The new OS is expected to go live in just a few days

Feb 18, 2016 05:46 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft Mexico has recently revealed that Windows 10 Mobile could launch on February 29, and yet, we’re getting reports from different parts of the world that the new operating system has already become available for select Windows Phone devices.

The latest such report comes from China, where Windows 10 Mobile is allegedly going live for Lumia 720T.

While we can’t confirm this right now, there’s a Reddit post pointing to various Chinese websites where Microsoft has allegedly admitted that Windows 10 Mobile is rolling out for select Windows Phone devices. Certainly, this is no proof that the new operating system is now available for everyone in China on Windows Phone, but at least it’s a sign that we’re getting closer to the official launch of the OS.

Lumia 720T is a Windows Phone device specifically built for China, and as the aforementioned Reddit thread reveals, this particular unit getting the Windows 10 Mobile upgrade was enrolled in the Windows Insider program but has since been downgraded to Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1. So it’s not yet clear whether this is indeed the “final” version of Windows 10 Mobile or just preview build 10586.107.

Windows 10 Mobile in late February

According to Microsoft’s social accounts, Windows 10 Mobile should start the official rollout on February 29, but an announcement in this regard is not yet available, so it’s hard to tell whether this is true or not.

This wouldn’t be the perfect time for Microsoft’s social account to post information that in the end proves to be inaccurate, as the company’s Facebook page previously said that Windows 10 Mobile would go live in mid-February.

For the moment, what we know is that we’re getting closer to the release of Windows 10 Mobile, so although there’s no confirmation that this date is accurate or that the Chinese rollout is real, it’s very clear that we’re not supposed to wait too long before getting the new operating system.