Easy for users to get & stay current Unified core and app platform Windows Phone 7.5 Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8.1 Windows 8 Xbox One Windows on Devices Xbox 360 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Converged OS kernel Converged app model
PhoneSmall Tablet 2-in-1s (Tablet or Laptop) Desktops & All-in-Ones PhabletLarge Tablet Classic Laptop XboxIoTSurface HubHolographic Windows 10
One Store + One Dev Center Reuse Existing Code One SDK + Tooling Adaptive User Interface Natural User Inputs One Universal Windows Platform
Windows 10 operating system Bridging technologies Win32 desktop Web hosted Java Android Obj.C iOS Universal Windows Platform WWA C++ & CX.Net languages HTML DirectX XAML C++.Net languages MFCWFWPF.Net runtime
Phone Device Xbox Device Desktop Device Windows Core Universal Windows Platform
Apps don't target Windows 10, apps target the UWP
<TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Universal" MinVersion=" " MaxVersionTested=" "/>
The Universal Windows Platform can update at its own cadence
Phone Device Xbox Device Desktop Device Windows Core Universal Windows Platform Windows App
One Windows Desktop SKU PC 2 in 1 Mobile SKU Tablet Phablet Phone Xbox SKU Xbox IoT SKU Band IoT headless SKU Raspberry Pi Home Automation Surface Hub SKU Surface Hub Holographic SKU HoloLens
Each family offers its own shell and adds features to those it inherits
Phone (portrait) Tablet (landscape) / Desktop
Phone (portrait) Tablet (landscape) / Desktop
Continuum for convertibles and Phones
Users love apps that give a great experience on all their devices
Phone Device Xbox Device Desktop Device Windows Core Universal Windows Platform Windows App Phone extension Xbox extension Desktop extension
Platform extensions don't invalidate binaries on other devices
UWP Windows Core UWP DesktopMobile Xbox More…
var api = "Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons"; if (Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent(api)) { Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons.CameraPressed += CameraButtonPressed; }
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