14 DAY TRIAL // Barclays was one of the last banks still supporting Windows phones, but since there’s basically no reason to stick with a dying platform, its official client will be removed from the store as well in early 2018.
In a note sent to customers, Barclays notifies them that support for Windows phones will be pulled in February when the official application will no longer be allowed to log in. Users are instead recommended to either turn to the browser or switch to a different platform, such as iOS and Android, both of which will continue to be supported.
Web-based version should work as well
Barclays doesn’t say it specifically, but the reason for abandoning Windows phones is the same as in the case of other developers who decided to focus all their work on Android and iOS: the lack of support for the platform from Microsoft and the collapsing number of users.
“We’re committed to providing you with the best, most secure version of the app. With these devices we’re no longer able to meet the extremely high standard that we set ourselves and that you deserve. We hope that the options below will allow you to continue carrying out your banking quickly and easily,” the bank says in its message.
Barclays also highlights some of the features that are available in the latest version of the app for Android and iOS, including options to update details, control cards, opt-in for rewards, and discover new products that it’s offering to customers.
Barclays pulling Windows Phone support is not surprising at all, and it’s only the latest such announcement in a longer series of departures from the platform. As it turns out, sticking with Windows phones is becoming a more difficult task even for diehard fans, especially because every single developer hardly finds a reason to continue shipping updates for apps in the store.
You can read the full Barclays announcement in the box after the jump (credits go to reddit user /u/ Peribanu).