in Windows Phone 8. Windows Phone 8 has supported platform for news was [[WVGA]], except for the Windows Phone 7. === Update 1 === Update 1 for Windows Phone 8 was released on October 29, 2012. There had been [[Windows Store]] updates, the start screen had a green theme, white wallpaper, music and video. The update was leaked on the internet on November 2, 2012. === Update 2 === Update 2 for Windows Phone 8 was released on November 12, 2012. In the start menu, you could launch th