Jul 08, 2023 15:00:00

Install Windows 10/11 on Windows 10 Mobile smartphone 'Lumia 950/950 XL' where the future should have disappeared and revive 'Lumia WOA'

Microsoft's mobile terminal '

Lumia 950/950 XL ', which was sold with the OS ' Windows 10 Mobile ' for smartphones and tablets, will be equipped with the desktop OS Windows 10 and Windows 11. Project ' Lumia WOA ' started. doing. WOA stands for 'Windows On ARM'.

Lumia WOA Project
https://woa-project.github.io/LumiaWOA/

The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL can be installed with the same edition of the Windows OS that is familiar with conventional laptops and desktops, but it is a version for ARM64 (armv8a) processors.

A shell '

MobileShell ', which aims to imitate the appearance of Windows Mobile, has also been developed. MobileShell brings back the navigation bar, status bar, toast notifications at the top, and status icons at a glance.

MobileShell also supports landscape screen mode, allowing you to perfectly match the orientation of your smartphone to display the screen.

By using a mobile line, you can make calls, send texts, and browse websites. The calling app comes with the genuine Microsoft Phone app installed by default, along with a custom app called

WoADialer that allows you to make and manage calls on your device.

You can receive and send SMS by using a chat application , but the messaging service 'MMS' using a carrier's own email address is not supported at the time of article creation.

In addition, ``

WOA Deployer '' that can deploy a desktop version of Windows OS to a smartphone and enable dual boot with 2 clicks, `` BootShim '' that escalates SoC to AArch64 and starts UEFI, and an automatic screen rotation function. , automatic brightness adjustment, vibration control function, USB function mode switching function, etc. are provided as individual projects and can be freely introduced.

In addition, Lumia WOA does not support 'camera', face authentication ' Windows Hello ', hardware virtualization ' Hyper-V ', and the correspondence status is 'There is nothing we can do'. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be introduced in the future.

There are several ways to unlock the bootloader, such as using 'WOA Deployer' and using software called ' WPInternals '. The fastest way to unlock and install WOA is this . You can get the image files you need here .

It also explains how to return the OS to Windows 10 Mobile.

Revert back to Windows 10 Mobile - Lumia WOA Project
https://woa-project.github.io/LumiaWOA/guides/revert/

It is also possible to enable dual boot with Windows 10 Mobile. The procedure is from the following page.

Enable dual boot with Windows 10 Mobile
https://woa-project.github.io/LumiaWOA/guides/dualboot/

If you fail the procedure, your smartphone may turn into a luxury paperweight, so do it at your own risk. Lumina WOA also advises, 'We are not responsible for data loss, soft bricks, or permanent damage to your device.'