List of features removed in Windows Phone

While Windows Phone contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of previous versions up to Windows Mobile 6.5 were removed or changed.[1][2]
Until Windows Phone 6.5, the previous version did always cover the complete feature range of the predecessor version.

The following is a list of features which were present in Windows Mobile 6.5 but were removed in Windows Phone 7.0.

Calling

Sync

Other

Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 7.5

Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.0

Features subsequently implemented in Windows Phone 8.1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Windows Phone 7 does not support Office documents with security permissions[32]
  2. ↑ While the older Windows Mobile phones supported the full range of Microsoft Exchange Server policies, Windows Phone 7 only supports a small subset of Exchange features.[34]

References

  1. ↑ Damian Koh (2010-02-18). "Q&A: Microsoft on Windows Phone 7". CNET Asia. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 Series development ahead of GDC: Silverlight, XNA, and no backward compatibility". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. 1 2 Peter Bright (16 November 2010). "Windows Phone 7: The 10 features Microsoft should add ASAP". Ars Technica.
  4. ↑ Lein, Adam Z. (February 25, 2011). "How to Sync Windows Phone 7 with Outlook". Pocketnow. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Win phone 7 Outlook 2010 Sync with stand alone PC". Microsoft Answers. Microsoft. September 6, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "File management where did it go? What no Windows Explorer? No". Microsoft Answers. Microsoft. September 6, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Is there a non-cloud way to sync Windows Phone 7 with Outlook?". Microsoft Answers. Microsoft. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Is Windows Phone 7 going to support direct sync with standalone Outlook?". Microsoft Answers. Microsoft. July 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Petition Microsoft to reinstate usb sync for Outlook". Microsoft Answers. Microsoft. September 6, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ No Flash for Windows Phone as Adobe kills off mobile development
  11. 1 2 "Voxofon: hybrid VOIP for Windows Phone 7". wpcentral. 3 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Vincent Nguyen. "Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview". SlashGear.
  13. ↑ Exclusive interview with Joe Belfiore, corporate VP of Windows Phone. Engadget. 19 July 2010. Event occurs at 06:30. Actually, as a general matter, there are a whole lot of companies that we're working with pretty closely to figure out what additional capabilities developers want and need to add great new scenarios, and so multitasking is a good example of one we're already talking to people about, we're looking for the right way to implement it. So that's something you'll see come from us at some point.
  14. ↑ Hidden SSID Support in Windows Phone 7.5
  15. 1 2 "Windows Phone 7 smartphones can't connect to hidden WiFi networks". Fierce Wireless. 17 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Connecting to a WiFi Network". Microsoft. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  17. ↑ Ziegler, Chris. "Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 doesn't support tethering". Engadget. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  18. ↑ Tethering can be done in WP7 via a hack on the Samsung Focus[19]
  19. ↑ Savov, Vlad (11 November 2010). "Windows Phone 7 USB tethering uncovered on Samsung phones". Engadget. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  20. ↑ "Share Your Windows Phone Internet Connection Using The Tethering Feature". makeuseof.com. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "No custom ringtones allowed on Windows Phone 7". The Next Web. 26 October 2010.
  22. ↑ "Windows Phone 7.5: Linked Inbox for Email Consolidation". WinSuperSite. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  23. ↑ Андрей Крупин (2 November 2010). "Windows Phone 7: в поисках индивидуальности" [Windows Phone 7: In search of identity] (in Russian). 3DNews Daily Digital Digest. Retrieved 21 November 2010. ... в Windows Phone 7 отсутствует поддержка USSD-запросов ...
  24. ↑ Made possible through additional apps such as Skype.
  25. 1 2 During Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit Microsoft revealed that the OS will support removable memory cards
  26. ↑ Windows Phone 7 supports upgradable storage via an SD card; however SD card memory is merged with the phone's internal storage, and changing the SD card causes the phone to reset to factory settings[27][28]
  27. ↑ Brandon Miniman. "Windows Phone 7 DOES Support Removable Storage: Proof". pocketnow.
  28. ↑ "Windows Phone 7 and removable storage". Windows Phone Secrets.
  29. ↑ Bonnie Cha (27 October 2010). "Top 5 things I dislike about Windows Phone 7". CNET.
  30. 1 2 "Windows Phone 7 OS review: From scratch". GSM Arena. 8 October 2010.
  31. ↑ VOIP calls will look just like regular phone calls with all the same features and notifications.
  32. ↑ "Windows Phone 7 misses big-business support tools". The Register. 26 July 2010.
  33. ↑ Galen Gruman (8 November 2010). "Windows Phone 7 lacks on-device encryption". InfoWorld.
  34. ↑ Paul Thurrott (19 October 2010). "Windows Phone 7 in the Enterprise?". WindowsITPro.
  35. ↑ Microsoft brings true, background multitasking to Windows Phone 8
  36. ↑ Seamless voice-to-video call switching with LTE: "... the only Android phones that support UMTS video calls are the Samsung Galaxy series of phones. Other than that, only Symbian and Windows Mobile (not Windows Phone) phones support UMTS video calls."
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