Windows Phone Weekly Digest: August 9, 2022

At that place's a lot going on in the world of Windows Phone. So much, in fact, that information technology is sometimes tough to catch every important story.

Device rumors come up and become. New apps join the Windows Phone Store, and your favorite app tin go a big update with a new look or new features.

Therefore, every week nosotros will compile a list of the Windows Telephone news that y'all only shouldn't miss. Welcome to the "Windows Phone Weekly Digest."

Windows Phone

It's been while since Insiders have seen a new release for their phones. And, although nosotros were assuming that build 10166 would be jumping all the fashion upwards to 10240, information technology appears that the release of that build is existence held up by a 'blocking issues', a serious glitch that prevents its release. Gabe Aul has said that a newer build that resolves the issue is on the way and should be available in the next few days.

In the meantime, build 10240 leaked out for the Lumia 640, 640 Forty, and 930 from a source in China. However, given the severity of build's issues, it would be ill-advised for anyone to endeavour loading it.

Perhaps these images of the upcoming Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL that surfaced this week volition hold yous over equally you wait for a stable new release of Windows 10 Mobile. The images show the USB-C port, xx-megapixel rear camera and triple-LED flash, all wrapped in the blackness polycarbonate chassis.

An fifty-fifty newer photograph one of the 950 series phones leaked later the same day showing the main brandish and a smaller bezel that makes the phone seem pretty slim, despite its large screen.

Just a day after documentation detailing Microsoft's plans to convert Android apps to Windows 10 Mobile (aka, "Projection Astoria") were leaked, the software itself was besides. Project Astoria made its way onto internet, allowing Windows 10 Mobile users to sideload Android APKs directly onto their devices.

The true cat'south out of the pocketbook and we took a look at the possible ramifications that Project Astoria volition have on Windows 10 PC and Mobile, equally well every bit developers of Windows and Android apps.

Other notable items:

Highs and Lows Part Half dozen - Noteworthy: Windows phones, the phones that tin replace your tablet and become your PC
Windows Phone hardware sales missed Microsoft'due south own internal goals ahead of segmentation's write-down
Yep, you should practice a master reset for the best Windows 10 Mobile feel
Here's how wireless charging can be hacked back inside the Lumia 640 XL Windows 10 Mobile will be better at handling network activity for suspended apps

Apps

This week, we took a await at Brilli Gallery Locker, an app that makes your photos private past securing them with a Pivot. Brilli Gallery Locker offers a strong file management interface and you can apply it for photos on your device or SD carte du jour.

Another impressive app that we checked out was Perfect Tube, a YouTube app with a make clean interface, convenient controls, and lots of options.

There were too some big official apps that landed on Windows Phone. Audiobooks for Audible hit the Store as a universal app, bringing its huge library of titles to Windows ten and Windows 10 Mobile.

The messaging app Talkray, made pop past iOS and Android users, quietly made its Windows Phone debut a few weeks ago, just we thought it deserved a shout out.

And though Microsoft but launched its Sway app for Windows 10, they did say that a Windows Telephone version is in the works.

Other notable items:

HERE app updates offline maps for Brazil, Barcelona and more than locations
Telegram for Windows Telephone updated with more sharing options, offline message sync
Flipkart is looking for beta testers as they evolve their Windows Telephone app
myTube! can now upload videos and more with latest update
Nimbus for SoundCloud is an enticing app to observe new music right on your phone

Games

It was a pretty ho-hum calendar week on the mobile gaming forepart. Weekly mention Game Troopers launched another championship, their new Twins for Xbox. The minimalist mini-game lets the player navigate their "soul" to try to find its twin in a stark black and white earth.

Craven Story ii VIP for Windows Telephone is this calendar week's myAppFree Deal. In this crazy cartoon of a physics game, you must save your eggs from maniacal monkeys by making it back to your nest before they do. The 125-level game is ordinarily $.99, but is free this week.

Lastly, Graffiti Grinder became the latest countless runner on Windows ten and Windows telephone. The side-scrolling platformer has you eluding the Anti-Graffiti Squad and collecting coins to boost your skater dude.

Exist certain to weigh in on this calendar week'southward news in the comments section. Come across y'all next week!