Microsoft ships Windows 10 Mobile build 15213

May 12, 2017 07:29 GMT  ·  By

There was a time when Microsoft was keeping PCs and phones in sync, so every new build that was released on one was also shipped to the other, as the company planned to bring the same features and experience across all of its devices.

Times have changed, though, and Windows phones are no longer a priority for the software giant, so the latest build released to insiders brings nothing new, but only a bunch of improvements and bug fixes whose purpose is to keep the platform alive.

Already in maintenance mode, Windows 10 Mobile is getting little to no attention from Microsoft, and build 15213 is living proof. While PCs are already at build 16193 and getting substantial improvements, phones need to stick with a rather small number of fixes and a couple of known issues that you can check in the box after the jump.

As said, there are no new features and there’s a good chance that they’ll be missing from the next releases as well, as the only thing that Microsoft is trying right now is to deliver only the essential bug fixes to address the common bugs before giving up on the platform entirely.

The focus on Android and iOS

And while interest in Windows phones is dropping even for Microsoft, both Android and iOS are getting all the love, with the company developing the majority of new Windows 10 features to work with devices running these two mobile platforms as well.

Windows Timeline, for example, a new feature coming in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and giving users the option to return to an earlier snapshot of the PC and restore running apps, will also offer Android and iOS support, so users will be able to pick up from where they left off on their smartphones as well.

Even though Windows phones had a very short appearance at Build, the focus was clearly on Android and iOS, so if you’re still using Windows 10 Mobile, you'd better get used to boring builds like this one because this is the best you’re going to get.

Windows 10 Mobile Build 15213