Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8
Codename Preliminary name	Apollo
Kernel version	NT 8.0
CPU architecture	ARM
Release date	October 29, 2012
Support end	January 12, 2016
Preceded by	Windows Phone 7
Succeeded by	Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone 8 was the first version of Windows Phone to be built on the NT kernel, merging Windows 8 and Phone ecosystems into one. It was released on October 29, 2012.

Builds

• No information available
• Existence doubtful
• Information or pictures available
• Leaked or released

Developer Preview

• 8.00.9509.20110830-2055
• 8.00.9543.221.WP8_OSPLAT_DPT_EXT(wpbldlab).20111019-1808
• 8.00.9571.271.WP8_OSPLAT_DPT_EXT(wpbldlab).20111202-1444
• 8.00.9592.12.WP8_PD(wpbldlab).20120111-1148
• 8.00.9618.29.WP8_PD(wpbldlab).20120216-1253
• 8.00.9622.305.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120220-1230
• 8.00.9628.33.WP8_PD(wpbldlab).20120229-2156
• 8.00.9646.0.WP8_UXPLAT_DEV_CAM(stevegl).20120324-2128
• 8.00.9657.365.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120403-1543
• 8.00.9656.16.WP8_PD_DEV(wpbldlab).20120426-0706
• 8.00.9690.412.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120511-1730
• 8.00.9704.437.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120531-1705
• 8.00.10130.73.WP8_CXE(wpbldlab).20120703-0400
• 8.00.9735.483.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120706-1323
• 8.00.9805.510.WPMAIN(wpbldlab).20120730-1501

Updates

• 8.00.10322.71.WP8_CXE_GDR2(wpbldlab).20130408-2128

Apps

Some of these top named apps are available for Windows Phone 8:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• WhatsApp
• Flickr
• Vine
• Kik Messanger
• Tumblr
• Skype
• Google
• Office
• Instagram (currently in beta)

Unofficial:

• Snapchat (Unofficial)
• Wikipedia
• 6tag (Instagram Client)
• YouTube (blocked by Google)