List of features removed in Windows Phone

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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

  • The list of past phone calls is now a single list, and cannot be separated into inbound, outbound or missed calls[3]

Sync

  • Windows Phone does not support USB sync with Microsoft Outlook's Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes as opposed to older versions of Windows Mobile with Desktop ActiveSync.[4][5] Syncing Contacts and Appointments is done via cloud-based services (Windows Live, Google, or Exchange Server), and no method to sync this information directly with a PC is provided.[6] Third party software, such as Akruto Sync, provides some of this functionality.[7][8] A petition to Microsoft was filed to reinstate USB sync for Outlook.[9]

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

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  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ No Flash for Windows Phone as Adobe kills off mobile development
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Hidden SSID Support in Windows Phone 7.5
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  19. ↑ Tethering can be done in WP7 via a hack on the Samsung Focus[18]
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  24. ↑ Made possible through additional apps such as Skype.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 During Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit Microsoft revealed that the OS will support removable memory cards
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ 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[26][27]
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ VOIP calls will look just like regular phone calls with all the same features and notifications.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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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