Best answer: No, Microsoft isnt building new features for Windows phone, so theres no reason to buy one in 2019. There are no new phones, and in the next year, Microsoft will abandon the platform altogether.

Will Windows Phone work in 2021?

Application updates and installs should be fine until at least the end of 2021. The old 8.1 Store was given 30 months after end of support for the OS itself, if we extrapolate that to Windows 10 Mobile then the Store might last until summer 2022.

Will Windows Phone be back?

Yes, were talking about the Windows Phone OS that never really took off in a huge way. In fact, Windows Phones are dead now and were only left with Android and iOS as two of the most prominent mobile OS on the market.

Is it safe to use a Windows phone?

Most importantly, it felt secure. There were limited apps but all of them deemed safe to use. Since it was not open-source, third-party apps did not have access to all files on devices easily. Microsoft had found a way to show ads but no “in-your-face” like modern-day Android phones.

What happened to Nokia Lumia phones?

On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its purchase of Nokias mobile device business, with the deal closing on 25 April 2014. As a result, the Lumia lines maintenance was transferred to Microsoft Mobile.

Was Windows Phone a failure?

Windows Phone. A product with so much potential that had everything going for it, and yet one that failed spectacularly. Despite the billions of dollars and the priceless connections of Microsoft, the Windows Phone never took off and would go down in history as one of Microsofts most expensive mistakes.

Which was the last Lumia Phone?

Lumia 650 The most recent Lumia smartphone, the Lumia 650, was announced by Microsoft on 15 February 2016.