Windows language packs reveal Microsoft working on new devices and operating system

The essentially demise of Windows on mobile gave rise to the idea of ​​a new device. A model that we have come to know unofficially as a Surface Phone of which we did not know if it responded more to our desires than to reality The reasons for distrust is the lack of information in this regard.

It is clear that Microsoft is not going to announce whether or not they are working on a new _smartphone_, so we only had rumors and lucubrations. Even of these we had been orphaned for a while... until now in which it reappears on the scene thanks to data extracted from the Windows source codes.

Closer than expected

It seems that far from what we might think, at Microsoft they have not abandoned the project. In fact, the friends of Aggiornamentilumia have found clues that indicate that the project is more alive than ever in the offices and offices of Redmond.

They have discovered from information contained in Windows-specific language packs accessible from the Microsoft Store that the company is planning to start testing the new operating systemin a new range of products. This public availability indicates that the process is more than moving forward and is not just limited to testing by a number of employees within the company.

Devices among which reference is made to folding screen models or with external screensRefers to the option to disable one of the two screens by double tapping on the same screen or by selecting the screen to start the operating system.

Of all the data, Microsoft is planning an operating system for mobile phones, the one we have called Andromeda up to now. An OS that would inherit part of the experience achieved from Windows 10 Mobile and add some new ones. Thus it has been revealed that the new devices will be able to record telephone calls made and received.

We found classic Windows applications and also support for running Universal Applications (UWP), something striking when we have seen how Progressive Web Applications they have been increasingly eating ground.

In addition, information has been extracted confirming that the new OS will focus on security and will be compatible with the use of an Iris reader with Windows Helloand a fingerprint reader. In addition, details regarding a shared Internet connection, the inclusion of a vibration system or NFC connectivity appear.

In a few hours we have a Microsoft event We know that new Surface devices are coming in black color on October 16 and we are attentive to other news that could advance. We will not see this new range of devices yet, but they may slip some clue about it.

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