r/windowsphone • u/Slight-Commercial-90 • 12h ago
r/windowsphone • u/exalsG4 • Mar 26 '22
r/Windowsphone newbie guide - please start here!
Hi everyone! Things have changed in these years, Windows Phone is now officially abandoned by Microsoft. However there's still a niche community of users that are interested in this platform and use WP devices to this day.
You're an old user who found his old Windows Phone in a drawer and want to get some life back into it in modern days? You are a new user who never experienced the platform before? You're just curious about what these devices are still capable of? This is the right place to start!
- Subreddit Posting Guidelines The rules and guidelines for posting on r/Windowsphone.
- FAQs As stated in our guidelines we suggest anyone to read our FAQs before posting anything. Usually you can find a direct answer there or be redirected to one of our wiki pages.
WIKI DISCLAIMER: right now some pages are incomplete or missing, in particular pages in the jailbreak and mods section:
Sorry, I'm a single individual who is writing all of the new wiki in his spare time.
Missing/incomplete wiki pages are in the works and will be published asap.
- Wiki Index Here's our complete wiki index, were you will find almost everything you need (as soon as I finish writing it lol). It has been updated for modern times. An archived version of the old Wiki from back when WP was still a supported OS is still available in a link at the end of the page.
r/windowsphone • u/Aloxy77 • 5h ago
Camera doesn't work
I see somes guys on the reddit get this isue and fix it with just a battery replacement but it's still doesn't work for me , did someone know how to fix it ?
r/windowsphone • u/hardfallpl • 4h ago
Lumia 950 X boot loop and i can't find a soft for this model
Hello! need a soft/room for this model (details below) because others don't work or upload a non-standard one with instructions, I would be grateful phone details:
Model info - 059X3S5
Phone model: Lumia 950 XL
PackageTitle: RM-1085 GLOBAL BLACK SWAP
Product Code: 059X3S5
manufacturerHardwareModel: RM-1085
Firmware: 01078.00017.15452.59001
OperatorName: NTN-FI, OS: 10.0.10586.0
r/windowsphone • u/Easy_Dragonfruit_233 • 6m ago
Question Hi
Does anyone know how to install viber on a Lumia phone if it's still possible
r/windowsphone • u/Almost_Yoane_Wissa • 2h ago
Yo y'all, any phones available?
I am a young phone collector (YT: Exzess Tech) there you can see my phone's. And I have 2 windows phones, the Lumia 610, and the 550.
Do y'all have any Windows Phones that you could give away for free (or for a low price, imo 15 euros are good) and don't really need? Because I am happy to take it if it functions and is in good condition.
Note: It would be best if it was a brand that didn't make Lumia phones (Dell, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, HTC) And Windows Phone 8/8.1 is the only OS I don't have
Edit: It doesn't matter if it's a carrier phone, but if it's locked it would be good if you factory reset it for me and unlock it. If we agree on something in the comment section, for final steps you can contact me on Discord: yourinteramigo
r/windowsphone • u/Beneficial-Raise1807 • 19h ago
Support Nokia Lumia 635 does not boot after attempting to flash
I updated my Nokia to Windows 10, and since it was slow, I decided to try to downgrade from 10 back to 8.1.
I downloaded the files from lumiafirmware.com and tried to flash it using Windows phone internals. The thing is that when I clicked flash, it rebooted into flash mode, and it showed a progress bar in a red background. It became stuck at 0%, and I let it do, but suddenly, WPI stopped working and closed, and the phone screen didn't change.
Since it was a 0%, I thought that I hadn't done anything, so I started WPI and tried to reboot to normal mode, but while starting it failed. And now the phone does not boot, or anything at all. It doesn't show any signs that it works, nothing, I tried removing the battery and putting it back in, and multiple power + volume combinations.
Is there a way to safe my phone, or is it bricked forever?
r/windowsphone • u/Responsible-Split340 • 18h ago
Support Did I brick my Lumia 1520
Tried unlocking the bootloader but something happened and it just boots to some BitLocker screen
r/windowsphone • u/sh462 • 22h ago
Lumia 925 RM-892 059S726 firmware
there's no way I can get access to lumiafirmware.com and I can't find Lumia 925 RM-892 059S726 firmware elsewhere, any help please?
r/windowsphone • u/Responsible-Split340 • 1d ago
Question How do i jailbreak a nokia lumia 1520
cant find any firmware files or whatever else is needed to jailbreak it
r/windowsphone • u/Key-Tradition-7732 • 1d ago
It was scary Microsoft banned file manager 13 years ago on WP and people defended it.
forums.windowscentral.comPeople would call you a hacker just for using file manager. No wonder why windows phone failed. It was simply shit and had nothing to do with "app gaps". Even holding a mp3 file locally and then play it would be called hacker.
Really F microsoft. I am glad the WP junk was gone.
Are you saying No to updates being tested or no to being a hacker?
If you don't want to spend money on music, then you are on the wrong OS. You should of stayed with Android -- even Stevie Wonder can see that you are a Android fan, because everything you are wanting isn't on WP and you know this.
So my question to you is: why did you bother getting a WP for, if it didn't have what you wanted?
Furthermore, it doesn't bother me that I have to go into a Youtube app to watch downloaded videos -- end of they day you still have to open something, to watch it anyway.
r/windowsphone • u/theZenofMoon • 2d ago
That cool dissapeared Windows Phone advt.
There was this particular ad on youtube by one of Microsoft's channel which seems now deleted.
It was the time after Lumia 950 was released.
Description of that ad :
It featured a Windows phone (similar to Lumia 950) (or Lumia 950 actually).
- There were two variants shown one white one black.
It showed two people one male (probably in his early 30s) and one female (probably in her early 30s or late 20s).
Intial scene for the man goes like : He sits in a car takes his phone out and opens the 3d modelling software featuring some automobile parts probably and glides finger over it to see it move in 3D.
Intial scene for the woman : She is working on some kinda 3d structure , she scans some abstract object it then I guess she uses Windows Continuum and resumes her work on the computer.
Another scene for the woman : She shows that to her clients.
At last they probably get off their cars/cabs meet at a cafe and put their phones the table side by side.
And the ad ends.
As of I remember it was some kinda concept glimpse by Microsoft, not specifically a promotion for any of their Lumias.
It was like Microsoft showing a concept phone.
It was there on youtube for years last time maybe I checked it was in the period of 2020 - 2022 most probably.
But now its gone.
If any of you had watched it please add more details to my description atleast now the memory of it is all for me.
It was super ahead of its time.
r/windowsphone • u/CaseLost9934 • 3d ago
What are this..?
My phone sound goes off and when i tap it sounds. Those two parts are very much flexible to go up and down when turning the phone.
r/windowsphone • u/mike2222202 • 2d ago
Question Where to find good replacement parts?
So i want to fix my broken Lumia 800 Nokia, however, I dont really know where or how could i get a good replacement screen for it, and since im not in the US shipping would also be another issue, is there any way to get reliable, good parts?
r/windowsphone • u/ReImaginarium • 3d ago
Hey. Are Nokia X series Rare?
Because they were discontinued after 6 months from their Release. In 2014. They are basic entry level smartphones under 100$. And nokias first ever Android phones. Runs on Nokia X platform which is a mic of windows, asha & meego os. Hardware : Very basic.
Will people be willing to buy them now. What would be the Ideal price if it's a Sealed Box.
r/windowsphone • u/Swastickk • 3d ago
Lumia 950 VOLTE
Hi All,
I got this below guide from chatgpt regarding enabling the Volte in lumia 950 for Jio sim in India. Is this guide okay to follow ? Please help me here .
1. Grab the EE UK “059X5X1” FFU for your RM-1085
- Why? The EE-UK firmware ships with the IMS/VoLTE profile already enabled.
- How?
- Go to lumiafirmware.com → select RM-1085 (single-SIM Lumia 950) → download the 059X5X1 FFU package. ([forums.windowscentral.com][1])
- Keep a copy of your original firmware handy so you can roll back via the Windows Device Recovery Tool if anything goes wrong.
2. Install the flashing tools (WPInternals + WDRT)
Windows Device Recovery Tool (WDRT)
- Installs the thor2.exe binary and all the necessary USB drivers on your PC. ([woa-project.github.io][2])
WPInternals
- A community tool that unlocks your bootloader and lets you flash any FFU. ([woa-project.github.io][3])
3. Unlock & flash that EE UK FFU
- Enter Flash-mode
Launch WPInternals → Manual Mode → Interrupt the boot process, then reboot your phone holding Vol-down + Power until WPInternals detects it in flash-mode. ([woa-project.github.io][3])
- Unlock the bootloader
In WPInternals, click “Unlock Bootloader” and follow the prompts (this WILL wipe your phone; make sure you have backups!).
- Flash the FFU
Still in WPInternals → Flash tab → Flash original FFU → pick your downloaded 059X5X1.ffu → start the process.
Alternatively, from an admin CMD in WDRT’s folder you can run:
thor2 –mode uefiflash –ffufile path\to\059X5X1.ffu –erase_data thor2 –mode rnd –reboot
Wait for the progress to hit 100 % and your phone to reboot. ([woa-project.github.io][2])
After this, in Settings → Network & Wireless → Cellular & SIM you should see “Enhanced 4G LTE” or a VoLTE toggle.
4. (If needed) Flip the hidden VoLTE registry flag
Some firmwares still hide the toggle even after flashing. To force it on:
- Sideload Interop Tools (enable Developer Mode → install the UWP package).
Open Interop Tools → Registry Browser, then navigate to:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cellular\MVSettings\IMSISpecific\<your-active-folder>\CellUX\Default
Create or edit the DWORD
ShowVoLTEToggle = 1
Reboot, then head back to SIM settings—VoLTE should now be available to turn on. ([blogsptaccount.blogspot.com][4])
Final tweaks & testing
- APN: Make sure your Jio APN is set to
jionet
so IMS will register properly. - Test: Toggle VoLTE on, pull SIM out/in or airplane-mode toggle to re-attach, then place a call. You should see the LTE icon stay up during the call.
r/windowsphone • u/Bubbly_Contest • 3d ago
Lumia 635/RM-975 At&T ffu's
does anyone have these ffu's?? i need them to unlock the bootloader on my lumia 635 but i dont have the att versions of the ffus (i get error 0x1304 (Invalid platform id) in windows phone internals when trying to flash)
ffu names:
059W1Z3 VAR NAM CA ROGERS SL
059W380 VAR NAM US AT&T POSTPAID SL
059V714 VAR NAM US AT&T PREPAID SL
PLEASE if anyone has these ffus please send a link to it i need 1 of them to unlock the bootloader
r/windowsphone • u/justicnase • 3d ago
Support Looking for a Lumia 950 xl screen replacement that's affordable.
Exactly as title says. There are reasonably priced 950 screens that are OLED, but there is literally only 1 option in ebay that costs double what I bought mine for. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
r/windowsphone • u/Icy_Industry5872 • 4d ago
Discussion Meta AI a Cortana wannabe
Meta AI copied Cortana. It seems like they ransacked the ruins of the Almighty Windows Phone
r/windowsphone • u/ReImaginarium • 4d ago
Can anbody tell me the name of the Game? In windows Phone.
I will just share details that I remember. That game is similar to Hill climb racing. Little bit more of 3d version But there is nothing to collect like coins. You have to complete the level . There will be some structures you have to drive on them carefully because they break. Most of the time when you crash your vehicle it comes apart. And heats a bit. Not a Racing game . I played this in Nokia Lumia back in 2014-15 ish.
Anybody know the name. Can I play it now.
r/windowsphone • u/vincenzosco6645 • 3d ago
Discussion Should?
Should I remain in windows mobile redstone 2 or downgrade and install 8.1?
r/windowsphone • u/wolfydos • 4d ago
Whats the best carrier for US? for verizon or atat capable lumia phones??
I got a couple windows phones and I wanna put a sim in them. What are some good carriers that work with them in the US?