14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 build 14316 a few hours ago for PC insiders enrolled in the fast ring, and everyone was waiting for the company to provide a mobile build as well since in the last couple of months desktop and phone releases have always been in sync and shipped together.
In the case of 14316, however, Microsoft only rolled out a PC build because of what’s said to be a breaking cellular data bug that would make it impossible for devices installing this version to browse the web without a wireless network. Given the fact that many insiders are using their main phones to run preview builds, no cellular data would clearly be a major drawback.
As NPU notes, the first to confirm the problem was the official Twitter account of the Windows Insider Program, which revealed that “we found a breaking bug on Mobile that prevented release for both. We’re working on a breaking bug related to cellular data.”
Jason, a program manager at Microsoft, also revealed on Twitter that the bug was found at the very last minute and the team decided to hold back the release of this build on mobile until a later time.
“Unfortunately no,” he said when asked whether a new build could be released for mobile insiders too. “We were hoping to, but found a breaking bug in Mobile yesterday. Couldn’t release it with it. Imagine not having cellular data.”
Microsoft still focused on keeping PCs and mobile in sync
The PC build brought a plethora of changes, some of which are expected to arrive on Windows 10 Mobile too. The Skype universal app, for example, is one of the applications that will soon make their debut on Windows 10 Mobile as Microsoft said that PC users are getting it first while phone insiders will follow in a “future build.”
At this point, there’s no info regarding the release date of a new build for insiders and nobody can tell for sure if Microsoft still wants to release 14316 for mobile after it manages to fix the cellular bug or wait until the net version for both PCs and smartphones.
Obviously, it was just a matter of time until criticism regarding this decision arrived, with some users claiming that Microsoft didn’t release a mobile build because of the reduced focus on Windows phones. Recent reports suggested that Microsoft may no longer release new Lumia devices and concentrate instead on a Surface Phone that would only come in 2017, with 2016 to bring only small improvements to existing phones.
This isn’t the case, however, as Microsoft still wants to keep PCs and mobile in sync, so if it wasn’t for this bug, insiders running Windows 10 Mobile received the same build too.